Someone makes a snarky remark on Twitter, and this woman goes berserk and calls him at work? David's remark wasn't even that bad – I've said much worse things to my friends as a passing joke.

It's like a bad episode of Jerry Springer, or a Howard Stern prank gone wrong. But then again, I suppose that make for good reading.

Moral of this story: Jerry Springer is way cooler than CBS News!

PT was bored – it can happen – but David told her she didn't want her kids – one had nothing to do with the other. If you do the samething for too long, you can get bored.

I had a total stranger tell me that I couldn't walk my dogs on my own lawn – where does it stop? Why don't people have respect for others anymore? Why is everything me, me, me these days?

PT was bored – it can happen – but David told her she didn't want her kids – one had nothing to do with the other. If you do the samething for too long, you can get bored.

I had a total stranger tell me that I couldn't walk my dogs on my own lawn – where does it stop? Why don't people have respect for others anymore? Why is everything me, me, me these days?

I also don't think my post lacks the thought that David was 'attacking' her
children because in my eyes that's a little bit of a stretch. I might be
wrong but I just don't see how he 'attacked' them, I can't find any threat
in there.

Oh wells. I guess it's all over with now but we definitely can learn
SOMETHING from this even if everyone doesn't take away the same thing.

Thanks for coming by again!

Rikin

I'm somehow back here again. Why? Probably because I need to write this comment.

I don't completely disagree with what you're saying, and it's very well-laid out. I think you have to remember that Penelope is very popular and thus every move she makes is very criticized. It's not her “fault” because she puts herself out there for everyone to read. We all do that as bloggers, it's just most of us don't have a lot of people who care.

Did she flip out on David? Maybe. But it wasn't because he attacked her and she couldn't take it. People attack Penelope all the time online. What I think is missing in this post (and others like it) is context: that Penelope probably saw David's comment as an attack on her children. That's how I would see it.

Maybe her actions were extreme. But look. If someone attacked my children or my love for my children (and I don't even have children, so technically we're talking about my future children) I would probably go nuts. Because normal people who love their children go crazy over those things. And sometimes those people are semi-famous like Penelope is.

Maybe you're right, but my sympathy is with P at the end of the day. I don't think what she did was that despicable and it certainly wasn't unprovoked when you put David's tweet in the context of attacking P's children.

PS. No offense to Rikin or any other guys, I'm just wondering if there are any mothers who have written a post like this. I've only seen versions of this post on single guy's blogs. Just a passing thought.

Penelope, you yourself and you alone, have caused a person to think you're an idiot. Namely, me. I never heard of you before this week and I certainly will give absolute zero credence to anything you have to say about life, careers, parenting….anything at all in fact, regardless of your credentials. Based on that one post of yours you have defined yourself as…well, I don't have a polite word to say what I really think, so…a psycho. A crazy stalker bitch. You say that men criticize women more harshly? Gee, I wonder why that would be your experience? Could it be that your over-the-top, insane, scary, stupid, ridiculous, unbelievable, oh and did I mention INSANE?!? response to a negative TWITTER (for gods sake!) simply reinforced in many lumpheaded males idea that we are silly and ridiculous and stupid and INSANE!!!! women?

On behalf of we once-and-future bloggers, working women and moms: thanks SOOOO much for the boost in our credibility. (please note sarcasm) As if it wasn't already hard enough over-coming these stereotypes.

If you call me at work, I will put you on speaker phone and my colleagues and I will laugh at you. If you call me at home, I will turn on the answering machine and record you and I will press charges for stalking and harassment.

Rikin: this was an excellent blog post. You I will return to read.