Comments on: Nic

By: Top Stories of the Parenting Blogosphere in 2009

Top Stories of the Parenting Blogosphere in 2009 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:58:52 +0000

[...] on Twitter to a video that almost completely contradicted Nic’s story. Some of us were angry at and hurt by Nic’s (apparent) lies; some supported her unwaveringly; some were concerned about how this reflected on bloggers as a [...]

By: Kekibird

Kekibird — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:18:32 +0000

I really feel for those involved. This is a community of friends and when one chain is shaken and broken, it can really rattle ones sense of trust. Big hugs to everyone, including Nic.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:44:13 +0000

You are right on with the last line. That’s the million dollar question.

By: Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:54:28 +0000

This is a weird one, that’s for sure. Why would someone do that? I think I may check this out to learn what NOT to do in blogging. As if I would make up a story completely, without clarifying that it is a joke or made up…but still….

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:58:29 +0000

I am so sad.

By: Cara

Cara — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:52:36 +0000

What bothers me most about this is that social media has a powerful voice for doing good, for setting wrongs right. Even if part or most of her story is true, there are significant discrepancies that nullify the rest. It’s like the woman who called rape on the Duke lacrosse players, which turned into a racial media frenzy and then it turned out it was all a lie. Now, women who actually are raped face extra scrutiny because of it. Same with this. If someone is actually wronged and puts their voice out there, everyone will say “Is this the next TSA?” And no one will take it as seriously.

By: karen

karen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:34:07 +0000

I’ve really avoided talking about this much. I wish it wasn’t happening. I don’t want to feel hurt, betrayed or mad? Honestly, I’m starting to feel a little indifferent. It’s not like this really affects my life. Yes I feel Nic and I were becoming internet friends and yes I believed her and RT’d her story, but THIS? This won’t keep me up at nights. This really has nothing to do with me per se. THIS is just about a person that told a story that was not true and she got busted. THIS is ultimately between Nic and TSA. Nic and the people she’s closest to will need to muddle through this mess. Me? I get the luxury of turning it all off if I want.

I too have wondered about what else she may or may not have lied about. But what’s the point? I have doubt and that’s all that matters. Implicit trust in Nic from here on out has been tainted. And that? Really, really sucks.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:09:19 +0000

Thanks for posting this – I’d been seeing it mentioned around Twitter but had no idea what people were talking about. I hope there’s an explanation better than how it looks right now but if there’s not, I can’t say I’m surprised. I don’t know Nic but I’ve seen way too many people lie on the internet to really put full trust in anyone, sadly.

By: Lauren @ MOMMYISROCKNROLL

Lauren @ MOMMYISROCKNROLL — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:12:25 +0000

I pretty much missed the entire fiasco on Twitter and I never read her blog until I heard about it yesterday. If she fabricated it then shame on her. I don’t know which story is the truth and at this point I don’t care. Her integrity will forever be in question. If she even cares.

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:03:05 +0000

I don’t like the idea that the whole story was made up, though the video does seem to support that. But she says she called her husband, and called her mother or someone else during and after the whole ordeal. Do those people not read her blog? It seems to me she wouldn’t involve them in a story that was completely made up, which is what makes it so hard for me to believe it’s made up.

However, the footage certainly makes it apparent that it is hugely exaggerated, if not completely fabricated. I guess what makes it so hard to believe that the whole thing is a lie is that I just can’t understand the mindset required to do such a thing, to mention family members who could potentially and easily expose the whole thing to be a lie, and then, the other highly emotional and dramatic stories I’ve read on her site certainly are now tainted with doubt. I just don’t understand WHY someone would lie like that, which is what makes it so hard to believe that it WAS a lie.