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AIBU?

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Sharon Osbourne: It's all about me!

77 replies

BupcakesandCunting · 19/06/2012 11:29

Stupid woman.

Her poor son has MS and he's just become a father for the first time :( Yet Shazzer makes it all about her yet again. Just saw her bleating on some chat show in the States saying "What did I do wrong? What did I do when I was pregnant that could have made Jack so ill?" Errrrrr, nothing, you weird woman. Not all events in the world happen as a direct result of what YOU may or may not have done, as much as you might not believe it, Shaz. Hmm

She does my head in, that one. AIBU to say that she should be banned from speaking?

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catgirl1976 · 19/06/2012 18:28

I've yet to go through something which hasn't been a lot worse for my mum :)

noddyholder · 19/06/2012 18:41
Grin
MammaTJ · 19/06/2012 18:56

The funniest thing of all was when she berated Rebecca Loos for her affair with David Beckham as if she would never do such a thing.

Her relationship with Ozzy started when HE was a married man!! They didn't 'just' have an affair, it broke up the marriage!

noddyholder · 19/06/2012 18:59

Her dad managed my dp's band in the 80s and she was a nightmare

sensuallettuce · 19/06/2012 19:02

Yea - "Sharon Osborne speaks for the first time since Jacks diagnoss" should've been "Sharon speaks at first opportunity to make £££££s after Jacks diagnosis - announced yesterday Hmm"

She would sell her Granny that woman.

Sparklingbrook · 19/06/2012 19:14

This photo says it all really. Sad Just why would you agree to that?

parno · 19/06/2012 20:00

Op- they were my exact thoughts as soon as I heard the admittedly sad news. Haven't read the rest of the thread so apologies if my cynical thoughts have offended any one.

out2lunch · 19/06/2012 20:07

anyone else see a new series of the osbournes coming??

cupofteaplease · 19/06/2012 20:14

My mumdid not cope well when my dd was born with a life-limiting condition or when my brother was diagnosed with cancer. There was an awful lot of 'what have I done to deserve this?' Perhaps it is just how some people cope?

Birdsgottafly · 19/06/2012 20:19

Another who says YABU.

I examine whether anything that i did or didn't do caused my DD's moderate LD's and Speech and Language difficulties.

Watching her on the reality TV show,The Osborne's, she seems far from selfish and committed to her family. She has been through this with Ozzy and probably never expected to go through such a debilitating condition with any of her children (as anyone wouldn't).

They have all been trough tough times.

She strikes me as a hard working tough woman who holds the family together, she is entitled to feel sorry for herself occassionally.

As for those asking why Jack had to go public, you obviously wasn't around when the rumours about other stars who have been accussed of having drug/drink problems when they first had symptoms of other illnesses, such as MJ Fox.

Why should anyone put up from crap from the media and live with the stress of the story being leaked, better to take control.

You might see them all on television, but this is their reallife.

limitedperiodonly · 19/06/2012 20:23

Sharon Osbourne's way of dealing with things is to work out how to turn it to her monetary advantage and do it.

Who am I to say that it's grotesque but entirely predictable of her to do this in response to her son's misfortune?

btw it's grotesque but entirely predictable of her to do this in response to her son's misfortune.

AlpinePony · 19/06/2012 20:48

Having read one of Sharon's books, I thought her usual M.O. was to shit on the doorstep of the offending person.

Kennyp · 19/06/2012 21:03

She would get one of her kids to shit in a tiffany box ans then send it to the offender.

Ifeel very sorry for her that she is going through this and i cant work out how her going on telly and discussing jack is going to make her more money? Perhaps a couple of extra magazine shoots but what else? If tv i her way of dealing with it then blooooody good luck to her. I admire her and think she has bigger balls than i would even dare imagine. Wincing.

Two family members have MS and it is excrutiating to see the decline, and they are in their 60,s. i really feel for jack.

MilkNoSugarAndAShotofWhisky · 19/06/2012 21:09

I think what she, as a mother is going through is awful, I don't think she's attention seeking I think she's genuinely distressed and its cone across wrong...and tbh, due to her doing that...I've read the articles on it and through them have learnt a ton of things I didn't know about MS...even if she's inadvertently raising awareness about it, I don't see how that can be a bad thing

Shenanagins · 19/06/2012 21:56

YABU - my parents are not known for being overly dramatic but they still to a certain extent blame themselves for my diagnosis even though they know that it is not possible.

When you get a diagnosis like this you and your family go through a grieving process and all of us deal with grief and come to terms with it in different ways. Some of us will retreat into ourselves, some of us will wail and scream at the injustice of it all, some of us will go into denial. There is no right or wrong way and to be honest until you have been in that situation YABVU and judgemental.

Greatauntirene · 20/06/2012 08:18

Women are so hard on other women. If it had been Ozzy there would be 'awwww, poor guy' comments.

Greatauntirene · 20/06/2012 08:20

And, if anyone else hasn't said, it was a chat show that she co-hosts, I think, not her coming onto a show.

limitedperiodonly · 20/06/2012 09:03

I don't know about anyone else but if it had been Ozzy Osbourne I'd have said the said thing.

Remember when he suffered serious head injuries after overturning his quad bike on a day off from promoting a record with Kelly? Luckily he made a miraculous recovery which he told us all about.

The Osbournes are an unlucky lot and addicted to telling all about it which makes them a lot of money. The only one who doesn't is their daughter Aimee who has a career independent of being an Osbourne. Consequently we know hardly anything about her. I think that's healthy.

This latest misfortune is undoubtedly true because who would lie about something so serious? But is it any wonder that some people are a little cynical of their motives for raising awareness?

Mrsjay · 20/06/2012 09:18

I don't know why sharon was in the interview with him maybe jack wanted her there? but her child has been diagnosed with a debilitating illness although people can have very few attacks of it anyway she must be devastated , he comes off the drugs settles down and then this hits him, Sharon is all about me me me but I think she is just supporting jack.

BupcakesandCunting · 20/06/2012 09:19

Here we go... the sisterhood guff being trotted out again.

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limitedperiodonly · 20/06/2012 09:40

How does it raise meaningful awareness of MS by selling your story to Hello magazine and crying on your own TV show surrounded by other celebrities spouting the usual uninformed guff about being 'strong' and 'positive'?

Surely, if you really wanted to raise awareness of the disease you'd team up with a respected charity and medical researchers to give an accurate picture and practical advice rather than ramping up emotion and fear?

I look forward to the Osbournes campaigning free for something like MSUK or maybe contributing to something boring yet factual like this

limitedperiodonly · 20/06/2012 11:15

the MS Society

DesperatelySeekingSedatives · 20/06/2012 11:37

Have never been able to stand her. She's a nasty bully. Pleasantly surprising that Jack Osbourne turned out to be so nice and normal.

And yes I briefly saw an article about HER devastation about Jack's condition. Didn't click on it though as I (rightly) assumed it was Shazza throwing herself yet another pity party.

WhoremoaneeGrainger · 20/06/2012 12:14

She is reacting like he's gonna die in the next 6 months or something. Thats utter crap. My dad had this vile disease for 19 years. He is still the same person inside. Yeah okay, watching someone you love die piece by piece (as in body functions, movement, speech etc) is really difficult. But you cope. You have to, because they are still the same person inside. My lovely dad told crap jokes, right up till the day he died (of septicaemia, not actually MS, as that doesnt actually kill you, just weakens the rest of your body so its easier for something else to do the job).

The whole family need to use their position in "celebrity world" to fundraise and raise awareness, not cry "Why us?" because this is one case where having money wont help!

SoupDragon · 20/06/2012 12:24

"She is reacting like he's gonna die in the next 6 months or something."

Oh, right, so there is only one acceptable way to react to these situations and that is your way?