This just crossed my mind and I am curious to see what others think. May take my mind of the bowling ball inside me right now too.
After reading the baby food post that turned so nasty I was wondering....do you think the women on the bump who are so snarky are really like that in real life or do you think they are timid and never say a word and use the internet to release the snark? I don't see very much of that on the July 2012 board which is why I like it over hear so much, but see tons of it on other boards and was really just curious what everyone else thinks.
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This! Not sure if this is accurate overall, but this is how I tend to deal with snark online vs. RL also.
LMAO!
Haha, I love you MM.
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/66925127.aspx
It was on the 9-12 month board, and a mom was basically saying that she generally makes her own baby food, but a friend gave her a certain brand of organics baby food...can't remember the brand...and that she was shocked that even in the food where apples wasn't labeled as one of the flavors in the food, it was always the first ingredient. She was basically saying to just be careful and read labels especially when you are paying for organic baby food. It turned into this huge thing where she was misinformed because it was only one line of that brands food, etc. It got really ugly and the "C" word was used...then flagged and deleted by the bump. What basically started out as a PSA turned into a nasty internet battle. I just started thinking....I wonder if she uses the "C" word in real life?
I for one am much more reserved here...I think that's why I spend so much time online now. Since becoming pregnant I really seem to "tell it like it is" in my personal life as I feel I have a child to protect, and boundaries to be made very clear. I think I was once far too permissive of bullshit in my life, and this new found strength isn't exactly popular with everyone.
Chatting online I can be detached again