MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A Florida mother is being criticized by bloggers and Twitter users for posting a tweet less than an hour after her 2-year-old son drowned in a swimming pool at her home.

Shellie Ross, a 38-year-old stay-at-home mother who lives outside Patrick Air Force Base where her husband serves, posted a message asking that people pray for her son after he had fallen into the family's swimming pool on Monday. Her son, Bryson, died at a hospital less than an hour after paramedics responded.

Ross has more than 5,000 followers on her Twitter account, Military_Mom, and she also maintains a blog, Blog4Mom.

Since the tweet, Ross has been criticized for taking the time to send out the message.

"I wish we could start a donation in Bryson Ross's name to sue his mother for negligence," one blogger, Madison McGraw, wrote Thursday.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office doesn't plan to file any charges against Ross since it doesn't appear to be a case of negligence, said Sgt. Allie Roberts.

The tweet "really has no bearing on anything," Roberts said. "Her Twittering doesn't make a difference."

Some of Ross' Twitter followers have been quick to defend her. One follower, Portia, wrote, "Sorry for your loss. My son almost drowned 3 1/2 years ago. Very blessed he survived. Easy for people to judge. Stay strong."

Ross has since removed the tweet from her account.

On her blog, Ross has asked media outlets to leave her alone and said she won't comment on what happened.

"Those who do not know me, us our family: Find a hobby, get a job, get a clue please," she wrote on the blog. "Stop slandering my name, stop disrespecting my son and husband with your pitiful pathetic mouths."

I don't think she is negligent, but I would say she's a little self-centered, uncaring, and narcissistic.

How is this different from letting friends know by ph.???

Her online life is her business, and she is few to divulge personal information as SHE sees fit.

I don't think anyone can legitimately criticize her for... seeking prayer for her hospitalized son via Twitter.

I mean hellooo people-- this is what Twitter and the broader Internets are for: dissiminating messages to a wide audience.

Some people are real idiots who need hobbies, gosh...

as a mom....I honestly couldn't think of even speaking myself. I know everyone handles things differently though. If that had been my son...I wouldn't be functioning

I wonder if she would have called people instead if she would get the same criticism, it really is no different. People are just creating an issue where one is not present, which is really not any different either...

Probably not, the internet still bears stigma for a lot of people.