tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post1670244102507307921..comments2023-08-25T05:32:44.278-07:00Comments on Mommy's in a Timeout: Social Media and The Kindness of Strangersanniemcqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321843578386603574noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post-31280195294647240772009-12-30T18:56:26.274-08:002009-12-30T18:56:26.274-08:00Somebody who doesn't want to be stop doesn'...Somebody who doesn't want to be stop doesn't tweet about it. You and Amy did the right thing, maybe the ONLY thing. Not sure how anyone could brush off a tweet like that and not wonder forever if it was real.<br /><br />Big hugs. I always hoped I would never get that suicide call when I worked at KU Info in college. We were not trained as crisis counselors, but we had a protocol to get a counselor in direct contact with them ASAP. Fortunately for me, it never happened.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571931282231386159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post-88428254734979836822009-12-28T09:28:46.041-08:002009-12-28T09:28:46.041-08:00Love you.Love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post-14560762919248260942009-12-28T08:16:51.227-08:002009-12-28T08:16:51.227-08:00I don't know you, the woman or anything about ...I don't know you, the woman or anything about this situation other than what you wrote. But, I do know that you did something that was very hard - how easy it would have been to convince yourself that this was a hoax or that someone who really "knew" the woman would figure out what to do. From one human being to another, thank you.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701985016806151266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post-45347793868996842012009-12-27T17:08:55.816-08:002009-12-27T17:08:55.816-08:00I saw it on Twitter after the fact yesterday, and ...I saw it on Twitter after the fact yesterday, and I don't know what to say. A weird, weird world we live in. It is good to know there are people who would reach out from across the country to people they know in only the most marginal of ways. I don't think I'd cry out for help on Twitter, but it's good to know that if I did, you might hear me.I, Rodiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199985322178825076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post-47195888902452159312009-12-27T12:51:29.181-08:002009-12-27T12:51:29.181-08:00Thanks, Kari. I still feel really shaky and stran...Thanks, Kari. I still feel really shaky and strange. My intent when writing this wasn't to be mean to this poor woman. I'm honestly glad I read it and responded. It's just the weight of it has me brought me too close to this truth than I want to be: we are responsible for each other. I want to be safe in my little cocoon of my known world. This past year has brought so much loss to so many people I know and love, and I think the knowledge that others outside my bubble hurt and grieve and is just overwhelming. My wish for her, for us all, is to get through, find happiness, appreciate our blessings.anniemcqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321843578386603574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395166533939958460.post-32856256535797629762009-12-27T12:41:06.990-08:002009-12-27T12:41:06.990-08:00People are sad for all sorts of reasons and call o...People are sad for all sorts of reasons and call out for help in all sorts of ways. In the grip of something yesterday, this woman reached out for help, and you showed her that someone she'd never even met cared enough to try to reach back -- and that's a remarkable thing. That's the essence of humanity, the only way we have (I think) of getting through this mess together. And in the midst of all the idiotic noise and the advertising shills and mass displays of arrogance and ignorance that social media can inspire, it helps to be reminded that there are people like you, who take it to heart in the best of all possible ways, and use it to connect to people who need it more than we can possibly imagine. And for that (among many things), you are my hero.karigeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313190790440833847noreply@blogger.com