Whoa. What the hell? https://t.co/SjgBHv1x42
— Jason (@jasonelevation) January 24, 2017
As Twitchy told you, pro-life parents have been using the #MyUnintendedJoy hashtag to share stories of the happiness their children have brought into their lives. Mary Katharine Ham offered her contribution with a post she wrote only a few days ago about navigating raising her two daughters after losing her beloved husband in an accident:
#myunintendedjoy was born two months after my husband died & saved all our lives. Thank God. https://t.co/BGlDtk0Xsu
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 24, 2017
Many tweeters thanked Ham for sharing such a personal story and applauded her courage in persevering for both herself and her daughters:
I am deeply touched by your words and lovely daughter. Thank you for sharing these moments of your journey.
— Holding Together (@Mother_Oya) January 24, 2017
Your story has touched my heart. Thank you for sharing.
— Diana (@clive22) January 24, 2017
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read. Thank u MKH. Been ?? for u for a long time. Best wishes 2 u & ur littles.
— Jaime (@noahsmom7) January 24, 2017
God bless you.
— Mike McIntyre (@mcintyremike) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/KRooneyVera/status/823740097619226629
God bless you and your family.
— Ge?rge Wept (@GeorgeWept) January 24, 2017
While Ham’s story inspired most to admire her and to be grateful for every blessing, it inspired one heartless troll to unleash a barrage of hate:
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/823936104181235712
Disgusting. Ham was understandably shocked at the woman’s brutality:
No, it's not. I've been lucky to meet & support many like me bc my story was so public. Why would you be so awful about it?
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 24, 2017
It gets worse:
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/823938296271224832
What is this story doing in The Federalist? Is there conservative judicial angle to it?
— Beragon (@Beragon) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/823938520905609216
You're such a compassionate person. Glad you're here to help. I pray your life & heart are better than your Twitter feed suggests
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 24, 2017
Ham’s grace in the face of ugliness stands in stark contrast to this:
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/823940486377467905
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/823943104365477888
Ham is more than capable of defending herself from moral degenerates, but for what it’s worth, she’s got a veritable army of allies in her corner. Allies who were proud to take this troll to task:
What the fuck is wrong with you?
— Tucker Jerbs (@Tucker_Jerbs) January 24, 2017
This awful woman has spent most of her afternoon attacking another woman for being newly widowed & writing about it. What is wrong w people? https://t.co/h5BBKwVixr
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/RealKiraDavis/status/823972486685429760
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/823963053423214592
When I realized this sick, sick woman was talking about @mkhammer and how Jake died when she was 8 months pregnant I almost threw up. https://t.co/lXMMXEohgE
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) January 24, 2017
Shameful response. Apparently compassion for others is contingent on political affiliation now. Sometimes the mask slips, eh?
— Lourae? (@Flaaaaalala) January 24, 2017
May god grant you the strength to not be such an asshole. https://t.co/rzue7HyyeG
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) January 24, 2017
I'm a progressive and you pissed me off too. Such a nasty comment to someone in grief.
— Jacob Klein (@jacobklein) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/FrequentDeleter/status/823961638760022016
For contrast, see President Obama's gracious comments on this tragedy: https://t.co/nd1rpvmjXh
— John A. Boudet (@JohnBoudet) January 24, 2017
You are a miserable person, to attack a widow thy way. Please, re-evaluate your life. https://t.co/jH0ZsvrYkz
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/GDHolcombe/status/823968577741000704
And then she throws in "white privilege." The hate rotting her heart is eating her brain. https://t.co/bYtvjgEJ5g
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) January 24, 2017
Wow. Is compassion a totally foreign concept to you?
— JEN IS PRO-COP ?? (@jpnolan419) January 24, 2017
you need jesus, lin. @mkhammer
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/823965325452578816
I'm not a Christian and your take is completely devoid of any compassion or human decency. Rethink things.
— Jason (@jasonelevation) January 24, 2017
You are an awful, awful person. I pray that you one day find something resembling a redeeming quality. https://t.co/pRvL91opq6
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) January 24, 2017
***
Update:
So, is Lin sorry for saying all those horrible things? Maybe, maybe not. But she’s at least acknowledging that maybe she should’ve kept her awfulness to herself:
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/824006399508316161
..because u have the right to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Think before u speak.
— Citizen Jane (@Fed_up_Jane) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/824013455254581248
Still. As far as apologies go, that one’s sorely lacking.
that is not an apology to a widow. try again.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) January 24, 2017
This doesn’t help:
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/824017612967473152
you put it out there in public on Twitter
— Jeff Quinton (@JeffQuinton) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/824021124455473152
.@Lin_Dolin truthfully it should have fucking ended with you apologizing to a widow you ruthlessly attacked out of nowhere.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/Lin_Dolin/status/824021659573243904
Stop talking, Lin.
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