PSA - It's okay to be an AW!

buggirl72

The board has been really, really, really slow for awhile now with hardly any new posts that are not either an intro or some sort of check-in.  To try to get more people posting new discussions, I thought I would post a series of PSAs on posts that we no longer see on this board. The following is the first in this series:

It's okay to be an AW!!!!!!!

Some of you may be wondering what an AW is. An AW is an "attention whore."  An AW is someone that is saying "look at me".  Some AWs can be bad which is why it gets a bad rap:


On TTCAL, being an AW can be a good thing (I'll be posting a total AW post in a bit). 



So, what is an AW discussion?  I tell you by giving you examples of some great posts that people used to share OUTSIDE of a check-in (yes, updates on your life can be given as a separate, new thread).

For example, we had one of our members who shared her wedding planning with us. She was engaged for a long time. A lot goes into planning a wedding. We got posts about flowers, about the dress, about bride maids dresses, food, venue . . .  about anything and everything.

She AW'd her wedding a lot but it was cool and we all knew what was going on in her life.

We had someone else who had goats. We had someone else that had rabbits and goats. We got a lot of updates on the animals.

We have had people run marathons, half marathons, and do other amazing things. We knew this because they shared with the entire board.

We may have even had someone take a bar exam and pass it. The sort of AW'd the shiznit out of that one.


Those are just some examples. There are a lot of other things that can be AW'd. Maybe you are buying a house. Or a car. Or got a great deal on a great pair of shoes (might be reaching).

Maybe you went to your first RE appointment or have a plan in place (I really don't feel appointment updates are AW since they are 100% related to TTCAL and that is what this board is about but . . . I've noticed that a lot of these seem to end up in check-ins only).

Maybe you got a new pet.

You get it.



If you have something you think we would be interested in, share.

I know this is a dangerous one to start with because some people can take AWing over the top. Don't worry. The worst thing that could happen is someone might call you an AW.

uromys

I had a bridesmaid dress with pockets. it was Awesome! However snack didn't make it to the list of items tagging along. More like road soda additives.

negritosmami

as a newer member i must admit im still scared to post seperate threads because im still learning what goes on a board and what needs its own post. and i hate being wrong about that!!  i posted once and some said it should go on an already existing board and some said it was cool for seperate but i legit got anxiety about it!!i mean it was like two weeks after my mmc so i was anxious anyways so maybe that just increased it. But like after i saw gone girl i definitely wanted to talk about it with others but didnt wanna start a seperate board about it...but..im taking this as permission to post away..whoo hooo..thanks..u may have just created a monster lool

megrae12

I LOVE AW posts, thanks for this Bug!! I am looking forward to your AW post for sure!!

meredithcarole

Good PSA, Bugg. Now if only there was something interesting going on in my life.....

buggirl72

negritosmami said:

as a newer member i must admit im still scared to post seperate threads because im still learning what goes on a board and what needs its own post. and i hate being wrong about that!!  i posted once and some said it should go on an already existing board and some said it was cool for seperate but i legit got anxiety about it!!i mean it was like two weeks after my mmc so i was anxious anyways so maybe that just increased it. But like after i saw gone girl i definitely wanted to talk about it with others but didnt wanna start a seperate board about it...but..im taking this as permission to post away..whoo hooo..thanks..u may have just created a monster lool

@negritosmami - I think a discussion about Gone Girl would be awesome!

negritosmami

thats all i needed to see @buggirl72!!! its  happening in 3..2..1 lol 

sfazar

Haha I always thought AW meant "Applause Wanted". Thanks for clearing that up @buggirl249‌ and for inviting participation of this sort. I hope to have a chapter of my dissertation done soon and to post then!

meredithcarole

@sfazar I kind of like "applause wanted."

rslh10

I think a lot of people are scared to post on the main board! I can't wait to read all the goodies!

alm288

I'm generally scared to start a discussion. The last one was me getting locked in a bathroom stall at work. Maybe I will consider being more of a AW

mflowers929

lol, you'll probably get AW-ed about my adventures in corset making in the near future. Still trying to get customers though *sigh* I need to get over my fear of posting an ad on etsy lol

mflowers929

lol, you'll probably get AW-ed about my adventures in corset making in the near future. Still tryi

Km380

alm288 said:

I'm generally scared to start a discussion. The last one was me getting locked in a bathroom stall at work. Maybe I will consider being more of a AW

Personally I really enjoyed that one!

meredithcarole

Km380 said:

I'm generally scared to start a discussion. The last one was me getting locked in a bathroom stall at work. Maybe I will consider being more of a AW

Personally I really enjoyed that one!

Me, too.

Belle0720

Yay, I'm all for getting more activity on this board! I'm going to AW the hell out of my kitchen when it's done (hopefully tomorrow :-))

@negritosmami @buggirl72 I am dying to go see Gone Girl. Hopefully we'll be able to tomorrow!

Belle0720

Whoa, just want to add that I did not mean to make that scary face in my last post and my computer doesn't let me edit old posts.

negritosmami

@belle0720 ooh please let me know how u like it

BookishMomma

Thank you Bug! I love knowing the other ttcal ladies better, especially ones I don't "see" in the check-ins I participate in.

I AWed a lot when my book came out in March. The paperback version just came out, so you can expect more AW action from me when giveaways are going on.

forevermyfenix

mflowers929 said:

lol, you'll probably get AW-ed about my adventures in corset making in the near future. Still trying to get customers though *sigh* I need to get over my fear of posting an ad on etsy lol

If i had spare monies I'd totally take you up on that! Let me know of you need a Guinea pig! And post away!