The Dangers Of Honest Blogging
January 8, 2010
The fact is that the world, no make that the internet is full of rude people who hide their identies but not their thoughts. What I am referring to is my recent posts here and on other sites about Geri’s struggles with her health issues. She has ended up in the hopsital on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, and New Years Days.
The last trip was extremely scarey for me as the visits to the hospital were comming closer and clopser together. She didn’t have insurance at the time thus she could not get or afford her follow-up care. We are dealing with life and death issue here and I have paid a price her being honest. The lastest insult was a comment on a post that I did about her return from the hospital on Christmas Day and that was all the present that I needed.
I poured out my heart on a forum called Hall Pass. I picked it for no specific reason other than I was visiting the site and I neeeded to tell my story. There were sereral nice supportive comments. Then a very rude one. It simply read “Ger’is gonna die deal with it we all die” or somethin to that effect. I was extremely upset by this rude behavior. I started to respond and then I stopped myself. I thought getting me angry was the whole purpose behind such a comment. So I persued a high pathway. I choose to respond to the positive comments rather than the negative. I though I’m not giving this person validation.
These are just a few examples of what I have experienced and what others have experienced by being honest in their blog posts and since its my blog I will continue to do so. On a positive note: writing about our life and death struggles has been very beneficial for me. I am a very private person in my day to day life. I don’t enjoy a large support group that is why I turned to blogging and it has worked very well. When I started writing about Geri’s life and death struggles it was interupted with bitter weeping and sobbing. I have overcome that, at least for now!
On the update front: Geri has returned home from the hospital. While she was there she was approved for Arizona’s version of Medicaid. So now, she can be seen by all of her specialists and receive all the meds that she needs. However, getting to see her primary care doctor was a bit of a challenge. When she called they gave her and appointment two weeks out. At that rate she will have returned to the hospital again without follow up care. I called the service provided and they offered to move up the appointment three days. I responded that even by then she will have likely been back in the hospital without ever have received follow-up care.
I was told that she would see what she could do. Amazingly, the phone rang within minutes. It was the primary care physicians office. They were offering a Monday appointment. Yea… What this means is I now am wearing another hat. This one belongs to the appointment setter which I don’t mind. As I later explain to Geri sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the oil.
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Rude people on the internet – that is the one thing that has stopped me from starting a personal blog. As much as writing my thoughts down and getting comments from friends helps me deal with problems, I still can’t get around to putting myself out there via a blog. Because a blog, a forum post, or even a comment like this is viewable by anyone, it is instantly considered as public property and thus can be publicly scrutinized.
I admire you for not feeding that troll in that forum post. That is the only way to deal with them really. Oh and I am happy to read that Geri is okay, out of the hospital, and recieving primary health care.
Thanks!
Wow, people can be so creul. Why does someone have to kick you when you are down. That is so wrong in so many ways. I wish you and Geri the very best.
It really is unfortunate that there are such rude people out there but I guess that’s just a part of life. All we can do is stay positive and be good people, and raise our children and each other’s children to be good people too. Best of luck to you both!
Thanks Mark!
Keeping my fingers crossed for you two… SO glad the insurance issue got sorted out…
(But I don’t want to make a 150-character comment this time, you know?) Okay, done.
Thanks, I understand!
Although the internet is already a necessity nowadays, it is sad to say that it is also being widely used for wrong purposes. I believe that a lot of people have already experienced being treated badly just by putting cruel and rude comments in forums and blogs. The internet is supposed to be the tool for the improvement of the society but it turned out to be one of the avenues used for ruining a person’s identity and credibility. With honest blogging, I think we still have to consider our limitations in posting information especially with personal issues. Let’s just be more careful in putting our cry outs because not all people are sensitive enough to feel for their neighbors.
Its pretty sad to know that all these things happen.
depending upon what the blog is all about, I encourage you to set administration privileges where the comment has to get approved before it can get published like in so many blogs.
How is this different from real life?
I mean you no disrespect – but I have seen people who insisted on being totally honest with others IRL, and it screwed over their careers and lives.
People seem to think that just because it’s the Internet, talknig here can come without repercussions to your emotions and life. They’re wrong.
I never said it was any different. In this case I was writing about a life and death struggle.
First, I’m glad your wife is doing better.
Second, no one should have to deal with negative comments that are inappropriate, no matter where they are. You can’t control the forum, but you certainly can control your own blog, and I personally don’t put up with moronic comments. Easy to block them and kill them; after all, you pay for it, and there’s no such thing as free speech from others when you’re paying for it, if they’re being rude.
If you can’t be honest, what’s the point right?
Thanks Mitch, I appreciate your support… I really do.
I was so happy to read Geri is back home just went to your both the post n was sad to hear that she was hospitalized…but yes no has right to say anything bad if they cant give moral support to others…dont worry buddy everything is gonna be fine :)
I guess trolls are really part of any forums or websites..they’re everywhere. That is one of the major reason why I always keep my accounts private, you tell your thoughts, they will make fun of you..or worse..they’ll say nasty things about you just for the satisfaction of doing it.
Sad but true
I have had the same experience with my other site. People can really be unsymphatetic & rude in the internet. I commend you for handling it maturely & positively. Glad everything is fine now.
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Too bad that you didn’t read the article!
Just like anything else in this world, you may please some, but you can’t please them all. Oh well, just speak your mind, and let them say against you, the truth of the matter is, no matter how well you blog, write, there will always be these people who are brutal and rude. Well, come to think about it, you still did a good job, they read it right, and maybe replied to your blog, that only shows they were interested.