Hello friends! I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I have enabled comments, and I am adding my “thoughts” again at the end of new articles.
Previously, I used Disqus commenting platform, but I am not using that one again. Instead, I am choosing to stick with WordPress Native Comments. I might go with another platform at some point, but this will do for now. However, I am moderating all comments and will delete any hateful ones.
Also, I have brought back “TCD’s Thoughts,” starting with my newest article – The 1976 Unsolved Murder of Tina Sue Spencer.
Why I Disabled Comments and Stopped Giving My Opinion
It’s simple. I received a shit-ton of negativity/trolls last year, including from family members of victims I wrote about and one podcast host. It was ridiculous, and I thought, “I don’t need or want this bullshit.” So, I shut comments off. I got fed up. I mean REALLY fed up, to the point I almost walked away and shut this blog down without notice. As recently as March, I highly considered it. I felt like what I do here doesn’t matter anymore. Maybe I should just shut the hell up and not say what is on my mind regarding these cases. That’s how I felt.
I recently posted something about this on FB but deleted it. I feel like a small fish in an ocean of sharks. While I had a nice response and appreciated their kind words, I didn’t want people to think I am an unconfident blogger or pathetic lol, even though I may be a little of both. Ha! However, I want to come across (from now on) as bold and confident.
Truthfully, the negativity wasn’t the only reason I considered shutting things down. I also have a lot going on in my personal life that makes it super hard for me to stay motivated to write. Life has never been good, but that’s another story. I was an emotional mess for a while, so the blog BS did not help.
So, I made changes to the blog. However, those changes made me unhappy. And the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. How dare anyone come to MY blog and disrespect ME? I try to do good here. I try to be respectful to the families, but dammit, sometimes they do not deserve it. There, I said it. Sorry, not sorry, because it’s true. And you know you hit a nerve when they come for you like Jason on Friday the 13th.🤣
From the get-go, I have given my opinion on the cases I write. For the first few years, I went all in and didn’t give two shits about what people thought. I said what I said because 1) it was probably true and 2) it needed to be said.
And you know what?
I LIKED IT.
A LOT.
I’m bringing back my opinion and doing it like I originally did. Well, I will try to avoid lawsuits. That’s never good. Ha!
The way I see it, if you don’t like what I have to say, then stop reading when you get to “TCD’s Thoughts.” It’s that simple and easy. A child can do it, okay? But if you’re going to be a commenting a-hole, I will mentally give you the finger and then delete your comment and move on. Or, if I’m feeling frisky (playful, not flirty), I will put you in your place. 😹 I’m done wasting time worrying about what others think.
There may be more changes coming to the site this year. I feel like the blog needs an overhaul and something more. I just don’t know yet what “more’ is lol. Maybe I’ll bring back Diva’s Nook although people hated that, too. I can’t win for losing. Someone recently asked me if I ever considered doing a podcast. I said no. I don’t know the first thing about it. But I might consider it if I collaborated with another creator who knows what they are doing LOL and wanted to do it like I do my blog posts. Even then, I’m unsure about it. But weirder things have happened.
Anyway, I’m rambling (as always 🤷). So, feel free to comment on my blog posts from now on. I look forward to the engagement again.
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