I apologize

cajungirl0717

for yesterday. I did not mean to belittle anyone's tragedy. Katrina was a horrible storm that left a nightmare behind it.

After a bad night/morning/drive to work and hearing some pretty idiotic ( IMO) comments on the matter on the radio, I spewed on the boards.

This board is not the place for such personal opinions that are NBR I guess, I will try to keep my posts relating to babies.

I am sorry for what I wrote. I am not a horrible person. Just had a horrible day.

I will be OOT for work today, so I will not be able to reply to any comments left here.

ASmallWonder

You're missing the point.  This board is fine with NBR discussions.  But not ones that are ignorant.  Hope today is better for you though.

robinsokj

What elmo said. 

You really are missing the point entirely

greengirl0909

elmoali:

You're missing the point.  This board is fine with NBR discussions.  But not ones that are ignorant.  Hope today is better for you though.

I think her frustration might have been misdirected, but I wouldn't say having frustration over this situation is entirely ignorant.  I'm frustrated that so many people in this area don't have the means to take care of themselves.  I'm frustrated that many of them aren't in any better position today than they were 5 years ago. 

ASmallWonder

guppysown@yahoo.com:

elmoali:

You're missing the point.  This board is fine with NBR discussions.  But not ones that are ignorant.  Hope today is better for you though.

I think her frustration might have been misdirected, but I wouldn't say having frustration over this situation is entirely ignorant.  I'm frustrated that so many people in this area don't have the means to take care of themselves.  I'm frustrated that many of them aren't in any better position today than they were 5 years ago. 

I'm frustrated at those things too but that is NOT what she was mad about.  She was mad that the victims got all the help/money because they didn't try hard enough to help themselves.  She flat out said she stopped feeling sorry for them when her family faced a similar tragedy and the aid was all used up. That's ignorant, IMO.

IrishBrideND

guppysown@yahoo.com:

elmoali:

You're missing the point.  This board is fine with NBR discussions.  But not ones that are ignorant.  Hope today is better for you though.

I think her frustration might have been misdirected, but I wouldn't say having frustration over this situation is entirely ignorant.  I'm frustrated that so many people in this area don't have the means to take care of themselves.  I'm frustrated that many of them aren't in any better position today than they were 5 years ago. 

did you read her original post? It was ignorant. It was beyond what you just said. Way beyond.

 

OP: I hope you have a better day

yankeebaby2

guppysown@yahoo.com:

elmoali:

You're missing the point.  This board is fine with NBR discussions.  But not ones that are ignorant.  Hope today is better for you though.

I think her frustration might have been misdirected, but I wouldn't say having frustration over this situation is entirely ignorant.  I'm frustrated that so many people in this area don't have the means to take care of themselves.  I'm frustrated that many of them aren't in any better position today than they were 5 years ago. 

That's not what she said at all.  If she had expressed that sentiment, it would not have been that big of a deal. 

She called them burdens on society always expecting a  handout and then shooting at people that came to help.  Anyone that had lived through Katrina and then read her post would have been heartbroken that anyone even felt this way. She is also talking about an area that is almost 70% percent black, so don't think we missed the racial current of her commentary. 

 

 

jill_aitoro7

And while I can totally sympathize with having a bad day, I hate when people use that as an explanation for saying or doing something that is hurtful, inappropriate, or just plain ignorant. One does not negate the other. It's like saying "I only said that because I was drunk". You still said it, which means you think it, which is unacceptable.

MWoodside

You still need to have a filter- even on a bad day.  The fact that you feel the way you do disturbs me, but the fact that you didn't filter it is just as disturbing.