For the love of Pete's Dragon...

People say the oddest things.  Some comments make me laugh, some make me shrug and others make me press delete.  While I will strive to make this a fun and funny place.  I have to share this...

This morning, I got on Pinterest to review (I try to curate my pins responsibly so there is little negativity and questions get answered).  I had posted two pins about strength, perseverence and keeping on.  Here is what I found:

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Murat Musulluoglu
spoil brat

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Sara Nicoson
wth? why would you comment something like that on somebody's pin?

These pins were both on my board Finding a voice, the description of this board is: MY voice, MY place to pin words that speak to ME... they may be funny, offensive, intuitive, thoughtful, sad or silly. I'm thankful for the freedom to be able to have a voice.

The pins are not necessarily about me, but may just be about words that have meaning to me, or may be of meaning to others.  This board has everything on it, from inspirational to off color humor.  I hope most of my followers enjoy the board.

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Murat Musulluoglu
you have never suffered, I am sure of that.

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Brianna Blaxall
You have no idea what someone has been through in their life, so that is a very bold statement Murat.

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Sara Nicoson
amen.

First - big thanks to Sara and Brianna for bringing the positive.  I have no idea why a pinner decides to make comments like this.  These pins aren't necessarily about me or my life, but they might be.  The lesson is this:

Unless I walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, I know not what they experience or feel.  Rather than defend my pins on Pinterest, I will continue to delete the nasty comments and continue to post pins that I like, that I feel might help another through a rough day.  For those who may not like what I post, please feel free to unfollow.  For all of you who are suffering or have suffered - keep on keeping on. 

Let's get it started

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Let me say this, I love Pinterest!  I have been pinning for two years and get a huge kick out of the site and all that it provides.  I am starting this blog to have a place to expand on pinning, pinners and the whole social media phenomenon.  I welcome other pinners to share comments here, but I will moderate and editorialize.  While I have been wanting to do this for a long while, I was moved to start today by yet another intra-pinner argument on one of my pins.  My practice has been to delete pins that have inappropriate comments or discussion.  I also delete individual comments that I feel don't belong on my boards.  

Pinterest is FUN for me.  I look forward to seeing what my peeps have pinned.  My trips "down the rabbit hole" of the internet via pins lead me to wonderful sites.  My boards are for inspiration (or pinspiration...), to help me remember or just to make me smile.  On the positive side - I have made pin-friends and laughed and celebrated more wonderful comments than I can count.  There are negatives too.  While there is no intention to offend or start political slugfests, some of the comments made on MY pins are simply beyond rude.    I find it very Pinteresting will be my place to expand on my experience.  

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