Posted on 08/27/2009 10:46:25 AM PDT by Welcome2thejungle
Edited on 08/27/2009 12:11:56 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
She was an enabler.
It’s not quite that simple. It was of course a different time and era. Joe began cheating on Rose early in the marriage. He began going to New York and spending lots of time away from the family while “on business”.
Rose was often left at home with the children. Very early on, Rose actually left Joe and returned home to her family. Her father, Honey Fitz, said to her she had to go back to her husband, there was no other choice.
Divorce was not common back then like it is today. Especially when there were children involved. But the Kennedys were very wealthy and were able to do things most middle class families could not. As they got older Joe and Rose basically lived separate lives and took sepatate vacations. They also had multiple homes. Rose went to Mass every day and Joe did his thing.
Going to mass while wedded to satan.
Weasel, jackal, buzzard, are animals that better describe Teddy.
I cannot sit here and defend every decision made by other people. Hillary stays married to Bill for whatever reasons. Hillary may be many things but she is no dummy.
Obviously I do have a lot of respect for Rose Kennedy and you know what I think of the rest of that family. Obviously Rose and Joe did not have a happy marriage and Rose did try to leave him once only to be ordered back by her father.
Rose was an ardent Catholic and strongly believed in the teachings of the Church. She also had a large family to raise and had to think about that.
Please don’t force me in position to second guess Rose. On a personal level, throughout my life, I have come to know of instances where there was infidelity and yet the couple involved decided to stay married for whatever reasons. This even occurred in my own family.
So please let’s not second guess Rose. God let her live to be 104. She obviously did something right.
RIP Rose, you deserve it!
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