[jocoyn]

I have great empathy for a person struggling through a situation (for the first time, if of their own doing-even more if the cause is totally outside of them, like a sick child)

Much less for someone who creates drama around their situation, then continues to do the same thing that caused the problem in the first place and continue to seek attention and validation for what they are doing.

No epiphanies there--though I have seen enough times where needing to know the situation before harsh judgement is laid down. But on the internet, I usually don't know this person and the circumstances around them. Why would someone lay something deep and personal on the internet with complete strangers is beside me in the first place.