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1st Trimester
Remember
This board is a place where everyone can ask their questions and share about their pregnancy. I have been here for 8 weeks and it's been pretty respectful until the last week or so but I'm starting to see a few snippy comments cropping up. Let's not go there, ladies.
A lot of women have honest questions about what is okay or not. There are so many things that are and are not safe. No need to bite their heads off. Remember to "do unto others what you would like them to do to you"
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Re: Remember
My last pregnancy was the same. But, it has been fine until this last week. It's not necessary nor helpful.
I wasn't around last week, did it get ugly around here?
I hope when I poke and tease a little it isn't taken as being mean. I have a dry sense of humor and being online doesn't help it much. I always try to add that I'm just kidding.
No, no. Nothing big or dramatic. Just a few snippy comments making fun of the question asked or the OP on various posts. Trying to nip it in the bud before people start thinking it's acceptable.
ETA: "It's okay because it's not as bad as it used to be," is a cop-out for people who know they're doing something they shouldn't but choose to do it anyway. You hear it all the time from addicts and domestic abusers.
Don't worry, everyone is immediately on their best behavior after posts like this are made.
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I've got to be honest - snippy comments don't bother me, even if they're directed at me. So if I'm going by the "do unto others" rule, I think a little sarcasm is ok in some circumstances. It's unrealistic to expect that nobody is ever going to respond sarcastically to some of the questions we see on here.
A lot of the questions that are asked on here can be answered in about 5 seconds using Google. If people prefer to get their answers from real people,it's reasonable to expect that they'll get the personalities to go along with it.
Um, you're comparing snarky comments to drug addiction and domestic abuse?? That's a bit... overdramatic.
The OP made the thread because of people like you. Almost all your comments are snarky. Grow up!
Awww have you been stalking me? I'm so flattered!
From what I've seen from you on this board, you are in desperate need of a thicker skin. I've been very helpful in most of my responses. Sorry you don't appreciate my delivery.
I'm glad to see that you're doing your part to make sure that everyone's nice to each other on The Bump!
I'll reiterate what I said before - women ask questions on here because they want the personal input and opinions of other pregnant women rather than the impersonal information they can find on other websites. (Or because they don't know how to use Google. Sometimes it's hard to tell.) If you want personal opinions from individuals, you're going get the individual personalities that go with them.
I have some friends who will always tell me what I want to hear, and other friends who will say, "You know what, honestly, that dress does look pretty awful on you. Wear something else." (Guess whose opinion I seek out when I'm shopping.) Sometimes I prefer to hear from friends who will coddle me, but most often, I prefer the people who will tell me when I'm being overdramatic or when I'm overreacting or when I need to stop whining. I've looked all over The Bump, and I don't see anywhere that says only people with the first type of personality are invited to post. If you don't like that, you're more than welcome to find a different website.