Wow "!!!??!?!1"

lemen99

uofihoard:

jac*n*abe:

FWIW, I have no idea what the crib post is. I just think the overuse of punctuation and often exaggerated reactions withjn posts to be annoying. I'm sure things I do are annoying as well but like a duck, it would roll off my back. ::shrugs:: Maureen seems to be taking it well, at least.

NDwife07:

[I agree that childish can sometimes be fun, and even okay sometimes.

And if the target of a teasing is in on the joke, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Just sayin'.

When you get a large community of women together, there are bound to be things that annoy others. Every single one of us on the board has something that deserves the side-eye (except Jac, I think). There are just some things that are seriously so freaking annoying and deserve to be brought up publicly.

I totally agree with your first point. Teasing can be fun and I feel like the teasing was harmless. Obvs, Maureen is comfortable with who she is and is taking the punctuation teasing well. Kudos.

I disagree with not deserving the side-eye. For real, I find myself to be annoying and AWish from time-to-time so I know y'all have to as well. Not fishing, just being real.

Thanks Jac....I like to think that now that I'm 28 (bday was yesterday!) that I TRY to let things roll off my back. It's an everyday thing to have to tell myself that it's not worth it to be stressed about the little things!

 

uofibabe

IndyGirl02:

uofihoard:

Adding ??!?!?  to what I write is just me so it is what it is.  But if you were going to make fun of me for it you could have at least let me know about it.  Would have been easier to laugh it off. 

But I thought you're fine with it...

uofihoard:

I'm fine Kathy...but I do think the post was about making fun of me for getting defensive in the crib post and for saying that I was mad for not being thanked. I'm fine with being made fun of for using !!!!!!  .....all my friends know I use it in text messages and emails constantly.  Cant help it that I just get that excited!!! haha.

It would have been easier to laugh it off if I was included but I wasnt so I'm learing to let it roll of my back.  And I didnt know ?!?!? was that annoying and like I said my friends and coworkers have already pointed it out to me so it's really not that big of a deal ...so glad tomorrow is Friday!  Anyone else?

MrsRender06

kelclay724:

LOL! I have no idea what this post is about. But, this pic of cousin Eddie just made my day! LOVE this board.

MommaMcG

IndyGirl02:

MommaMcG:

chrislynd:

The whole mean thing, I think, has to do with McG being rude about Carmel orchestra a while back. It's a bit pot meet kettle to call people out about the !!?!!!?!!!!!! crap when she did that.

Wow, really?  It started as a JOKE.  I mentioned how we had a rivalry in high school and didn't like them because they were so good.  It's like Colts fans not liking the Patriots.   

Bullsh!t. 

It started as a joke when I made the comment about my state rings, but then you retorted with your "we hated Carmel because of their attitude."  When I called you out, you stuck to your guns about it and were NOT kidding.  And it wasn't about us being good, it was about us having attitudes or being snobs or whatever it was you said about it.  (Sorry I don't remember the exact quote.)

 

Also, on another note... IT'S THE INTERNET.  You are taking stuff waaaaaaay too seriously if you're disappointed in the board for making fun of someone "behind their back."  <-- Which is pretty impossible on public internet, BTW.

Believe it or not, it was a joke to begin with.  I even messaged Kathy as soon as it happened to make sure she realized it.  

As for the original meaning of this post, why couldn't you all just let Maureen know it annoyed you so much?  And it's not just the internet.  She has meet some of you IRL, as have I.

kelclay724

MrsRender06:

kelclay724:

LOL! I have no idea what this post is about. But, this pic of cousin Eddie just made my day! LOVE this board.

Just trying to provide some comedic relief . 

lemen99

MommaMcG:

IndyGirl02:

MommaMcG:

chrislynd:

The whole mean thing, I think, has to do with McG being rude about Carmel orchestra a while back. It's a bit pot meet kettle to call people out about the !!?!!!?!!!!!! crap when she did that.

Wow, really?  It started as a JOKE.  I mentioned how we had a rivalry in high school and didn't like them because they were so good.  It's like Colts fans not liking the Patriots.   

Bullsh!t. 

It started as a joke when I made the comment about my state rings, but then you retorted with your "we hated Carmel because of their attitude."  When I called you out, you stuck to your guns about it and were NOT kidding.  And it wasn't about us being good, it was about us having attitudes or being snobs or whatever it was you said about it.  (Sorry I don't remember the exact quote.)

 

Also, on another note... IT'S THE INTERNET.  You are taking stuff waaaaaaay too seriously if you're disappointed in the board for making fun of someone "behind their back."  <-- Which is pretty impossible on public internet, BTW.

Believe it or not, it was a joke to begin with.  I even messaged Kathy as soon as it happened to make sure she realized it.  

As for the original meaning of this post, why couldn't you all just let Maureen know it annoyed you so much?  And it's not just the internet.  She has meet some of you IRL, as have I.

I think, in a perfect world, yes, someone would have politely pointed it out to her.  But we didn't.  We teased her a little about something pretty harmless, IMO.

What I don't get now, is why you're having a more difficult time with that than she is?   

I'm sorry to say that I also tease my friends and family IRL.  They can take it, as can I.

MommaMcG

lemen99:

MommaMcG:

IndyGirl02:

MommaMcG:

chrislynd:

The whole mean thing, I think, has to do with McG being rude about Carmel orchestra a while back. It's a bit pot meet kettle to call people out about the !!?!!!?!!!!!! crap when she did that.

Wow, really?  It started as a JOKE.  I mentioned how we had a rivalry in high school and didn't like them because they were so good.  It's like Colts fans not liking the Patriots.   

Bullsh!t. 

It started as a joke when I made the comment about my state rings, but then you retorted with your "we hated Carmel because of their attitude."  When I called you out, you stuck to your guns about it and were NOT kidding.  And it wasn't about us being good, it was about us having attitudes or being snobs or whatever it was you said about it.  (Sorry I don't remember the exact quote.)

 

Also, on another note... IT'S THE INTERNET.  You are taking stuff waaaaaaay too seriously if you're disappointed in the board for making fun of someone "behind their back."  <-- Which is pretty impossible on public internet, BTW.

Believe it or not, it was a joke to begin with.  I even messaged Kathy as soon as it happened to make sure she realized it.  

As for the original meaning of this post, why couldn't you all just let Maureen know it annoyed you so much?  And it's not just the internet.  She has meet some of you IRL, as have I.

I think, in a perfect world, yes, someone would have politely pointed it out to her.  But we didn't.  We teased her a little about something pretty harmless, IMO.

What I don't get now, is why you're having a more difficult time with that than she is?   

I'm sorry to say that I also tease my friends and family IRL.  They can take it, as can I.

Teasing is perfectly fine.  But teasing means the person on the receiving end knows what's going on.  So, if you were to tease her about it now, now that she knows you all find it annoying, that's a different ball game.  Go for it, lol.  ;-)  You know?  

gizmo909

lemen99:

uofihoard:

jac*n*abe:

FWIW, I have no idea what the crib post is. I just think the overuse of punctuation and often exaggerated reactions withjn posts to be annoying. I'm sure things I do are annoying as well but like a duck, it would roll off my back. ::shrugs:: Maureen seems to be taking it well, at least.

NDwife07:

[I agree that childish can sometimes be fun, and even okay sometimes.

And if the target of a teasing is in on the joke, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Just sayin'.

When you get a large community of women together, there are bound to be things that annoy others. Every single one of us on the board has something that deserves the side-eye (except Jac, I think). There are just some things that are seriously so freaking annoying and deserve to be brought up publicly.

I totally agree with your first point. Teasing can be fun and I feel like the teasing was harmless. Obvs, Maureen is comfortable with who she is and is taking the punctuation teasing well. Kudos.

I disagree with not deserving the side-eye. For real, I find myself to be annoying and AWish from time-to-time so I know y'all have to as well. Not fishing, just being real.

Thanks Jac....I like to think that now that I'm 28 (bday was yesterday!) that I TRY to let things roll off my back. It's an everyday thing to have to tell myself that it's not worth it to be stressed about the little things!

 

This. 

 And what Kathy said...

I think, in a perfect world, yes, someone would have politely pointed it out to her.  But we didn't.  We teased her a little about something pretty harmless, IMO. 

What I don't get now, is why you're having a more difficult time with that than she is?   

I'm sorry to say that I also tease my friends and family IRL.  They can take it, as can I.

Seriously, people, as the OP of the first "childish" teasing, I can honestly say that I don't even know what the crib post is.  My guess is it happened when I was on vacation.  However, I do think that some people need to lighten up.  Innocent teasing really isn't worth getting your feathers so ruffled. Nobody said that anyone was a horrible parent and they felt bad for her child and husband!  

It's playful teasing that was apparently a quirk that most people noticed prior to the post since people that weren't there picked up on it right away.  Here's some of my quirks, feel free to tease me about them, I really don't care:

1 - I'm pretty OCD when it comes to organization and I LOVE my label maker.  If the label maker refills weren't so damned expensive, I would label everything.

2 - Going along with #1, I'm obsessed with post-its.  I over use them. 

3 - I like lists.  Sometimes, I make lists of things I've already done, just so that I can cross them off. 

4 - Also going along with #1, I count stairs every time I go up and down them.  Even in my own house.  I obviously know that there are 13 steps, but I still count them every time.

There, feel free to tease as much as you'd like.  I promise, I can handle it.   

MommaMcG

gizmo909:

lemen99:

uofihoard:

jac*n*abe:

FWIW, I have no idea what the crib post is. I just think the overuse of punctuation and often exaggerated reactions withjn posts to be annoying. I'm sure things I do are annoying as well but like a duck, it would roll off my back. ::shrugs:: Maureen seems to be taking it well, at least.

NDwife07:

[I agree that childish can sometimes be fun, and even okay sometimes.

And if the target of a teasing is in on the joke, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Just sayin'.

When you get a large community of women together, there are bound to be things that annoy others. Every single one of us on the board has something that deserves the side-eye (except Jac, I think). There are just some things that are seriously so freaking annoying and deserve to be brought up publicly.

I totally agree with your first point. Teasing can be fun and I feel like the teasing was harmless. Obvs, Maureen is comfortable with who she is and is taking the punctuation teasing well. Kudos.

I disagree with not deserving the side-eye. For real, I find myself to be annoying and AWish from time-to-time so I know y'all have to as well. Not fishing, just being real.

Thanks Jac....I like to think that now that I'm 28 (bday was yesterday!) that I TRY to let things roll off my back. It's an everyday thing to have to tell myself that it's not worth it to be stressed about the little things!

 

This. 

 And what Kathy said...

I think, in a perfect world, yes, someone would have politely pointed it out to her.  But we didn't.  We teased her a little about something pretty harmless, IMO. 

What I don't get now, is why you're having a more difficult time with that than she is?   

I'm sorry to say that I also tease my friends and family IRL.  They can take it, as can I.

Seriously, people, as the OP of the first "childish" teasing, I can honestly say that I don't even know what the crib post is.  My guess is it happened when I was on vacation.  However, I do think that some people need to lighten up.  Innocent teasing really isn't worth getting your feathers so ruffled. Nobody said that anyone was a horrible parent and they felt bad for her child and husband!  

It's playful teasing that was apparently a quirk that most people noticed prior to the post since people that weren't there picked up on it right away.  Here's some of my quirks, feel free to tease me about them, I really don't care:

1 - I'm pretty OCD when it comes to organization and I LOVE my label maker.  If the label maker refills weren't so damned expensive, I would label everything.

2 - Going along with #1, I'm obsessed with post-it.  I over use them. 

3 - I like lists.  Sometimes, I make lists of things I've already done, just so that I can cross them off. 

4 - Also going along with #1, I count stairs every time I go up and down them.  Even in my own house.  I obviously know that there are 13 steps, but I still count them every time.

There, feel free to tease as much as you'd like.  I promise, I can handle it.   

I do this as well. 

I think some saw the punctuation thing, and then they started adding things about the thank yous.  Kind of like ganging up on her.  I just wanted to come to her defense because no one else was.  Maybe it's the middle school teacher in me, but like I said before, the problem was that she had no clue it was about her.  It's only teasing in my book if the other person is in on the gag--she wasn't. 

lemen99

MommaMcG:

lemen99:

MommaMcG:

IndyGirl02:

MommaMcG:

chrislynd:

The whole mean thing, I think, has to do with McG being rude about Carmel orchestra a while back. It's a bit pot meet kettle to call people out about the !!?!!!?!!!!!! crap when she did that.

Wow, really?  It started as a JOKE.  I mentioned how we had a rivalry in high school and didn't like them because they were so good.  It's like Colts fans not liking the Patriots.   

Bullsh!t. 

It started as a joke when I made the comment about my state rings, but then you retorted with your "we hated Carmel because of their attitude."  When I called you out, you stuck to your guns about it and were NOT kidding.  And it wasn't about us being good, it was about us having attitudes or being snobs or whatever it was you said about it.  (Sorry I don't remember the exact quote.)

 

Also, on another note... IT'S THE INTERNET.  You are taking stuff waaaaaaay too seriously if you're disappointed in the board for making fun of someone "behind their back."  <-- Which is pretty impossible on public internet, BTW.

Believe it or not, it was a joke to begin with.  I even messaged Kathy as soon as it happened to make sure she realized it.  

As for the original meaning of this post, why couldn't you all just let Maureen know it annoyed you so much?  And it's not just the internet.  She has meet some of you IRL, as have I.

I think, in a perfect world, yes, someone would have politely pointed it out to her.  But we didn't.  We teased her a little about something pretty harmless, IMO.

What I don't get now, is why you're having a more difficult time with that than she is?   

I'm sorry to say that I also tease my friends and family IRL.  They can take it, as can I.

Teasing is perfectly fine.  But teasing means the person on the receiving end knows what's going on.  So, if you were to tease her about it now, now that she knows you all find it annoying, that's a different ball game.  Go for it, lol.  ;-)  You know?  

We're on the internet.  It wasn't hidden - it was very blatent.  And considering we're talking about punctuation here (trivial), it's teasing.  Done.

 

 

 

NDwife07

Maureen.

Frankly, if we're being honest here, I think you're an easy target because some of the questions you ask on here are not the smartest. I may be the only one to say this "to your face", but I know of at least a handful of other Bumpies who feel the same way.

It's less about the punctuation overuse and more about your unique ability to forget your common sense.

Yes, most of us on here are new moms and let's face it - none of us are 100% confident in what we're doing. That's the point of the board, of course. This is definitely a place to learn, ask questions, and air your mistakes.But you'll avoid flames and teasing if you stop and think for five seconds before posting.

I'm not saying this to hurt your feelings. I just want you to know, from a long-timer's point of view, the kinds of things that get people riled up on this board.