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[quote=Anonymous]OP I reflect often on the nature of what I call "commentary culture". It's that part of people who feel _entitled_ to burden others with unasked for an unneeded remarks in an effort to get information they do not need.

It is a weird form of impoliteness that presumes someone's curiosity should always eclipse someone else's privacy. WHY? Why does it matter to anyone that they know the reasons for why you have the child you do?

This is a problem I have observed getting worse and worse and worse. Every adoptive family at the playground, for example, ends up being asked questions about their "story". Why? Why do strangers' fascination with this matter so much to THEM? Why can't people just let people live their lives?

People with no investment in your life whatsoever have no inherent right to extract information from you by way of comments, and that is literally what they are doing. Feel free to respond with something harsh like "My choices are none of your business."

Or, perhaps "I do not discuss my family with people outside my family"

Or, "Why do my choices fascinate you so? Because I'm really not curious about yours at all."

Or, "I'm sure there are messageboards where you can satisfy your need to get into the business of strangers."

Or... etc etc.

HUgs to you.

I'm sorry for the pain this has caused you. [/quote]

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