Re: Oh my God what am I going to do?

[Guest guest]

Uh...is someone expecting you to report it in the paper? Having that in

print might ruin his career.

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Oh my God what am I going to do?

> My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing another woman on his

> desk.

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> I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

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> What am I supposed to do????

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[Guest guest]

Ummm, I don't think this one should be written about. His wife must be

horribly hurt.

Could it put you in the posistion to sued for libel or slander?

Sue

[Guest guest]

> My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing another woman on

his

> desk.

>

> I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

>

> What am I supposed to do????

Oh that's a good one. Why do men do this to themselves! Can you

plead conflict of interest here with your kids and beg someone else

to write an article?

[Guest guest]

> Ummm, I don't think this one should be written about. His wife

must be

> horribly hurt.

> Could it put you in the posistion to sued for libel or slander?

>

Cancel my first response and second this one. My head is all clogged

up and I am not thinking clearly today. Sue's answer is MUCH MUCH

better. Mine is not.

[Guest guest]

Did it absolutely happen? Would you write it if any one else had

committed this? I guess if you answer yes, then you can't really

chose not to just because of who it involved. That would be biased

and unfair. But if you chose to write, find a new doctor

afterwards!

Personally, I think everyone's sex lives should be private when it

comes to matters like this. No one ever gets the whole true story

anyway. Who's to say this man's wife didn't cut him off from sex 10

years ago and he finally had enough. Of course, he could just be a

womanizing jerk too. Not defending his actions or anything, just

reminding there's always more to the story.

, trying to see the big picture lol

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> > My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing another woman on

his

> > desk.

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> > I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

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> > What am I supposed to do????

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> Well, I'd guess gossip writing isn't the same as hard news writing

in terms

> of story selection -- can't you just choose not to write this

one???

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> I'd definitely err on the side of my kids' best interests on this

one, since

> it's not hard news.

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> Jacquie

[Guest guest]

I'm going to answer all questions in one post.

> Ummm, I don't think this one should be written about. His wife must be

> horribly hurt.

I'm sure she is.

> Could it put you in the position to sued for libel or slander?

Only if it isn't true. But it is true.

> Uh...is someone expecting you to report it in the paper?

Just EVERYBODY! Not " report " really. I write three news stories and two

columns every week. One is an Op-ed column. The other is gossip. The sleazy

gossip column attracts more advertising/fan mail/commentary/attention that

the rest of the paper combined. I never have to pay a tab in this town

because of that silly column. When I was pregnant with Boone, I made up

every word of it -- for six months. I don't think anybody even knew it.

> Having that in print might ruin his career.

I doubt it. It might get more dads going to the ped with their kids though.

LOL

> Can you plead conflict of interest here with your kids and beg someone

else to write an article?

It doesn't matter who writes it. I am " Brittany " and he knows it. Even if I

didn't use his name, he'd know I did it and he'd never forgive me.

> Did it absolutely happen?

Yes.

>Would you write it if any one else had committed this?

Yes.

> I guess if you answer yes, then you can't really

chose not to just because of who it involved. That would be biased and

unfair. But if you chose to write, find a new doctor afterwards!

I don't care if it's biased and unfair. I'm not going to write about it.

> Who's to say this man's wife didn't cut him off from sex 10

years ago and he finally had enough.

He's only 35 and they have a brand new baby.

> Of course, he could just be a womanizing jerk too.

That would be closer to the truth. He's an incorrigible flirt too.

> Well, I'd guess gossip writing isn't the same as hard news writing in

terms of story selection -- can't you just choose not to write this one???

Yep. And that's what I'm going to do -- at the risk of pissing off some of

my best sources. They'll just have to understand.

Thanks,

Sissi

[Guest guest]

> My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing another woman on

his desk.

>

> I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

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Oh my! This is a doctor you like isn't it?

I think I'd have to pull a Schultz in this case. A good doctor is too

hard to find.

Tina

[Guest guest]

I can't imagine what I'd do. Maybe you could print

without names? Like those Hollywood gossip columnists

do: " A certain well-know physician was caught playing

doctor without an appointment " Or could you get away

with not reporting it all?

Tuna

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My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing

> another woman on his

> desk.

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> I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

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> What am I supposed to do????

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[Guest guest]

> I can't imagine what I'd do. Maybe you could print

> without names? Like those Hollywood gossip columnists

> do: " A certain well-know physician was caught playing

> doctor without an appointment " Or could you get away

> with not reporting it all?

I can and that's what I'm going to do. I talked to him this a.m. He

confessed everything, said he and his wife were in counseling and he's

broken off the affair.

The classic story, wife doesn't want to talk about issues, doesn't

understand him, etc.

He also said, " I knew I'd " get this phone call from you one day. "

I told him he had nothing to worry about.

Sissi

[Guest guest]

> My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing another woman on his

> desk.

>

> I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

>

> What am I supposed to do????

Well, I'd guess gossip writing isn't the same as hard news writing in terms

of story selection -- can't you just choose not to write this one???

I'd definitely err on the side of my kids' best interests on this one, since

it's not hard news.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Sissi,

For what it's worth, I think you're doing the right thing.

Sue

[Guest guest]

eeeeew.

yuck.

Write the story not using real names?

Penny ?

Oh my God what am I going to do?

My kids' doc was caught by his wife -- screwing another woman on his

desk.

I am a gossip columnist. It's the talk of the town.

What am I supposed to do????