Can I talk about my baby sister?

[AdriannaJean]

Hello everyone,

My mom just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Unfortunately, however, this baby is my mom and her boyfriend’s child and both my mom and her boyfriend are still married (to other people) in the eyes of the Church. I know that their sexual relations were wrong, and I don’t want to cause scandal, but the baby is beautiful and I love her very much. Would it cause scandal to talk about the baby, post pictures on facebook etc? The situation is scandalous, but I didn’t really cause the situation. Is it wrong for me to bring it more out in the open than it already is (it’s already pretty out in the open, everyone knows)?

 

[Newbie2]

The baby is your sister. That’s all you need reveal.

 

[AdriannaJean]

But everyone who knows me also knows that my parents are divorced. It’s pretty obvious that the child is illegitimate.

 

[Newbie2]

So they already know. No need for you to throw gasoline on the fire. She’s your sister, period. What else would you feel a need to say?

Please also be careful what you post on the internet…remember, it’s permanent once it gets out there.

 

[SpaceNeedle]

But everyone who knows me also knows that my parents are divorced. It’s pretty obvious that the child is illegitimate.

Contrary to Shakespeare, I don’t believe “The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children”.

I had a friend who, when we were college, became pregnant out of wedlock, and I threw her a little shower. I was often asked why I did so, especially knowing she was raised to be a devout Catholic, and that it was “scandalous”. I retorted that the baby did nothing so awful as to not deserve some presents.

Babies are beautiful, special, and lovely. In a world where abortion and other methods to end pregnancies are so easily accessable, let’s be happy that, despite her initial poor choice, your mom made a great choice in bringing God’s lovely creation into the world. Enjoy showing off your little sibling, what a delightful treat for a young lady! I bet you will grow to be very close, and the baby will be so lucky and blessed to have your good influence.

 

[COLOS]

But everyone who knows me also knows that my parents are divorced. It’s pretty obvious that the child is illegitimate.

Don’t withhold your public love for this child. Love everyone. That’s what we do. Honest and pure love is never wrong, regardless of where a person comes from or how they came into our lives. After all, God Himself did not withhold creating this child’s soul just because the situation in which conception occurred was wrong. He created the soul, now let’s love her!