Ahem. Let the meeting come to order!
First of all, in response to all the nice people who are concerned about my age, my shriveled anus, and so on, I would like to make it clear that I will be fifty seven this month and I fucking rule. See me arm wrestling above, at a family gathering a couple of weeks ago.
Face it! I just rule. It’s not my fault that I didn’t over-pluck my eyebrows, I didn’t like staying out in the sun, I didn’t fuck up my hair and I was just lucky that way. This rampant ageism among the nice people who have recently come aboard is very sad. They are terrified of aging but that’s not my fault either. In any case, that particular weapon is useless here. Thanks anyway!
Second: An excitable woman in Texas has taken it upon herself to rally her Good Ol Gals on facebook to come here and cause mischief. The woman is a pal of Sea and Mom. Here is her best comment thus far:
Now we know more than we wanted to know about Sea’s appraisal of me. She is welcome to perseverate on female genitalia, as she does on her “other” blog. Just not mine.
As it turns out, poor Mom is also preoccupied with me as evidenced by a histrionic screed that she left as a comment, using a proxy server. Her comment was particular shocking, coming from a mother, but obviously our ideas of morality are very different. At least she got Sea to delete this “thought:”
Grief, shoes, it’s all the same to some people. Scary but true.
~
Now, here is my thinking. I have been committed to a blog that is free of censorship. But this orchestrated attempt to waste my time is annoying my real readers. So, how about one of these strategies:
1. When some lunatic leaves a comment that slanders me ( in the true sense of slander) we shall respond to them with the word “WHORE!” For example, “Dumbbell” writes “LOL sister wolf, your an old old old anus with no sole” the response from faithful readers shall be “WHORE!”
or
2. I will just allow the first two lines of every slanderous comment and delete the rest. That way, “Judy under a fake name” can write: “sister wolf you make me sick, bile vitriol, venom, old old old empty lonely bad mother crazy as a loon and even reading my freaking ebay curations and you make me so sick and you hate on and your just so old and why don’t you get a life you horrible old thing and bab bad mother who doesnt know how to grieve like we do in Texas you old old older-than-me narcissist narcissist bla bla bla bla” but it will be shortened to “sister wolf you make me sick, bile vitriol, venom, old old old empty”
Well, these are my ideas for now.
Holy bejesus Cockroach, you are quite frightening. Why do you care so much about SOS’s? Don’t you think they can defend themselves? Chill out, I can picture you stabbing your keys with a red face and a clenched jaw. That can’t be healthy, ya know?
Fifty seven? Wow congratulations! You look amazing. (but that person is holding your hand awful gently for it to be a proper arm wrestle. he hasn’t even got a grimace on his face!)
I can only echo Esme – I only read a handful of US bloggers as I find the writing somewhat alien or lacking. Those I read I truly enjoy.
What appals me here in reading these comments is how low life the hate brigade is. The words, the vitriol and worse the lack of humanity.
I never thought I’d feel so utterly British and be horrified at such disgusting behaviour. It is that classic if you don’t like something then don’t say anything. The fun and games on Sister Wolf’s blog has to return. Oh remember those days of jolly japes. Come back Duffster.
Lets just ignore them and if necessary move their comments over to another page so they are there in splendid isolation.
Make Do – It is truly shocking, isn’t it? I would like sanity to win out here. That’s the plan.
Great plan indeed sister. I love butter in my spinach.
TEAM WOLF!
FUCK YOU ALL!
LOVE XOOXXX
Erm. Another horrified Brit here. Not in that I’m clutching my pearls in horror just because people are saying what they think without fear or favour: that shit is why I read Sister Wolf. But Satan on a Unicycle – I in my innocence thought there were still commonly accepted standards of behaviour. You know, basic human decency, that stuff that keeps the world turning and prevents the human race from sinking into chaos and finally dwindling into a savage clan eating the offspring of its enemies in a cave somewhere.
Oh, and the sheer fucking cowardice of posting under different usernames and proxy servers? Don’t you realise that it’s SW’s courage and total refusal to pretend that wins her admiration? Fuck. Me.
That is all.
The only thing that doesn’t horrify me about this thread is that pic of SW looking like something between a Fury from a Greek tragedy and a hot biker chick.
You rule.
That, also, is all.
Good night.
I’m with MDS. I was feeling pretty horrified too as I scrolled through this morning, wondering if I was just an English/Aussie wimp. I really don’t understand how people can be so cruel.
I agree with kell, this blog has degenerated, Sister.
Team Wolf vs Team Jane, i’m afraid to be too old (just a modest way to say too smart) for such pathetic game.
When ‘people’ (whoever R is) is pointing out lepers and AIDS as a shameful plague, i’m proud to call mysef a pariah.
I just delete my myspace profiles for similar reason: ending up with people fuelling their hatred. No regret, myspace wasn’t my space at all but just a dry valley.
i don’t want to remove your blog from my bookmark, Sister, but i’m not sure that i’m going to read it as regularly as i did if the debate don’t become less insane.
Why don’t you just cut off with all this shit torturing you?
Please don’t answer me because you don’t want make ‘them’ win.
take care (i really mean it)
Hey guys, how about we stop calling other women ‘bitches’, ‘fat whores’, ‘old’ etc etc? It’s pretty disgusting to hear the language that is commonly used to make women feel like second-class citizens coming from another woman’s mouth (or keyboard).
Let’s also stop telling a grieving woman who’s raised her children the best she knows how that she’s not a good enough mother.
Fuck, we get these types of messages all day, every day – that we’re not pretty enough, we aren’t good enough mothers, we’re sluts and whores. We really don’t need to hear it from other women.
There’s nothing wrong with hate, or “hating on” something – but isn’t it better to direct this energy towards the actual thing that’s causing the hatred, rather than the specific individuals who are caught up in it? Surely the materialistic, capitalist, greedy society that Sea & Mom (and everyone) is born into deserves our vitriol more? What about the self-absorbed culture that rewards people for beauty and wealth? Or the patriarchal society that believes women should be both virginal and sexy, with unrealistic expectations of beauty, intelligence and demeanor?
I used to love this blog but I think the things are getting out of control over here lately…I really like your writing, Sister Wolf, and I love some of your points of view and your sence of humour, but I think the blog is getting a bit agresive from both sides, (from you and your supportive readers, and from the trolls and haters). People who dare to speak about your son should be shut up for the last goddamn fucking time; none knows you personally here to give an opinion about your relationship with your son, and less about how a mother feels about a son death, this is just disgusting, these people havent got soul. But I dont think its a good way either to show the private emails of your son´s fiance over here, even if she is not being good with you… If I was in your situatuon I would keep this in privacy, out of a public blog, for me and for her…Sometimes there are things too delicate and personal to be showed in a blog, showing them u give the “opportunity” to the fucking haters to hurt you and give silly opinions from the ignorance. Hope this opinion dont disturb you, cause as I said, I really like this blog and the person who writes it.
By the way, I dont like the word “whore”, for me It sounds (at least in Spanish) very offensive towards women. U are assuming that the anoms and haters are all women, cause whore is not a word to call men, and for me this is quite misogynous…I just had to say it.
Petra–Your comments are awesome!
Oh God, more of the ‘same old same old’. Honestly I really do believe this blog needs livening up a bit, it need some controversy, something to get people worked up. So, ever helpful, I am just going to write two words and then stand back and watch some real fireworks:
Sarah Palin!
And if anyone has the temerity to write “Whore” after her name they will have to deal with the wrath of an elderly British gentleman – well, ‘elderly, certainly; British, absolutely; but ‘gentleman’, depends, ladies, on the cut of your jib, if you get my meaning! (Totters off into the sunset, twirling his imagined moustachios and talking to himself . . . followed by nurse with tablets.)
David Duff is back to stir things up! You know I prefer “FORE”, as in golf. And being that this is all reminding me strangely of the 80’s film Heathers (although they play croquet and not golf), I’m going to go ahead and shout “FORE!”
SW – I love your blog. You rock. Keep doing what you’re doing and ignore all the bitter, spiteful haters. They’re not worth it. AND, just like Jane, they probably all wear Godawful shoes.
Sister, today is my son’s 21st birthday. I realize how lucky I am to have him in my life! You are absolutely correct, no one can take away the bond a mother and child have with one another. My heart is with you. I wish you respite from those who cannot find empathy for you in your deep grief. Many karmic blessings.
Yah Duffster you star!
Mind you loving Sarah Palin more than Sister Wolf still requires some form of admonishing but at least compared to these godamn dreadful ‘trolls’ you are breath of fresh air. Chin chin and what ho!
DD: lol.
And SW is right, Bristol is clearly pregnant again.
Sister Whore, I mean, Wolf
Quit acting like you’re SOOOOOOOOOOOO put out by Gretchen and her cool crew of lady pals, or Sea/Mom. Take a quick scroll back through your site and see the increased volume of comments you’ve had in the past versus the past few days. Translation: new readers. Viral marketing. I can only imagine how your blog stats have shot up in the past few days. Don’t act like you don’t love the attention.
From ALL OF US HOT BITCHES IN DALLAS, you’re welcome. I hope you enjoy the southern hospitality. Best.
P.S.
You are missing out on some comedy gold by banning/censoring Dolly Python Gretchen.
What. A. Shame.
Halz – Gretchen cool! You are having a laugh! Hot bitches in Dallas, mmm maybe loss the hot and the truth is staring you in the face. As for the increased comments, nope it is quality not quantity, nothing to do with attention. Only kids want attention. All I can say is much of the US needs to grow up, gosh no wonder it has taken you so long to provide basic dignified humankind things like health care for all. It is such a shame your rich and diverse land is shown to be bunch of ignorant self absorbed, foul mouth individuals. No wonder we Brits love New York give us quality over the vast plains any day.
Sorry the rest of you lovely Americans – I realise I’m generalising but the trolls have warped what is my usual view of you guys. I can only apologise in advance for this but I would say the same if us Brits were behaving the same. I would be ashamed of my fellow country peeps.
I think the term is grow up and be gone. Go play bullying nasty kids in another playground, more fitting for your sort.
‘MDS’, I never said I loved darling Sarah more than darling Sis, apart from anything else, I wouldn’t have the nerve!
Aja, I like that “Fore”. “Very witty, Wilde”, as they used to say ‘over here’ in Victorian times.
Hi! Joanne aka Sister Wolf. I received this message today on Face Book.
Hi Gretchen,
I know you have probably been bombarded with many abusive messages and I’m sorry that you have had to deal with this.
A few months ago, Sister Wolf posted about Jane – this was the first post following her son’s death (June, I think?) It was an infuriating, mean-spirited and vile post, similar to others she had written. On this occasion, I just snapped and posted a message on the thread. I chose to include my real name and email address. In response, SW made my details public. For over a week, I was bombared with emails, FB messages etc calling me a cunt, whore etc etc. I could not believe that SW would stoop so low but know I now that she is a damaged, narcissistic witch who will stop at nothing to humiliate her detractors. She throws the carcass out and her followers finish it off. As a result of her actions, I had to change my ISP.
Forgive me for blabbing on. All I really want you to know is that I think you are brave and I applaud you for have the stomach to fight. I’m done for now – until I can figure out how to post anonymously and be sure she can’t track me, I’ll have to be silent.
Take care,
Really? Do I need to be worried about you? You know I was really mad and had a lot of misguided anger during my divorce and for a while after. But, after I douced all the POUNDS OF SAND OUT OF MY VAGINA if felt much better.
YOU ARE A FUCKING HYPOCRITE. BTW.
LOVE YOU JOANNE. MIDDLE FINGERS
LOVE,
gretchen
I agree with Nati Hell, this is just getting weird. Though the closer we get to busting a blood vessel on Mom’s forehead the funnier life will be.
Tbh, if I see someone comment ‘your an old anus’ I’ll reply as I replied to some who wrote ‘your a loser’ on Youtube to me: ‘you’re an illiterate fucktard’.
I did wonder who Gretchen was. I will always associate her with the fat girl in Judy Blume books and the snide one in Mean Girls.
DOLLY PYTHON LOVES THE FREE ADVERTISING BTW. I CAN’T PAY FOR THIS SHIT!! SINCERELY THANK YOU. MY SALES HAVE GONE UP!! THANK YOU!! YOU AND YOUR BLEEDING CRYING CUNT AND YOUR WHORES ARE WELCOME HERE ANY TIME!!
MONIQUE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU “TELL HER SHE’S A PSYCHO CUNT FART FOR ME”
REDHEADFASHIONISTA DOES THE CARPET MATCH THE DRAPES? I DOUBT IT SWEETHEART.
I REALLY AM SORRY ABOUT YOUR SON’S DEATH JOANNE. I WISH YOU WOULD STOP VOMITING ALL OVER OTHERS WITH YOUR GRIEF. THAT IS TOTAL BULLSHIT.
Some people are so tragic. Sister Wolf your blog is fabulous, what you say in your posts is simply what alot more people are thinking. Sea and her mother should get jobs, then they wouldn’t have so much free time to think about you. I think they just like the attention. WHORES!!!
You’re great, don’t change a thing about the blog. It’s the highlight of my day.
I get my shoes at Ross. You are my queen. Long live the queen.
Until they come up with some kind of bloggers oath (“First do no harm…”) I guess all will self regulate. But no one gets away with anything. How big a role the writing takes in a life or the amount of positive or negative expression will all affect that life. Then you make your choices. Play nice or have fun or don’t, it’s up to you.
“# kellie Says:
August 6th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Honestly Ellie, it doesnt really matter what she is like in real life.
We dont live with her, we just read her words. This isnt a real life relationship.
None of us is perfect, and we are human, what more do you want-a pound of flesh???”
I think of all the things I’ve read on this thread, this is by far the most disturbing. Yowza!
I feel like I may have won some award for being most disturbing.
This pleases me no end!!!
I think I want a bottle of Pimms, or some really lovely cheese, like Beemster or something…
I am blushing at the honor!!!
I did a bad job of marking my comments on that.
It starts with “I FEEL LIKE”
Goodness me, I’ve never been so appalled at the depths of unacceptably disgusting shit-slinging that some people will go to. Some things are just not okay for such use. I’ll just get in the corner with the other slightly shocked Brits and say: SW, you are great, your writing is hilarious and makes my day.
That’s the spirit, Louise, when all about you are losing their dignity, along with their brain cells, that’s the time to roll your umbrella, tilt your bowler hat and step out smartly for the nearest slit-trench ready to defend our ‘Sis’ against all-comers.
Oh, just realised you’re one of those chapettes, so I suppose it’s more like, touch of lipstick, straighten the seam in your stockings and stand ready to swing the handbag, Maggie style.
Dashed good show! Pip, pip!
(NURSE! I think he’s havin’ one of his turns again.)
Kellie, not to take the award for “most disturbing” from you, but – if your comment is most disturbing here, then I don’t know the meaning of the word anymore.
I go away for a few days and come back to this- utterly deranged trolls yammering about Max and calling Sister a bad mother. Are you people nuts? And I second everything Kate of Make Do Style said in her last comment, people need to grow up and this business of whining about us or Sister “hating on” someone sounds utterly and completely ridiculous. I also don’t like using the term “whore”, it’s too good for these people- sorry I can’t join in on that. Can I call them ‘dickweed’, though? Here goes- trolls = DICKWEED!
For what it’s worth, Sister, I don’t think you should edit bits of comments, getting to see them in their full untrammeled lunacy is probably the best way to show everyone reading just what kind of nut jobs come here, and exactly what kind of idiots think attacking a grieving mother is an appropriate response to whatever wrong they imagine they’ve suffered at your hands. Though of course, it’s hilarious to see the cut-off comments, it’s the blog-commenting equivalent of hitting the mute button in the middle of a particularly vile reality TV show.
David – Thank god you’re here. The voice of reason! Did you ever dream you’d be described as The Voice of Reason? It’s a world of wonders. xoxo
Elena & Urbain – I can’t control the lunacy that has infected the comments here, so I will have to moderate comments for the time being. If you are driven away by this campaign of hatred against me, well, then the terrorists win, as Bush would say.
Urbain, I enjoy looking at your blog and I know I would not be deterred by nasty commenters. But proceed as you wish. xo
mmmmmm – i like your blog, proceed with writing what you like on it.
BTW you look great!
David – I will choose both handbag and umbrella as my weapons if I may. Handbag is packed full of rock cakes and gin bottles for maximum impact. Chin up, at the ready!
Cricket9-thank you for knowing the meaning of words.
I suspect that you can read too!!! Isnt it spectacular!!!
Go SW.
The idiots are so sad, and yet so persistant.
They have to love you to make the effort!!!
Hey SW Just a wee message of support from down here in NZ!
I really enjoy reading your blog and I am amazed and disgusted at these fuckers that are on here giving you shit.
Mom and her mates would be better off to go spend their time and money on some coke, get high and have some sex.
Also Im voting for the “WHORES” option, xx
WHOA… i don’t log on for a bit and i miss all the good stuff! damn. WHORE. (kill it with fire!)
SW, i’m sure your anus is scrumptious.
OOOH… wonder if i just gave sea and mom of sea their shower nozzle masturbation material?
Petra- amen! I hate the word “whore”. For personal reasons (I was violently assaulted in a parking lot last year and when I kicked the guy in the nuts to prevent HIM from raping ME, he called me a “dirty whore”) and for logical ones (it’s clearly misogynistic, when we call men whores it’s never so derogatory).
Can’t we just call all of these trolls something more creative, like “spectacularly rancorous carrion beetles” (going with the roach/bug theme) or “syphilitic goat-bangers”? Why not take advantage of these lurkers and use them to improve our insultory vocabularies?
We could also stick to Shakespearan insults- that dude was vicious. I think we can call Ellie a “craven hell-hated hedge pig”, whereas Gretchen seems more like a “crusty botch of nature”. OK, maybe I’m having toooooo much fun with this…
Or if we must be profane, might we stick to the classic and gender-neutral “fuckwit”?
stay strong SW
xx
CR – I’m so sorry that you were assaulted, but so glad that you knew how to react. Syphilitic goat-bangers is particularly euphonious. I actually have a book of Shakespeare’s insults somewhere around here.
God… this Gretchen Dolly with AIDS is really exhausting. Have you ever been stuck in a waiting room with some woman and her immature spoiled fucking annoying little brat? With the fucking kid running up and down and screaming and annoying the shit out of the other people? That’s what she reminds me of.
I’m appalled that this many disgusting, idiotic people exist in the world. How hard is it to stay on the right side of the MILES-WIDE line between poking fun at a blogger’s ridiculous spending habits and making derogatory comments to a woman about her dead son? What the fuck? Jane Aldridge is a stupid brat whose entire life revolves around money and clothes and showing off how ridiculously rich and tasteless she is on the internet. Her existence is tacky, and anyone with an ounce of class knows it. The world would be a classier, deeper, more compassionate place if she, her mother, and their disgusting friends all disappeared.
I don’t have a problem with people being rich. Hell, I don’t even have a problem with extravagant buying. But the utter lack of decency these people show is beyond my comprehension. They’re from Texas, don’t they know the phrase “them’s fightin’ words?” Stupid whores. I think it’s a pretty apt word, previous commenter’s misgivings notwithstanding.
I think I’d like to take up a habit of my grandmother’s for these situations. Whenever people acted like this, she used to say, “God Will Deal With Them.” And she said it like that, really ominous, like God was going to call them into His office one at a time, and mete out really horrific punishments, and then send them to Hell if that didn’t straighten them out. It’s just a really satisfying way to write assholes off wherever they are encountered.
Dear SW,
This morning I looked in the mirror and realized I was a worthless excuse for a human being. I would have cried, but it’s not really my fault. See, my mother keeps me locked in the basement most of the time, feeds me nothing but low-fat gruel in an attempt to shave a few pounds off my face, and forces me to pose for pictures during the day. And if you think the ones you see on “my” blog are bad, you should see the ones she sends to some other websites…
That’s why I’ve never gone to college. That’s why I seem impossibly shallow. It actually IS impossible. I’m enslaved. So, if someone DOES call child services, could you point them my way? I really would like to have a life of my own someday.
Love,
Sea
PS: Delete this comment after you read it! The Mom monitors EVERYTHING, and if she finds it she’ll cut my gruel portions for a week!