tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21139816.post7091910285624342413..comments2023-10-25T09:08:19.361+01:00Comments on This good life goes on...: SpleenMephitishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989129223761426698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21139816.post-51153294368334288172007-05-18T16:23:00.000+01:002007-05-18T16:23:00.000+01:00Yes, I know who you mean - I think she said it aga...Yes, I know who you mean - I think she said it again on that thread. Drives me bonkers.Mephitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989129223761426698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21139816.post-40825099890893259992007-05-17T14:10:00.000+01:002007-05-17T14:10:00.000+01:00I know what you mean! I mean, why are people doin...I know what you mean! I mean, why are people doing it, so that in the midst of the biggest nightmare of their lives so far they can feel "Well at least I've been organised and planned ahead for this tragedy"??? And what good would it do anyway? How many children get rescued from abductors because the police knew the exact colour of their coat? It is the most spurious cockeyed logic. However it's not as bad as a previous time on that messageboard where a mum boasted about dressing her two girls alike every single day so that when one is abducted, the other one will be her "spitting image" for the police. And what about all those days in which the girls AREN'T abducted and are resenting being made to look like each other??? It winds me up. I don't blame you for avoiding the site. I am avoiding the news altogether at the moment. I mean it's so sad and it makes me feel hopeless. And the coverage is like emotional pornography. Do we NEED to see the parents suffering to know they are suffering? Leave the poor baskets alone I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21139816.post-73187406726884885892007-05-14T21:47:00.000+01:002007-05-14T21:47:00.000+01:00Oh yes, I remember that story. Awful. It's a quest...Oh yes, I remember that story. Awful. <BR/><BR/>It's a question of keeping perspective, isn't it? Which is sometimes pretty hard as anything to do with children getting hurt is so emotive. Quite rightly, of course, but not always helpfully.Mephitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989129223761426698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21139816.post-87416086210445176802007-05-14T13:36:00.000+01:002007-05-14T13:36:00.000+01:00That photo idea is crazy... I don't think that wo...That photo idea is crazy... I don't think that would be an extra help anyway, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack unfortunately. Reminds me of the time when a child tragically died when a hole on the beach collapsed in on her, that weekend my son happily dug away as usual at the beach. You should have seen the looks we got. Knee jerk reactions are a real joy to behold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com