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Onemunki says: We live in a world of genuine tragedy, starvation and terror. So, after hearing stories of cruise line passengers complaining at the air conditioning breaking down, what stories of sheer single-minded self-pity get your goat?

(, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 12:00)
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Or even
abandonment/abdication of responsibility, abusive relationships/domestic violence, rape?

*wishes for a "I really, really dislike this" button.
(, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 13:38, 2 replies)
Indeed
That was just the first thing that sprang to mind for me, what with my own situation and all.
(, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 13:57, closed)
I wonder what proportion of single mothers and fathers
have an unfortunate history of abuse or widow(er)hood behind them, and how many just didn't think through the consequences of an unprotected shag.
(, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 18:03, closed)
But the OP didn't mention them.
I see no complaints in the original post about rape victims, widows, or divorcees.
This is a problem -- characterising people as something they're not by inferring things they never said.
(, Fri 2 Mar 2012, 16:55, closed)

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