Post by riotgirlheather on Sept 5, 2011 18:01:22 GMT -8
I know all of y'all are tired of the stupid games on facebook with the bra color and, lately the pregnancy one, stupid crap. I just had to get this off of my chest where I feel safe saying stuff. Not that the Facebook group isn't safe, I just am more used to message boards since I've been on one since the turn of the century. lol.
I usually just roll my eyes and ignore them, but this one really gets to me. I, very recently, had a miscarriage. My third miscarriage. I would love to have a baby and cravings and all that stuff, but apparently, so far, I'm not able to. This "I'm blah and craving blah" bs just pisses me off. Sure, not all of them know about my miscarriages, I keep my stuff on the DL, but still. Don't they know anyone else who has had any? Don't they think they'll offend someone? Hurt someone's feelings?
The whole, "it's for breast cancer! so i have to do it!" mentality scares me. If someone told you online that jumping off a cliff would help breast cancer research would they do it? (please, I'll give them each a nickel) I don't post anything in honor of any awareness anymore unless it actually raises awareness. I talk about my dad's cancer because, it's therapeutic for me, and it raises awareness that even the most healthy person you know could still get cancer, so get checked regularly. Sure, I don't have the money to eat well, let alone donate money, but I at least get people to sit back and think, "Hmmm, maybe I should get checked for cancer," and in theory, I could be saving someone's life by talking about that. These games don't do a thing to promote awareness. They just tack that on so you don't feel stupid for doing it.
I usually just roll my eyes and ignore them, but this one really gets to me. I, very recently, had a miscarriage. My third miscarriage. I would love to have a baby and cravings and all that stuff, but apparently, so far, I'm not able to. This "I'm blah and craving blah" bs just pisses me off. Sure, not all of them know about my miscarriages, I keep my stuff on the DL, but still. Don't they know anyone else who has had any? Don't they think they'll offend someone? Hurt someone's feelings?
The whole, "it's for breast cancer! so i have to do it!" mentality scares me. If someone told you online that jumping off a cliff would help breast cancer research would they do it? (please, I'll give them each a nickel) I don't post anything in honor of any awareness anymore unless it actually raises awareness. I talk about my dad's cancer because, it's therapeutic for me, and it raises awareness that even the most healthy person you know could still get cancer, so get checked regularly. Sure, I don't have the money to eat well, let alone donate money, but I at least get people to sit back and think, "Hmmm, maybe I should get checked for cancer," and in theory, I could be saving someone's life by talking about that. These games don't do a thing to promote awareness. They just tack that on so you don't feel stupid for doing it.