Letters to the Editor
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Don't forget the father.
This article by Ayelet Waldman would’ve been entertaining if only because of how obviously disturbed she is. But then I just could not shut the voice in my head telling me that her children are being completely abused by this emotional wreck of a woman.
Well, I just have one question: Michael Chabon, where the hell are you?
If you are in the background somewhere, teaching your son that “movie kisses” with his mother is not right, or taking your daughters aside to soothe their confusion and hurt over their mother’s obvious preference for her only male child – where the hell were you when this article was written for a MAJOR ONLINE PUBLICATION?
I have news for you, your wife not only makes herself look bad, but she diminishes your stature in the eyes of many readers here as well. Because what kind of a father would not protect his children from such exposure?
Self-exploration is fine. Self-exposure is fine too. There are plenty of those types in our culture. And hey, they’re entertaining to watch. If your wife wants to make herself out to be one of those people, then so be it.
But for goodness sakes, don’t bring the children into it! They have no say in what’s written about them. They shouldn’t be used as material in their mother’s over-indulgent rants about her own insecurities. (Truth be told, even the queen of exposure, Madonna, had the sense to keep her kids out of the limelight. I don't think she ever sang about the "delectable" quality of her children's skin)
You know, it takes two parties in any family to abuse children: One parent to do the abusing, and one parent to stand back and let it happen.