I was wrong to have attacked the original essay. Yes. Writers need to be more transparent so more people understand we’re not all Rich Like Stephen King and JK Rowling, even if you are a New York Times Best seller. The poverty issue is a touchy thing with me, and I latched onto an offhand comment like a bulldog.
The recession is hurting a lot of people, and reading about it, reading about people, watching people struggle and try and scrape by and survive- well, my heart goes out. And I can’t help but feeling torn up inside each time I read about it and see it.
Anyway, it was wrong, and I’ve taken the post down (which automatically means I’ll get people requesting to read it).
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I liked it, I don’t think you should be apologizing for it. Sure, it’s hard for anyone to be without a job for a long time, etc. but to shout “poverty” in relation to the original story you commented on… no, not justified imo. But it’s your blog and your decision. =) And it’s a big-ball-y thing to apologize, so kudos on you for that either way.
Well, thanks. I appreciate it. I do think I might have let my feelings get away from me and over-react though….which is why I’m apologizing.