Of human errors

[justcarol67]

Carol earlier:
> 
> 
> Having just made a pretty big blunder on the main list, mistaking 
comments relating to Eileen and Tobias Snape for comments relating to
Andromeda and Ted Tonks, mentioned in the previous paragraph of the
post, I now have increased sympathy for JKR as a human being capable
of error. <snip> 
> 
> Really, we shouldn't be surprised that it's flawed.
> 
>  Sandy:
> It is statements like this that make me so furious. Since when is
having family responsibilities a free pass for doing a crappy job? My
company's policy is: You leave your personal problems and life at the
door when you walk in. I have family responsibilities and have to pay
the bills, and with very little money I might add, but that does not
give me a free pass at work. I make a mistake I face disciplinary
action for it, and they don't care what my personal problems are. She
chose to get married and have a family, and she chose her career. If
she can't handle both she needs to give one of them up. What makes it
all so different for her? Grrrrr. And, btw, Mackenzie is almost 3,
David is 5 and Jessica just turned 14 last month.
> 
> Sandy, who cuts JKR no slack because she has "obligations" family or
otherwise.

Carol responds:

Not exactly the response I expected to my apology for my own onlist
blunder!

BTW, I know from experience that three- and five-year-olds are no
easier to care for than babies, and fourteen is a difficult age. I
wasn't making excuses for JKR, I was empathizing with her human
capacity for error, which I share.

Carol, not knowing what to say but thinking that I'll keep my
apologies offlist in future