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From the looks of it, this entire board needs some lessons on etiquette....
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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    edited December 2013

    whoops wrong board. 

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  • runningyogimamarunningyogimama member
    Yeah, I've always heard their board is full of crazies....

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  • sugarrushsugarrush member
    whats worse is she actually had to edit her post to say that.  Big shame.  Biiiiiiig shame.
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  • Miss504NOLAMiss504NOLA member
    LOL. All I changed was an emoticon/emoji. Hi delusional!
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  • runningyogimamarunningyogimama member
    Wel, now I really regret posting this, because I'm going to be getting notifications all freaking night.

    And, as I was the one who posted, I wasn't stalking other boards...I'm on May '14 so I pop over to April occasionally to lurk.

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    KatieGummow said:


    JmeJme said:

    Wel, now I really regret posting this, because I'm going to be getting notifications all freaking night.

    And, as I was the one who posted, I wasn't stalking other boards...I'm on May '14 so I pop over to April occasionally to lurk.

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    Exactly!

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    Darbie914 said:


    Miss504NOLA said:

    KatieGummow said:


    JmeJme said:

    Wel, now I really regret posting this, because I'm going to be getting notifications all freaking night.

    And, as I was the one who posted, I wasn't stalking other boards...I'm on May '14 so I pop over to April occasionally to lurk.

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    Exactly!


    Sometimes babies come early, ya know.

    Obviously some are born prematurely, but that doesn't really justify lurking on another month's board. Isn't the point to mingle with others who share your month and possible due date? I'm sure most people don't get the urge to look in other birth month forums. There are plenty of universal forums on The Bump to scan.

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    Vinny424 said:

    Miss504NOLA said:

    Darbie914 said:


    Miss504NOLA said:

    KatieGummow said:


    JmeJme said:

    Wel, now I really regret posting this, because I'm going to be getting notifications all freaking night.

    And, as I was the one who posted, I wasn't stalking other boards...I'm on May '14 so I pop over to April occasionally to lurk.

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    Exactly!


    Sometimes babies come early, ya know.
    Obviously some are born prematurely, but that doesn't really justify lurking on another month's board. Isn't the point to mingle with others who share your month and possible due date? I'm sure most people don't get the urge to look in other birth month forums. There are plenty of universal forums on The Bump to scan.


    I lurk other birth month boards all the time. They are normally boring but occasionally a real gem pops up.


    That's fine. I'm sure you don't go around being pretentious about it though, which is causing conflicts. What I don't understand is how crazy people are trying to call others crazy.
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  • kseccomb17kseccomb17 member
    JmeJme said:

    Wel, now I really regret posting this, because I'm going to be getting notifications all freaking night.

    You're welcome :)

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    Darbie914 said:

    I speak for myself and I own my words. I have no 'ambassador' and I speak my mind where I see fit. Do I find name calling and ridicule acceptable? No.

    With that said, the whole "things change" excuse is just that- an excuse. People still say 'please' and 'thank you', hold doors for people, and are generally mindful of being considerate to the people around them. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if people stopped doing that on the basis of "oh well, times are different"? Of course.

    But these days people pick and choose the etiquette that they want to be applied to them and its not how it works. And unless you plan to ask every single person invited to said subsequent shower, you can't possibly know that everyone would be cool with it.

    Etiquette is what it is. People choose how closely they want to adhere to it. There is nothing wrong with being mindful and respectful of the people who come to celebrate with you. It's not as pearl-clutchy as many people make it out to be.

    That is so ridiculously ethnocentric. Borderline xenophobic. Etiquette is NOT universal, even in America, and it is completely ignorant to assume that the etiquette you were raised with applies to every person of every culture. That said, even Emily Post, whom you all seem to base your 'universal unchanging rules' from, has evolved over time... including regarding second showers. Insert dramatic gasp here.





    I wouldn't use the new Emily Post Institute's 180 on the matter as any sort of authority. Emily Post passed 53 years ago, and of late, her grandchildren have taken over the Institute. They've moved far enough away from the original guide that most etiquette authorities find it laughable. If you want her opinion on the matter, you need to go back several editions, which, I assure you, does not look upon second showers favorably. If you'd like recently penned guidance on the subject, try Miss Manners: https://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/lifestyle/miss_manners/miss-manners:-a-baby-shower-for-a-2nd-child?

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    SingleMom31 said:
    Darbie914 said:
    I speak for myself and I own my words. I have no 'ambassador' and I speak my mind where I see fit. Do I find name calling and ridicule acceptable? No. With that said, the whole "things change" excuse is just that- an excuse. People still say 'please' and 'thank you', hold doors for people, and are generally mindful of being considerate to the people around them. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if people stopped doing that on the basis of "oh well, times are different"? Of course. But these days people pick and choose the etiquette that they want to be applied to them and its not how it works. And unless you plan to ask every single person invited to said subsequent shower, you can't possibly know that everyone would be cool with it. Etiquette is what it is. People choose how closely they want to adhere to it. There is nothing wrong with being mindful and respectful of the people who come to celebrate with you. It's not as pearl-clutchy as many people make it out to be.

    That is so ridiculously ethnocentric. Borderline xenophobic. Etiquette is NOT universal, even in America, and it is completely ignorant to assume that the etiquette you were raised with applies to every person of every culture. That said, even Emily Post, whom you all seem to base your 'universal unchanging rules' from, has evolved over time... including regarding second showers. Insert dramatic gasp here.


    I wouldn't use the new Emily Post Institute's 180 on the matter as any sort of authority. Emily Post passed 53 years ago, and of late, her grandchildren have taken over the Institute. They've moved far enough away from the original guide that most etiquette authorities find it laughable. If you want her opinion on the matter, you need to go back several editions, which, I assure you, does not look upon second showers favorably. If you'd like recently penned guidance on the subject, try Miss Manners: https://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/lifestyle/miss_manners/miss-manners:-a-baby-shower-for-a-2nd-child?
    "But Miss Manners makes an exception for an informal gathering of the expectant mother's close friends who are moved to make a fuss over her a second -- or fifth -- time. However, the plea that a more formal gathering for the lady's entire acquaintance, complete with those detestable gift registries, would enable the guest of honor to parcel out her shopping is not charming."

    From the article you linked itself, which is the whole point. There are exceptions to the rule based on the circumstances of the party. I highly doubt everyone who advocates for a second shower being okay is talking about a huge affair complete with a registry.
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    hercules03 said:
    Bluebird2318 said:
    Can we throw up the @superspecialsnowflake signal? Does this thread qualify yet? If not, we may need more GIFs. 

    She doesn't get tag notifications. You have to PM her. Plus, she's got a brand new LO and a LB in L&D....
    Fair enough!
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  • Meery82Meery82 member
    Wow. It must be windy, because the trailer trash is blowing on over to the baby shower board. This shit is appalling. The most trailer-trashy part of this is the responses to bliss+berry's original comment. You are all proving her right. Bravo, "ladies". =D>
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