Dooce has died at 47

[pugz]

I saw the news this morning and it has been updated to show she died by suicide. So sad. I know she struggled for years. 

[AJL]

I gasped when I read this. I followed her story for years. I'm so sorry to hear this.

[underwaterrhymes]

I am so sorry for her struggles with her mental health and I’m sorry for the people who loved her. Her transphobia, however, was unacceptable and immeasurably harmful to Marlo and other trans and non-binary people.

I wish she could have found peace, acceptance, and love in this life for both herself and Marlo and I hope that her children and partner are able to heal in the wake of her death.

[bears]

I deliberately made a choice to stop following her a few years back, she seemed so unwell. I don't think being on the public eye was helpful. I'm so sad for her and her family.

[dexteroni]

It’s so sad that after such a long struggle, and everything she’s tried to fight depression, none of it was enough. Or maybe what was once was enough no longer helped. I haven’t followed her in some time, and this is the first I’m reading (here and elsewhere) about anti-trans comments about her youngest child. How awful. I hope there are people close to her kids who can give them the love and care they need, right now and in the future.

[bronxgirl]

I'm confused- who is this? Is there a link or further explanation?

[spindle92]

May 10, 2023 18:46:10 GMT -5 bronxgirl said:

I'm confused- who is this? Is there a link or further explanation?

I was wondering the same.

[Alex]

Dooce was an OG mommy blogger.

[eddy]

I followed her in the height of the mommy blog era. So very sad for her family.

[charlatti]

Here’s a (crazy long, sorry) gift link to the NYT story: www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/heather-armstrong-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=0b0S0T6Lu3ljqwWpTXrK5R_-LUwP_-RTcgLyGMGKolYnugC3uqdYsyGnikuh3bpVsgQfAM-xSEpmkqoUdh_wcIJwFvlb7tJafQcOtuK3mqhSfLu45cBq7YtmbzOIoD15KEPiCzPS4S5zDjNf8HFuU5cEPoKkQxtg1hSE-5XojfmiplxwED9ytB6y4CCzSU6IMT-u-XuIEJNG4kbUavwcvQNz8LhttvC7CL0WZg3DmBc9vti6T7sGnsp-wjl19IBySq41_C-SXvUHfrz7ZRwIl8BQLdgELHT4C9Lkrq0rVbPNp0dKlbD6rmTzYIXqY5-fZto6070t0gi7ysM&smid=url-share

[pugz]

May 10, 2023 16:16:00 GMT -5 pugz said:

I saw the news this morning and it has been updated to show she died by suicide. So sad. I know she struggled for years. 

I didn’t know she was a TERF. Looks like she went on some tirades last year. And one of her kids is nonbinary!

[lucybrown]

May 10, 2023 19:22:54 GMT -5 pugz said:

May 10, 2023 16:16:00 GMT -5 pugz said:

I saw the news this morning and it has been updated to show she died by suicide. So sad. I know she struggled for years. 

I didn’t know she was a TERF. Looks like she went on some tirades last year. And one of her kids is nonbinary!

It was bizarre after she seemed very accepting of her non-binary child. I deliberately disengaged because of the anti-LGBT posts. And it felt gross to watch someone spiral. The tirades were more off than the usual stuff.

I have a hard time criticizing someone that died as a result of their mental health issues. I hope her children have stability in the rest of their family.

[letsgetweird]

I've heard of her but didn't follow her. Losing someone to suicide is hell on earth. I'm very sorry for her family.

[basilosaurus]

May 10, 2023 19:07:55 GMT -5 Alex said:

Dooce was an OG mommy blogger.

Well, that explains why I'd never heard of her. 

[googled]

I have a looooot of weird and mixed feelings about this that are tied up in my own suicide loss. I followed her for a long, long time and quit when she started espousing harmful views. I feel very, very heartbroken for her kids, not just for the tragic way she died, but for the way she publicly handled some very personal stuff between them. I hope to God that she made that right before she died, and I hope they are OK.

[definitelyO]

I also used to follow her but had not read her content in years. I wasn't aware of her anti-trans commentary.

I looked back a bit and it seems that to googled, point - one of the last posts (that I can see) is a glowing tribute to her oldest daughter on her birthday last month.

[AJL]

May 10, 2023 19:22:54 GMT -5 pugz said:

May 10, 2023 16:16:00 GMT -5 pugz said:

I saw the news this morning and it has been updated to show she died by suicide. So sad. I know she struggled for years. 

I didn’t know she was a TERF. Looks like she went on some tirades last year. And one of her kids is nonbinary!

I didn't know this either and that disappoints me a lot.