Got an email from the NSPCC. The title read "Something you won't want to read"

[hecate]

So I thought ok then, I won't, and I deleted it without opening.

Now, for strange reason I feel guilty.

Just so tired of getting shock tactic emails, you know?

oh yes.

yep

yes you know or yes it was horribly uncaring of me?

The NSPCC campaigns are always hidesouly heartbreaking.

I remember getting a little booklet through the post when pregnant with the title 'Baby names' and pretty illustrations on the front. Opened it and was faced with graphic desciptions of child abuse cases. Awful and completely unexpected.

They said, you agreed you deleted. I sort of know why you feel guilty, (because you should want to know all the details and be allowed to compel yourself to donate.) but we will have a whole evening of that (and some laughs to balance it up!) with Children in need, so I would have done the same tbh.

yanbu.

well personally i think that the latest news storie of BABY P are shock tactic enough.

but of course some people would rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend that such things do not exist.

Sadly the NSPCC does not receive any state funding and as such relies on the donations from the public. given the dire situation our social services departments are in i think the NSPCC need all the help they can get in being able to suport the statutory bodies in helping children in need.

By all means delete the email if you think it may have upset you, but please donate if you ca first!

oh yes i know. i think the nspcc campaigns are often ill-judged. and they ramp it right up at christmas.

Mamazon....it is really bad that NSPCC does not get any funding....that is so wrong...

but following on from this thread nspcc what exactly do they do?

I think a campaign line like that is pretty ill-judged. The NSPCC obviously do some amazing work though.

Sad that it mad you sad for the wrong reasons.

The putting a full stop campaign line was a positive about a negative so it gives you a feeling that you are really able to help as opposed to making you feel depressed that there are some depraved people out there who can actually hurt a child intentionally with or without the horrific issues that mental illness can bring.

sigh