I am so sick of all the rubber-necking that has been going on with regard to a recent and tragic news topic.

[Bubble99]

And all under the guise of 'concerned fellow-parent/s'

I met a mother at school today (never spoken to her before) who approached me and said ..'Have you heard about? What do you think about?' and the freak was almost smiling. It's as if this nightmare has become entertainment for some people.

There is a voyeuristic, collective sickness going on , safe under the umbrella of 'concerned parents.'

Yuk.

fff2....I WASN'T!!!!

I'm pretty sure she knows that...doesn't she????

fff2 - really dont think thats what sopahable was saying actually...

NKF....your posting style is familiar...and frankly i'm agreeing with every statement you make on this thread....are you a name change?

"Home to me". That says it all really. Me, me, me. Gah!

lol at misunderstanding!

If we are discussing the reaction, it is obvious by the muber of posts that people respond in different ways.
Everyone has their own way of dealing with things.
Don't be judgemental, it is not helping anyone.

Did you mean, fuck the other people who were blaming the parents?

Oh. I just read it like you were saying fuck you to LM.

My mistake & I apologise

Yes, preying, exactly, This is so cathartic, having people put my feelings into exactly the right words.

NO NEED TO APOLOGISE!!!!

I am very pleased others feel the same. This has been winding me up for days.

i think there is too much going on about this too.

ditto senoraP

It's been getting worse with every news-worthy tragedy since Diana's death imo.

Wotzasname. Why would anyone not related to the family or who has possibly been through a similar experience, need a way to 'deal with things?'

it's like a support group

I feel sad for the parents, but not to the extent that I want to hear an update every 5 seconds, or that it's on my mind all the time.

I guess their whole family has been shaken to the roots by this.

Am I abnormal not to feel gutted or really worried...? I am not heartless though.
I do feel concern for my own children.

it's mawkish

As far as I can see this tragedy has brought out some quite ugly traits in a lot of people.

fff2 you are in the right place. imo it is very healthy that you are not 'devastated' by this

I was just mentally blaming it on the post-Diana world too.

There was a comment on another thread about how gutted the family would be if they came back to MN and found there were no threads about their daughter. Yes, obviously that will be foremost on their minds.

firefly - yes, that is abnormal in my opinion.

Not worried? Nice

Bubble99 sorry I don't understand your question.

Sophable. When I first read your post I did wonder why you were swearing at me!! I actually read in one of those crap freebie London papers that people had texted saying if Madeleine is found she and the other children should be taken into care. It just makes me weep, really. I can't get poor Mrs McCann's face out of my mind and I just think of all the times I didn't keep my eyes fixed on my children when they were three years old. How many of us can honestly say we have watched our children day and night?

i am torn. I really hate the morbid and voyeuristic speculations here and elsewhere. But i have found the who story very distressing and upsetting. Yes because i fear for my own child, but also it jolts me out of my comfortable bubble where no one wants to do terrible things to children. I am concerned for that little girl and have found myself lying awake at night thinking about her. I think there is a balance to be struck here and a difference between almost enjoying the more morbid and macabre speculations and being genuinely upset about the whole thing.