Wow. I just don’t get it? I thought this was a community. I have lurked and joined this forum on a few different names over the years( but always screwed up the account because I’m not tech savvy and a true caveman!) and can’t believe the stuff I’m reading here in this thread. Fans calling one another teenage girls, telling them how to feel about this event, and telling them to move on. Just wow!
First off none of you know me. Im a 44 year old man with a family of 4(Great kids by the way!) who is a Marine who served from 92-96 3 days out of high school. I served in Somalia during that time a have seen enough horrors to last a lifetime. I just recently retired from the AK Department of Corrections after spending 20 years working and eventually running prisons and have seen the ugliest side of human nature.
I watch football for entertainment and am emotionally attached to this team. Have been since 1984. This team has given me ups and downs throughout my life and my children have jumped on board in this fandom. That play hurt! It hurt me and my kids. Did we wake up the next day and every other day after that. Of course we did and have lived our lives. But it hurts nonetheless.
I have illustrated all this to get to my point(Thanks for hanging around if you are still reading this). and that is, stop telling others how to feel and act and move on with their lives. You most likely don’t know them and don’t understand that they are venting here in this forum and being apart of this online community. I stated more in this post about myself then I ever had anytime before in my life and if you tear it apart so be it, but put this in the back of your mind, I’m no teenager and have done more and seen more in my life that would make people crumble like a stale cookie! I’m not bragging, just stating you don’t know so don’t judge or preach or dictate how to feel. Thanks for listening.