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To Ban this lady from my page?

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UnderaRock · 03/06/2016 17:41

My daughter passed in 2007. I have had people write her name in the sand all over the world and gotten a ton of responses. I have a memorial page on facebook. Last year in November a lady messaged me and asked if I would write her daughter's name in the sand (her daughter had died too) I told her as nicely as I could that I didn't live near the ocean so I couldn't do that and I was sorry for her loss and gave her some links to memorial pages that do that. Then in March of this year out of nowhere I got a message from her saying I should write her daughter's name and light a candle not even asking but a demand. We were moving at the time and I offered to draw her daughter a photo and take a photo of her name near our town's landmark. She came back with a really curt no thank you.

We are going to the ocean on the 18th. For the first time since my daughter died and her ashes were scattered at sea. This is a huge thing for me and I'm really excited and was posting on the memorial page how our hotel is a block away from a bar and grill with my daughter's name and I would have to get photos.

Not even two hours later I get a message from this same lady demanding I write her daughter's name in the sand.

I've been trying to be nice because she's grieving and I think there's some language barrier here. But now I'm starting to feel kind of upset about it and feel like she's being rude. Am I a terrible person to ban and block her now? I've given her links to the people she can request and or pay for gorgeous photos of her daughter's name in the sand but at this point she's being kind of rude to me

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Leslieknope45 · 04/06/2016 00:26

I am very sorry for the loss of your precious child. Life can be so very cruel.

I too agree you should block her. You don't need the hassle and as you've said your page is a memorial for your child. You have offered to do some sort of memorial for her child that you can manage, and she isn't happy. You've given her links to elsewhere . Whether she doesn't understand you or whatever- you don't need the stress so just block. (I do think you should probably report the post on this thread where you have named the woman and her child.)

UnderaRock · 04/06/2016 00:39

Leslieknope45 I didn't give the woman's real name. There's no way for anyone to figure out who she is.

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Grilledaubergines · 04/06/2016 03:07

I truly think it's absolutely awful to read a grieving woman being referred to as 'bonkers' and a 'nut job'. How about she's grieving and leave it at that. Awful way to describe someone in this position. She may be desperate. And the person who Pm'd might not be totally honest.

UnderaRock · 04/06/2016 03:59

Grilled The person who pm'd me was one of the website I linked her to that offers this service. She has written over a thousand names in the sand at this point. If she said she was causing issues. I believe her. Also I have NOT referred to anyone as bonkers or a nut job. I just said she was rude

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Grilledaubergines · 04/06/2016 08:58

OP I didn't say YOU had but others have.

Fair enough, you're satisfied about what you've been told.

KeepitDown · 04/06/2016 09:57

If someone asked me to do something as simple as make a cup of tea for them and they did it that rudely, it wouldn't be happening. Doesn't matter how many people have made cups of tea for me in the past.

From my perspective, how hard or how easy the request is to fulfil is a bit of a red herring. If she wants to make requests of people who don't owe her anything, then she needs to do it with a little more courtesy.

Personally, I'd be tempted to spell out to her that she was being rude and see how she responded (might be a social communication issue or similar). But I don't have anywhere near as much on my plate as you do at the moment, and am nosey enough to wonder why she's approaching the way she is.

In your case, with the stress it's already caused and the other things you have to deal with, I'd just block.

AliceInUnderpants · 04/06/2016 10:11

OP I know this wasn't the point of your thread, but I live on the coast near some lovely beaches. If you'd like me to write your daughter's name on the beach here (east coast Scotland), if you PM me her name, I'll be happy to take a photo for you Flowers

MrsDeVere · 04/06/2016 10:15

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timelytess · 04/06/2016 10:19

Block her. Do what you need to do to live with your loss. I am so sorry, so very sorry.

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