Popular area "mom blogger" attempted suicide

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I was more sympathetic before the post today ... what a SHOCK, someone who posts graphic details about their suicide attempt gets lots and lots of people expressing love and support. REALLY?! Imagine that!

I think her actions were tragically sincere, as she clearly has some psych issues to work through. But posting all her business on the internet and then acting all (faux-)modestly surprised that it generated a sh*t-ton of squeeeeee we loooooove you is an icky attention grab.

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Anonymous wrote:She does have a new post up this morning. She has warned that her blog is going to be focused on mental health for a little while. Anyone here who doesn't read her blog will not understand but this is how she plans to work through her problems.

Because that's what's trendy now. It's all about getting clicks.

Right, the suicide attempt was all a means to draw traffic.

She got several hundred posts telling her how brave she was. No, I don't think she posted for the clicks. But she posted for feedback and she got it.

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Anonymous wrote:She does have a new post up this morning. She has warned that her blog is going to be focused on mental health for a little while. Anyone here who doesn't read her blog will not understand but this is how she plans to work through her problems.

Because that's what's trendy now. It's all about getting clicks.

Right, the suicide attempt was all a means to draw traffic.

She got several hundred posts telling her how brave she was. No, I don't think she posted for the clicks. But she posted for feedback and she got it.

Yeah, this is all very dangerous for any unstable followers she may have. Plus, she posts about a suicide attempt and gets tons of praise and warmth from cyberspace strangers. I think that is much better than getting criticism of negativity of any kind for illness, but what message does it send? The support from her immediate circle should be enough. Who knows which of her fans is desperate for this sort of attention too. She is mentally ill and I wish her mental health, stability, strength and happiness. I'm sure having an online diary is healthy.

Plus, she is profiting from this breakdown in a way, though of course I don't think that was her intention. She gets companies to pay her for mads based on how many clicks she can bring in. Her numbers are going up. I don't think she did it on purpose, but now there is another form of reinforcement for highly alarming behavior.

She needs to step away from the internet and focus solely on her family and maintaining her mental health. It may feel good to vent and get fanmail, but in the end I wonder if it will keep her from truly becoming healthy.

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Meant I'm NOT sure having an online diary is healthy.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG!! I was wondering why she hadn't posted in more than a week. I'm sorry she's been struggling.

But, did she seriously post a video of her singing happy birthday with her kid right after a suicide attempt? The contradiction in tone is enough to make my head spin and the appropriateness of it? I feel sorry for that child. Stop posting anything with your kids and go fix yourself so you can take care of them.

No - that was right before her attempt. Let's please not bash her here.

Why not? I still think that is vastly inappropriate. Yes, I hope she gets well but that speaks volumes

I also feel like the timing of this post is a little suspect. I dislike saying that and it feels icky but it’s a gut feeling. I hope things improve for her.

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Bloggers are attention seekers and want attention. Suicide attempts and following through are an attention getter. You have to wonder ... and why would you post so much personal information your kids can find later on about both them and you.

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weird however you look at it

And she gives advice?

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There have been so many comments on her giving advice. Look, the "advice" she gives is, like, how to get started with cloth diapers, what to put on a baby registry. how to dress your postpartum body, how to navigate if your kid has severe allergies, what hairstyle suits your face and lifestyle. It's all pretty light and not at all heavy handed or "this is THE right answer", it's just some personal feedback to people who write in. Of all the piling on happening in this thread, that is the most ridiculous. She's not giving advice on how to avoid or navigate mental illness, or have a perfect life, ffs.

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New post up today. I want to know who watched the kids while she and DH left in an ambulance. Were the kids awake? How much do they know?

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Anonymous wrote:New post up today. I want to know who watched the kids while she and DH left in an ambulance. Were the kids awake? How much do they know?

Now they know all of it.

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Anonymous wrote:New post up today. I want to know who watched the kids while she and DH left in an ambulance. Were the kids awake? How much do they know?

She never said he was in the ambulance. She is not currently talking about her kids but I'm sure she will in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:New post up today. I want to know who watched the kids while she and DH left in an ambulance. Were the kids awake? How much do they know?

I assume he wasn't in the ambulance. Chances are he waited until he could get a friend or family member there for childcare for the night.

[Anonymous]

LORD have mercy, does this woman have ANY filter?! Her children are going to read this!

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Anonymous wrote:LORD have mercy, does this woman have ANY filter?! Her children are going to read this!

What's wrong with that?

[Anonymous]

Because no child needs to hear the graphic details of his mother's decision to take her own life and the gruesome hospitalization that followed! Maybe when they're adults or close to it, but we're talking all kids 12 and under.

Can you imagine what happens when some classmate hears about this from his/her mother and then 20 minutes later the whole school knows that so-and-so's mom hated life so much that she tried to kill herself right after her child's birthday party?

It's bad enough that she put the children through all this in the first place, but to air everything publicly in a way that exposes all of them to taunting and bullying -- just so lots of people can write lovey-dovey comments -- is gross and selfish and tacky.

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Anonymous wrote:Because no child needs to hear the graphic details of his mother's decision to take her own life and the gruesome hospitalization that followed! Maybe when they're adults or close to it, but we're talking all kids 12 and under.

Can you imagine what happens when some classmate hears about this from his/her mother and then 20 minutes later the whole school knows that so-and-so's mom hated life so much that she tried to kill herself right after her child's birthday party?

It's bad enough that she put the children through all this in the first place, but to air everything publicly in a way that exposes all of them to taunting and bullying -- just so lots of people can write lovey-dovey comments -- is gross and selfish and tacky.

I don't know. Mental illness is real. Suicide is real and it's increasing. Maybe if we didn't treat it as taboo people would feel more able to discuss their feelings openly and we could prevent attempts like this.

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Anonymous wrote:Because no child needs to hear the graphic details of his mother's decision to take her own life and the gruesome hospitalization that followed! Maybe when they're adults or close to it, but we're talking all kids 12 and under.

Can you imagine what happens when some classmate hears about this from his/her mother and then 20 minutes later the whole school knows that so-and-so's mom hated life so much that she tried to kill herself right after her child's birthday party?

It's bad enough that she put the children through all this in the first place, but to air everything publicly in a way that exposes all of them to taunting and bullying -- just so lots of people can write lovey-dovey comments -- is gross and selfish and tacky.

Make sure you write her a long and judgemental letter to tell her all about it. You should probably call CPS, too. In fact, you should call the children's school to warn them the whole family is now damaged. How dare they not hide in their shame.