tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post5545971634863777172..comments2023-08-10T06:57:45.911-04:00Comments on Questioning my Intelligence: Social Media Hate StormsSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-16000756661485099382016-08-08T07:04:36.391-04:002016-08-08T07:04:36.391-04:00Hello Susan: I found this blog through your sweet ...Hello Susan: I found this blog through your sweet comment on my card at the "One Layer Simplicity Challenge" blog and I'm glad I did.<br />You are correct, the way people lash out on the Internet to perfect strangers, without knowledge of the circumstances, is so horrific, so cruel and without any kind of compassion and understanding.<br />People feel safe "hiding" behind a key board and a screen, non of us are perfect. I would quote Jesus: "He who is without sin, throw the first stone....."<br />When our daughters were 5 and 3 years old, my husband and I were at a department store, we were there to buy a couple of lamps for our living room. I told him I was going to check the linens department real quick and I would meet him by the lamps in a few minutes. I had my 5 year old daughter with me, he took our little 3 year old with him. My daughter and I were by the bed spreads, she was just next to me, I could see her with the corner of my eye, I reached down to grab a package of a bed spread that caught my eye, I promise you, it was just a second or two and, when I turned around, my daughter was gone. The anguish I felt got caught in my throat, I immediately started calling her with no answer. I ran around looking for her, I thought I was going to pass out. My husband came to look for us and he saw me frantically calling our daughter so he started looking for her too. In our search we got to the toy department that was not far away from the linens and when I turned around one of the corners, there she was, sitting on the floor, playing with one of those Sesame Street dolls that talk when you push a button. I ran to her and just grabbed her and held her and squeezed her so hard she started to complain, I was crying so hard!! Like you said, I think I aged rapidly in those 10 minutes that seemed an eternity. <br />We are so quick to judge others thinking that maybe our own mistakes will seem less serious by criticizing the mistakes of others without knowing anything about them. <br />I saw a show on Dr. Phil about this woman who was accused at a mall of "abusing" her son because she was pulling him on the floor by one of those leashes for kids, (which by the way, I immediately purchased 2 after that incident with my daughter) because this other woman with a camera took video of this young mother as she was entering a store and the kid was being dragged happily and came to close to the doors. Then she posted this on face book and the video went "viral" and this poor young mother was vilified and scorned and her life was a nightmare for a long while, she had to hire a lawyer because she was taken to court as a child abuser.<br />What is happening to us "humans" who think we have to be the judge and executioner of each other??<br />Has it always been this way or is it that now a days, we are constantly bombarded with news as they happen, there is no rest, no brake, whatever happens in this world is in our faces immediately.<br />Anyway, I think I wrote to long a "note", forgive me.<br />I want to thank you again for your lovely comment on my blog, hope you visit me again soon.<br />Big hugs.<br />Maria Rodriguez.<br />www.swimbikerunandstamp.blogspot.com Maria Rodriguez.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14975622954781952749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-47449051547076875812016-06-03T17:35:10.722-04:002016-06-03T17:35:10.722-04:00I remember that incident, Lisa, and it was amazing...I remember that incident, Lisa, and it was amazing. The male had a different agenda, at least according to a former gorilla zookeeper. <br /><br />Rattlesnakes would be enough to keep me (and my kids) off the trails and in the library. ;-)<br /><br />Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-80833742824750030172016-06-03T17:33:09.152-04:002016-06-03T17:33:09.152-04:00That's a powerful way to influence the future,...That's a powerful way to influence the future, Jeanne!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-34196776692610452132016-06-03T17:31:54.345-04:002016-06-03T17:31:54.345-04:00Thanks, Lynn. Christ told us to love one another.....Thanks, Lynn. Christ told us to love one another...His New Commandment. What a world we would live in if there was more love and less hate!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-37056723429549465182016-06-03T17:31:03.020-04:002016-06-03T17:31:03.020-04:00Unplugging, even if just for a short time, is cert...Unplugging, even if just for a short time, is certainly helpful!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-59914958504015534622016-06-03T13:17:29.072-04:002016-06-03T13:17:29.072-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737346295677293753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-80453924992678702952016-06-03T13:17:21.467-04:002016-06-03T13:17:21.467-04:00So true. I don't know any parent who hasn'...So true. I don't know any parent who hasn't lost track of their child and I know that feeling when you realize it. <br />No one remembers the time a child fell into a enclosure with a female gorilla. She picked up the unconscious toddler and took the child to the door where the zookeepers delivered her food. She sat there and waited for them to come get the child.<br />I do see many young parents on the hiking trail paying more attention to their phones or the other adults they're hiking with. The little ones running ahead of them and some times go off the trail. I've warned all of them rattle snakes are very common here but I get the "butt out" look. I'm no arm chair quarterback parent, so I leave it up to them. <br />Mistakes happen & accidents happen<br /> Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737346295677293753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-37775411198665947172016-05-31T18:45:24.795-04:002016-05-31T18:45:24.795-04:00Very well written article, Susan. You are so right...Very well written article, Susan. You are so right. I am not sure what I can do, but I don't do Facebook much, nor do I twitter or read twitter. Guess I will just encourage my grand children to be kind and not contribute or listen to the haters. Jeanne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057481326878503381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-75591150260177925172016-05-31T17:12:59.722-04:002016-05-31T17:12:59.722-04:00This is so well written and gets to the heart of h...This is so well written and gets to the heart of huge issue. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. They are truly inspired by your faith in Christ.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657966443805656590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-36208705927313552892016-05-31T15:35:01.201-04:002016-05-31T15:35:01.201-04:00Susan, you are so right. We are all human, all th...Susan, you are so right. We are all human, all the same.<br />The hurt and pain engendered by Social Media is inestimable. Why one would feed the need to feel superior to another by anonymous finger-pointing, shame and blame is a mystery. It's a nasty, hateful, never-ending cycle that feeds on itself bringing no true inner peace. <br />Constant turmoil is no way to live/exist. Unplug.Carolyn Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030208124932840315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-55224928677506612082016-05-31T12:56:51.586-04:002016-05-31T12:56:51.586-04:00You're welcome. ;-)You're welcome. ;-)Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-34847956460290719362016-05-31T10:01:46.912-04:002016-05-31T10:01:46.912-04:00Yes, Susan.
Thank you. Yes, Susan.<br />Thank you. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503266050463746469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-32944940610719746512016-05-30T22:13:03.451-04:002016-05-30T22:13:03.451-04:00Thanks, Susanne. Thanks, Susanne. Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-13322024941943622642016-05-30T22:12:37.001-04:002016-05-30T22:12:37.001-04:00Thanks, Starla. Thanks, Starla. Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-61457451670456918602016-05-30T21:54:41.297-04:002016-05-30T21:54:41.297-04:00Well said (or written).Well said (or written).Susanne Vargashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053173259623129941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-66416252997520432192016-05-30T21:16:55.106-04:002016-05-30T21:16:55.106-04:00I so agree with your view! People feel they can h...I so agree with your view! People feel they can hide behind the anonymity social media gives. We've all made mistakes. We don't need to elevate our failings by bringing others down. Starlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075522354027547485noreply@blogger.com