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[Week of 12/11] In Kristina's Defense
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Kaitlin
Dec 29, 2023, 3:54:54 PM12/29/23
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Well, I guess someone should say something about GH while there are
still enough people to carry a conversation.
Last ep watched: Thursday 12/14. In that ep, Alexis and Sam treated
Kristina as if she were a demented child. As if they'd known exactly
what *they* were getting into the first time *they* were pregnant. As if
their first pregnancies were not huge surprises and they had very
maturely and responsibly considered the pros and cons of pregnancy
before intentionally allowing themselves to be knocked up.
So, Kristina--a grownup--was lectured on becoming "responsibly pregnant"
by her mother, whose first pregnancy was the result of a one night stand
as a teenager, and her sister, whose first pregnancy occurred when she
was sleeping with two men, and for a time she couldn't say which was the
father. To boot, mother and sister *each* had three children from
different fathers--obviously a couple of Stable Mabels. Then there was
TJ, who at least knew he had no business lecturing Kristina, but
nevertheless worried that she is acting impulsively and has no idea what
pregnancy involves. Unlike Doctor TJ, who believes he knows everything
about being pregnant because he studied it for 10 seconds of his five
minutes of medical school and now has license to go about waxing
pooh-etic on every medical condition known to humanity.
Yes, Kristina has taken some time to find her way and in the process has
ended up with bad press, but I've always had the sense that was partly
because everyone's expectations of her were so low. She made one or two
bad judgment calls when she was very young and ever since, her mother
and older sisters have made her out to be an impulsive, irresponsible
screw up. At this point the "screw up" tag is so ingrained that no
matter what she accomplishes in life she'll never shake it. To his
credit, Sonny is the only one who has ever given Kristina proper due as
her own person.
If Molly wants Kristina to be her surrogate, that's between Molly and
Kristina, and only tangentially involves Doctor TJ. He was even worse
than Alexis and Sam--pulling the doctor card to support his doubts that
Kristina was capable of acting responsibly as a pregnant person. "As a
doctor, I know blah blah blah...." He knows squat. He's not an OB, he's
hasn't been a doctor long enough to even have finished his residency,
and besides which, he wasn't in medical school long enough to have
learned how to read a thermometer. Rant over. For now.
--
K
still enough people to carry a conversation.
Last ep watched: Thursday 12/14. In that ep, Alexis and Sam treated
Kristina as if she were a demented child. As if they'd known exactly
what *they* were getting into the first time *they* were pregnant. As if
their first pregnancies were not huge surprises and they had very
maturely and responsibly considered the pros and cons of pregnancy
before intentionally allowing themselves to be knocked up.
So, Kristina--a grownup--was lectured on becoming "responsibly pregnant"
by her mother, whose first pregnancy was the result of a one night stand
as a teenager, and her sister, whose first pregnancy occurred when she
was sleeping with two men, and for a time she couldn't say which was the
father. To boot, mother and sister *each* had three children from
different fathers--obviously a couple of Stable Mabels. Then there was
TJ, who at least knew he had no business lecturing Kristina, but
nevertheless worried that she is acting impulsively and has no idea what
pregnancy involves. Unlike Doctor TJ, who believes he knows everything
about being pregnant because he studied it for 10 seconds of his five
minutes of medical school and now has license to go about waxing
pooh-etic on every medical condition known to humanity.
Yes, Kristina has taken some time to find her way and in the process has
ended up with bad press, but I've always had the sense that was partly
because everyone's expectations of her were so low. She made one or two
bad judgment calls when she was very young and ever since, her mother
and older sisters have made her out to be an impulsive, irresponsible
screw up. At this point the "screw up" tag is so ingrained that no
matter what she accomplishes in life she'll never shake it. To his
credit, Sonny is the only one who has ever given Kristina proper due as
her own person.
If Molly wants Kristina to be her surrogate, that's between Molly and
Kristina, and only tangentially involves Doctor TJ. He was even worse
than Alexis and Sam--pulling the doctor card to support his doubts that
Kristina was capable of acting responsibly as a pregnant person. "As a
doctor, I know blah blah blah...." He knows squat. He's not an OB, he's
hasn't been a doctor long enough to even have finished his residency,
and besides which, he wasn't in medical school long enough to have
learned how to read a thermometer. Rant over. For now.
--
K
SteveR
Dec 30, 2023, 4:29:55 PM12/30/23
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On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:54:54 PM UTC-5, Kaitlin wrote:
> Well, I guess someone should say something about GH while there are
> still enough people to carry a conversation.
>
> Last ep watched: Thursday 12/14. In that ep, Alexis and Sam treated
> Kristina as if she were a demented child. As if they'd known exactly
> what *they* were getting into the first time *they* were pregnant. As if
> their first pregnancies were not huge surprises and they had very
> maturely and responsibly considered the pros and cons of pregnancy
> before intentionally allowing themselves to be knocked up.
Exactly! I was thinking the same thing. No one can fully understand how pregnancy will affect them until it happens. I'll certainly never have any idea.
> Well, I guess someone should say something about GH while there are
> still enough people to carry a conversation.
>
> Last ep watched: Thursday 12/14. In that ep, Alexis and Sam treated
> Kristina as if she were a demented child. As if they'd known exactly
> what *they* were getting into the first time *they* were pregnant. As if
> their first pregnancies were not huge surprises and they had very
> maturely and responsibly considered the pros and cons of pregnancy
> before intentionally allowing themselves to be knocked up.
And neither Alexis nor Sam had any real plan for their first one, did they? Kristina does.
>
> So, Kristina--a grownup--was lectured on becoming "responsibly pregnant"
> by her mother, whose first pregnancy was the result of a one night stand
> as a teenager, and her sister, whose first pregnancy occurred when she
> was sleeping with two men, and for a time she couldn't say which was the
> father. To boot, mother and sister *each* had three children from
> different fathers--obviously a couple of Stable Mabels.
Even better reasons not to be lecturing Kristina like a misbehaving child.
> So, Kristina--a grownup--was lectured on becoming "responsibly pregnant"
> by her mother, whose first pregnancy was the result of a one night stand
> as a teenager, and her sister, whose first pregnancy occurred when she
> was sleeping with two men, and for a time she couldn't say which was the
> father. To boot, mother and sister *each* had three children from
> different fathers--obviously a couple of Stable Mabels.
> Then there was
> TJ, who at least knew he had no business lecturing Kristina, but
> nevertheless worried that she is acting impulsively and has no idea what
> pregnancy involves. Unlike Doctor TJ, who believes he knows everything
> about being pregnant because he studied it for 10 seconds of his five
> minutes of medical school and now has license to go about waxing
> pooh-etic on every medical condition known to humanity.
> Yes, Kristina has taken some time to find her way and in the process has
> ended up with bad press, but I've always had the sense that was partly
> because everyone's expectations of her were so low. She made one or two
> bad judgment calls when she was very young and ever since, her mother
> and older sisters have made her out to be an impulsive, irresponsible
> screw up. At this point the "screw up" tag is so ingrained that no
> matter what she accomplishes in life she'll never shake it. To his
> credit, Sonny is the only one who has ever given Kristina proper due as
> her own person.
>
> If Molly wants Kristina to be her surrogate, that's between Molly and
> Kristina, and only tangentially involves Doctor TJ. He was even worse
> than Alexis and Sam--pulling the doctor card to support his doubts that
> Kristina was capable of acting responsibly as a pregnant person. "As a
> doctor, I know blah blah blah...." He knows squat. He's not an OB, he's
> hasn't been a doctor long enough to even have finished his residency,
> and besides which, he wasn't in medical school long enough to have
> learned how to read a thermometer. Rant over. For now.
Again, completely true. TJ should keep his doubts to himself.
> If Molly wants Kristina to be her surrogate, that's between Molly and
> Kristina, and only tangentially involves Doctor TJ. He was even worse
> than Alexis and Sam--pulling the doctor card to support his doubts that
> Kristina was capable of acting responsibly as a pregnant person. "As a
> doctor, I know blah blah blah...." He knows squat. He's not an OB, he's
> hasn't been a doctor long enough to even have finished his residency,
> and besides which, he wasn't in medical school long enough to have
> learned how to read a thermometer. Rant over. For now.
SteveR
Kaitlin
Jan 7, 2024, 5:43:58 PM1/7/24
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am.n...@cox.not.invalid wrote in <umrtbd$1oh33$1...@dont-email.me>:
> I agree with all of this, in particular, Steve's point about
> stereotyping based on the distant past. And although it may not be their
> intent, I have to give the writers credit for realism there. So many
> people seem unable to get past first impressions and acknowledge that
> others grow and change over time.
Esme and her parents would agree! :D
--
K
> I agree with all of this, in particular, Steve's point about
> stereotyping based on the distant past. And although it may not be their
> intent, I have to give the writers credit for realism there. So many
> people seem unable to get past first impressions and acknowledge that
> others grow and change over time.
Esme and her parents would agree! :D
--
K
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