Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Boycott 2: Electric Boogaloo

Scroll down a bit, and you'll see the prequel.

You know, I'm not really surprised. Of all the people who've talked to me about Corey's situation, only one has held the opposite belief. They accused me of being nosey, butting into other people's lives, and a bunch of other useless drivel that you'd expect from someone who would defend a heinous act.

The point is this: I don't care how you try to justify it. What Corey did was selfish and oh-so-very wrong on so many levels. He's taking advantage of the genuine sympathy shown by other people and using their generosity to further his own ends. The money they give, they give for Chloe.

Not for Corey to order a Yuengling.

Once I learned what happened, I was sickened. Here's a guy I've called one of my best friends for well over 16 years, and he's doing this? And he did this WHILE CHLOE WAS ALIVE. He took money meant for her bills and used it to get his buzz on.

How the fuck can you possibly justify that?!?

The only correct answer is, you absolutely can't.

I don't care how much stress the situation puts you under. Anyone - especially a child - dying is NO FUCKING EXCUSE to take money donated to them (and them ALONE) and use it to get drunk.

Don't tell me about stress. Don't tell me about depression. Don't tell me about how it was only a few bucks, it wouldn't matter.

I may never understand the horror of losing a child - Hell I don't even know if I'm really a father yet. But I DO understand that losing a child is no excuse to behave like this. People won't simply "understand" why you're using Chloe's money to get yourself a beer. They'll think "Hey, that's money for Chloe's expenses. You shouldn't be using it like that."

And you know what? That's EXACTLY what everyone thinks. It's not just me. I'm not doing it for personal attention. What can I possibly gain from pointing this out? Corey hasn't done anything wrong to me, so I have no motive for petty revenge. You know what this is about? This is about DOING THE RIGHT GODDAMNED THING.

Now, let me make this perfectly clear: I am IN NO WAY demeaning Chloe's life and memory. As I said before, no child should ever have to endure the painful nightmare that is any type of cancer, let alone just Lukemia. It wasn't fair to her that she developed this condition. It wasn't fair to her that she was robbed of being a happy, healthy little girl. It wasn't fair to her that she didn't get to grow up, play with other kids, go to school, find a career, fall in love, get married, have kids of her own, grow old, have grandkids, maybe even some great-grandkids, live out her life in peace and happiness and die as most folks do.

It also wasn't fair for Corey to take money given to support her and head to the bar to get himself a cold one.

Think about it this way: All those things taken away from Chloe? Corey will experience them. But he'll have to do it knowing that he leeched of a little girl - his own daughter - when she needed the help the most, both before and after she died.

How is that fair to Chloe?

This isn't about me. This isn't about you. This is about Chloe, and for once, being fair to her, and to the people who gave of themselves for her - the people who's kindness Corey abused.

2 comments:

lconklin9906 said...

Yea I can FULLY understand why you are pissed!! That money was meant for that little girl. For her bills, for her to maybe get a chance to experience something she might never have gotten the chance to. What Corey did was pathetic, childish, and more wrong than I can ever describe!
To use a little girl, her illness and her memory for money so you can go out and get tuned is the one of the biggest violation a parent can do to their child.

Children are to come FIRST!!! Before their parents wants and needs, the kids always come first!! If there isn't enough food in the house..you starve so that they can eat. If they need something(clothes, shoes, etc), they come before your petty needs.

To go out and blow money that is rightfully that child's ... and a very sick little girl at that just because you can't handle life?? SUCK IT UP and be an ADULT for once in your damn life!! And to further betray her by doing it after she is gone...a leech isn't even that damn disgusting!!!
I honestly hope that he gets caught, I hope he is NEVER allowed to spawn again, because he has just proven how much of a lousy ass father he will be to them as well!!

Shelia said...

I have had it with you Eric. No one knows the horrors of having a child with cancer. It is a nightmare. Our whole family suffered. So what if Corey had a beer or two. Maybe you as a so called friend should have been a friend and been there for him. You never followed up about Chloe at all so who are you to talk. You didn;t know anything we went through. I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy. You people have no idea!!! I will see what I can have done about this site.

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