Facebook and checking into hospital?

Just the other day a facebook friends published this

'At xyz hospital - with youngest daughter'   

(no explanation, no detail)

Now this started a flurry of 'what's happened?' 'Oh, poor daughter', etc.  a very quick succession of 30 odd comments.  Three hours later mum puts an update.  

This post would have caused distress to multiple people.  Why did this parent do that?  Why not wait until afterwards and simply post "Youngest daughter has been admitted to hospital with ...... and is now on antibiotics, etc'  

I don't understand the need to publish such distressing posts.  

(I went to hospital last year and simply posted the following day after surgery - Surgery got a little complicated.  Will be in hospital a week, then back home, expecting a smooth recovery.  Looking forward to catching up with everyone in a few weeks).  - I didn't alarm anyone with a 'check-in' post.  

Similiarly why announce things like 'Just having dinner with the family at McDonalds".  BIG DEAL!!  on top of this - everyone now knows you aren't at home and could steal your stuff.  

Anyone want to tell me why people post this things?  

Done something stupid today?

Ever done something really stupid (or minor) and don't want to share with the those closet to you (or anyone)?

Well, today I did.

I get in my car to do errands, drive off down the street.  Then the whole car starts shaking like the gearbox is about to have a heart attack or like a wheel is about to come off.  I slowed down and pulled over.  And then check the dash - PARK BRAKE!!  light is on.

Well here I am thinking there's something major wrong with the car - it's just the park brake.  A little stupid!

I suppose most of us do silly little stupid things often.  Things we know better to do or not do.

What have you done recently, that made you feel a little stupid?

Selfishness

Why do people act out of pure selfishness, I can not understand.  Can some one enlighten me please?

Now I can understand the selfish act of protecting yourself, your family, etc.  But to act entirely for your own benefit, at the expense of others?

A little while ago, this person decided to give me some 'blunt hindsight' - at my huge expense.  It hurt deeply that he could be so callous. What he was saying was untrue, he didn't know the detail of the situation and thought that he had all the answers. He bluntly told me that we had error-ed  etc, etc.  All about a huge decision that we had made - that had no consequence or effect on him.  All for his own ego trip it seems.  How could a person gloat about how much better they think they are while it visibly upset you? (I told him several times to stop, why are you telling me this and what is the point of you telling me this - but he didn't care).  I now call this person FSC - and I have never used that word before.  I'll leave it up to your imagination to work out what that is.


BUT seriously why be selfish?  What's the point, what is to be gained?

As my Grandma used to say 'If you can't say anything nice, then don't speak.'  However I tend not to entirely agree with that saying.  If parents followed this, then how would children be corrected, shown the error of their ways and redirected to better deeds.  If bosses followed this, then how many workers would not improve, or worse, take advantage of their situation.  If good friends followed this, how could you tell your friend that maybe they shouldn't do inappropriate things, etc?  But in all these situations, it is not to the detriment of the receiver, or the selfishness of the giver.

What is the point of putting yourself above others?  Why do this?  Why not at least consider others and the effect of any selfishness?

Red

RED

Such a strong word.  So many different connections.  Much like life.

Blood - so precious. Dilute it and at what point does it become unviable? Like life?

Dilute red and you get pink.  I think pink is so overused.  I am so not a pink girl.  It is not seen in my home, I think I may have a revulsion of it.

Dark red and there's Maroon.  How I love Maroon.

Is red the colour of anger or other emotions (lust, rage?) Strong emotions, yet so fleeting and so danagerous.  Don't hold the anger - it's not worth your energy.