I guess I should find the rando poster creepy, but I don't really. It's an open internet forum, I expect there are a ton of random people who stop by and read a bit without participating for whatever reason. The only weird part is them "outing" themselves. Just... why?
Me:32 DH:45 DSD: 20 DSS: 18 Team green baby due: Aug 6th, 2018
Yeah that’s where I’m at too. I get that it’s an Internet forum and anyone can see it, I just don’t get why anyone would lurk the board and then be like muahahahaha I’m a weirdo bread lover and I blend in like all of you.
Yeah I agree. It’s weird to lurk a forum like this IMO but not at all novel. It is creepy to admit it though, like what is the point there? Just makes me glad I don’t ever share pics or any info that is too identifying!
Yeah that’s where I’m at too. I get that it’s an Internet forum and anyone can see it, I just don’t get why anyone would lurk the board and then be like muahahahaha I’m a weirdo bread lover and I blend in like all of you.
Maybe it’s someone who wants to move to FB and is trying to push it in some weird twisted way?
Although, I have to say, this is a poorly thought out plan.
Yeah that’s where I’m at too. I get that it’s an Internet forum and anyone can see it, I just don’t get why anyone would lurk the board and then be like muahahahahaI’maweirdobreadloverand I blendinlikeallofyou.
Just went and looked at the FFFC post and yeah, that’s creepy. I took it as it is someone that regularly posts under a different name, too. That was my initial thought and then I read @scottishlass1213 post saying the same thing. I just don’t understand people who has that much time on their hands and finds it amusing??
Change of topic quickly. I was talking to DH in the kitchen and suggested we head upstairs for sexy time. Just as the words left my mouth, I audibly farted. Pregnancy. So glamorous.
I’m having the most satisfying (albeit slightly painful) poop I’ve had in weeks and DS2 is standing in here watching me and singing mommy finger. Way to ruin a good thing, kid! I miss my privacy.
My main guess is it’s a random bump troll/poster who’s bored and trying to stir everyone up.
or, it’s someone on here with an ae trying to stir everyone up. (Disagree it’s someone pushing for fb - as a fb poster lol it seems like it would make ppl not want to go).
Or its true and someone on here isnt pg and is catfishing is all, and faking being pregnant. Wouldn’t be the first time. But I think this is least likely because that person wouldn’t want to call attention to themselves, chance ppl figuring them out.
@F47 I swear this has been my most fart-y pregnancy ever. So far it hasn’t scared him off. But we’ve only just begun. Your post has me laughing hard. Lol.
@calimom2524 congrats on your poop. Haha. It’s the little things.
And this is O/T but SO drives a Dodge diesel truck. It’s not jacked up but it’s high normally and I made the comment that I’d have to stop riding soon because it’s hard to get your leg up that high with baby in your pelvis. Well, he went and put steps on the side. And it might be the sweetest thing ever. Lol. It seems so minor but I’m like awwwwe he does care. Lol. He kept telling me he was gonna get me a step like for the shower haha.
And the hormones are insane. I dint remember being like this before but it’s kind of annoying. I’m annoying myself st times with my internal drama.
It’s the added girl hormones. I swear. She’ll take them back when she’s born and they’ll reappear when she’s 2 or 3. Lol. They also steal your beauty. It’s an old wives tale. But if that’s the case I should look like an old witch from a Disney movie at this point.
It’s the added girl hormones. I swear. She’ll take them back when she’s born and they’ll reappear when she’s 2 or 3. Lol. They also steal your beauty. It’s an old wives tale. But if that’s the case I should look like an old witch from a Disney movie at this point.
I know all the owt are just that but I SWEAR... they are true for me. Morning sickness, Check. Hormonal, check. Ugly, check lol. I think the stealing beauty is bc you feel so CRAPPY that it shows on your face. That’s me at least.
I’m on mobile so it’s hard to look at someone’s history. Did anyone look and see where else the bread man has posted and what they say?
I’m just curious what brought them to an old thread to say something. And it does make me think that it’s someone who is around and has an AE.
I haven't looked at when the username was created, but maybe they created it Friday/Saturday and had to wait until today to post? I won't post my photos on here for privacy, also won't list my location, or some specific other details. Tbh so much info is given put without you thinking about it and it makes you easily identifiable. With my other bmb another user and I took to investigating people and figuring out who they were, so we could them message them and invite them to the fb group since everyone disappeared during the bumpsplosion. We found 98% of the people just by their usernames/what they posted.
Eta we never used information in a mean way, we just messaged ppl to say "hey, bump exploded, do you want to join the fb group?"
I got a little rainbow outfit from Hanna on a bst board I’m on. I’d bought it at the store for my second Loss but the size was wrong for this baby, I was trying to find it fir a while and gave up and randomly stumbled across it - only $10 shipped and worn 1x! The hormones again - I cried when I posted to get it and when I opened the bag tonight!!
Well my crazy paranoid pregnancy brain has me up at 1:00 in the morning worring about crazy internet people. I know this is public and I don't post photos and really try not to post identifying information because of it. But I woke up and all I could think if was I posted my brother's name in the names thread and the letter my last name starts with. So I had to get up and delete that part of the posts. Thanks brain! Hopefully now I can sleep.
I can't wait for all of the creative things we come up with to weed out trolls on FB. Like "post a pic of an ultrasound with your name and due date on it with your drivers license laying on top of it for ID purposes. And then post a picture of yourself holding a framed picture of you and the baby's father, and also a wooden spoon."
I just think that stuff is fun and hilarious. I mean we all need to keep in mind that the stuff we say here is public but that we can weed out trolls pretty easily in a few months when we head to FB.
That is probably just some weirdo who has nothing better to do than read through our stuff. BUT, it's the reason I haven't shared much personal on here. On my last bmb I was all "Oh TB is fun! We're all friends! This is my whole personal life!" Later I was like wwwhhhooooaaaa and regretted sharing so much, then I couldn't delete it because you can't delete things more than 30 days old. Just really be careful! I'm not trying to be all "The world is a big bad place" but after having my first and people coming up and talking to me about him in the grocery store, touching him, etc., I became super paranoid about strangers and trafficking. Having a baby changes you! I won't sleep with the windows open anywhere except our own room because someone could just pop into his room if they wanted to. I know that sounds super paranoid but your baby becomes your most prized possession. People on our board were able to track people down like pp said.
@ecwk - I was just looking for that thread lol! That's the stuff of TB legend!
So I checked out our catfish's post history and they seem pretty low-key, offering advice on baby names and shower etiquette. So, pretty harmless. I also suspect (if this is for real and they're a regular poster not just someone trying to stir up drama on our board for fun) that they do have kids, there are several references to a Kindergarten aged kiddo in the post history. So even though I'm thinking harmless, I'll be a bit more cautious about posting. You are all right, you never know who is reading
@ecwk Holy crap! I am only on page 3 and I am so into it. Break out the popcorn! At the end of the day when I have not finished any of my work I am just going to direct my boss there. It is drama on top of drama!
FFTC: whenever we have stuff like this go down (which for some reason has happened to our board a lot!) I always go lurk the other BMBs to see if we're a topic of discussion. I feel like we should send up a bat signal and set out refreshments or something.
@mrsbubbles-2 Don't worry, they'll find it. They always do.
The problem is that TB creates a paranoia about trolls too. Even after we moved to FB and had been together close to a year a group was investigating another girl in our group because they didn't believe she was real and she got word of it. That does irreparable damage to the relationship. Everytime someone seemed "too cool to be real" it would launch another investigation.
@ecwk I was worried about how I was going to pass the time at work today (sooo slow today) so thank you for this. Page 9 and I'm in deep. Do we know anyone who was actually a part of this BMB? I can't even imagine if one of the ladies from my Jan 17 BMB turned out to be a catfish after all this time.
I used to lurk from TTGP all the time when I was there.
A coworker gave me two bags of baby clothes her son (who was born last August) outgrew really quickly. I won't have to get my son anything else, clothes wise, for the first month of his life.
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married: 6/2016 TTC #1: 12/2016 Benched due to deployment- Off the bench 8/8/17!
We had a couple trolls in our BMB, I looked back to see if I could share the thread from the worst one with you guys but it was after we were in the private group. I really liked her and she was an active participant so it was like a kick to the kidneys. You really never do know.
I can't wait for all of the creative things we come up with to weed out trolls on FB. Like "post a pic of an ultrasound with your name and due date on it with your drivers license laying on top of it for ID purposes. And then post a picture of yourself holding a framed picture of you and the baby's father, and also a wooden spoon."
I just think that stuff is fun and hilarious. I mean we all need to keep in mind that the stuff we say here is public but that we can weed out trolls pretty easily in a few months when we head to FB.
"Post a video during your anatomy scan saying this sentence!*insert sentence of random words*"
God dammit! Another amazing concert - Weezer - was just announced. Three days before my damn due date! Ugh ugh ugh
I just heard that ToTo would be in town on my actual due date. I have no desire to see them, but I have had Africa stuck in my head off and on for MONTHS and this felt like some sort of cosmic coincidence
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DSD: 20
DSS: 18
Team green baby due: Aug 6th, 2018
August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers
Although, I have to say, this is a poorly thought out plan.
Nailed it. That bread reference
I just don’t understand people who has that much time on their hands and finds it amusing??
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DS#2: EDD 8.31.18
I’m just curious what brought them to an old thread to say something. And it does make me think that it’s someone who is around and has an AE.
I’m in bed alone.
August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers
or, it’s someone on here with an ae trying to stir everyone up. (Disagree it’s someone pushing for fb - as a fb poster lol it seems like it would make ppl not want to go).
Or its true and someone on here isnt pg and is catfishing is all, and faking being pregnant. Wouldn’t be the first time. But I think this is least likely because that person wouldn’t want to call attention to themselves, chance ppl figuring them out.
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w
@calimom2524 congrats on your poop. Haha. It’s the little things.
And this is O/T but SO drives a Dodge diesel truck. It’s not jacked up but it’s high normally and I made the comment that I’d have to stop riding soon because it’s hard to get your leg up that high with baby in your pelvis. Well, he went and put steps on the side. And it might be the sweetest thing ever. Lol. It seems so minor but I’m like awwwwe he does care. Lol. He kept telling me he was gonna get me a step like for the shower haha.
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w
I won't post my photos on here for privacy, also won't list my location, or some specific other details. Tbh so much info is given put without you thinking about it and it makes you easily identifiable. With my other bmb another user and I took to investigating people and figuring out who they were, so we could them message them and invite them to the fb group since everyone disappeared during the bumpsplosion. We found 98% of the people just by their usernames/what they posted.
Eta we never used information in a mean way, we just messaged ppl to say "hey, bump exploded, do you want to join the fb group?"
The hormones again - I cried when I posted to get it and when I opened the bag tonight!!
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w
August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers
ETA: Spelling is hard at 1 a.m.
I just think that stuff is fun and hilarious. I mean we all need to keep in mind that the stuff we say here is public but that we can weed out trolls pretty easily in a few months when we head to FB.
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12462811/newb-in-town/p1
So I checked out our catfish's post history and they seem pretty low-key, offering advice on baby names and shower etiquette. So, pretty harmless. I also suspect (if this is for real and they're a regular poster not just someone trying to stir up drama on our board for fun) that they do have kids, there are several references to a Kindergarten aged kiddo in the post history. So even though I'm thinking harmless, I'll be a bit more cautious about posting. You are all right, you never know who is reading
Me: 37 Him: 38
Married 11.07.2015
Me: 37 Him: 38
Married 11.07.2015
August '18 March Siggy Challenge - You had ONE JOB
The problem is that TB creates a paranoia about trolls too. Even after we moved to FB and had been together close to a year a group was investigating another girl in our group because they didn't believe she was real and she got word of it. That does irreparable damage to the relationship. Everytime someone seemed "too cool to be real" it would launch another investigation.
I LOLing at your siggy
August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers
A coworker gave me two bags of baby clothes her son (who was born last August) outgrew really quickly. I won't have to get my son anything else, clothes wise, for the first month of his life.
Married: 6/2016
TTC #1: 12/2016
Benched due to deployment- Off the bench 8/8/17!