I'll never comprehend why people share it on Facebook before immediate family and extended family know. If there is a published obituary I think you're safe, before that unless you are making the calls hell no. Death glares at aunt and cousin in law who have pulled this bs.
I think there's the immature innate want to be the center of something important. And I think there is the real but misguided need to create a support network immediately. It's not excusable since, ya know, it's really not ABOUT the person making the post in this case.
I'm so sorry cookie. That's terrible, esp how you found out. People just don't think anymore. Hugs to you. It sucks so much to lose someone you love.
Because we are sharing...Someone posted a RIP status on FB about my grandpa when he was still living because this old bat of a woman that I hate decided to tell a bunch of people he had died the day before he actually died. My grandma had to interrupt her bedside vigil to field a bunch of condolences calls. I'm still not over that.
I'm very sorry for your loss. What a terrible way to find out about your cousin's death.
This kind of tragedy whoring is just terrible. Sadly, I don't think it's thoughtless- in fact, it's very thoughtful. The problem is that that thought is, "How can I get the most comments/likes/attention" rather than "How can I be the most sensitive toward others?"
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Like a PP said, there should be some sort of code for posting on social media. I wonder if Emily Post has addressed this yet. I'd like to say it's generational, but some of the other posts above have shown that this bad behavior crosses generations.
Post by sugarglider on Jul 29, 2014 22:36:13 GMT -5
Sending you hugs to wake up to. I'm so sorry about your cousin and the way you had to learn of her passing.
Also, origami - that's awful as well! Was it your gf who was the preacher? I feel like this sort of thing is more prone to happen to the celebrity types.