Twitter has so permeated our daily lives that it has become almost natural to receive bad news through this very public forum. No more are tweets only about what we eat, but also the bad news the doctor gives us, or a sudden horrific experience that we happen to be going through right this instant.

This real-time virtual hand-holding might be comforting to the Twitter-er. But with all this exposure to bad news, will we become less sensitive?

Our own Leslie Morgan Steiner wrote about the tweeting of a toddler’s death several weeks ago. Just last week Parent Dish wrote an article about tweeting family tragedies, wondering if this is “the new normal.” Head on over to Parent Dish to add your thoughts.