Furor Over ‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’ Viral Blog Post Rages — But Is the Mommy Blogger Right About Guns & Mental Health?

Liza Long, a Boise, Idaho-based mother, is catching both praise and heat for an emotional blog post she penned in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The title of the entry, “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” quickly cues anyone with a pulse into the fact that the contents of the piece are controversial, emotionally-drive and heavy.

First, Long is ​not ​Lanza’s mother — instead, she’s addressing the similarities her own son shares with the shooter, and the difficulties of dealing with his behavior and getting help.

While some have pointed to Long’s statements in the piece as brave and much-needed, others accused her of exploiting a tragedy, while sharing too much information about her son. The main thrust of the mother’s contentious article is to highlight the need for increased attention on mental health. To make this point, Long uses the recent shooting and personal experience coping with her son’s mental illness.

Here she is speaking about the story with CNN:

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