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Death Tweets?

The first tweet was a call to pray for her son and came a few minutes after she called 999.

If she has 5000 followers maybe she was thinking that could lead to 5000 prayers for her son.

I don't believe that's going to do **** to help, but obviously some people (perhaps the majority?) think prayers can help in these situations or they wouldn't ask for them when things like this happen.

I don't know the entirety of what she posted, but according to the article:



That was the first tweet after the accident.

Well what else could she do? The paramedics are already there, so she's doing the only thing she can think of that may actually help her child, call for people to pray for his/her safety.

I see nothing at all wrong with that. I don't agree that these prayers were going to do anything, but to attack this woman for doing what she obviously thought might help her child is sick in it's own way.


Now, if she had been tweeting about her shoes or something, the outrage would make sense. But outrage over tweeting for prayers for her child?!?!?!?

Come on.
my first thought would NOT be....."i've got to get on-line"......why wasn't she holding her child instead of playing on the computer? this is nuts, frankly. and i believe her son called 999, because she was busy. so, paramedics HAVE NOT arrived, and she's on her pc? HORRIBLE.


Ross sent her first tweet at 10.22pm British time on Monday – just a minute before the 999 call was made.
Read more: Mother sparks outrage by tweeting as rescue workers try to save dying two-year-old son | Mail Online
 
The woman in question has protected her tweets now, so, I can't look to see how she used it. However, many people use twitter interactively, almost like a chat room. I'm not sure how familiar you are with twitter, but if you put "@" in front of someone's name, they can see that you have mentioned them. Many uses use this function in order to hold conversations. So, not quite a passive audience.

I'm very familiar with the concept, thanks. I think it appeals to the narcissists.
 
And why would that mean she should be demonized?

I called her behavior "nutso." I still stand by that assessment. As a mother, I consider her priorities out of whack. Is that demonizing her?
 
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my first thought would NOT be....."i've got to get on-line"......why wasn't she holding her child instead of playing on the computer? this is nuts, frankly. and i believe her son called 999, because she was busy. so, paramedics HAVE NOT arrived, and she's on her pc? HORRIBLE.


Read more: Mother sparks outrage by tweeting as rescue workers try to save dying two-year-old son | Mail Online

I'm sure you've taken as much time checking the accuracy of the mail online article as you've taken working up your furious rage.

That article is totally incorrect on teh timing of events. The tweet about the fog in the area was at 5:22 EST, while the 911 call occurred at 5:38.

Her first tweet about the situation was over 30 minutes AFTER the paramedics arrived and took the kid to the hospital.

I've found 10 sources confirming this, all of them more reputable than a British tabloid.
 
I'm sure you've taken as much time checking the accuracy of the mail online article as you've taken working up your furious rage.

That article is totally incorrect on teh timing of events. The tweet about the fog in the area was at 5:22 EST, while the 911 call occurred at 5:38.

Her first tweet about the situation was over 30 minutes AFTER the paramedics arrived and took the kid to the hospital.

I've found 10 sources confirming this, all of them more reputable than a British tabloid.

She's still a terrible mother.
 
Why do you say that? All the reports I've seen seem to be saying that her friends and family describe her as an extremely caring and devoted mother.

Have you met her?

I know the type. I prefer to look down my nose at her from a distance.
 
My mother got diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer a couple months ago. Though it's a huge deal to my family and to me and it's an issue that's been at the forefront of my mind every single day, I made a conscious decision to refrain ever posting any public status updates on Facebook about it. I think it's just tacky. Sure, I've e-mailed people I'm close to and asked them to pray but they are people I know who are naturally concerned in some way.

Maybe it's just a personal style sort of thing, but I have seen way too many of my other friends on FB carry the hourly status updates about sick relatives to the point of it being self-serving and narcissistic. I choose not to take that route. It's my mom's struggle and I'm not going to ask people to PLZ PAY ATTN 2 MEEE!!! because I have a sick mamma.
 
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My mother got diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer a couple months ago. Though it's a huge deal to my family and to me and it's an issue that's been at the forefront of my mind every single day, I made a conscious decision to refrain ever posting any public status updates on Facebook about it. I think it's just tacky. Sure, I've e-mailed people I'm close to and asked them to pray but they are people I know who are naturally concerned in some way.

I'm not trying to be a dick, but you do realize that you've just shared the information here within your first three posts on this site, right?

That kinda contradicts what you are saying.
 
I'm not trying to be a dick, but you do realize that you've just shared the information here within your first three posts on this site, right?

That kinda contradicts what you are saying.

Yes, I shared it to illustrate a point. If I had shared it because I wanted everyone to make over me I could have done that on Twitter.
 
Yes, I shared it to illustrate a point. If I had shared it because I wanted everyone to make over me I could have done that on Twitter.

Could you not have illustrated the same point without details such as what type of cancer it was, what stage it was in and who had the acner?

Something like "someone very close to me was recently diagnosed with cancer and while it's a huge deal to my family and to me and it's an issue that's been at the forefront of my mind every single day, I made a conscious decision to refrain ever posting any public status updates on Facebook about it. I think it's just tacky."


I'm not knocking you for sharing. My mother was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago as well, so trust me when I say I'm completely sympathetic to your situation and hope nothing but the best for your mother.

I'm just pointing out that in trying times, we often reach out for support.

I've been in a hospital waiting room waiting for word about a family member in a life-threatening state. I know for a fact that on-line updates would never enter my mind.

But, personally, I simply won't judge a woman harshly over asking people to pray for her child. Nor will I judge someone harshly for trying to release the pain they are feeling about a sick loved one by talking about it, whether it is online or in person.
 
Could you not have illustrated the same point without details such as what type of cancer it was, what stage it was in and who had the acner?

Something like "someone very close to me was recently diagnosed with cancer and while it's a huge deal to my family and to me and it's an issue that's been at the forefront of my mind every single day, I made a conscious decision to refrain ever posting any public status updates on Facebook about it. I think it's just tacky."


I'm not knocking you for sharing. My mother was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago as well, so trust me when I say I'm completely sympathetic to your situation and hope nothing but the best for your mother.

I'm just pointing out that in trying times, we often reach out for support.

I've been in a hospital waiting room waiting for word about a family member in a life-threatening state. I know for a fact that on-line updates would never enter my mind.

But, personally, I simply won't judge a woman harshly over asking people to pray for her child. Nor will I judge someone harshly for trying to release the pain they are feeling about a sick loved one by talking about it, whether it is online or in person.

Well, so sorry I didn't illustrate my point the way you wanted me to. I guess the only reason I went into the level of detail I did was to illustrate how important the issue was to me on a personal level yet I still chose not to post it on Facebook or Tweet about it to all my friends and "fans" the past two months. I certainly don't take the laptop with me to her chemotherapy appointments:

AT TEH DR NOW MOM OK THKS 4 UR PRAYERS!!!11

:(
 
I certainly don't take the laptop with me to her chemotherapy appointments:

AT TEH DR NOW MOM OK THKS 4 UR PRAYERS!!!11

:(

Did you bring a cell phone?
 
I think it is abusive behavior. Instead doing something to help her son, her first action is to send a Tweet about it!
 
Well, so sorry I didn't illustrate my point the way you wanted me to. I guess the only reason I went into the level of detail I did was to illustrate how important the issue was to me on a personal level yet I still chose not to post it on Facebook or Tweet about it to all my friends and "fans" the past two months. I certainly don't take the laptop with me to her chemotherapy appointments:

AT TEH DR NOW MOM OK THKS 4 UR PRAYERS!!!11

:(

But that's not how it went in this case, either.
 
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