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Louisiana woman shares photos of stillborn son on Facebook
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:59 am
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:59 am
I don't know, there's no way I could take a picture of my own stillborn son, let alone post it on the internet.
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“With all the things that are acceptable on social media, I thought that this was really sad,” Rosalyn said. “I did have a lot of friends rally around me and they said, ‘Look, I’m gonna share it and my friends are going to share it and let’s see Facebook try to take all of these pictures down.”
“The whole reason I was sharing this was to celebrate his life and he was my son,” she said. “That’s all I see when I look at his pictures, I don’t see something barbaric or graphic.”
Facebook warned that if Rosalyn didn’t either delete the pictures or make them private, her account could be disabled.
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Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:03 am to John88
I have a friend who took pictures with her still born son after he was born.
She has posted them to FB as well.
I don't see the issue. It's terribly sad and tragic and I don't know how I would react if it happened to me.
If they want to share it the pictures with friends and family, why should I care?
She has posted them to FB as well.
I don't see the issue. It's terribly sad and tragic and I don't know how I would react if it happened to me.
If they want to share it the pictures with friends and family, why should I care?
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:04 am to John88
She could sell that fetal tissue to Planned Parenthood and make bank.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:13 am to Salmon
I remember reading a story where a woman had a friend who was also a photographer offer to take professional baby photos of them and their baby that was stillborn. Baby just looked like she was asleep in the photos. Very tastefully done and I'm sure those parents will cherish those pictures forever since it was the only photos of their baby.
Everyone grieves differently.
Everyone grieves differently.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:16 am to lsunurse
I am vehemently against broadcasting personal tragedy in the moment, but that is just ne.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:17 am to John88
My wife was showing me this long long wall of text of the mother describing the details of her still born baby with pictures on FB the other day. I just told her I couldn't read it and I advised her to do the same. She didn't listen to me
Very sad situation and must be very difficult to deal with
Very sad situation and must be very difficult to deal with
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:20 am to Salmon
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I have a friend who took pictures with her still born son after he was born.
She has posted them to FB as well.
I don't see the issue. It's terribly sad and tragic and I don't know how I would react if it happened to me.
so do I. about a year and half ago. she is a family member.
but i still was strongly against her posting it on social media. the world does not need to know everything in your life. somethings can be left private and personal.
but, the times we live in...
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:21 am to Salmon
I understand sharing that with close family, but putting that on Fb...really!? 
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:21 am to John88
I was seven when my parents lost a child about 10 minutes after birth. They've never been the same since. I believe that parents are not internally coded properly to be able to bury their children. It's not how we are humans are made.
As long as she's not destructive to anyone else, and not threatening her own life, She's doing as well as can be done. Turn away and ignore it if it bothers you.
As long as she's not destructive to anyone else, and not threatening her own life, She's doing as well as can be done. Turn away and ignore it if it bothers you.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:22 am to John88
What sucks is a family that works hard and wants a kid so bad....but can't have them...
Then you have ladies that drink and smoke and do drugs and pop them out every year or get abortions. How is that fair?
Then you have ladies that drink and smoke and do drugs and pop them out every year or get abortions. How is that fair?
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:22 am to John88
A girl on my FB did this a few years ago with her little cousin (but without initial explanation). I started clicking through them going uhh, something doesn't look right.
I was a little horrified in the end.
I was a little horrified in the end.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:23 am to Klark Kent
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the world does not need to know everything in your life. somethings can be left private and personal.
I don't know about you or your family member, but my FB is private. Only my friends and family can see it.
But sometimes people sharing their tragedy can help other people with similar tragedies.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:23 am to John88
One of the few times I've clicked on a thread here hoping for no pics.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:23 am to Bama and Beer
I won't judge someone for how they handle their grief because it is any parent's worst nightmare to have a child die, whether age 0-whatever. That being said, the last thing I would want to do is post a picture like that on any form of social media, but again, that is only applying to me. I grew up watching distant relatives essentially climbing into my great grandmother's coffin to take a picture with her in 1991, so I didn't quite understand that either. People handle things differently and that is the best I can say on the matter.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:27 am to John88
I refuse to look at pics, but I won't judge her for dealing with it in her own way. There are TONS of folks that have been through similar situations and are using this to help feel connected and no longer alone. FWIW- they are a beautiful example of a loving and kind family, truly wonderful people even if this is not how I deal with pain and suffering.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:28 am to John88
Something similar happened to a coworker of mine just a couple months ago. They went to the doctor the day before her due date for a normal visit. While there they discovered their daughter had died. She had to deliver the baby that evening.
Seeing how this has affected them, I'm not going to judge how any parent in this situation grieves. I'm just thankful I've never had to walk a mile in their shoes. I hope this lady in the OP can find some peace and closure. And if posting pictures of her baby on FB helps, then I have no issue with her choice here.
Seeing how this has affected them, I'm not going to judge how any parent in this situation grieves. I'm just thankful I've never had to walk a mile in their shoes. I hope this lady in the OP can find some peace and closure. And if posting pictures of her baby on FB helps, then I have no issue with her choice here.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:34 am to John88
Jennings, LA...enough said
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:51 am to DHS1997
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Jennings, LA...enough said
Instead of mocking and judging her, you should get down on your knees and thank God that you've never been in a situation like this where others can judge how you react to the loss of a child.
This post was edited on 10/6/15 at 8:52 am
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:52 am to John88
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:53 am to John88
I hate when women post pics of their sick kids on FB... I think it's a form of Munchausens by proxy...
This post was edited on 10/6/15 at 11:41 am
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