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TexasTowelie

(111,295 posts)
133. Unlocked thread after petition so author could self-delete.
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 02:33 AM
Jun 2015

Unilateral decision by me since it is the proper thing to do.

I am so sorry for.your loss. and sorry that DU is causing u pain Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #1
What a beautiful little boy malaise Jun 2015 #2
I'm so sorry... Fumesucker Jun 2015 #3
: onecaliberal Jun 2015 #4
I am sorry for your loss. bigwillq Jun 2015 #5
No ....... not at all. polly7 Jun 2015 #11
That seems to always be the response to online nastiness/bullying/harassment TDale313 Jun 2015 #21
People are different. bigwillq Jun 2015 #26
Mostly I'd agree TDale313 Jun 2015 #35
Your loss is heartbreaking. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #6
That's why he's on Fox News. OnyxCollie Jun 2015 #7
fox news huh? heaven05 Jun 2015 #82
A Fox News "Insider" markpkessinger Jun 2015 #120
such a beautiful child marym625 Jun 2015 #8
I'm so sorry for your loss, Polly. Karley was a handsome young boy. In_The_Wind Jun 2015 #9
I'm so sorry, Polly. TDale313 Jun 2015 #10
I am so sorry Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #12
I am so sorry for the loss of your son. He was a beautiful little boy. LoisB Jun 2015 #13
I'm very sorry for your loss and pain. There's a lot of character in those pics; petronius Jun 2015 #14
He sounds like a wonderful little guy A Little Weird Jun 2015 #15
Can't even imagine what that's like for you, Polly LittleBlue Jun 2015 #16
What a beautiful child inside and out! ananda Jun 2015 #17
OMG, polly. I am horrified. hifiguy Jun 2015 #18
Ditto malaise Jun 2015 #58
Count me as horrified also. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #129
I am so sorry for your loss QC Jun 2015 #19
The worst thing about internet discussion boards is that it's easy to forget there are real people Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #20
I'm so sorry for the loss of your son. MH1 Jun 2015 #22
How heart-breaking. femmocrat Jun 2015 #23
Read the links BainsBane Jun 2015 #25
Why doesn't it surprise me that you are defending the jerk that mocked her mercilessly? AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #29
Character runs true. hifiguy Jun 2015 #36
No kidding. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #45
He did not mock her BainsBane Jun 2015 #46
You go take a *ing hike! polly7 Jun 2015 #30
That's keeping it classy. hifiguy Jun 2015 #33
Do you think it classy to falsely accuse someone of laughing at a dead child? BainsBane Jun 2015 #37
I have a very good idea of what you consider to be true and false hifiguy Jun 2015 #40
In the other thread you said I accused you of BainsBane Jun 2015 #54
You said "we were told that" hifiguy Jun 2015 #65
I'm providing links BainsBane Jun 2015 #77
Falsely accuse? polly7 Jun 2015 #50
Polly, I'm very sorry for your loss BainsBane Jun 2015 #52
There is absolutely zero excuse for the obvious mocking reply directly to you marym625 Jun 2015 #119
I think the statue post is a misrepresentation. However, steven did post a laughing smiley Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #88
Agreed. As someone who has also lost a child, the pain can come back just as strong Coventina Jun 2015 #97
I am sorry for your loss, too. As a parent, I cant even imagine. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #100
Thanks Coventina Jun 2015 #107
Coventina, I am sorry for your terrible terrible loss. Bonobo Jun 2015 #117
Thanks from my heart. Coventina Jun 2015 #131
I apologize, Coventina. I should have put a trigger warning in the title. polly7 Jun 2015 #123
I'm sorry for your loss, Coventina. City Lights Jun 2015 #125
+1 demmiblue Jun 2015 #98
I took that to be about the PMs she sent around BainsBane Jun 2015 #99
I'd give him the BOTD that he only read the first line of her post before responding. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #103
Simple human empathy would have been for Steve ( in 86-89 exchange) to at least acknowledge her loss Lars39 Jun 2015 #109
Stop Prism Jun 2015 #41
+1 pintobean Jun 2015 #57
I so agree. madfloridian Jun 2015 #64
+ another 1. Agree completely nt riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #71
Bane is correct. That photo is from this thread: FSogol Jun 2015 #47
Yes, it is from a different thread. polly7 Jun 2015 #51
It was obvious that he was mocking Edward Snowden. FSogol Jun 2015 #53
This is the kind of thread that crosses new boundaries. Number23 Jun 2015 #68
+1... SidDithers Jun 2015 #73
The fact that juries and hosts are allowing this woman's honest grief to manifest itself like this Number23 Jun 2015 #78
Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #84
Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #90
How does living in that hallucination feel? Prism Jun 2015 #102
I didn't alert but I will edit. Number23 Jun 2015 #110
This might be the ugliest thread I've ever read at DU LittleBlue Jun 2015 #111
It is pretty bad. There's even selective cropping of screenshots in the OP. jeff47 Jun 2015 #124
It is disturbing MissDeeds Jun 2015 #128
Leave it alone. I read that thread. It was ugly. We lost a grandchild. madfloridian Jun 2015 #56
I agree. There is a point at which you would think decent people would stop trying to score points Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #83
The problem is she is blaming another member BainsBane Jun 2015 #89
I responded to that upthread. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #91
And cropping the February date out of the first screenshot is the appropriate response jeff47 Jun 2015 #108
It's a misrepresentation. And it's not right. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #112
It was from a different thread. polly7 Jun 2015 #116
I understand. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #118
Sound and thoughtful points BainsBane Jun 2015 #130
That is the entire truth right there. Bonobo Jun 2015 #114
No, but he was unkind to her. Really pushed her when he should have backed off. madfloridian Jun 2015 #105
Things were said that obviously touched that open wound for her. TDale313 Jun 2015 #113
Thats kind of where I am, too. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #115
"Decent" people would back off...nt City Lights Jun 2015 #94
You are correct JI7 Jun 2015 #59
Trolls and cavers, not real DUers Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #38
I'm so sorry for the loss of you son. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #24
Polly, I am so very sorry for your loss and for the way you've been treated here. City Lights Jun 2015 #27
I'm so sorry for your loss kimbutgar Jun 2015 #28
Sorry for your terrible loss. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #31
I'm sitting right next to my 6 year old son Jumpin Jack Flash Jun 2015 #32
Sweet child. I am so sorry. mrs_p Jun 2015 #34
The one who kept hurting her is the one who needs to step away. madfloridian Jun 2015 #44
^^that^^ onecaliberal Jun 2015 #60
agreed. magical thyme Jun 2015 #95
Very sorry to hear about your son, Polly. closeupready Jun 2015 #39
..... madfloridian Jun 2015 #42
People are here for you, Polly Prism Jun 2015 #43
Yes, anything we can do. Anything. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #93
he's a doll. barbtries Jun 2015 #48
You deserve an apology - a profound, sincere one. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #49
Especially someone with a small child. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #61
I am deeply sorry for your loss. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #55
I'm so sorry for your loss. Cleita Jun 2015 #62
Polly I am so sorry you lost your beautiful boy. redwitch Jun 2015 #63
I am sorry for your terrible loss of your beloved child. enough Jun 2015 #66
What's incomprehensible are the OTT Snarky Nasty posts in that thread which were NOT hidden. 2banon Jun 2015 #86
Polly.. Texasgal Jun 2015 #67
I'm so sorry for your loss, polly kdmorris Jun 2015 #69
........ marmar Jun 2015 #70
I'm truly sorry for your loss deutsey Jun 2015 #72
I am so sorry you lost your beautiful, beautiful boy. pnwmom Jun 2015 #74
Wow that was totally uncalled for and I'm sorry you were subjected to it tularetom Jun 2015 #75
(((Polly))) riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #76
I'm sorry for your loss DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #79
... shenmue Jun 2015 #80
Your links do not match your screenshots. Why is that? (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #81
Absolutely beautiful child, my deepest sympathies for your Heartbreaking loss, AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #85
Oh Polly... Bonobo Jun 2015 #87
I am so very, very sorry for your unimaginable loss... magical thyme Jun 2015 #92
your loss heaven05 Jun 2015 #96
So very sorry, Polly. Such a beautiful son...unimaginable loss. Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #101
*hugs* sakabatou Jun 2015 #104
Sorry for your loss Polly. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #106
Oh No,Oh Dear elfin Jun 2015 #121
I'm so sorry Polly abelenkpe Jun 2015 #122
My heart breaks for you, polly. frogmarch Jun 2015 #126
Don't do this to yourself. The handful of Rex Jun 2015 #127
Locking thread. TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #132
Unlocked thread after petition so author could self-delete. TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #133
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