There is absolutely nothing wrong with you posting a picture of your beautiful mother as your avatar. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise either. I had a bunch of crap hurled at me by multiple people on multiple websites so I feel your pain to some extent. It hurt is all I can say. I was told I deserved it too. Sorry, I don't feel that I did. I understand what you are dealing with. What I can't fathom though is someone saying those cruel things about my mom and she has been gone 11 years, not just recently like yours. Keep that strong backbone that you inherited too because it will serve you well. The problem does NOT lie with someone who chooses whatever picture they want to use as their avatar, but the problem DOES lie with those who want to rip it apart. Why? Who are they to judge? Why the cruel and personal attacks? I don't get it and I hope I never do. They are wrong and you are right. They (and I saw a few) owe you and your mother a public apology IMO. This Mother's Day I will send love up to both of our mothers.
Love,
Sunshine Girl
" I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. " Mae West
I was not intentionally making fun of his mother.
What I was trying to say is that the earlier post weren't meant to be hateful.
I had no way of knowing that the avatar was his mother.
My avatar is a rabbi dog for goodness.
All I was trying to say is that one should not be so quick to judge or jump on someone for an inadvertent comment when they don't qualify what the picture is themselves.
I am a pretty hi profile poster here with a lot of folks who either hate me or disagree with me pretty frequently.
I personally, would not put myself in a position to possibly have things said negatively about my mother by using her picture as my avatar.
This is an internet forum where people can be very cruel when they are anonymous. (As you well know)
One has to take their part of the responsibility for their own actions before they can start hurling accusations across the bow.
That is all I am saying.
I used an adorable picture of my grand-daughter a while back as my avatar because I missed her and just wanted to see her face........I learned my lesson and will never do that again.
I am deeply sorry for kresspin's loss. I know all to painfully well how that feels. I lost my father 2 years ago very tragically and I am living with my mother to care for her in her final days.
I just think that there is some responsibility here on kresspins part.
krespin I followed your lead and changed my avatar to one that had my mom in it. I wish I had one of just her electronically saved to my computer but I don't. Thanks for the inspiration! Let the haters begin I guess. :bash
" I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. " Mae West
LadyJazzer wrote: She was my stepmother, actually, and I had her for a wonderful 32 years... She is missed... particularly on Mother's Day....
As you say, ...Let the haters begin... I won't leave it up long...But it won't take long for them to pile on.
Thank you for sharing. I don't understand why people act how they do. I think it says more about the essence of the person who does that. We all have moms and why anyone would have a problem with that I don't know. My mom was such a gentle soul and hardly ever had a mean word to say about anyone.
" I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. " Mae West
I've kept my avatar the same forever it seems. But in honor of Mother's day and in support of you ladies, I will post a picture of my mom as my avatar for the week. Gone since Feb 1993, she is still greatly missed.
And in view of the thread, let every avatar of a real person make a statement about honesty and integrity, something Mr. Trump is lacking.
Thanks for the inspiration! Let the haters begin I guess. :bash 
