Slog - Comments on A Mother's Love http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2 The mother of a 14-year-old girl was passed out in the passenger seat of her Dodge Caravan when her drunken daughter hit a ditch on state Route 18 and rolled the van several times near Tiger Summit, State Patrol troopers said. The girl wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown out of the vehicle through the back window, causing serious head and back injuries. She was rushed to Overlake Hospital Medical Center, but later stabilized and released to another medical facility, a hospital spokeswoman said. The girl's 32-year-old mother suffered minor injuries and was released from the hospital Tuesday... Copyright 2008 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:43:59 -0800 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:02:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by mom um, because mom was a drunken slut at 18 when she had the kid? apples don't fall far from trees.

]]> mom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965271 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965271 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:47:56 -0800 Comment by mj Messed up adults raise messed up teens.
Fourteen has to be the worst year of life.

]]> mj http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965287 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:56:47 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty My first thought was "how drunk was the mom?" Was she asleep, or passed out?

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965288 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:56:47 -0800 Comment by Big Sven I'm sorry Dan, I agree w/ 90% of the stuff you write, but the fact that we don't know the orientation or marital status of the mom is just more proof that your jones for child endangerment stories doesn't serve any purpose higher than sensationalism.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965291 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965291 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:58:35 -0800 Comment by bobcat ɹǝʌo ʞɔɐq ɹɐɔ ɹnoʎ dı1ɟ oʇ pǝǝu noʎ 'sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟı

]]> bobcat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965313 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:09:31 -0800 Comment by w7ngman I must have missed this, Dan, but where does it say she's a hetero?

Oh yeah, that's in your imagination.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965332 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965332 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:16:45 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Um, this isn't under "Every Child Needs a Mother and a Father", it's "A Mother's Love". Seems appropriately posted to me.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965340 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:23:15 -0800 Comment by Big Sven Fnarf@7-

Dan allegedly posts the ECNaMaaF stuff to combat a particular myth that's corrosive to the LGBT community. What's the purpose of this post? Don't let your 14 year old drive drunk? Got it.

These kind of stories are basically torture porn a la Saw and Hostel. If there's a harsh political reason, then fine I guess, it calls for harsh actions. But this one is just as news-that's-only-news-because-it's-shocking as "ohmygod! They sell dildos!"

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965356 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:28:39 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER Impressive #5. How long have you been waiting to use that trick?

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965364 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965364 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:31:17 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Not long enough, obviously.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965381 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965381 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:35:52 -0800 Comment by Queen_of_Sleaze In case y'all hadn't noticed, Dan never said anything in that post regarding whether this dumb bitch/horrifically awful parent is hetero or homo. While most of his posts referring to these disturbingly awful individuals are about straight parents, perhaps this one is just one of those rage inducing news stories that needed to be shared on Slog because keeping something like this to himself is liable to make his poor faggy head explode. I know mine almost did.

]]> Queen_of_Sleaze http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965413 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965413 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:43:44 -0800 Comment by Toe Tag Mom wasn't in any shape to stop her daughter from driving---she was passed out in the passenger seat.

]]> Toe Tag http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965426 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:47:24 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER It was all just a bonding experience really... I found it all quite touching.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965442 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965442 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:50:51 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton I heard about this yesterday on the radio yesterday and saw it on the news this morning. Hetero or not, I'm just surprised it took this long to get on the Slog.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965463 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:58:15 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes And the mom will be a grandmother within the next four years. I'd lay money on it.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965477 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:00:53 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus Stabilized and released to another facility after serious head and back injuries? Sounds like Overlake went through her purse, couldn't find an insurance card, and said, "Send that bitch to Harborview!"

Healthcare in America.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965550 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:18:09 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Listen up, and especially you, Sven: those posts that point out the hypocrisy of demanding heterosexual parents, blah blah blah, are posted under the title "Every Child Needs a Mother and a Father".

This post is not one of those. Look at it.

Just because it's by "Dan Savage" and concerns bad parenting does not mean it's part of that series. You're getting your series mixed up.

As you were.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965554 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:19:36 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #7, #11: You can't see it in a feed reader, but on the website it's tagged/filed under "HETERO"

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965557 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965557 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:20:41 -0800 Comment by infrequent this story is sensational. this post is sensationalism.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965570 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:24:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle um, guys ...

the mom was passed out drunk in the passenger seat.

where does it say she got the daughter to drive - it just means she passed out drunk - and the daughter drove.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965608 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:30:52 -0800 Comment by infrequent well, that's okay then.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965685 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965685 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:45:42 -0800 Comment by Gloria @18: Thank you for pointing that out.

Dan might not have a better tag for it though. It DOES take a heterosexual coupling (of sorts) to make a child.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965745 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965745 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:59:50 -0800 Comment by DOUG. KIDS: If you're 14-years-old, stoned and drunk, driving too fast on a curvy road with your passed-out mom riding shotgun, WEAR YOUR SEATBELT!!! They never learn...

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965753 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:53 -0800 Comment by max solomon my nieces could drive really well at 14. i just don't understand how this could have happened.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965815 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c965815 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:13:27 -0800 Comment by Big Sven Fnarf, set aside the subject line for a second.

If it's not pointing out something about the gay/straight parenting argument, then WHAT'S THE POINT of posting this disgusting stuff? It's not like it's educational- we all know not to pass out and let our wasted 14 year olds drive. WHAT'S THE POINT?

Because without a point, it's just sensationalism, and I think Dan & Co are better than that.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966048 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:34:40 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #22, true, but Dan also has a kid. That reminds me, Dan posted some pictures of his kid snowboarding a few weeks ago, I wonder if he tagged that one HETERO?

“I can’t even wrap my brain around how you would let your 14-year-old daughter drive drunk, let alone drive with her,” State Patrol Trooper Cliff Pratt said.

Trooper Pratt has clearly never played the "whoever is least drunk has to drive" game.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966071 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:41:33 -0800 Comment by breeber another prime example that only cretins are breeding.

]]> breeber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966087 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966087 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:45:15 -0800 Comment by dog food WHAT'S THE POINT of posting this disgusting stuff? It's not like it's educational- we all know not to pass out and let our wasted 14 year olds drive. WHAT'S THE POINT?

Because without a point, it's just sensationalism

That reminds me.... I haven't seen any good baby-eating pit bull stories here for a while....

]]> dog food http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966287 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:48:01 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You say sensationalism like it's a BAD thing.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966468 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:50:10 -0800 Comment by Sick bastard - but with a good heart, really Man - just think what you could have done with these two together if they had gotten home safe? Double trouble - yum yum!

]]> Sick bastard - but with a good heart, really http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966705 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/a_mothers_love_2#c966705 Hetero Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:02:59 -0800