Hard to believe that there are aspects of a tragedy as big as 9/11 that are sadder than the loss of life and disruption of our lives.
However, while it brought out the best in most, in some it brought out the worst. And I am not even talking about the scum that tried to scam the channels for profit.
It was a few years after. Maybe 6 years ago, maybe 5.
I am a member of a forum dedicated to a TV show mostly geared towards kids, but smart enough to attract adult audience as well (just so you know I am not a perv posing as kid!
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One girl stood out in the bunch. She was pleasant, and popular.
She was very open about her life. She sounded sad. You know, not having a lot, etc...
Then she said her father was killed on 9/11, posting pictures of her stuffed animal, supposedly a gift from her dad when she was 5, you know, all those things that make you sad.
I forgot the exact circumstance...
But it finally came out: All bogus, all made up.
I can't fathom the need to latch on to a tragedy to garner attention. All I can say it is was really sad.
And it was all unecessary, too, as the other kids on the forum had embraced her as friend. Even after all this came to light she was not shunned. (the youth of today is much better than it's reputation!)
Of course, with that much egg on her face she faded away. I sometimes wonder how she is doing.
There are 3000 families directly impacted by the loss of a family member, many more by the proximity of the impact. As a whole mankind will never forget.
I suppose chances are you will run into a true victim of that sad day at some time or another, in person or on the net...
But still there is that element of 'why would you fake it' that makes me sad for a person, thinking that only this way they can gain acceptance or attention.
Indeed, sadder than the tragedy.
However, while it brought out the best in most, in some it brought out the worst. And I am not even talking about the scum that tried to scam the channels for profit.
It was a few years after. Maybe 6 years ago, maybe 5.
I am a member of a forum dedicated to a TV show mostly geared towards kids, but smart enough to attract adult audience as well (just so you know I am not a perv posing as kid!
)One girl stood out in the bunch. She was pleasant, and popular.
She was very open about her life. She sounded sad. You know, not having a lot, etc...
Then she said her father was killed on 9/11, posting pictures of her stuffed animal, supposedly a gift from her dad when she was 5, you know, all those things that make you sad.
I forgot the exact circumstance...
But it finally came out: All bogus, all made up.
I can't fathom the need to latch on to a tragedy to garner attention. All I can say it is was really sad.
And it was all unecessary, too, as the other kids on the forum had embraced her as friend. Even after all this came to light she was not shunned. (the youth of today is much better than it's reputation!)
Of course, with that much egg on her face she faded away. I sometimes wonder how she is doing.
There are 3000 families directly impacted by the loss of a family member, many more by the proximity of the impact. As a whole mankind will never forget.
I suppose chances are you will run into a true victim of that sad day at some time or another, in person or on the net...
But still there is that element of 'why would you fake it' that makes me sad for a person, thinking that only this way they can gain acceptance or attention.
Indeed, sadder than the tragedy.
