It’s the day after Christmas and I was planning on taking a couple of days off but just had to post about this awful situation I have come across in the mommy blogger and online community. I know every mom can relate to “accidents” with their children. No mother can look themselves in the mirror and tell themselves or me that they honestly have their two eyes on their children at all times. I would call you a liar right to your face. I am sick to my stomach at how people are reacting to this mommy blogger, blog4mom.com, because of her tweets before and after her child’s death. I am not being biased because I can relate to her in the mommy blogger or tweeting world. I’m not sure if I would be on the internet if this ever happen to me BUT I could not say that I wouldn’t be. I have thankfully never been in this situation and hopefully never will. My online world is my outlet to sanity and I have created many friendships of people who I am constantly reaching out to also. Some people react in different ways to every situation. Some people like to share their feelings and some don’t. I have read so much positive from other moms who support @Miltary_Mom for her loss. I am baffled at what I have read and watched online about other moms blaming Shellie stating how she could have saved her child’s life if she wasn’t tweeting and online. Are you serious!?!?! This mother just lost a child and you are now blaming her for her child’s death? I’m a so mad right now about these comments I could cry out loud! This could of happen when she was cooking her children’s lunch or dinner, or maybe while she was vacuuming or how about when your getting ready for your day. This could of happen during any of those times too. How about if you were the one who caused a accident because of a wrong turn and your child passed away because of that? Would these people say, “if you were a better driver you wouldn’t have lost your child”? I am just so sad for this Shellie and her family and cannot pray enough. Shellie at Blog4mom.com, my thoughts and prayers are continuous during this rough time. Stick with the people around you who are positive and try (yes, try) to ignore those ignorant “perfect”(in their own little world) moms/people who are negative toward you. My prayers and thoughts are with you. xxxxx
I really don’t get how people can blame this mother for the death of her child. She did everything she could at this point to save her child. When ever I need to contact a friend about something that happened I text them. Heck, 2 weeks ago some douche cut me off while I was driving on a patch of ice and I got into an accident and sent a text to my friend to come meet me to help me out.
The issue really is that people do not believe that a mother should have a life. Such negative connotations are connected to motherhood, mom is always to blame.
You know I have been on the social media thing since it started a few years ago. I have used it to connect with other parents and to share funny stories.
My prayers go out to this family. I would tweet about it, however I don’t want people calling me an attention whore (notice my sarcasm).
it just bothers me that people would even think to blame this mother after all she is going through. People that blame her are obviously so disconnected and need to get with the program because it’s how the world runs now. The internet is taking over and there’s nothing you can do about it. I’m shocked at these reactions. Unbelievable!
Continued prayers for Shellie and her sweet family.
Wow, I don’t watch the new much so I had not heard of this. A very sad incident indeed, I can only imagine the pain she must be in, and her husband as well. I haven’t researched it, it is none of my business, I just looked at her blog. As an Army wife myself, I truly hope he was not in the middle of a deployment, to get sent back out in the midst of such tragedy is a disaster in itself.
Than you for posting. My prayers go out to her and her family.
It’s such a sad story. I feel for all Army Wife’s and have so much respect for all of you! You are all very strong women! Both of my brother in laws are in the Army, my sister’s husband and my husband’s brother. My husband’s brother married one of my best friends so I’m there for both of my girls. They are both amazing and I always say, the Quote “behind every strong man is a strong women” came from Army Wife’s or any wife of anyone in the military
God Bless!