Have we run out of things to talk about?

KristenBtobe

Does it seem like this board has slowed down the last few weeks, or is it just me? I guess we are all busy with kids and work, or is it something else? Is the magic coming to an end?? I will be honest, after being here through two babies my interest in answering a lot of the same questions time and again is waning. So I find myself skipping a lot of posts anymore. But that's not meant to be a complaint, I'm glad we have some new moms around here. I'm just rambling now I guess.

kel716

I've wondered the same thing lately.  My posting time is usually in the evenings/weekends, and at that point there's not always a lot of activity going on. 

The other thing that I've thought about is some of those specific infant questions are things that I no longer have a "good" answer anymore.  I don't remember.  Is that terrible?  I think when I finally do have baby #2 I'm going to feel like a new mom (almost).    Am I alone in this fear?  I usually have a scary good memory, but I feel like that first year of B's life is a complete blur. 

 

 

 

little-peanut

kel716:

The other thing that I've thought about is some of those specific infant questions are things that I no longer have a "good" answer anymore.  I don't remember.  Is that terrible?  I think when I finally do have baby #2 I'm going to feel like a new mom (almost).    Am I alone in this fear?  I usually have a scary good memory, but I feel like that first year of B's life is a complete blur. 

This exactly!  I feel that by the time we have #2 it will at least have been 4 years since I had a newborn.  Heaven help us!

KarmaKP

I wonder if it's because many of the ladies have sprouted "in person" friendships? Maybe the Facebook Effect?

l_kristina

i actually just came back to the board after a hiatus.  i am currently not working, so i have more time for "play."  i thought it was slow too and assumed it was just the way things are now.  haha i have plenty to say lately

JLPT830

little-peanut:

kel716:

The other thing that I've thought about is some of those specific infant questions are things that I no longer have a "good" answer anymore.  I don't remember.  Is that terrible?  I think when I finally do have baby #2 I'm going to feel like a new mom (almost).    Am I alone in this fear?  I usually have a scary good memory, but I feel like that first year of B's life is a complete blur. 

This exactly!  I feel that by the time we have #2 it will at least have been 4 years since I had a newborn.  Heaven help us!

I have to admit that there are multiple times during each day that I feel like a fish out of water!  I definitely feel like I have a lot of questions considering I've done this before, but I think a lot of it has to do with DD being so different from DS.  I'm still trying to figure her out.....  :-)

 

AllieSchmallie

KarmaKP:

I wonder if it's because many of the ladies have sprouted "in person" friendships? Maybe the Facebook Effect?

My goodness it's been so slow lately! So slow, in fact, that I'm letting myself get wrapped up in all the drama of the 12 - 24 month board. Please don't make me suffer anymore.

Honestly, I haven't been around on this board for that long, so I don't have much basis for comparison, but I have also wondered if the "slowness" is the result of more people talking on Facebook instead of posting on here. And, since I'm the only person left on the planet without Facebook, I have no way to verify this speculation. I just figured that everyone was developing their own cliques (not meant as an insult - just a fact of life) and I was a little left out because of not having Facebook.  

I'm glad it's not just me, though.

hannah&ben

I think we might have... or just run out of time I guess.  I don't have a ton of time to spend on here so I find myself skimming and only posting when I really feel like I have something valuable to add (which isn't all that often these days).  And, I don't generally have questions for other moms (not to sound like a big know it all or anything.. I've just been at the mom thing for a long time).  I also find myself holding back from posting stuff about my kids for fear of seeming like an AW or a whiney baby  

And here's a little confession... the rest of the time I'm here reading about babies and pregnancies and BFP's and such it makes me jealous. I fully realize how ridiculous that is, I really do.  I don't even post congrats anymore.  I'm a bitter old hag.  (Just wanted to elaborate. I may have had a few glasses of wine last night And, I am, of course, very happy for all the ladies who are pregnant and have babies, especially those who had to take the long road to get there.  I love babies, they should ALL be celebrated! And I realize I have more children than most people here.  However, this isn't the family size we planned and it just really sucks to have the choice taken from you.  I'm sure lots of ladies here understand that.  I'm not in a good place right now after Jack's surgery (a lovely reminder of why this all is the way it is) and with dealing with Henry becoming a toddler and knowing he's my last.  I'll get there...I'm not looking for sympathy. It just wasn't supposed to be like this.)

I really love all the girls here!  You've been there for me (for real!) through some pretty tough stuff.... I feel bad for not participating as much and as thoughtfully as I used to.

Hannah

jerseygirl81

I know I've been super busy at work, and then I have little desire to get on the PC when I'm at home. There really haven't been many posts I can relate to though these days though, either.

warriormomerin

I really don't feel like I have much to contribute anymore. I don't remember what it's like to be pregnant or have a newborn/infant. Everyone else seems to have a toddler/preschooler who is much better behaved than mine so I feel like a whiner. I could really use help with my 6 year-old but most of you have younger children. Plus I don't have a DH or a home so I can't really contribute to those posts. I've been hanging out on the SP board lately.

identicaltwins2be

A lot of times I feel torn between being able to contribute and not.  Having an older DC makes things different.  There are a lot of things I don't remember about her being a baby so I feel like I have a lot of questions but I also feel like an AW or a whiner when I post because I don't have much time to spend on here.  I hate asking a lot of questions but not being around to answer anyone elses.

I think my recent lack of "hanging out" on here has to do with being busy at work and super busy at home.  I just don't have much free time.  Plus I'm friends with a lot of ladies on FB so if I need an answer to a qucik question I can get it much faster through FB.  And I don't want to post there and here because it would be a duplicate for most people.

I hope this isn't the beginning of the end but who knows. 

curlypie1

For some reason I feel less guilty popping in and out of here during my workday than Facebook so I miss all the activity that used to go on.

MrsMoher

little-peanut:

kel716:

The other thing that I've thought about is some of those specific infant questions are things that I no longer have a "good" answer anymore.  I don't remember.  Is that terrible?  I think when I finally do have baby #2 I'm going to feel like a new mom (almost).    Am I alone in this fear?  I usually have a scary good memory, but I feel like that first year of B's life is a complete blur. 

This exactly!  I feel that by the time we have #2 it will at least have been 4 years since I had a newborn.  Heaven help us!

Oh yeah... mine are almost exactly 4 years apart. I completely forget everything! I am scared, but thinking it's like riding a bike... it'll come back, right? ETA: And I have been MIA quite a bit lately thanks to H's leg... I don't really feel like I have time at home. And since I am gearing up for maternity leave at work, I have been super busy and just trying to get stuff done, so my back ups aren't swamped. I miss being on here as much.

sistrkate

KarmaKP:

I wonder if it's because many of the ladies have sprouted "in person" friendships? Maybe the Facebook Effect?

I was actually going to suggest this too.  I do not begrudge anyone the relationships that have developed as a result of us all being together so long, but I do think having other means of communication has taken away from posting here quite as much.

There are lots of inside jokes and stories that fly around, too, and that makes it hard to relate and hard to keep up sometimes.  I know I would be here a lot more if I wasn't home with my kids all the time (that doesn't sound right, does it), so I just don't feel as "in the loop" as I once did.