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Lauren Goodger beaten after her babies funeral

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PutinSmellsPassItOn · 06/08/2022 01:17

Good God that poor, poor woman. How much more suffering can one woman take? First the loss of her baby and now this it's just horrific.

www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lauren-goodger-hospitalised-facial-injuries-27672451

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Cornettoninja · 06/08/2022 11:17

Dagnabit · 06/08/2022 10:55

It’s desperately sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but why does everything have to be used as an Insta opportunity? She should take a break from social media and take time to grieve properly.

Maybe, but no one can live anyone else’s life for them and none of us have any insight into why anyone does anything. It’s not the time or place to judge imho. Indeed if her relationship is unhealthy it’s even more understandable why a false version of her own reality is of comfort to her.

The kind thing to do is ignore relatively harmless activities that are potentially giving someone a semblance of support.

FlatWhiteExtraHot · 06/08/2022 11:20

Dagnabit · 06/08/2022 10:55

It’s desperately sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but why does everything have to be used as an Insta opportunity? She should take a break from social media and take time to grieve properly.

Why should she? Her baby existed and died and was a part of her life and her family. Why shouldn’t she post about her the same way she has about her other daughter? Should grieving mothers shut themselves away for a year lest they offend someone’s delicate sensibilities?

I don’t have Instagram or Facebook and I’m not a fan of the whole “sleb culture” at all, but grief is a very personal thing and I’ll defend anyone’s right to express it in the way that they feel is right. If it brings more awareness to the pain of baby loss, stillbirth and neonatal death, it can only be a good thing.

Viviennemary · 06/08/2022 11:20

I think grief can manifest itself in anger and violent feelings. But it is utterly appalling a partner can lose control and lash out at a partner and cause this type of horrific injury.

CanYouNotReadTheSign · 06/08/2022 11:21

I can't begin to imagine what she's going through but I hope she withdraws from public life for a while to focus on healing and grieving fully. I hope the person who attacked her has the book thrown at them.

SleepingAgent · 06/08/2022 11:28

pylonpal · 06/08/2022 09:10

Ok, I have read a few more of the posts on this thread now.

I have now another reason why he beat up the grieving mother. Its because he is feeding off an undercurrent of belief in our culture that thinks it is 'understandable' for men to lose control of themselves and beat up women when they are under stress. This legitimises men behaving this way as they. 'can't help themselves'.

Of course, this rationale is nonsense. We all know that normal decent men, who have internalised how wrong it is for men to be violent to women, do not beat up their fellow grieving partner or are violent to their wives and girlfriends when they are under 'life stress'. Only men who already believe it is ok for them to beat up women to relieve themselves of 'bad feelings' do this.

So to posters seeking to 'understand the context' that 'triggered' this assault, look no further than yourselves. The attitudes you are espousing are the ones in our culture that this young man fed off to justify that assault.

👏👏👏

Nails it.

VeryEmptyArms · 06/08/2022 11:30

FlatWhiteExtraHot · 06/08/2022 11:20

Why should she? Her baby existed and died and was a part of her life and her family. Why shouldn’t she post about her the same way she has about her other daughter? Should grieving mothers shut themselves away for a year lest they offend someone’s delicate sensibilities?

I don’t have Instagram or Facebook and I’m not a fan of the whole “sleb culture” at all, but grief is a very personal thing and I’ll defend anyone’s right to express it in the way that they feel is right. If it brings more awareness to the pain of baby loss, stillbirth and neonatal death, it can only be a good thing.

As another grieving mother THANK YOU for saying this. I well understand her urge to tell the world about her beautiful baby and why the hell shouldn't she.

NegroniNonna · 06/08/2022 11:33

Dagnabit · 06/08/2022 10:55

It’s desperately sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but why does everything have to be used as an Insta opportunity? She should take a break from social media and take time to grieve properly.

Woefully ignorant, misinformed and cruel too. Shame on you for posting this.

SleepingAgent · 06/08/2022 11:33

Dagnabit · 06/08/2022 10:55

It’s desperately sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but why does everything have to be used as an Insta opportunity? She should take a break from social media and take time to grieve properly.

Didn't realise there was a "proper" way to grieve. Hmm do let us all know your rules won't you?

Everyone will grieve in their own way and if sharing their pain helps her, that's absolutely fine.

She would have been massively pestered for info so a post letting everyone know about her DD passing may have been done to try to prevent further intrusion.

ReeseWitherfork · 06/08/2022 11:40

EveningOverRooftops · 06/08/2022 03:46

We don’t need to wonder. Women are routinely subjected to DV shortly after the birth of a child or a positive pregnancy test. In this case, if it is her partner, not only is he a nasty DV perpetrator I’d bet he’s using the death of their child as his excuse to ramp up his abuse and blame her.

I remember after my 4th or 5th miscarriage my then partner blamed me for all the babies I’d lost. That I was murdering them. That I wasn’t a real woman because his ex wife managed to carry to term. His hostility and blame towards me got worse after each miscarriage then a few weeks after my 6th and final miscarriage he attacked me, told me if I ever got pregnant again he’d make sure I wasn’t because I wasn’t fit to be a mother as I was a baby killer essentially. I left, not knowing I was pregnant again. DC was born the following year and my EX has never had any real contact with DC.

💐

iklboo · 06/08/2022 11:42

No excuse but 100% alcohol

My ex didn't need alcohol for him to beat me up. It was just that he liked doing it.

FlatWhiteExtraHot · 06/08/2022 11:43

@VeryEmptyArms so sorry for the loss of your precious baby.

megletthesecond · 06/08/2022 12:19

Por Lauren and her poor daughter.
In an ideal world he wouldn't be seeing his eldest child anyone either. She needs to get away from him now.

megletthesecond · 06/08/2022 12:20

Apologies for those typos.

newhere989 · 06/08/2022 12:41

She has been through so much 🥺 maybe CD is grieving but it's no excuse to subject her to assault

Hopefullysoon2022 · 06/08/2022 12:42

Dagnabit · 06/08/2022 10:55

It’s desperately sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but why does everything have to be used as an Insta opportunity? She should take a break from social media and take time to grieve properly.

She can Insta the bollix out of it.
If it helps another woman that's all that matters.

There's no "proper" way to grieve.
You do what you can to get through it.

I really hope she has some good people there, someone needs to have her back.

newhere989 · 06/08/2022 12:49

Dagnabit · 06/08/2022 10:55

It’s desperately sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but why does everything have to be used as an Insta opportunity? She should take a break from social media and take time to grieve properly.

I think she gets validation and comfort from her fans, something she probably doesn't get enough of from the people closest to her

ShirleyPhallus · 06/08/2022 13:09

I really really do not understand the mindset of people who criticise the way that other people grieve. It’s absolutely none of your business how someone else conducts themselves during grief

TSIFT · 06/08/2022 13:40

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PrincessScarlett · 06/08/2022 13:42

This is heartbreaking. I can't imagine how desperately sad and alone Lauren must be feeling now having had her baby's funeral and the very same day being beaten by the person who is supposed to love and support her. I hope she finds the strength to keep this nasty piece of work out of her and her daughter's lives.

Maytodecember · 06/08/2022 13:45

FFS what is wrong with men these days?
I know they’re both grieving an awful loss but why violence, how the hell is that going to help. Maybe alcohol, drugs involved ?

newhere989 · 06/08/2022 13:48

@TSIFT I don't think that's a very helpful comment. I know you mean well but reread what you've written

newhere989 · 06/08/2022 13:49

@Dagnabit I think she gets comfort and validation from her fans, something she probably doesn't get enough of from the people close to her

Wouldloveanother · 06/08/2022 13:59

scarletisjustred · 06/08/2022 03:24

I think the triggered comnent is quite dreadful. It's a strange thing though that men who are "triggered" by women are hardly ever triggered by men who are bigger and stronger than them because deep down the men who beat women are cowards.

This.

I feel so sorry for her right now, I bet her spirit is broken at the moment. I recall her saying she doesn’t really have any family support and has been on her own with her daughter 😔

Atomicspider · 06/08/2022 14:14

To whoever upthread suggested sending him to a woman who can fight (or whatever it was ).
This is irrelevant.
It’s very hard to stand up to a dangerous man, regardless of what sex you are , and whether you’re an international kickboxing champion, bodybuilder or whatever else.
Abusive men don’t just fight. They throw things, they use fire, they threaten children, they use vehicles, they threaten suicide, they use weapons, they steal your safety nets by working out cunning ways to stop you accessing places of safety/ money .it’s endless.

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