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Wife Elin Nordegren, Tiger’s children, try to return to normalcy

Posted by Jose Lambiet | Breaking News, Celebrity Maps, Hotties, Scandals, Splitsville, Tiger Woods Map, crash |
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| Wednesday 16 December 2009 7:39 am Print This Post

Nearly three weeks after the car crash that eventually unmasked golfer Tiger Woods as a serial philanderer, his wife is trying to do what a mom and her children should do: live their lives. Elin Nordegren, 29, the Swedish nanny that Woods married five years ago, has been spotted in an around Windermere several times since the weekend. On Sunday, she took the children — 2-year-old Sam and 10-month-old Charlie — to the birthday party of one of Sam’s little friends. And Tuesday, Nordegren took Sam to a Thai place for lunch. By the way, Nordegren’s wedding band has disappeared from her finger.

Nordegren and daughter Sam, 2, Tuesday in Windermere (SplashNews/Special to Page2Live)

Elin Nordegren, her finger missing a wedding ring, and daughter Sam, 2, Tuesday in Windermere (SplashNews/Special to Page2Live)

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  1. Comment by me — December 16, 2009 @ 7:58 am

    I am so proud of Elin. She’s got her head held high. And life goes on for the sake of her kids.
    YOU GO GIRL!!!

  2. Comment by AOA — December 16, 2009 @ 7:59 am

    There are so many more important stories in the world. This should not be the “top news story.”

  3. Comment by SunnyDayz — December 16, 2009 @ 8:02 am

    It’s a top gossip story, not news. Read or don’t.

    Elin is not hiding, unlike her disgraced husband. Nor does it seem she feels she must flee. Good for her. I hope she washes that man right out of her hair, and if she wants to take the kids to Sweden, her husband may protest, legally, but practically? No court in the world would give him custody.

  4. Comment by DEVILS ADVOCATE — December 16, 2009 @ 8:27 am

    She’s a helluva woman. Her personal strength and dignity required to continue moving forward is amazing. She’s a class act and I know she will bounce back from this, hopefully minus Tiger. Good luck to you Elin.

  5. Comment by bridget zegers — December 16, 2009 @ 8:29 am

    of all the women in tigers life (and bed) there is only one that is the vision of class and grace and true beauty and that was the one he married. here’s hoping elin finds a true gentleman with class and grace and kindness to match her own and she and her children can enjoy a life of happiness and true love far, far removed from the sad and sorry example of a man she fell for.

  6. Comment by ted — December 16, 2009 @ 8:29 am

    What a posed photo shoot….

    I have no problem with it..But come on.. she is almost flaunting the lack of a wedding band..
    Again no problem with it …
    If I could ask Tiger one thing…”Was it worth it?”

    Why get married?
    Why have kids ?
    Why live a lie?

    oh thats 4 questions…

  7. Comment by c — December 16, 2009 @ 8:53 am

    And your point….when you are upset this is the 1st thing women usually do. Some of us (myself)has gone as far as to throw it away,why because at that moment you are madder than anything but time brings about healing. So to be honest this is not NEWS or GOSSIP because it’s normal and it happens all the time.

  8. Comment by Wow — December 16, 2009 @ 8:55 am

    My thoughts, you all need to stay out of personal business, would you all like to snap a picture of her using the bathroom also, you people are ridiculous until the shoe is on your feet, then it is hush hush. Get a life of your own and stay out of other peoples business, people that have a life is tired of Tiger’s personal business. I can’t believe people are paid money for this sh_____

  9. Comment by cindy — December 16, 2009 @ 9:02 am

    And your point.when you are upset this is the 1st thing women usually do. Some of us (myself)has gone as far as to throw it away,why because at that moment you are madder than anything but time brings about healing. So to be honest this is not NEWS or GOSSIP because it’s normal and it happens all the time

  10. Comment by JustMeee — December 16, 2009 @ 9:07 am

    It’s not news; it’s gossip. And this is a gossip column. But unfortunately, people stopped reading the Palm Beach Post for NEWS years ago!

  11. Comment by MS.SEXY — December 16, 2009 @ 9:21 am

    FIRST OF ALL ELIN WAS NOT WITH HIM BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SHE WAS WITH HIM FOR THE MONEY..A MAN WITH THAT MUCH MONEY WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED WITH ONE WOMAN. SHE RUSHED AND HAD T BABYS FROM HIM CAUSE SHE KNEW IN THE END SHE WOULD LIVE THE REST OF HER LIFE RICH HELL SHE WAS A NANNY BEFORE SHE MET HIM..BUT HE’S GETTING WHAT HE DESERVED (WHITE WOMEN) GO TIGER THEY WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN

  12. Comment by merriie — December 16, 2009 @ 9:26 am

    You go Elin! It doesn’t matter if she was a nanny. She is Tiger’s wife, and the mother of his children. Tiger should have treated her with the respect that she deserved. He is a disgrace and now he will get what he deserves.

  13. Comment by Native palm beach` — December 16, 2009 @ 9:32 am

    Does anybody really think Tiger’s wife is hurt by this.She’s beautiful and rich.she will do very well in life.She in no way would of married Tiger if he was poor.She’s the winner in all this.

  14. Comment by palm beach — December 16, 2009 @ 9:35 am

    If tiger had no money he’d be dating the lunch lady at publix, Elin is brilliant money over color!!!

  15. Comment by The Judge — December 16, 2009 @ 9:43 am

    Elin can go out in public with her head held high because she does not have scars and bruises to prevent her from entering the public. It’s almost a forgone conclusion that she abused her husband (who refused to fight back), and regardless of his shortcomings, does not deserve to be abused. If the case were the other way around, I’ll bet ya a million bucks (cash) that he would be locked up. Double standards are dangerous. If she wants out, file for divorce, and be done. Tiger should get custody from an abusive mother.

  16. Comment by Jupiter Mom — December 16, 2009 @ 9:46 am

    Elin is beautiful- inside and out -& a class act.

  17. Comment by Reuben — December 16, 2009 @ 9:46 am

    I am sick and tired of hearing about Tiger. With everything else going on in the world today, I couldn’t care less about his personal life. Please move on.

  18. Comment by Sharon — December 16, 2009 @ 9:57 am

    Actually, Ms Sexy, she is getting what black women get from black men. That’s just one more reason why white women shouldn’t lower themselves to pairing up with black men. No matter how rich.

  19. Comment by Violent Approval — December 16, 2009 @ 9:59 am

    She allegedly beats the heck out of her husband with a GOLF CLUB at 2 am in the morning……..

    ….and she get’s “you go girl!”

    Allegedly he cannot even show his face due to the injuries sustained.

    What is wrong with people?

    If Tiger had caught her cheating and was alleged to have beaten her with a Golf Club causing a car accident…….she would be a cheater…..but he would be SO IN JAIL!

    I was told this looks a lot like Lorena Bobbit with a Golf Club

  20. Comment by Susan — December 16, 2009 @ 10:02 am

    I doubt very seriously that she took off her ring to “prove” anything to the media. She did it for herself. Id’ like to point out that everyone saying that she was/is abusive are just speculating. IF she broke out the vehicle’s window- sho cares? He got off easy, she could’ve aimed for the windshield or the driver’s window. She didn’t. As far as her love for him- only she knows if its repairable. You might want to consider that this picture may not be of her- it could be her identical twin. Not far fetched, I have had my identical twin “stand in” for me on a couple of occaisions and vice versa.

  21. Comment by DEVILS ADVOCATE — December 16, 2009 @ 10:18 am

    Comment #18

    Whoa lady, you’re way off base. Just because you’ve had bad experiences with black men dont lay that rap on all black men. How dare you. Besides, he’s just 1/2 black. The other 1/2 is asian. You sound really ignorant.

  22. Comment by Papparazzi Pigs — December 16, 2009 @ 10:24 am

    I would love to meet the papparazzi pig female who kept shouting to Elin (and calling her Ellen) while Mrs. Woods was holding her young children asking about his 14 mistresses. Although I realize that the papparazzi are the lowest life form on the planet, this sunk to a new low to the point that another member of the photo mob had to tell her to ask a kinder question like “how are you doing?” As long as the public pounces on every intimate detail of the lives of celebrities, we are supporting these bottom feeders. Honestly, is our sense of entitlement so lofty that we actually think we should be allowed to be this intrusive? Elin Woods didn’t do anything, her husband did. Why is the press allowed to victimize her and her children?

  23. Comment by skeptic — December 16, 2009 @ 10:44 am

    It seems that everyone including myself does not have a life, we should be ashamed.

  24. Comment by Ben — December 16, 2009 @ 11:17 am

    “Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today.” I’d say that Tammy Wynette tune will be heard soon enough if she goes to a lawyer. Then once the marriage is over, I hope she and the kids can move on. Let Tiger continue to live in the filth. Let him destroy his own career.

  25. Comment by Dumb ass sharpton hater — December 16, 2009 @ 11:17 am

    #14
    says money over color

    The truth is she is a gold digger

    Tramp

    Married for the color of money?

    Would she have ever slept with a black man on the streets of NY?

    It does not matter:

    SHE NOW HAS A SLEW OF STD’s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  26. Comment by Dumb ass sharpton hater — December 16, 2009 @ 11:20 am

    Look how ugly that kid looks!!!!!!!!!!

  27. Comment by Dumb ass sharpton hater — December 16, 2009 @ 11:24 am

    Tiger for AIDS awareness!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. Comment by Papparazzi Pigs — December 16, 2009 @ 11:24 am

    Jose, please police this message board and take off these hateful, racist remarks. They are terribly offensive! See # 25 and #11.

  29. Comment by Jose Lambiet — December 16, 2009 @ 11:33 am

    Papparazzi,

    Be assured that I monitor. I don’t agree nor do I condone some of the stuff that 25 and 11 posted, but I don’t want to pull comments off unless they are truly offensive. I want this comment area to be as honest and free as possible. It’s interesting to me that race is still on some folks’ mind in 2009, with a black president and all. I didn’t realize that folks saw Tiger in racial terms. I don’t get it, but then there is a first amendment right in this land. Feel free to explain to me why I should pull 11 and 25 and I might do it. Cheers.

  30. Comment by Bob — December 16, 2009 @ 11:43 am

    Elin is nothing but a money grubbing whore. She was a nanny 5 years ago for Gods sake. She is going to be paid very well for DOING NOTHING except marrying a rich guy.

    Tiger is a tard for putting a ring on her in the first place. As usual it is a woman (whore) that brings down a once powerful man.

  31. Comment by Susan — December 16, 2009 @ 11:59 am

    bob: You are the one with problems with women- your Mom must be proud of you- blaming a woman for a man’s infidelity. I don’t assume Tiger is a dumb, uneducated man and franly, the way you speak of him, you do. So you think men are stupid and women are whores? Your ignorant post proves you don’t have to be rich to be stupid.

  32. Comment by Susan — December 16, 2009 @ 12:00 pm

    Dumb Ass: perfect screen name for ya!!!

  33. Comment by Jail — December 16, 2009 @ 12:19 pm

    If she beat him with a GOLF CLUB…why isn’t she in jail.

    If Tiger had beat her with a Golf Club..he would be darn sure in jail.

  34. Comment by Jack MaHoffer — December 16, 2009 @ 12:34 pm

    #26 is an UNFAIR and HURTFUL comment… Those children are INNOCENT and will be the ones who suffer in the future. No child deserves to be called “ugly”. Please find some class #26 “dumb ass sharpton hater”.
    P.S. I am a WHITE male for your narrow-minded info.

  35. Comment by BorderPatrol — December 16, 2009 @ 12:41 pm

    Comment#30 - unless you know Elin and Tiger personally you’re a complete and utter moron. How can you possibly know she married him just for the money? Didn’t a 3rd party who is a pro-golfer introduce them? That’s hardly hunting him out for his money.

    I think she’s acting with class and dignity, unlike the coward that is Tiger. HOWEVER - if she moves back to Sweden with the kids then she loses credibity in my opinion, because even though he’s a lying, cheating idiot he’s still the father of those kids and kids need both parents.

    Having said all that, do I really care about Tigers Wood and all the holes in 1 he’s been getting? NAAAWWWW

  36. Comment by Reality — December 16, 2009 @ 12:41 pm

    I’ve been saying this since the whole episode started. Why is the media protecting Elin if she battered her husband with a golf club?? Why isn’t she being vilified? He cheated on her, so what? Happens all the time and it isn’t a crime. What IS a crime is aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a second degree FELONY in Florida, punishable by 15 years in prison. Tiger PROTECTED her by not cooperating with the police and not giving any statements. Now he’s taking the rap for his infidelity in a public sense, when its really a private matter. But again, WHERE IS THE OUTCRY FOR A BATTERING, NOT BATTERED WIFE????

  37. Comment by Attmepted Mrder — December 16, 2009 @ 12:58 pm

    No kidding. It looks like she allegedly BEAT the living crap out of him with a GOLF CLUB?

    Is not that assault with a deadly weapon?

    Is he still be treated medically for this assault?

    If he had done this to her, HE would be in jail with NO BOND.

    But Little Ellin allegedly does it…and she is Courargeous, Classy, acting with dignity and grace?

    People are totally insane.

    Tiger is paying the price…what about this alleged Husband Beater….Assualt and Battery….?

    If it had been him allegedly beating and pursuiing her with a a golf club it would attempted murder!

    Where is Law Enforcement on this?

  38. Comment by stevereenie — December 16, 2009 @ 1:04 pm

    To……..no

    You have this right, head high and moving on. More courage than most, especially Hillary….

  39. Comment by BorderPatrol — December 16, 2009 @ 1:07 pm

    I hope she at least beat him with a driver!!! A putter wouldn’t do much damage really. Seriously, it’s no secret about the double standard when it comes to domestic violence so get over it. Besides a bloody nose as a result of a ‘beating with a golf club’ suggests it was not exactly a pounding, and I don’t know about you but if my wife came at me with a golf club I could disarm her without too much problem, so maybe his hgh shots aren’t working after all…….

  40. Comment by Zunny Jackson — December 16, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

    Elin girl, lookit here, tell all those good for nothing women “look at here now, me and my man are going to make it”, they just want to see a good marriage go down the drain, girl, don’t allow that, take your man and make it public so the media can leave you all the hell alone.

  41. Comment by TOOL — December 16, 2009 @ 2:14 pm

    I would like to TAP her ass!!!

  42. Comment by El Tigere — December 16, 2009 @ 2:16 pm

    This reminds me of the A-Rod story and from what I’ve seen A-Rod made out alright…she needs to get over it or move her boring nanny butt back home…Dude let this Elin go and move on…You’re 33, live it up like Jeter!…Threesomes? Are you kidding me?…He comes back and wins a couple of more titles and he’ll be kocking bottom from here to Sweden…That’s what I’m talking about!

  43. Comment by Wow — December 16, 2009 @ 2:23 pm

    If the nosy news paper and televisions people would write about themselves and start telling what their lives consist of the Wood’s could get back to normal status. The newspaper, television, and camera people need to be locked up for writing hearsay and being copy cats. Wait your turn and see how you feel when all your mess is on every channel, I hope they get to laugh back at everyone that had a negative thing to say or do, and they will get the last laugh. They have the money and means to do whatever they want to.

  44. Comment by Beach Cruiser — December 16, 2009 @ 2:38 pm

    #29 Jose,I agree you should allow people to let it all hang out on here,but of course if we all had to have are names,addresses listed here things would be more PC.As far as Obama as our 1st black prez actually like Tiger he is Bi-racial but I guess part black means all black in society.

  45. Comment by frankD — December 16, 2009 @ 2:39 pm

    mr lambiet,

    i would suggest you leave the comments as they are, i mean unless you think young children frequent this site.

    it is much more entertaining to see some of these people read all their own prejudice and hatred and sorry personal lives into a situation they really know nothing about. as if this gives them an excuse to even talk about themselves, they have to use a popular celebrity storyline to squeeze in their own sad stories.

    okay, maybe it has some therapeutic effect for them and will be helpful overall and i am being too severe.

    my point really is that unless you “walk a mile in someone elses shoes” one really cannot know and in this case especially at this point in time. there are very few people i know of, and none personally, that are billionaires, young, sports champions, travel the world, world famous - and especially all of the above - who would NOT give in to temptation

    likewise, it may well be that TW should not be married, he might not be suited to it, or to accomplish his goals and pursue his lifestyle - i am sure he could adequately provide for his young family

    so let all the comments stand and we the reader can decide what to ignore, if that is acceptable to you

    anyway be well,

    frankD

  46. Comment by Fran — December 16, 2009 @ 3:41 pm

    Jose,
    Please don’t pull any posts, because if people feel that they may encounter some racist comment(s), then don’t read the posts. People should be able to express themselves openly and freely as long as words don’t get out of hand.

  47. Comment by Mannix — December 16, 2009 @ 6:51 pm

    Take note of the undercurrent here of Elin getting away with aggravated battery and the double standard the world has for this. Though Tiger has a major problem for some time to come (years?), and he deserves the blame, Elin shouldn’t strut with the baby in front of the photogs and all the world like this. This could flip into a PR nightmare for her. If she tries to take the kids to Sweden, like #3 suggested, she’ll get skewered in any US family court…believe it.

  48. Comment by Lea — December 16, 2009 @ 8:51 pm

    If Elin divorces Tiger I hope she is able to find the time to return to school like she had always hoped. She is a smart lady, she will do well. I wonder what will happen with the house in Jupiter?

  49. Comment by Cynthia — December 17, 2009 @ 3:25 pm

    Congrats to Elin for being a classy person and a great Mom to her beautiful children! I hope she finds true love in her next relationship, she certainly deserves it! “Elprick” Woods has proved himself to be an untrustworthy husband, father and complete fraud. Not worth the spit to shine shoes!

  50. Comment by Mary Catherine — December 22, 2009 @ 8:33 pm

    I just wonder if it will bother Tiger, should they divorce and Elin remarry, that some other man will be raising his kids. Was it worth it to lose their respect?

  51. Comment by G-Man — January 13, 2010 @ 10:47 am

    Whoa. A person who SHOULD be at a minimum detained for questioning into the possible violation of a Florida state statute–aggravated assault and battery–is heralded as a hero??? That sort of moral relativity shows that we are no longer a nation of law, but one of opinion, rhetoric and ideology.

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