I’m just wondering if the people that think it is OK for a mother to tweet while her son is dying actually have children of their own. Makes me wonder where everyone's priorities are.
using your logic, she had a child and tweeted, so where were her priorities? it takes 30 seconds to type that **** out, give this woman a break. how would you like it if everyone was judging your actions when your child died?
It makes no sense because you didn't bother to read the article. US ABC News reports that Shellie Ross sent a message to her 5000-plus followers 34 minutes after paramedics arrived at her home to revive her son, Bryson, who was found floating in the family pool.
I don't think this is a big deal. Consider how many Clutchfans post "Prayers please.." threads here when some tragedy befalls them. If she had used been tweeting instead of taking direct action to save her son, or tweeting a play by play that would've been different.
You people are missing the point. This woman's child was dying, she knew it as the paramedics continued to work on her kid. She needed a support group... and apparently her support group is available on twitter. Asking for help is not a crime. It's just a big deal to you people because you don't understand the nature of tweeting. It's not just marketing. It's not just status updates. It's a form of communication. Heck, I spend more time having 140 character conversations with people than anything else on there. Not everyone is going to get support in the same way. Let's not miss the fact that this woman lost a child. There is nothing more devastating than the sudden death of a child. Trust me I know.
I hate the tweetin'. It is , however, the 21st century and that's how people communicate. Have you never telephoned to tell others of a death? Nothing to see here but death. Sad, sad death and the human condition.
Oh, you again.... I did read that, and it still makes no sense for someone to even have the thought of tweeting something while your baby boy is struggling to keep his life. There are more important things to be concerned about while the paramedics are trying to keep him alive. You people disgust me.
The outrage to me is that she is twittering about herself and what she is doing. The death of her child is all about her. This the is new-age narcissism. It goes hand and hand with liberals caring about what the rest of the world thinks about them and our country. They are all about themselves and their image. Technology breeds self-absorbed kids The term narcissism arose from an especially handsome hero named Narcissus in ancient Greek mythology. One day he saw his reflection in a pool and fell in love with himself. There's a fine line between pride and narcissism, and American children are crossing it. In our time, indulgent parents of the last two generations seem increasingly to spoil their children. My visits with professors all around the country have revealed that many of them saw increased laziness among college students beginning about a decade ago, and the problem seems to be getting worse. More and more of them were mentally lazy and had unwarranted estimations of their academic prowess. “How can you not give me an A?” was a familiar rant, ending typically in statements such as “I was an A student in high school.” Well, grade inflation has been rampant in many secondary schools for at least two decades and has now spread into college, primarily in response to student demands. This problem is not going away and I predict it will get worse. Now to exacerbate the problem comes along digital technologies that I call self-absorption technologies because they seduce young people to dwell on themselves. Such technologies include cell phones and instant messaging and Web-based social media such as My-Space, Facebook and Twitter. These technologies encourage kids to indulge all their trivial thoughts and feelings. Kids can easily come to think that the whole world needs to notice them and have access to them on a 24/7 basis. Children now have the means to tell the world all about themselves, including their attitudes, feelings and life trivia and also show photos to document their various activities. Children are coming to think that people are so tuned in to them that they can't wait for the latest phone call, text message, photo, blog, Web posting or Tweet. Children are looking into the pool of self-absorption technology and, like Narcissus, falling in love with themselves and their own importance. The consequences of such self-absorption are rarely recognized by children or their parents. They think it is perfectly normal and healthy behavior, showing that the children are engaged with the world. I don't want our kids to be recluses, but the excesses of self-absorption enabled by technology cause serious problems. The most egregious consequence is a growing collective feeling of entitlement. This manifests itself in many ways, from expectations of better grades for less effort in school work to political beliefs that there really should be a “free lunch” of government social programs. As one example of a common attitude of middle schoolers, I know of one student who, when being pressed to study, actually said unabashedly, “I don't need to learn. Somebody will always take care of me.” Another problem is that narcissism breeds a false sense of merit, which in turn stunts personal growth and real achievement, both in school and in later life. Then, there is the problem of hubris and lack of humility, which causes people to do foolish things. So, what to do? In theory, the problem should be under the control of parents. Most kids do not need their own cell phone. Nor do they need unlimited access to the Internet. In the old days, conscientious parents limited access to television, and yes, it worked. Today, they also need to limit access to self-absorption technology. Klemm is a professor of neuroscience at Texas A&M University and currently active with middle schools and science curricula. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ies/DN-klemm_14edi.State.Edition1.c51faa.html
She needed to make a connection. Have you ever stood there while someone is being handled by the paramedics in front of you? It wasn't about her not caring, it was about her coping.
And yet, you asked why her son had to call the paramedics while she was tweeting? When you're on the way to the hospital, have you never called anyone to tell someone what was going on? What's the difference, except that you can reach a lot of people a while lot faster?
Seriously.. are ppl angry? even when they don't know the whole situation? Isn't assuming worse than tweeting... I think so. This is ridiculous..
Fail. Fail. People over blow everything these days... It's like the media just wants to create stories... blow them out of proportion and then these innocent people are bashed for things that they shouldn't be bashed for. Pretty sad... RIP to the family.
If you believe in the power of prayer and you have 5000+ followers on Twitter, it makes a lot of sense to try to get as many people to pray for your son as possible. If she truly believes in the power of prayer, then she believes she was helping her son by sending a prayer request.
To all those making this a bigger issue than it is, Twitter thanks you. Very sad to hear about the loss of life.
Maybe she genuinely believes that e-prayers actually do something In that case she didn't have any time to lose
Twitter is dumb but it takes 15 seconds to post something on the internet. As long as she didnt do it before she called 911 its not a big deal at all. Many people believe in prayer and I see people asking for them on facebook and even the BBS...
She just lost a son.....who are we to judge how she reacts to it, probably in shock..... I am just saddened for her. DD
