Hi. And thank you.
June 11, 2010 by admin
Filed under living with me
Hi.
And thank you.
My name is @CandidCarrie and this past Monday night, I was the recipient of a Social Media Miracle.
You see, at 10:50 p.m. on June 7, 2010, I put out this tweet. I was alone and I was scared. I needed support. According to the police, my fifteen year old wasn’t actually “missing” as much as she just wasn’t where she said she was going to be … they did their best to reassure me that this is age appropriate behavior.
She was returned home shortly before 11:30 p.m. Once she realized she was in trouble, she added more to the mix by staying “missing” even longer. Sneaky doesn’t change not matter what decade we live in, I guess. My biggest fear Monday night was the kind of danger you can get in while you are being sneaky during this decade. The officer reminded me that he was once fifteen and sneaky and that I was once fifteen and sneaky. I bit my lip and tried not to say, “We weren’t fifteen during 2010.”
Now back to my Social Media Miracle. Once I tweeted my situation, I received a barrage of support. The twitter responses were in the hundreds, literally in the hundreds! Between the visible responses and the direct messages along with the texts and phone calls I was overwhelmed. I had to stop responding because I was now crying tears of gratitude. And I couldn’t see straight because I was exhausted beyond belief. And now I feel guilty because I quit responding and I hope to make it up to you all by this public thank you.
I began tweeting out of peer pressure. A blogging friend insisted I would love it and she was right. Twitter opened career paths for me, introduced me to several hundred people that I know am proud to call my friends in real life, and then I’ve got those of you who I have never met but your warm thoughts and well wishes wrapped around me so I was no longer alone waiting for my daughter to come home.
Just one tweet, one single tweet and I was surrounded. I remain eternally grateful.
You’re welcome, Carrie. That really was a miracle, and I am so glad that we could help take your mind off the issue at hand and give you what you really needed at that time: support and love.
As someone once said, “Twitter is just a big lovefest.” And you got the full force of it at once when you needed it. Isn’t it amazing?
I’m sorry I did not see this on twitter! How terrifying. I’m glad you had the support you did, and know how much that can mean.
And yes, I am ALWAYS right…
I am sorry I stopped tweeting because I would have known you needed me to pray and talk to you. I am so sorry dear friend and I hope she is safe and your heart has recovered!