Wow this blog sucked me in

[pinkeggs]

OK, so background:

(WARNING: some of this story is very disturbing. If you are very sensitive, you might not want to read)

Super hippie family in Australia. Parents were both raised very religiously, mom went to boarding school. They had four daughters and one son. They live off the grid and travel around Australia and New Zealand. They practice unschooling and free birth. (meaning, unassisted, no medical care birthing)

Last June, the husband took the son who was just shy of 7 months old at the time for a walk. He basically had a manic snap, climbed onto the wall of a bridge, and jumped off holding the baby. He then swam out, walked home, and told his wife the baby had drowned. He is now living in a mental health facility. They found the baby the next day downstream.

SO, now the mom just continues to be a nomad with her four daughters and blogs about that, plus the grief journey. They travel in this small bus all over Australia and just....live. And while I pretty strongly disagree with some of her lifestyle choices, the blog has sucked me in because she writes so eloquently and articulately. The whole thing is fascinating.

Anyway, here it is if you want to check it out:

www.sparklingadventures.com

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I don't even know what to make of this blog. I'm a few pages in and already intrigued.

[mudslide]

I haven't checked out the blog yet but that story is so sad.

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pinkeggs, do you know why the mom refers to it as falling off the bridge instead of jumping?

[pinkeggs]

Jan 23, 2013 21:27:39 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

pinkeggs, do you know why the mom refers to it as falling off the bridge instead of jumping?

Honestly, no. Maybe that was before she knew all the details? There is a photo of her girls on the bridge where a memorial for her son was set up, and there is NO WAY he fell. The bridge has high walls and railings. Maybe she was in denial? Maybe not ready to go there publicly? Not sure.

If you are morbidly curious like I was, you can google David Fisher Australia and a bunch of news articles about it come up. He was charged for murder that night.

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This sounds interesting.

[pinkeggs]

Sometimes I think I should check out Free Jinger, but between this and GOMI, I think I am forum tapped out lol

[ralphlauren]

Wow. How sad about her baby boy That tiny little casket was heartbreaking. UGH

She puts a positive spin on things and I enjoy the way she writes

[pinkeggs]

Jan 23, 2013 21:52:08 GMT -5 @mrdobalina said:

Jan 23, 2013 21:48:16 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

Sometimes I think I should check out Free Jinger, but between this and GOMI, I think I am forum tapped out lol

It's a shit show right now; the owner was making thousands per month, quit the scene when called out, it's transitioning.

Now is not best time for FJ.  And isn't GOMI leaving in a few weeks?

Nah, the forum members raised several thousand dollars to keep it open. Viva la snark! lol

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I haven't been on FJ in ages. I can only take so many quiverfulls.

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I've looked at this blog before. I only knew the story that she tells about the baby.
I had a blog and got sort of disenchanted with the whole thing and about being lumped in with lots of judgey assholes who think eating Burger King for breakfast is a fucking April Fool's prank. Then I started to frequent GOMI mostly to look at the stuff about health and fitness blogs, but haven't been on there in awhile.

[milosh]

Weird, in her 'analogy' it says her husband suffered a brain aneurism while driving and crashed into a tree. There's no mention of a bridge.

[pinkeggs]

Jan 23, 2013 22:41:06 GMT -5 milosh said:

Weird, in her 'analogy' it says her husband suffered a brain aneurism while driving and crashed into a tree. There's no mention of a bridge.

I think she was using the comparison of the "snap" of an aneurism to the mental "snap" he experienced. She used the car crash just as an analogy, not the real story.

[pinkeggs]

Jan 23, 2013 22:29:13 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Is she earning money from the blog? How do they pay for food, gas, clothes & Internet (to post)?

From what I understand, before the baby died, they made money by renting their house plus some business work her husband owned. Now I believe she is being taken care of by family and friends and perhaps doing the odd job for cash.

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It looks really fascinating, but it broke my heart to read about the poor baby

[verycontrary247]

Why do I never heed warnings?

[textbookcase]

Thanks for posting, I remember reading about this awhile ago and forgetting about it. Off to read. So sad.