I can assure you of one major inaccuracy in your "good citizenry of enfield (not) piece. Nobody in the estate has the slightest problem with either shane o'rourkes kids, wife or mother in law. No-one, no "christian minded neighbours" are saying that two small innocent boys should be in any way punished. You should correct this a.s.a.p and ascertain rumours as facts in future before printing them
 

I sincerely hope that I am wrong but I this is eye-witness stuff. A neighbour in the estate told me the moms weren't letting their kids play with the O'Rourke's. I assume that this is not universal and that there are nice people there (including the people I know). Why would anyone make that up?
 

Interesting question - why would anyone make it up? Sometimes, it sounds juicier to say that everyone is so scandalised that a two year old and four year old are now being ostracised. My eyewitness accounts are accurate, Sarah, if any brainless twit has been so obnoxious, they are very much a minority. All I have spoken to have offered support.
 

Tell you what, two things. Firstly just because some people might be doing this, it does not mean that an accusation has been levelled at everyone and this has obviously stung you. I will try to get a second confirmation over the weekend and failing that I will remove the post. However, I do note that while I put my name to making this claim you are choosing to make anonymous comments. Let's revisit this Monday when I should have had a chance to make further enquiries.
 

Hi sarah, you are quite right, I am choosing to remain anonymous as I genuinely do not wish to put my name to any kind of defence of s o'r. His lovely mother in law and wife and kids don't deserve what he has brought on them. You seem almost proud however to put your name to a false and salacious claim. I find that strange
 

Hi, Sometimes it's just a bit creepy to get into a correspondence with someone who might know me, but I don't them. And of course, I believe that the claim is correct and was horrified, not that it is false and I was just sticking it on my blog for the scandal factor. My point is that by putting my name to any of my statements I am more than willing to take the rap if they are wrong. But its easy to flame me, even in the honourable defence of others, when I don't know who you are. It's a bit disconcerting, that's all. Anyway, as I say, I'll see if I can find a second person to back up the original story as told to me. If I can't the post will be removed. I can't do fairer than that.