Comments on: “Full House” Actress Jodie Sweetin’s Meth Problem

By: Jonk

Jonk — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:58:12 +0000

Nobody held a gun to her head and got her hooked on meth...she did it because she was bored. Pffft.

Boo hooo...

By: G A PHILLIPS

G A PHILLIPS — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:01:18 +0000

I for one fogive you James. And I forget the name of who it was that used that Yoda quote on me, but they got skills!

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:40:18 +0000

LJD: Ah. It must have gone "live" while I was in the process of editing. I wrote all of the commentary in a matter of 2-3 minutes.

By: G A PHILLIPS

G A PHILLIPS — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:35:36 +0000

God bless her, and my we take a moment of silence for the still sick and suffering around us who may never find help, or even come to know they have a problem.

By: LJD

LJD — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:31:06 +0000

Your original post merely stated 'Boo, Frickin' Hoo'. The following words did not appear:

So a beautiful young woman with a college degree can only get bit parts in the most competitive industry on the planet?

I didn't see HER complaining about that at the present time. In fact, an appearance on GMA may be a step in the right direction for an out of work actor. To my earlier point, if you don't have anything nice to say (and I don't see how this situation really affects world affairs) why say anything?

By: LJD

LJD — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:23:53 +0000

Yep. I did miss the part about the divorce, but I still feel this is a success story. (Although I don't harbor your apparent resentment). Many kids have gone down this path with far fewer stresses in their lives. Where's the compassion? As I said before, I think it's great that she's set her life straight and is speaking out to those who might follow in her footsteps.

Clean and sober since March of last year, Sweetin now admits she was "living a total double life."

By: legion

legion — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:49:48 +0000

Besides, it's still too good a fate for anyone connected with that show. The saccharine content alone caused terminal diabetes in more that 12,000,000 people last year...

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:21:08 +0000

LJD: Did you even read the post?

By: LJD

LJD — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:13:59 +0000

Boo Frickin hoo

James, I suppose if you don't care about the story you could just avoid the blog altogether. While I don't think she came from a particularly 'underprivileged' background, I would have some sensitivity to the pressures applied to these child stars. Their parents certainly benefitted from it, and likely should have taken a greater role in their daughter's life. Meth is an incredibly destructive substance. In this instance though, there seems to be a success story and perhaps some wise words for kids who might follow the same path.

Sweetin attended high school and college, graduating with a degree in liberal arts. In 2002, she married a Los Angeles police officer.

Not only that, but she's still a cutie.