I suppose some of you could imagine my surprise as I got to my blog this evening to see a disturbing comment.. then more surprised to know it was made by a friend..
I have this to say .. every one is entitled to their opinion... but my previous post was to honor our vetrans not start a political war on my blog.. I appreciate that my friends have different opinions than I do .. and that part is fine.. I guess the part that really upsets me is the friend that made this comment knows my history and felt it necessary to disrupt my tribute to our military...
In saying that .. if you felt singled out in any way .. it wasnt meant to be pointed to one person in particular.. just in general.. I love this country and would never want to leave it.. if you feel you dont love it as much or feel the need to leave or whatever because of our government etc.. so be it .. I would never feel any different toward you ..
I just feel a little hurt some one I consider a friend would say these things under a post to honor those who have given for this country .. and wouldnt let me know personally first that I had insulted you ...or you planned on insulting me and the memories of people that I happen to love dearly...
I didnt feel the need to "research" my entry due to the fact it was a tribute not a political statement.. and of course this is my blog and if I happen to want to get self righteous that is my decision to do so ... as it was your decision to say what you felt you needed to say .. I just think maybe there would have been a better time and place to do so ..
So the rest of you that were hoping for a few pictures... I am sorry there wont be any tonight .. I swear tomorrow there will be.. I am a little too upset at the moment to be half coherent.. gonna go now .. see you all tomorrow with happier thoughts..
I have this to say .. every one is entitled to their opinion... but my previous post was to honor our vetrans not start a political war on my blog.. I appreciate that my friends have different opinions than I do .. and that part is fine.. I guess the part that really upsets me is the friend that made this comment knows my history and felt it necessary to disrupt my tribute to our military...
In saying that .. if you felt singled out in any way .. it wasnt meant to be pointed to one person in particular.. just in general.. I love this country and would never want to leave it.. if you feel you dont love it as much or feel the need to leave or whatever because of our government etc.. so be it .. I would never feel any different toward you ..
I just feel a little hurt some one I consider a friend would say these things under a post to honor those who have given for this country .. and wouldnt let me know personally first that I had insulted you ...or you planned on insulting me and the memories of people that I happen to love dearly...
I didnt feel the need to "research" my entry due to the fact it was a tribute not a political statement.. and of course this is my blog and if I happen to want to get self righteous that is my decision to do so ... as it was your decision to say what you felt you needed to say .. I just think maybe there would have been a better time and place to do so ..
So the rest of you that were hoping for a few pictures... I am sorry there wont be any tonight .. I swear tomorrow there will be.. I am a little too upset at the moment to be half coherent.. gonna go now .. see you all tomorrow with happier thoughts..
11 Comments:
At 11:19 PM,
Burfica said…
We are very proud of you too Elizabeth, (and you know who "we" is). I am very saddened that a friend, would leave a hurtfull coment if something offended them. In being a friend, I think you should e-mail, instant message, write a letter, or call the person and work it out. But to leave a hurtfull comment, doesn't make them much of a friend in my opinion.
And there is absolutly nothing wrong with stating your opinion, or ranting, or lecturing in your "own" blog. If people don't like it, it's real easy to click the little x in the upper right hand corner. sheesh.
At 11:22 PM,
Anonymous said…
I want to know why someone would be so dumb as to complain about people dying to give them that right to complain.
Love you Elizabeth
Jim (Fica's hubby)
At 12:00 AM,
Senirus said…
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At 12:13 AM,
ThreeOliveMartini said…
I am gonna address this here and not waste another post about it .. you know my previous post was a tribute to our troops .. i will restate that .. i was speaking from my heart.. if you dont like that i am sorry .. i dont regret any of what i said..you very well know this is a very personal issue for me .. i never said you were a bad guy .. i just think it was wrong of you to state your political opinion under a post that was meant to honor our military .. its insulting to those that serve our country and to those that died giving you the right to state your opinion.. i get what you said.. it came across as a very harsh (i will use your word) thing to do considering the tone of my post.. i would kindly appreciate in the future you not using my blog as your soapbox
At 12:31 AM,
Senirus said…
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At 1:04 AM,
ThreeOliveMartini said…
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At 1:11 AM,
ThreeOliveMartini said…
first of all .. lets talk about respect.. you show none toward my feelings or me by keeping on here.. secondly if you knew me or cared about me at all .. you would know your statements have hurt me deeply.. thirdly.. as i recall IM email etc work two ways .. if you were so disturbed or upset by my actions you could have very well spoken to me about them just as well .. but you chose to keep on here publically .. make a bigger deal by going on and on .. like i said before .. this is my blog i can say what i want.. you can say what you want but dont think i will sit here and let you just say whatever with out any reaction.. especially when its something you know is very personal to me....
At 6:30 AM,
Unknown said…
Hey Hun, You KNOW I have been in this very spot. You (and several others) went to bat for me.... If ya need me I got a bat!
Seriously, I am proud of the way you have handled this. It's not an easy thing. When friends take something public that should have been private and worst yet try to hide it, then the hurt is alot worse.
*hugs*
We (David and I) still love ya!
At 4:01 PM,
kitten said…
Hey!
Thanks for stopping by..and I appreciate the comment very much..I can see you have had your own situation here. Sorry about that, wish people would think before they trample on other peoples feelings.
I just started knoitting again and my best friend is going to teach me how to crochet, so if you dont mind, Im gonna link you.
Thanks again
Kitten
At 9:52 PM,
Anonymous said…
Your post on the 11th truly touched my heart. As I read it tonight, tears ran down my face. See, my Son, my only child just returned from Iraq,,,,his 2nd tour over there. Each time, not a moment went by that I wasn't worried sick about him. At the same time, I was so very proud. I think you handled the situation very well.
From the bottom of my heart,
Thank-You,
C
At 1:12 AM,
Unknown said…
You never know what's going to spark an internet controversy...one wayward word, and apparently, it all falls apart...Poor hon. I can only imagine how painful this "arguement" (not sure what you would call it) must be for you, when you were only trying to make a statement about the brave men and women of our country.
People have strong convictions. That has been well proven over the last few months.
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