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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This may have just been her honest way of explaining why she won't be posting for a long time, instead of just ghosting her very large audience. She's quite popular nationwide, and not posting anything would have eventually lead to another thread about what may have happened to Amy. I suppose she could have said she was taking leave to deal with personal stuff, but she does put it all out there.[/quote]

Meh.

She could’ve just posted something simple like “I’m having some personal issues and appreciate everyone’s support. I will be back online when I feel it’s appropriate.” Instead she gave all the details, posted a picture of her kid, and basically wrote “luckily no big deal!”

Messed up.[/quote]

Ugh sorry autocorrect. Fixed above.[/quote]

And when bloggers don’t give details, they’re slammed for vague blogging. Let’s be honest: people love to criticize others anonymously on the internet.[/quote]

Oh, yes, they sure do. And we keep asking what the reasons are that mental health and suicide are more and more of an issue. People LOVE criticizing people, and the internet has opened up a massive opportunity to do that. It's like a hobby for lots of folks.Not only do they hurt the people they tear down, in a way they're hurting themselves with all that negative energy.[/quote]

Bloggers are wannabe celebrities who crave page views, comments and the holy grail, become known. They are shameless in their self-promotion, their disregard for their children's privacy and overshare in an uncomfortable way.  Anyone else notice how so many of the "famous" bloggers follow a trajectory?

Begin blog with cutesy or unique or semi-interesting take on your life (bonus sympathy points if there's a daily struggle) and heavy on "imperfect" photos and humble brags. Then, conflict introduced: a diagnosis! Marital separation! Upheaval! Next step is all the fans rally and then, magically, a bag of cash in the form of a book, or monetization of the blog, giveaways, celebrity status.

and, those poor children. At least I could and have ripped up the embarrassing photos my parents took of me. The internet is forever. Even if the children decide now, no more photos or mentions it is too late.[/quote]

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