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September 2011 Moms
What do you swear you will never tell the board
Trying to stir the pot a bit here.
So we've gotten pretty friendly up in these parts. People have talked about their jobs, kids, political opinions, religion, poop experiences and general nether regions issues . . .
But what's a topic that you are just not gonna go there?
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Re: What do you swear you will never tell the board
Parenting choices. Once we all have our fresh new babies and move to the baby boards (if people decide to move to the baby boards) there will be a lot of differences and it's one of the reasons I stopped using the Bump after DS was born.
Pregnancies are usually pretty similar and are easy to talk about with other mom-to-be's. Once DS was born and I started posting on the baby boards things were very different. Reading things that parents were doing with their children and decisions they were making ....it just got to be too much for me. Especially when it was someone I might have gotten along with on the pregnancy boards, and suddenly I felt strongly against their parenting choices they were sharing.
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I second politics and religion. I actually like to hear other people share opinions but just don't want to get in the mix.
I will probably never tell people about my job/small business. It's just too controversial for some people and not worth the split-second judgments people might make without really knowing me. I'm not a stripper
Great! Now ya got me all curious!!
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That's really interesting! I would have never guessed that would be an issue. Was it an issue on the birth month boards? Or just the age boards? I would hope that this board won't change that much . . . I guess we shall see. I would hope that people will share ideas and tips in an open way and not a judgy type way . . . but I imagine the sleep deprivation + big new task on our hands might be the perfect storm.
Me too!!! Now I really wanna know
I've made a couple of fairly benign comments about religion, but I wouldn't want to get into it here. I have really strong views, and they're not really popular, so it would probably just turn into a sh!tstorm. Same with politics. I don't mind talking about it, but it can just get so, so heated.
There's also some stuff that happened to me when I was a kid that I would never feel comfortable talking about here. I don't even like to talk to my husband about it. Other than that, I'm a pretty open book.
I swear that I will never tell the board that I'm a nose picker.
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I don't have opinions on politics or religion, so I probably won't talk about them.
In general I'm pretty laid back and "to each their own" in my thinking, so I don't find anything controversial.
I do however swear I will never tell the board the intimate details of my sex life, bodily functions, or about anything icky regarding pregnancy and labour.
Yeah! I would add this to my list. There was a sex poll last week I think, and I guess I'm just too much of a prude because I could not bring myself to jump in.
There weren't any birth month boards last time around. There was only 1st, 2nd, 3rd Tri and it was a lot different. I am enjoying having a little niche for Sept '11 mamas!! I think the birth month boards have really changed the amount of activitity on the "main," boards too. For the better, IMO.
It will be interesting to see what happens! There was nothing that was earth shattering that made me stop posting on the Bump before. Time was the biggest factor. I didn't have time to play on the Bump as much as I did while pregnant.. When I would have a chance to read the baby boards - there were some crazy people who ruined it for me. I am enjoying a lower-drama version so far this pregnancy!
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Lol sorry I tend to do this a lot. I grew up with a group of boys and I am pre-med so my gross-out meter is kinda skewed!
IDK, I don't mind talking about some politics, but I usually won't go there because I'll admit I am not the most educated in that arena.
Religion is something I probably wouldn't go into too much, I may find someone that I share similar beliefs with and latch on to (in a way, LOL)... But even though I am a religious studies minor I am not really comfortable speaking to individuals about religion, mainly because I objectify it (as a sort of science as per my minor) and the practitioners get into the theology and faith aspect, which I back away slowly.
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Hmmm...I have no idea, but I hope that having a different opinion doesn't stop people from feeling like they cannot participate if they want to. If they don't want to, I understand, but I hope it's not a can't participate thing.
In all honesty I'll probably talk about everything, but I will likely edit it to keep from getting too specific if I feel like I'm getting into my privacy zone too far.
lol Maybe when LO is 5 weeks old and I'm in a sleep-deprived haze, I might slip. But until then,
My god, I would be so disgusted if someone flamed you for being a Muslim. I think that there is a lot of misconception out there and very few people bother to learn anything about Islam. I have many Muslim students and they have given me quite the education over the years. Before teaching, I did not know that there are two main schools of thought within Islam (Sunni and Shi'ite), nor did I know about the 5 pillars and such.
If anybody ever does flame ya about that...I got your back.
As for the question, I have no problem talking about religion, sex, or politics. I will keep my baby names to myself because (no offense to anyone) my DH and I don't really care what anyone else thinks about our name choices.
Other than that...open book.
I would hope you would never get flamed simply for having your own religious beliefs . . .
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I'll never talk about relationship issues with DH. Those are private, and I know I'd be pretty p*ssed if I knew that he was talking about such personal things with a public message board full of relative strangers.
Other than that, I'm pretty much an open book. I'll talk politics, religion, money, and bodily functions. But you'll never see me posting about relationship issues.
I feel the same
Seriously! I can't stand people who are so ignorant they can't respect beliefs beyond their own.
As for me, I will have to second Mereout. I will not share disagreements/ arguments between MH and me. Unless it's something silly like nursery decor. I've actually been kind of floored by some of the intimate fights I've been privy too throughout my time on TN/ TB. I guess some posters think it's better to share it here than with their friends IRL.
Girl . . . you shut your mouth when you're talking to me! lol Don't you dare . . .