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http://www.queerty.com/mommy-blogger-of-pink-headband-fame-hospitalized-for-mental-evaluation-20130807/31-year-old mommy blogger Katie Vyktoriah (real name Kathleen Carpenter) originally wrote about the incident on her personal blog, AMotherThing.com. She claimed, among other things, that without provocation, her son Dexter was assaulted and called a faggot for wearing a pink headband during a recent trip to Walmart in Davenport, Florida. Her site later crashed due to the overwhelming response the post had received, so HuffPo ran it as an op-ed piece.
Today, HuffPo has removed the piece amidst claims that the author is a pathological liar and most likely fabricated the story entirely. It only took about 40 seconds for readers to question the validity of the story after we reported it earlier this weekmany of you pointed to Carpenters previous claims that she survived four kidnapping attempts, was meant to be [on the American Airlines flight that crashed] in NYC on 9/11, and allegedly suffers from a number of self-diagnosed ailments.
Following the backlash, Carpenter deleted her personal blog and all social media accounts. She then called the Polk County Sheriffs Office and told an officer that she was thinking of killing herself.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)or is a game of online "told you so" too much
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)you could try, but I don't I think it serve much purpose....after all we know the people who actually believed this.
loli phabay
(5,580 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)something is wrong with that poor little guy.
He has VERY unhealthy blue/purple circles under both eyes. They look like bruises they are so dark (but I don't believe they are).
What causes these dark circles, anyone know?
2naSalit
(86,900 posts)and it usually appears when they are under stress of some sort, usually stress that they cannot identify or express. Most of the cases I have seen occur when the child is stressing about their parents/home environment or not getting the attention they need to facilitate their emotional health and well-being. It seems to be a stress indicator.
Lars39
(26,117 posts)2naSalit
(86,900 posts)Jenoch
(7,720 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)I love DU
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023397366
well, 10 now