dooce and husband split up

[Anonymous]

I feel bad for her. I think she has always struggled with mental health. She is clearly going through a lot.

How old is her daughter now? She must be an adult.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get the appeal of her blog. She’s a self-indulgent mess with a personality disorder, a divorce, and an ED she’s showing off. Her poor daughters. Wtf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The overlap between crazy and Instagram-or blog-famous must be at least 75%. I’d bet it’s closer to 90%.

Next time I “admire” someone on social media I need to remember that it’s only crackpots who put themselves out there. And they are lying, delusional, deceiving, acting, money-grubbing, egomaniacs. Or some combination thereof.

I'd say a huge percentage are mentally ill or have personality disorders, and a huge percentage are just garden-variety deceptive, money-grubbing, egomaniacs. Some are both. If you take into account both groups, the percentage is more like 99%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/p/CC2HYShjA69/?igshid=argjllvmlo8j
This seemed very off to me. I haven’t followed her in years but wow

Wow. Is she on meth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is she high? Deaf? Schizophrenic? What is going on here?

She did say they'd had a little fun today and then made a swigging motion. So at least drunk.

[Anonymous]

That is really unsettling. She seems to be in a spiral.

[Anonymous]

I loved her blog years ago when her first daughter was very young. My first was born around the same time, and also had some delays (like hers) so I felt a bit of a kinship there. Plus she seemed so hip and cool. But at some point her writing became completely incomprehensible, almost painful to read. I stopped following her for years and then a friend recommended that I listen to her podcast (apparently aptly titled "manic rambling spiral" ) which is basically a completely rambling and incorherent conversation between her and a friend of hers, with zero point and zero value (IMO). I made it through one episode and gave up. Whatever she's going through now is very sad. I hope her kids are feeling protected from it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/p/CC2HYShjA69/?igshid=argjllvmlo8j
This seemed very off to me. I haven’t followed her in years but wow

Wow. Is she on meth?

That;s what I thought or crack. I think she has admitted she struggles with bipolar and ED. Pretty sure you aren't supposed to drink and do drugs on the meds. Did she lose any custody of her kids? She needs help, but she has to be the one to get it. Nobody can save her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The overlap between crazy and Instagram-or blog-famous must be at least 75%. I’d bet it’s closer to 90%.

Next time I “admire” someone on social media I need to remember that it’s only crackpots who put themselves out there. And they are lying, delusional, deceiving, acting, money-grubbing, egomaniacs. Or some combination thereof.

I'd say a huge percentage are mentally ill or have personality disorders, and a huge percentage are just garden-variety deceptive, money-grubbing, egomaniacs. Some are both. If you take into account both groups, the percentage is more like 99%.

YES, as someone who has a sick obsession with checking out these IGs, I can tell you these people are bat shit crazy narcissists trying to make a buck off needy people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved her blog years ago when her first daughter was very young. My first was born around the same time, and also had some delays (like hers) so I felt a bit of a kinship there. Plus she seemed so hip and cool. But at some point her writing became completely incomprehensible, almost painful to read. I stopped following her for years and then a friend recommended that I listen to her podcast (apparently aptly titled "manic rambling spiral" ) which is basically a completely rambling and incorherent conversation between her and a friend of hers, with zero point and zero value (IMO). I made it through one episode and gave up. Whatever she's going through now is very sad. I hope her kids are feeling protected from it.

Yes THIS. I used to love Dooce. She was sharp and funny. And now it's all vague jabs at some mysterious drama out there that most people don't understand. Gone is the hilarious recounting of daily struggles of parenting. It's all...manic rambling with some weird attempt to address her haters. I haven't been able to get through a blog post of her's in years. I had to unfollow her on IG because she just seemed like she was in the middle of a years long breakdown. Most bloggers/IG influencers do a lot better when they ignore the haters. She seems to be digging up haters from 2008 to jab at. It's...unsettling? I just hope she's still taking her meds.

[Anonymous]

Interesting read from last year

She was the “queen of the mommy bloggers.” Then her life fell apart.
Where Dooce.com founder Heather Armstrong is today.

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/4/25/18512620/dooce-heather-armstrong-depression-valedictorian-of-being-dead

[Anonymous]

She has stated that she has a potentially difficult health diagnosis looming and that she’s getting an MRI. People are speculating that it could be MS, which could be the cause for her jerky movements and slurred speech, combined with tons of alcohol of course, in the video. Her IG is 90% thinspiration. She is completely obsessed with people talking about her. She loves loves loves to be a victim against all the baddies. Her girls are spending the summer with their father in New York, unsure when they plan to return to her.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand where family members and or close friends are in these situations. When you see that someone you care about looks deepky unwell online or is unraveling...her instagram is concerning but I guess they probably have expressed it. I have not kept up since reading dooce since maybe 2005 when my daughter was born. To see where time has brought her is so profoundly sad and surprising. She was hostile always, yes, but also funny and articulate and thoughtful.

[Anonymous]

There is not a lot you can do when another adult has their mind set on something. Not unless they are an immediate threat to themselves or another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is not a lot you can do when another adult has their mind set on something. Not unless they are an immediate threat to themselves or another.

True