I pray your beloved daughter has had 14 years of soul-rest in the arms of Our Heavenly Father.

I read the above blog post and all the listed comments. Eye opening! It reminded me of a very painful exchange I had with a VP of the company I worked for in America. My granddaughter had recently died and I just returned to work. He stopped by my office, stuck his head in the door and said, “Welcome back, how was your vacation?” When I started to tell him I hadn’t been on vacation, but was off due to a family death, his brisk response was, “We can look at your vacation pictures in the empl0yee lounge at lunch time. Back to work now!” I was stunned, hurt and probably not very productive that day.

As one who is new to blogging, I am learning proper etiquette as I go along. Only recently have I begun to leave comments, but only if I feel strongly touched by what I have read.

Thank you for a gentle, yet firm reminder to mind our manners. Here in Jamaica, country folks call it brought-upsy. Dat dere bwoi nuh have no brought-upsy. Translation: The boy has no manners.

Continue your good works and may you be blessed in your righteous endeavors.

Lady Roots

Everyone wants to be heard, the writer and the reader as well.

And yet I was not expecting to learn this much personal information about you. Perhaps some people become embarrassed and don’t know what to say under such circumstances? That’s what I would like to believe, but I know that this is hardly an excuse. The internet is such a strange mix of public and private sphere, and people often have a hard time negotiating this landscape. (Oops, another excuse.) The thing I get really disgusted with? Comments on YouTube that tend to make the comments written on the walls of public bathrooms look civil. Anonymity seems to provide a shield for bad behavior. That’s one reason I don’t bother with it. I use my real name, and try to post in a manner of which I do not have to be ashamed.

Long story short, you make good points.