wow, just wow

[BadgerGirl84]

Why is this news?

I didn't think of that initially, but what a great question. Why did the couple think this was worthy to alert to press about receiving this letter? I suppose they like the attention!

I'm not defending the person who wrote the letter....it was childish and mean spirited. But I also am also not a fan of Braggy McBraggersons on FB.

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[LSmith]

My personal rule is that I don't post anything on FB, or elsewhere on the net, that I wouldn't want to see on the front page of the NY Times.

But if I want to talk about sports or politics or music or my vacation, I'm going to. You don't like it, hit the "back" button.

So that includes your pm's? Interesting.

 

[soccerdad72]

I didn't think of that initially, but what a great question. Why did the couple think this was worthy to alert to press about receiving this letter? I suppose they like the attention!

I'm not defending the person who wrote the letter....it was childish and mean spirited. But I also am also not a fan of Braggy McBraggersons on FB.

Good point. I think if I got a letter like that, I'd just toss it in the trash, not go to a news station.

 

[LSmith]

Good point. I think if I got a letter like that, I'd just toss it in the trash, not go to a news station.

Yes, these people really like the attention.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I recall not that long ago I was PM'd here on the Dis the person called me out for defending another Disser that claimed to write an original poem about 911 the person that PM'd me ended up being vile and even called me the C word Was I appalled ? Yes of course crap happens all the time delete delete some people are SO immature

 

[Gumbo4x4]

I cannot count the number of ways that I am annoyed by the person that sent that letter and the letter itself. But here are the top 5:

1) Everybody knows how to use Facebook in a way that allows you to view only the content you want to view

2) How cowardly to go to the effort of not only sending it anonymously but also sending it from a city where you don't reside; that just means that you KNOW what you're doing is not right

3) "Go have some kids and stop thinking about yourselves all the time"...not only is that statement incredibly offensive on so many levels and absolutely NONE of the senders' business, but if that person is close enough to receive their Christmas card then they KNOW the woman is a psychotherapist who helps abused children and that they do Big Brothers/Sisters...that is WAY more than most people do for their communities whether they have children or not.

4) Why is the sender so entitled and immature that if they can't have something this couple has then the couple doesn't have the right to enjoy it?

5) Why doesn't the sender redirect the obvious energy they put into writing this letter then jumping through hoops to send it from Miami and focus it on improving their own life?

3B) What if having no children was not by choice? Can you imagine how upsetting that would be?

 

[Lorelei Lee]

So that includes your pm's? Interesting.

But of course.

 

[tina.tina]

My sister worked at a daycare about 6 years ago. One of the parents of a baby she took care is her friend on facebook. This person is so friendly to my sister and makes a big effort to speak to her whenever she sees her at school events, in the store, etc. This person also comments on almost every single thing my sister posts. Lately, it seems, she is on edge and likely to spout off over the simplest things!

Just before Thanksgiving, my sister posted that she was all decorated for Christmas. Her "friend" posted a hateful comment basically saying my sister was wrong for being decorated for Christmas and wrong for telling everyone about it because other people like to wait to celebrate until closer to Christmas!

School was called off 1/2 hour before the bus ran near my sister's house. The wind chill was below 0 and a 10 year old boy was waiting for the bus when my sister drove by so she told him school was closed. He lives on a dead end gravel road & had to walk about 1/4 mile back to his home. So, my sister posted that the school board really needs to make decisions to close school a little sooner than that because obviously everyone wasn't getting the message in time and no one should be standing outside for so long in the cold. Her "friend" posted that my sister should mind her own business and the school board does the best they can!

 

[Lorelei Lee]

I recall not that long ago I was PM'd here on the Dis the person called me out for defending another Disser that claimed to write an original poem about 911 the person that PM'd me ended up being vile and even called me the C word Was I appalled ? Yes of course crap happens all the time delete delete some people are SO immature

I seem to recall that thread. How awful for you, to defend a liar and be called out on it in a PM!

 

[Luvchefmic]

I seem to recall that thread. How awful for you, to defend a liar and be called out on it in a PM!

Well not sure I was defending a LIAR he seemed sincere to me but I imagine you would remember all the details and I appreciate that you now know how truly awful that PM was

 

[Lorelei Lee]

Well not sure I was defending a LIAR he seemed sincere to me but I imagine you would remember all the details and I appreciate that you now know how truly awful that PM was

My other rule about posting is not to tell lies. Especially lies that other people can disprove with a simple Google search. Or to lay claim to the intellectual property of others.

And I never do anything anonymously. If I don't like what you have to say, I'm going to tell you to your face.

 

[shortbun]

I think I would have found the whole thing funny. I do like that she posted on FB and suggested they unfriend her.

 

[scrapquitler]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/facebo...-vacation-postings-b99193584z1-242449741.html

How do you have the chutzpah to actually write a letter to someone and tell them what not to post on Facebook?

I mean, we all know there folks who talk about you behind your back, who pick apart what you post on the internet. I unfriended someone who was a FB friend but who was taking shots at me on a message board.

And I do understand about FB news feeds. I mean, I had an elderly cousin who asked me to stop posting so much political stuff on my FB page (he was voting for the other guy). I didn't stop posting, but I filtered what status updates he could see on his news feed.

And I have a friend who likes to post about a favorite band. He posts about it a lot. I mean, like every night. One of his so-called "friends" told him to stop posting about the band. I told him "I don't know anything about the band except what you post, I don't even like the band, but it gives you pleasure to talk about it, so keep posting." Needless to say, Mr. Negativity was eventually unfriended. My friend is still posting about the band.

Obviously anonymous letter writer is unaware of how to unfollow/unfriend/block people on Facebook. Oh, and he/she seems to be a little bit jealous, too.

 

[Luvchefmic]

My other rule about posting is not to tell lies. Especially lies that other people can disprove with a simple Google search. Or to lay claim to the intellectual property of others.

And I never do anything anonymously. If I don't like what you have to say, I'm going to tell you to your face.

You know it doesn't really matter to me in the long run who actually wrote the poem we are talking about It was a beautiful poem and touched me deeply on the anniversary I don't care for liars and don't tolerate it in my life BUT I much rather deal with a liar than someone that was as vile as the person who was absolutely disgusting to me and so heated in passion about proving me wrong The language was uncalled for and disgusting as I said In hindsight I should have forwarded to the moderators instead of just deleting it but I took the high road Your " Wow" reaction and this thread brought it back.

Ok I've taken enough of your thread

 

[okeydokey]

I'm sorry, I don't understand your confusion.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

You know it doesn't really matter to me in the long run who actually wrote the poem we are talking about It was a beautiful poem and touched me deeply on the anniversary I don't care for liars and don't tolerate it in my life BUT I much rather deal with a liar than someone that was as vile as the person who was absolutely disgusting to me and so heated in passion about proving me wrong The language was uncalled for and disgusting as I said In hindsight I should have forwarded to the moderators instead of just deleting it but I took the high road Your " Wow" reaction and this thread brought it back.

Ok I've taken enough of your thread

As I recall, though, you were the one who reached out to me. But thanks for

 

[clh2]

Why is this news?

Jim Stingl is a fabulous columnist...he is not a news reporter. So, you are correct, this is not news. It is merely a story that many people would find interesting!

He used to be on a morning talk show on a pretty regular basis. He has some fabulous stories, including how he met his wife! Other stories involve his wife, including why they drink wine coolers on their porch on summer evenings.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

Jim Stingl is a fabulous columnist...he is not a news reporter. So, you are correct, this is not news. It is merely a story that many people would find interesting!

He used to be on a morning talk show on a pretty regular basis. He has some fabulous stories, including how he met his wife! Other stories involve his wife, including why they drink wine coolers on their porch on summer evenings.

Exactly. It's called "human interest". I think we can all relate, based on our own interactions on message boards, Facebook, etc.

 

[Shutterbug]

I didn't think of that initially, but what a great question. Why did the couple think this was worthy to alert to press about receiving this letter? I suppose they like the attention!

I'm not defending the person who wrote the letter....it was childish and mean spirited. But I also am also not a fan of Braggy McBraggersons on FB.

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Where did it say they alerted the press?
I read the article I never saw anything where it says they were contacted by the couple
My guess is that they did not alert the press. That this was something that they posted and it went viral and someone from the press picked up on it. Happens alot actually.

 

[Luvchefmic]

As I recall, though, you were the one who reached out to me. But thanks for

NOPE...and now you just told everyone it was YOU I didn't in fact I was careful not to, oh the irony