tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post5565597294903963852..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: The oddities of the InternetCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-19432508692539416792008-09-22T22:01:00.000-04:002008-09-22T22:01:00.000-04:00OMG!!! THat is soooo scary. We were in a similar s...OMG!!! THat is soooo scary. We were in a similar situation years ago when a woman became fixated on my husband. He's a lawyer and we involved in a case that also involved HER. He only knew her casually but she started showing up at all his trials and then started driving to neighboring communities to watch him there. Then she started driving by out house and other crazy things. When he started Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-78152994041152513012008-09-22T19:07:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:07:00.000-04:00Saying that what happened to you and your family s...Saying that what happened to you and your family sucks is an understatement. I'm very glad you made it through ok.<BR/><BR/>I've seen this happen a few times, once at work to a friend and once to someone I just knew a little. The cops will tell you it's not the internet (and it wasn't for these) it's the disturbed people. You run the same danger making friends anywhere. The internet does make it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947676125623585115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-80218611958113006352008-09-22T17:51:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:51:00.000-04:00It's true things changed for me when I did finally...It's true things changed for me when I did finally go back online. I didn't trust anyone. I'm a bit less freaked now, but still it's a lesson learned.<BR/><BR/>Brenna, I can relate to the bar thing. My grandmother used to take me to the bar, she was an alcoholic. My mother never knew she did that because it only happened when I spent the night with her. She'd sit me at the bar and get me a coke, Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-66252030826119624032008-09-22T14:41:00.000-04:002008-09-22T14:41:00.000-04:00Yikes! What a story! And this happened before you ...Yikes! What a story! And this happened before you were an author!<BR/>Fortunately, I've never had anything like that happen to me. I try to keep my private life private except of course, among my writer friends. But that's very scary. I don't blame you for using a pen name.<BR/>Glad she's out of your life.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-31155502875789487572008-09-22T12:05:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:05:00.000-04:00Fortunately, I've never dealt with this kind of th...Fortunately, I've never dealt with this kind of thing and I hope I never do. I'm sorry you had to put up with such a troubled person. It would be hard to trust people online after such an experience. Luckily it all worked out okay. :)Sophia Danuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507765127034480395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-40852535330159948262008-09-22T11:37:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:37:00.000-04:00Wow. I know these things happen and can only imag...Wow. I know these things happen and can only imagine how scary that was for you Anne and everyone else. <BR/><BR/>You are all stronger women now because of these incidents! Anne your right, your daughters have learned how to be safer online thanks to you!!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457342710187975653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-72765104820248574392008-09-22T11:09:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:09:00.000-04:00I had a stalker offline, when I was 14. Background...I had a stalker offline, when I was 14. <BR/><BR/>Background... My biological mistake...er...mother (Bio-B) thought the obvious answer to not being allowed to leave the kids home alone while she bar-hopped was to take us to the bars with her. This started when I was about 8 or 9, long nights shooting pool in a smoky barroom, while she tried to pick up the lay of the evening, often guys who playedBrennaLyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399508130752035374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-62910726117496400892008-09-22T11:05:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:05:00.000-04:00Thankfully I have never been in that situation. Ho...Thankfully I have never been in that situation. How scary that was for you and your family! Glad it is all behind you now. <BR/><BR/>Carpe Noctem,<BR/>Des<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Desirée Lee<BR/>Putting the Romance Back in Necromancy<BR/><A HREF="http://www.desireelee.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.desireelee.com</A><BR/>des@desireelee.comDesirée Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909867453391307573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-69120228192623716962008-09-22T10:57:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:57:00.000-04:00I suspect your very openness was attractive to her...I suspect your very openness was attractive to her. Most of us have known girls like that when we were younger, but generally that possessiveness fades as we all grow up. A stalker can be anyone, male or female. <BR/><BR/>I'm very cautious about who has access to my information for a host of reasons. And have always cautioned my family that they could be talking to ANYONE behind the veil of the Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-20151121769736443732008-09-22T10:51:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:51:00.000-04:00Wow, Anne that is a very scary story. Thank you so...Wow, Anne that is a very scary story. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I think we ALL need a reminded from time to time. It's so easy to forget that the internet is so annoymous. You can be talking to ANYONE and not know it. Or, even if you DO know the person your chatting with on the yahoo loop there are how many other members who have access to those messages? Very scary. I'm so sorry Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-73068346325438823782008-09-22T09:55:00.000-04:002008-09-22T09:55:00.000-04:00Anne, what an awful thing to have to endure. But ...Anne, what an awful thing to have to endure. But glad you've been able to overcome. It's always best to be leery of people even though you think you may know them. Thanks for sharing your story.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031253867685802472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-41461259130884304252008-09-22T09:28:00.000-04:002008-09-22T09:28:00.000-04:00Rhian, I'm so sorry that happened. Thank God you g...Rhian, I'm so sorry that happened. Thank God you got out when you did! <BR/><BR/>Holly, I think that episode has helped me teach my girls about internet safety. So, one good thing did come out of it! :)<BR/><BR/>Judith, it still amazes me that it happened at all. When I think about it it's like it happened to someone else. Truthfully, I am MUCH more cautious, but I'm also determined not to let Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-3967132807723114852008-09-22T09:21:00.000-04:002008-09-22T09:21:00.000-04:00What a horrible experince to go through. this woma...What a horrible experince to go through. this woman must have serious mental problems and was living your life vicariously. I know a husband and wife who are Internet cops for the FBI and the stories they tell would curl your hair-or straighten it, as the case may be. People who seem perfectly normal who actually have twisted eprsonalitied. I can immagine the experience stil haunts you. I'm with Judith Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491165935158623960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-39803634410639759072008-09-22T09:12:00.000-04:002008-09-22T09:12:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing your story. Too often, and t...Thank you for sharing your story. Too often, and too easily we can forget that we really don't 'know' the people we talked to online everyday. It never hurts to be cautious.Holly Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178099973931629853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-64932231818792686902008-09-22T09:02:00.000-04:002008-09-22T09:02:00.000-04:00You can never predict when someone is going to go ...You can never predict when someone is going to go off the deepend. I lived with mine, almost married it until things just got a little too sufficating, that's when things got really scary. At one point I remember standing in the driveway wishing he'd just run me over and be done with it, and thatwas six months after I left him.<BR/>I'm sorry you went through it, it's not something I'd wish on Rhian Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763263569238730856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-38721509119078909582008-09-22T08:53:00.000-04:002008-09-22T08:53:00.000-04:00You know, I think that's why I felt so safe sharin...You know, I think that's why I felt so safe sharing my phone number with her. I didn't expect her to turn so possessive and violent. I guess you never can tell, huh? :-/Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-82417623742459518322008-09-22T08:31:00.000-04:002008-09-22T08:31:00.000-04:00Thankfully I've never had that happen, but wow! I ...Thankfully I've never had that happen, but wow! I was expecting a story about a male stalker. It seems more typical I guess...So glad that's all behind you! (No, you didn't cause her to go over the edge...she was already unhinged!)Katie Reushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085461796363818906noreply@blogger.com