@nursemommy13 Finally somebody else who doesn't like marshmallows!! I constantly get the "you must be crazy" look when I tell people that I dont like smores.
@BLang23 you're the sweetest!! I can't remember SN's for the life of me! And mine was part of my college email address that I use for everything. I guess I need to come up with a catchier SN and see if I can't get it changed
Yeah the GTKY kinda sucked today. No one would miss me. Usually stuff I contribute to gets overlooked. Guess stuff I say isn't useful but oh well!! This is board is still entertaining most days. I also love the PoTD threads and random PIP threads and I like all the ladies on here
@S504770 It's so funny you say this because up until yesterday I would have said the same thing, but then Stephmills teed up an easy joke about killing woodchucks for me...
I think a decent number of people feel the same as you. In fact, until your post, I figured you considered yourself a regular because I think of you that way. I always recognize the pic of your son and feel like I see it often. So there are probably a lot of us thinking, "Eh, I don't think anyone really notices what I'm posting" when that's not really the case. (? Just my opinion there...)
Anyway, I would definitely notice if you were gone because I love that pic of your son. And - perhaps a perfect example - I remember from today's POTD (or whatever the title was) that you got a really beautiful necklace with a pearl from your DH.
The rooms on E's floor in the hospital had these window bench seats that were basically the size of a twin size mattress. I wasn't it expecting it to happen but one thing lead to another and.. well it did. It was the Saturday after her surgery on Monday. It's not like I went from the surgical waiting rooms to her room and had sex. We tried to be as quiet as possible but I have a bit of a problem with that. At that point the nurses were only coming in to check on her every 4 hours at night.
@connierob My first time was in the back of a 67 Stang.
I'll also add that in the past I've slept with men hours after meeting them. And I'll admit I've had a few one nighters.
Eleanor Carter-Lynn born 6.4.13, 17 days early, natural birth
Tetraolgy of Fallot discovered 6.5.13, Open Heart Surgery 10.7.13
@Murphie82 I mostly consider myself a regular lurker lol but I try to be a strong part of the community! I've been feeling down a lot lately and I think my post reflected that more than I would have liked. I love being a SAHM mom but it's been a rainy week here and I've been gloomy.
I'm adding my $.02 to this from mobile so bear with me (I've been off today so both kids were very demanding and didn't allow my usually bump devotion)
I wasn't around for everyone's pregnancies but I started lurking when everyone shared their birth stories. I fell for every one of you. The "bad b's" thing came from a mix of us defending ourselves against Oct13 and my glorious (and shameful) rise to the leaderboard. The point was to be inclusive, something that everyone who was active could participate in if they wanted to.
I think this board is a place of respect. We have different views on family, religion, solids , and so many other things. But we all love our kids. We have check ins for everything to make people feel included. I think, as a group, we don't tolerate intentional ignorance. If you are feeling excluded please know that it is not something that I, personally, have ever tried to do. Heck, I got all butt hurt that 7 people thought I was that AE a while ago. Not everyone is going to get along but I think this group of women respect each other as mothers enough to engage in intelligent (and sometimes, well mostly silly) exchanges. I hope any and all who don't like the change of tone on the board stick around...
@s#s I can never remember yours or @sctiger#s !! But I love you both. And I agree with pp, the PoTD definitely helps to remember who everyone is! (And I get to see Nancy @aime444 ) and @liberlu (I know that's not right...) Cal and his daddy are adorable!
I get that too @kelly422 but I consider you a major contributor with your advice and such. And I love how you shut down that lady asking us if she was on bc and POAS and it was neg, if she could be pregnant
@Murphie82 I mostly consider myself a regular lurker lol but I try to be a strong part of the community! I've been feeling down a lot lately and I think my post reflected that more than I would have liked. I love being a SAHM mom but it's been a rainy week here and I've been gloomy.
@S504770 I'm having a crappy day too if it helps at all. It was a coworker's last day, my baby is in the throes of the fussy part of the 4th leap, and I'm having a crazy allergy attack. All of that together gave me a small anxiety attack.
I'm not a SAHM but the 12 weeks I was on maternity leave was experience enough to know that you have a rough job that can be very isolating. I found TB to be helpful with that isolation although it certainly doesn't beat sunny weather and real life human interaction.
This momma is so much happier now that she's gettin some. Yes, I've know him just a little over a month but it happened one night when we were together. I was totally ok with it because we connected very well from the first date and I can see (and really hope it is) this being a long term thing. (Possibly even getting to the big M???)
ETA: Our first time was in E's hospital room. Judge/Flame away, I've got a fire suit!
first night here too! In fact, on a lifeguard tower on the beach...today we had family photos for our holiday card and I made the photographer take a picture of the two of us in front of a tower and she couldn't understand why we were giggling the whole time
I agree with BLT in the sense that the board definitely has changed, but I think that everyone is really nice. I pop in and out all the time and there aren't many people who are rude, snarky, or down right mean. I wish I could keep up bc I'm quite lost on the Bad B's thing, and the leaderboard thing, but that's bc I can't seem to focus anymore.
If I were a newb, I would hope my board was as nice as this one is.
SURPRISE! BFP: 12/2014 - EDD: 8/13/15
We made plans and God laughed
DS: BFP: 9/30/12 - EDD: 6/9/13
Radley Quinn was fashionably late via induction on 6/17/13
This got kinda juicy. Well to add my own thoughts, I like marshmallows, I love s'mores, I don't think I would be brave enough to have sex in my baby's hospital room... DH and I DTD the first time on our wedding night. And I don't say that to sound judgey. It was just our personal choice. As for the boards changing, I do see they have changed. From my perspective, I lurked a lot and posted very few during my pregnancy. Every time I did post, I felt like someone attacked me. So for awhile I strongly considered leaving tb. Then after lo was born I came back and lurked more, then posted some. @carolynl8 was one of the first ppl I realized was a regular, and to be honest, her sincerity and sweet nature are what made me decide to come back on more because for once, there was someone who was actually nice to me!!! Not saying the old regs were all jerks but I definitely got some snark for things I didn't feel I deserve to get snark for... (Some i did deserve) anyway... Since becoming more regular, I have to say that I LOVE the June moms, and those I don't know well all seem to be really nice! There are only like 2 or 3 "regulars" that I ten to steer clear of... Mainly because I don't care for them much... But overall I think this is a great group of mommys! I know many have been waaaay supportive and friendly to me when I needed it. So that's all.... My long winded reply. An my FFFC: I wrote all this while taking a dump on the toilet.
I agree with everything @Stephmill26 said. I joined back when I got my BFP and posted semi regularly throughout pregnancy. I did not feel as welcomed as I do now and I felt that a lot of the "regulars" attacked anyone they thought was asking a stupid questions (sometimes it was warranted and other times it wasn't). All I can say is I am glad the board has changed somewhat
I agree with everything @Stephmill26 said. I joined back when I got my BFP and posted semi regularly throughout pregnancy. I did not feel as welcomed as I do now and I felt that a lot of the "regulars" attacked anyone they thought was asking a stupid questions (sometimes it was warranted and other times it wasn't). All I can say is I am glad the board has changed somewhat
I totally agree. I joined way before I had my BFP- and I started lurking on this board in my 1st tri to get a feel for it. a bunch of the old regs were really snarky and rude. They def. had their cliques and if a "newbie" asked a question it was almost always responded with snark! It really did make people feel unwelcome. This board has most def. changed for the better.
I feel the exact same way @stephmill26 I mostly lurked during pregnancy the few times I did post I felt attacked or belittled. @CarolynL8, @subliminalrabit and a majority of the bumpies were so helpful once our LO's were here. I felt much more welcome and I love it here the way it is!!!!
I was freaking skerred to post here until after they changed everything. I lurked a ton while pregnant but saw so many people with low points gets called out by the regulars that I usually said F it and wouldn't post. As soon as it changed though and the points weren't displayed right with your avatar I totally started posting more. I honestly love the board more now than I did when I first joined it. I also remember how the ones due at the beginning of the month would be so excited to post about things I.e. Nt scans, glucose test, 20 week scan etc and by the time it got around for the end of month due dates, threads would start popping up about how "annoying" it was to see multiple posts on a "dead" topic. I had a late due date and even though I wanted to start a post about milestones or what I wouldn't for fear of being called out for being annoying.
Sorry that got long and turned into rambling and Im sure my punctuation is terrible cause I'm mobile, anyways that is what I have to say
I was freaking skerred to post here until after they changed everything. I lurked a ton while pregnant but saw so many people with low points gets called out by the regulars that I usually said F it and wouldn't post. As soon as it changed though and the points weren't displayed right with your avatar I totally started posting more. I honestly love the board more now than I did when I first joined it. I also remember how the ones due at the beginning of the month would be so excited to post about things I.e. Nt scans, glucose test, 20 week scan etc and by the time it got around for the end of month due dates, threads would start popping up about how "annoying" it was to see multiple posts on a "dead" topic. I had a late due date and even though I wanted to start a post about milestones or what I wouldn't for fear of being called out for being annoying.
Sorry that got long and turned into rambling and Im sure my punctuation is terrible cause I'm mobile, anyways that is what I have to say
I know- I kinda wanted to ask a question today about shots since O got his. He was born near the end of June- so he just barely turned 4 months. I didn't though, because I didn't want to be annoying- lol. silly I know...but still. I should know all this, I've got 2 other kids!! They are just older and I don't remember certain things. Oh well. @riansmommie
Re: FFFC
It's so funny you say this because up until yesterday I would have said the same thing, but then Stephmills teed up an easy joke about killing woodchucks for me...
I think a decent number of people feel the same as you. In fact, until your post, I figured you considered yourself a regular because I think of you that way. I always recognize the pic of your son and feel like I see it often. So there are probably a lot of us thinking, "Eh, I don't think anyone really notices what I'm posting" when that's not really the case. (? Just my opinion there...)
Anyway, I would definitely notice if you were gone because I love that pic of your son. And - perhaps a perfect example - I remember from today's POTD (or whatever the title was) that you got a really beautiful necklace with a pearl from your DH.
And I'm still totes stealing this idea
My two girls Flower and Ayla Faye
I'm adding my $.02 to this from mobile so bear with me (I've been off today so both kids were very demanding and didn't allow my usually bump devotion)
I wasn't around for everyone's pregnancies but I started lurking when everyone shared their birth stories. I fell for every one of you. The "bad b's" thing came from a mix of us defending ourselves against Oct13 and my glorious (and shameful) rise to the leaderboard. The point was to be inclusive, something that everyone who was active could participate in if they wanted to.
I think this board is a place of respect. We have different views on family, religion, solids
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Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
I could go on all night...TWSS
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Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
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Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
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Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
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Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
BFP#2 9/28/12 EDD 6/5/13 J.B. born 6/6/13
I'm not a SAHM but the 12 weeks I was on maternity leave was experience enough to know that you have a rough job that can be very isolating. I found TB to be helpful with that isolation although it certainly doesn't beat sunny weather and real life human interaction.
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Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
SURPRISE! BFP: 12/2014 - EDD: 8/13/15
We made plans and God laughed
DS: BFP: 9/30/12 - EDD: 6/9/13
Radley Quinn was fashionably late via induction on 6/17/13
#Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime
Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
SURPRISE! BFP: 12/2014 - EDD: 8/13/15
We made plans and God laughed
DS: BFP: 9/30/12 - EDD: 6/9/13
Radley Quinn was fashionably late via induction on 6/17/13
#Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime
Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
SURPRISE! BFP: 12/2014 - EDD: 8/13/15
We made plans and God laughed
DS: BFP: 9/30/12 - EDD: 6/9/13
Radley Quinn was fashionably late via induction on 6/17/13
SURPRISE! BFP: 12/2014 - EDD: 8/13/15
We made plans and God laughed
DS: BFP: 9/30/12 - EDD: 6/9/13
Radley Quinn was fashionably late via induction on 6/17/13
Sorry that got long and turned into rambling and Im sure my punctuation is terrible cause I'm mobile, anyways that is what I have to say