anart said:
kniall said:
I think this assumption that Robbie Parker was 'faking it', on the basis that he can be seen to smile before giving his speech, is absurd. People do lots of quirky things when they are running on high-octane emotions.
I agree.
I don't think anyone here can fathom what it feels like to lose a child in such a horrific manner, much less how it feels to then have to talk on television about it to millions of people. So, to think that he's not acting normal is kind of ridiculous since there is no normal in this situation. Lots of people laugh from nerves, as well - so I don't think that jumping to conclusion about his lying makes any sense. He's probably still completely numb about the whole thing.
Thanks for that. Cause I was at a certain point annoyed about this discussion, but was not sure if it just was a projection of mine, so I did refrain from posting about it.
The reason of eventually projecting is, cause I lost a best friend several years ago and did work in a hospice as well. Some months back I did meet the parents again and about 10 years later they were still suffering losing one son. Yes, still. And that's eventually a problem, cause people do expect certain behavior, that grieving follows certain expressions and time schedules, which it doesn't. And I don't like to imagine to lose someone from one hour to another (again, standing at the door and asking for my friend, when the father tells me that he died last night) with no time of preparation for it and having a chance to say goodbye. And without more data it is purely assumption and kind of blaming the victim imo.