Comments on: Woe, Is Me

By: Roberta

Roberta — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:35:47 +0000

Hi, I don’t have a blog, but I read a few…yours being one…Redneck another one…and a few more…don’t even remember how I came to reading blogs, but here I am. I guess I’m just a simple country (canadian) gal that just cannot imagine how someone could be so mean and hateful to you for expressing your feelings…having lost my dad and my mom, I walked with you through your pain, and no, sorry, it never really goes away. I feel privileged that you would share that with me, yes thats what I feel, that you are sharing with me. Forgetting the hundreds…thousands..that read your blog also, sometimes it seems like you are only talking to me. No I’m not some kookie obsessed follower, just another lady who is living life, and my dear that is all I see you doing. If you start blogging about your kids shitting rainbows…well I am outta here…you blog about LIFE….we all live it, just sometimes what is blogged is so fake, you can see right through it. I have no idea how a blog works, what you get money for, and I don’t really care. If I like what I am reading I will stay, if I don’t I will move on, and believe me I have left some blogs in the dust…lol…..Carry on my friend, and know that some of us really do enjoy you, the good, the bad, and the ugly….SUCH is life…we all have to do it….good wishes & prayers for you, your family, and your sweet nephew…..and Redneck as well…xo

By: Some Shape Of Beauty | Her Bad Mother

Some Shape Of Beauty | Her Bad Mother — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:59:52 +0000

[...] crap down to the furthest reaches of my heart and to the very tips of my toes, and, also, who knows what kind of hatred such a post on friendship and beauty might draw, and, ugh, [...]

By: Tania

Tania — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:32:19 +0000

Catherine, I want to say ‘thank you’ for standing up to haters like this.

Unfortunately people like this keep scaredy cats like me from blogging. I don’t think I could cope with the negativity.

I am always gobsmacked by how horrible some people are – did you see some of the comments fairly recently on a news site about NieNie? The level of hate, from a few people, for a woman who has been disfigured and who will suffer for life, horrified me.

I think we should all have a policy of looking away from ‘trainwrecks’ instead of stopping to gawk and by that I mean, that I agree with an earlier commenter, that the minute ‘we’ see ‘hate’ in an email or a comment we should delete it and not read on. That way the hater and their poison are rendered impotent. (Not that you need my advice)

By: Voices of motherhood — notes from home

Voices of motherhood — notes from home — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:45:34 +0000

[...] herbadmother, a blog I’ve been reading since it started, posted this and I urge you to go and read the rest of the post and the email she received that prompted her to post: Our voices aren’t free so long as we’re [...]

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:48:01 +0000

Not sure if I’ve ever commented before, but I’ve been following (read stalking) your blog for a while now. I don’t know you and neither does the person who wrote that letter, so how can they judge you? I’m sorry you and anybody else going through this has to deal with the haters just because you want to document your life. Keep on blogging, you are an amazing person, and surely you have a lot more supporters than haters.

By: LD

LD — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:44:43 +0000

Seriously? That letter writer and all the others that cut you down are total asses. Keep telling your stories– they keep me sane. And to all those who would critique you for telling them– f*ck ‘em.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:46:18 +0000

I haven’t been online in a few days and just saw this. All I have to say is what a hateful bitch! If she doesn’t like what you have to say on YOUR blog then she should quit reading it and FUCK OFF! I don’t know you personally but from reading your blog for the last 2 years you are an awesome woman and your posts have helped me out of some pretty deep, dark, depressing shit…way too much to go into here.

I remember reading a quote that hung on the wall of my 5th grade english class everyday that still resonates with me…”What is popular is not always right and what is right is not always popular”. You write because it is RIGHT for YOU. What you write about is not always going to be popular and as hard as it is to turn away from the negativity (why do we as women torture ourselves with what someone else thinks?)you know yourself and you know your life and you have to (we all have to) live our lives for ourselves, for our children and partners and be confident in who we are. We are all on our own path. OUR OWN PATH. Others may not like the way we choose to live our life but it just does not matter what they think. PERIOD. Hit delete next time. You’re too good to give that jealous bitch or any others like her your attention.

Big hugs to you and all of the other Moms out there pouring their hearts out on blogs for us to read…it’s raw, it’s real, it’s comforting and it’s inspirational.

By: jodifur

jodifur — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:14:13 +0000

Here is the thing I don’t get, and I said this on Sweetney’s post as well. Just don’t read blogs you don’t like. It isn’t hard. There is an x at the top of your screen for a reason.

Life is to short for hatemail.
.-= jodifur´s last blog ..And The Decision Comes From A Bunny =-.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:18:13 +0000

When I see something this hateful, all I can think is the person who wrote it must be miserable with herself and her life. Why spend so much time and energy spewing such venom when you could be looking at what’s wrong inside YOU that got you so riled up in the first place.

My mantra: I would much rather be happy than right.

By: Elizabeth (@claritychaos)

Elizabeth (@claritychaos) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:15:53 +0000

I just don’t understand why someone who has that much anger and hate from reading your blog would CONTINUE TO READ YOUR BLOG?? Honestly, people. If you don’t like what you’re reading, click the effing X.

I’m sorry you have wound up as the punching bag for someone’s misplaced aggression. That sucks.
.-= Elizabeth (@claritychaos)´s last blog ..on comfort zones and teaching our kids =-.