This story truly broke my heart. I didn’t even realize she was an influencer until someone mentioned it on IG. When I heard what happened, I held my three-year-old a little longer, a little tighter. It’s absolutely heartbreaking. This family deserves peace, prayers, and privacy as they navigate such an unimaginable loss.
This story is not only the most tragic one I've heard but also the most sickening. The Kiser's live in my town and people were driving by their house to see what was going on. Seeing people try to monetize the situation was unfortunately expected but I was still shocked at how parasocial it truly has been. I was most put off by the posts saying "when one mom cries, we all do." Because how have people managed to make something so devastating about them? I'll never understand and it makes becoming an influencer seem like a cautionary tale.
It's been so hard for me to get on TikTok because my fyp has been inundated with videos about Emilie and Trigg. The videos and comments have been disgusting honestly. I cannot imagine, for the life of me, why people feel like they're entitled to look up Trigg's info ON THE M.E. WEBSITE and announce his death before the family even had time to process it. I hope for their sake, that they stay away from social media for a while and grieve. This whole situation just shows how dark and scary parasocial relationships really are. People don't seem to realize that this is a real family going through a real tragedy.
I absolutely agree with you, things have gotten dark. I had never heard of this influencer before, but on my FYP, a video popped up with some doing a “breakdown” of why it must be her child before any statement had been released. They put the caveat of “thoughts and prayers” in their Tiktok as if that would somehow make what they are doing any better. They act like flies buzzing around a corpse. It’s incredibly grim and I can’t fathom what that family is going through.
Ughhh the “thoughts and prayers” gets to me!! 🙄 Then there are the people who are tagging her in videos of them hugging their babies saying, “holding my baby tighter today”. It’s so uncalled for. Just leave them alone for crying out loud.
I’ve followed her since he was about a year old, and yes it sort of feels like we “know” them after watching them for so long but realistically we don’t know them. I haven’t said one word about it, aside from what I’ve said on here, because it’s not my place. I’m not family, and I’m certainly not a friend in real life. I wish more people understood that. It is incredibly grim, and if I were an influencer it would make me think twice about continuing to be one. People are just awful and cruel.
I would imagine, hope perhaps, that it will make some people think twice about giving up their privacy so freely and put their whole lives online.
It's becoming more and more obvious that we do not treat influencers as people, but rather as commodities, to be judged, to be destroyed, to be torn apart in public court.
I wish it were different, I really do, but I think it's human nature and unfortunately, online is still the wild west in many respects.
I am so sad for the boy, for the mother and for the entire family, it's a devastating loss and one I would not wish on anyone.
Oh my. I had no idea all this was happening in the background while this poor mom mourns an unspeakable thing. Wonderful reporting on an awful awful tragedy
This story truly broke my heart. I didn’t even realize she was an influencer until someone mentioned it on IG. When I heard what happened, I held my three-year-old a little longer, a little tighter. It’s absolutely heartbreaking. This family deserves peace, prayers, and privacy as they navigate such an unimaginable loss.
This story is not only the most tragic one I've heard but also the most sickening. The Kiser's live in my town and people were driving by their house to see what was going on. Seeing people try to monetize the situation was unfortunately expected but I was still shocked at how parasocial it truly has been. I was most put off by the posts saying "when one mom cries, we all do." Because how have people managed to make something so devastating about them? I'll never understand and it makes becoming an influencer seem like a cautionary tale.
wow….
It's been so hard for me to get on TikTok because my fyp has been inundated with videos about Emilie and Trigg. The videos and comments have been disgusting honestly. I cannot imagine, for the life of me, why people feel like they're entitled to look up Trigg's info ON THE M.E. WEBSITE and announce his death before the family even had time to process it. I hope for their sake, that they stay away from social media for a while and grieve. This whole situation just shows how dark and scary parasocial relationships really are. People don't seem to realize that this is a real family going through a real tragedy.
I absolutely agree with you, things have gotten dark. I had never heard of this influencer before, but on my FYP, a video popped up with some doing a “breakdown” of why it must be her child before any statement had been released. They put the caveat of “thoughts and prayers” in their Tiktok as if that would somehow make what they are doing any better. They act like flies buzzing around a corpse. It’s incredibly grim and I can’t fathom what that family is going through.
Ughhh the “thoughts and prayers” gets to me!! 🙄 Then there are the people who are tagging her in videos of them hugging their babies saying, “holding my baby tighter today”. It’s so uncalled for. Just leave them alone for crying out loud.
I’ve followed her since he was about a year old, and yes it sort of feels like we “know” them after watching them for so long but realistically we don’t know them. I haven’t said one word about it, aside from what I’ve said on here, because it’s not my place. I’m not family, and I’m certainly not a friend in real life. I wish more people understood that. It is incredibly grim, and if I were an influencer it would make me think twice about continuing to be one. People are just awful and cruel.
I would imagine, hope perhaps, that it will make some people think twice about giving up their privacy so freely and put their whole lives online.
It's becoming more and more obvious that we do not treat influencers as people, but rather as commodities, to be judged, to be destroyed, to be torn apart in public court.
I wish it were different, I really do, but I think it's human nature and unfortunately, online is still the wild west in many respects.
I am so sad for the boy, for the mother and for the entire family, it's a devastating loss and one I would not wish on anyone.
Oh my goodness, how truly awful. That poor family.
This is so heartbreaking my gosh
I know. truly.
I can't imagine the heartbreak, let alone then having to deal with parasocial weirdos who feel like they are owed information.
Oh my. I had no idea all this was happening in the background while this poor mom mourns an unspeakable thing. Wonderful reporting on an awful awful tragedy
thank you for reading