Kristina Contes finally speaking...

[michellejk]

Now we all have an insight into her personality...based on the insight we got...she should of kept her mouth shut. She just hurt herself and CK.

I know I would not want attitude like that representing my company. I wonder what (if anything) CK will say or do now. She basically said that CK let her stay a HOF winner knowing her entry did not follow the rules. How are you going to have someone that throws you under the bus represent your company?

[jsen]

BTT

[Sunshine36616]

If you read every contest rule, term of use, etc that you come across in your life, well good for you.

I thought it was a given to read instructions before entering. And, if they are lengthy and I miss something, then I don't win.

[angelas]

I am glad she posted too, shows a lot about what kind of person she is.

What offends me is how she trivialized the whole situation.

[jsen]

btt

[LORI RN]

Integrity is doing the right thing when NOBODY is looking and Honor is taking responsibility for YOUR OWN actions.

BRAVO........those 2 sentances sum it all up! couldn't have said it better myself.

[HSMom]

I think the reason I am so upset about this is because it is so personal for me. I have tried to get published for the last 5 years. About 3 months ago I won a contest to be published in a major magazine. But, after reading the rules carefully again, like KC, I had broken them. For about 10 minutes I kept thinking "Don't worry about it, nobody's gonna know." But then I thought "You and GOD are going to know." Not only that, I had to look myself in the mirror every day. And my kids were going to look me in the eye. How could I, as a moral, ethical, human being pass ideals of honesty and integrity onto my children if I couldn't practise it myself. I wrote a letter explaining the situation and excusing myself as a winner in the contest. Then I proceeded to cry for about 3 days. It broke my heart and I am YET to be published, but at least I can look myself in the mirror and KNOW that I am a woman of morals who my children can be proud of.

I'm very impressed with your actions. It takes a lot of guts to stand up for your mistakes like that.

One thing I noticed in your message is that no one got mad at the publication for making you a winner. Obviously your work was amazing or you wouldn't have won but a mistake got through the process. And then you stood up and did the right thing. The perfect solution for this situation.

[trenttuckersmommy]

her response was absolutely disgusting.

wtg CK!! Kristina just lost you all of my business.

[suvel]

her response was absolutely disgusting.

wtg CK!! Kristina just lost you all of my business.

Yep, I cancelled what was left of my two year subscription the other day. I had about 18 months left on the subscrip, and figured that nearly $40 I got back could go to better use. Like, a subscription to a competitor.

Susan Easley
HM 2006

[KatyLouWho]

My disappointment with Kristina is that she seems to be behaving like my teenager did when I caught her breaking rules. Her attitude was "You should have caught me the first time!"

Well, yeah. But not catching you doesn't mean that you didn't break the rules.

And, not catching you doesn't mean that you shouldn't be punished because you got away with it a few times.

In my house, an attitude that is displayed like that is one that usually doubles the punishment.

My only personal comment about Kristina, is that if she were my daughter, and had not grown out of the "it's everyone elses fault, never my own fault" attitude that smacks of teenage narcissism I would feel like a failure as a parent. It's very disappointing when someone who is looked up to as a leader in a field shows themselves to be immature.