UO Thursday

strickland8052

FiancB said:

I'm not a fan of the blessed thing either. I'm a bit more willing to accept it for something like a baby, but it's fucking awful when it comes to something materialistic like money or a house. It's great you're thankful for what you have but it makes it sounds like whatever higher being is doing this blessing just doesn't care about a lot of people out there. 

I think there's waaay too many boards on TB. Like just in the TTC category there's TTGP, Trouble TTGP, TTCAL, TTCAL 6 months+, IF, and I'm probably missing something. Ain't nobody got time for that. I end up mostly in TTGP because there's more traffic and I have to do more clicks to get to TTCAL. Boards like Cloth Diapering or whatnot are just dead. 

Oh and I don't think I ever did an intro post because, let's face it, no1curr. 

@FiancB - Exactly! One time my cousin told this story about how her mechanic said her car would need some kind of repair, but then the service light "magically" went off. The mechanic rechecked it and it no longer needed the repair. She said it was a blessing from God. I was thinking, "Um..... if God is spending his time fixing an upper middle class, white American woman's car, then I wish he'd move on to more important issues like hunger, disease, and war."

NamelessAria

strickland8052 said:

FiancB said:

I'm not a fan of the blessed thing either. I'm a bit more willing to accept it for something like a baby, but it's fucking awful when it comes to something materialistic like money or a house. It's great you're thankful for what you have but it makes it sounds like whatever higher being is doing this blessing just doesn't care about a lot of people out there. 

I think there's waaay too many boards on TB. Like just in the TTC category there's TTGP, Trouble TTGP, TTCAL, TTCAL 6 months+, IF, and I'm probably missing something. Ain't nobody got time for that. I end up mostly in TTGP because there's more traffic and I have to do more clicks to get to TTCAL. Boards like Cloth Diapering or whatnot are just dead. 

Oh and I don't think I ever did an intro post because, let's face it, no1curr. 

@FiancB - Exactly! One time my cousin told this story about how her mechanic said her car would need some kind of repair, but then the service light "magically" went off. The mechanic rechecked it and it no longer needed the repair. She said it was a blessing from God. I was thinking, "Um..... if God is spending his time fixing an upper middle class, white American woman's car, then I wish he'd move on to more important issues like hunger, disease, and war."

I know right? I get it when a story like that is being told and after the whole "it no longer needed to be repaired and it was such a blessing" part the person adds "which is good because there is no way I could afford to fix it. We just have the one car and without I wouldn't be able to get to work. I'd lose my job and have to hope I could find something soon before we get kicked out for not being able to pay rent." Or something of that nature. Like, I understand that to some people who are actually really poor an unexpected car repair bill is financially crippling and really has a serious negative impact on their life. But for a middle class person who would only have to give up Starbucks and manicures for awhile (or ya know, something equally middle class) I don't really see things like that as a "blessing." More of a nice surprise or something.

Xstatic3333

Hmmm, I do used "blessed" conversationally sometimes, though never the hashtag. I don't think I use it frivolously, but it's good to know how it can come off to people. I'll probably try to minimize it.

missteacherlady16

Xstatic3333 said:

Hmmm, I do used "blessed" conversationally sometimes, though never the hashtag. I don't think I use it frivolously, but it's good to know how it can come off to people. I'll probably try to minimize it.

Like any hashtag, I only ever use them ironically.

Though, I have thought that most people probably don't realize that I am doing it ironically.

But in my heart, I know the truth, and that's all that matters.

MissAmeliaPond

missteacherlady16 said:

Hmmm, I do used "blessed" conversationally sometimes, though never the hashtag. I don't think I use it frivolously, but it's good to know how it can come off to people. I'll probably try to minimize it.

Like any hashtag, I only ever use them ironically. Though, I have thought that most people probably don't realize that I am doing it ironically. But in my heart, I know the truth, and that's all that matters.

I usually throw in the '#hashtag' for good measure, but even with that I still feel like people don't get that I'm using the hashtags ironically...

NovaSaysNo

I realize I'm late to the party here, but @PocketFullofShells is banned?! Point me in the direction of the report happy button clicker. They are ruining my bump experience or whatever that stupid saying is.

ETA: I wonder if my post on bumpadmin's wall will get me a warning...
ETAA: I'm also on my meds for my chest swelling (around my heart/lungs), so I might not remember any of this later. Oh well.