I know people do strange things in times of trauma.. but...

[Nosha123]

This is plain weird/old/emotionless/heartless/
Words cannot describe!

http://news.sky.com/s..._Dying_Son_In_Florida

[Mustardmit]

Bl**dy Norah! That's like texting someone to let them know they've got cancer ! Imagine it:
"H8 to tell u dis -but ur tumr is mlignnt -soz x"

[squarebear]

Wasn't there a bloke the other week who was getting married and got his mobile out at the altar to update his facebook status to "married"?

[daffy654]

I read that story yesterday and I was quite shocked...until I thought about it. She is an American and they tend to believe more in the power of prayer than we do,it may have seemed perfectly natural to her to ask for as many people as possible to pray for her son,what better way to reach the masses than to post on the internet?

[rojash]

Different people have different ways of dealing with grief and shock. It may seem weird to us, but that doesn't make it bad. Perhaps she just felt alone, and turned to the only community she knew to share her pain.

[ummmm]

I agree with Daffy and Rojash.

[B00]

Beggers belief.

I can imagine people posting after the sad event, but to do it as its happening so to speak? Im sure 99.9% of us wouldn't immediately peg to a computer to make such a post if our child was dieing.

[daffy654]

I hope I never have to find out how I would react!

[B00]

Well no Daffy, stands to reason that- i hope none of us do!

I just find it very bizarre to even contemplate anything beyond your child if you're faced with it, as much as I love my lappy and my PC (and I do!), I wouldn't be logging on to any site as the paramedics were trying to save a life. As I said, after the event- yes, but not during.

[wiggal]

And what about her other relatives and family of the boy who would of only seen and found out what had happened through a website!?

I sure as hell wouldnt want to find out something had happened to my 20 month nephew through say, Facebook!

[ChuckFickens]

I agree with Daffy and rojash too,

it probably wouldn't be the first place I'd turn, but if she got comfort or hope from asking people to pray for her child then it's not a bad thing.

it would have been different if she had posted something like "baby just fell in the pool, one of the paramedics is hot"

[Ankou]

personally i think this facebook status or tweets thingy is a bit of dramatic attention seeking. it seems you get a lot of bizarre or disconcerting updates from some people, who just want immediate attention and cries of whats wrong honey, are you okay diddums etc etc.

e.g.
idiot: i want to kill myself
friend1: omg whats wrong ?
friend2: idiot are you there whas appening ?
friend3: omg are you ok, let us know hun xx
friend4: go on then
friend5: no seriously i am really worried now....
idiot: oh i dont know, i couldnt get the lid off the beetroot and it all became too much

[Nosha123]

Yes Ankou - you are soooo right.. And I know someone who does that!!!

And I quote....
"the light at the end of the tunnel isnt hope.. but the headlights of a steam train"

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