Are we too mean to the newbies?

Caraluvs · October 2014

Thanks for making this thread. It felt good to see I wasn't alone in feeling this way.

Maelara · October 2014

Caraluvs said:

I think it seems like a lot of these women get off on rubbing their reg bumpy status in our face. Big frickin deal that you know how to make siggies and that you know that a baby name board exists. Whatever, like you should get a gold medal for that. I dread it when someone asks about their baby name on here only because I know that the whole thread is going to be one big attack on the poor sucker. No, it isn't fun to me to watch pregnant women get taunted. I guess I'm just not that "cool." Oh, haha, let's name the baby Lemon. Oh, wait. You already made that joke 500 times, so it's not funny anymore. (If it ever was?) Personally, I really don't "get" the whole "this idiot wants me to name a stranger's baby" attitude. If I were to run into a woman with the same size baby bump at Starbucks, the first two things we'd talk about would be sexes and names. If she asked me what name I chose, I would not think it was weird at all to say, "Names are tough! We are torn between Veronica and Madeleine. What do you think?" But if she responded with, "I have absolutely NO interest in naming a stranger's baby. Why not Lemon? Muhuhuhaha." I would for sure walk away thinking, "Damn, what a jerkface." But like others have said, even though in the ideal world, women experiencing such a huge life change together would support each other and have compassion on each other, that's not the world we live in. In real life, there are tons and tons of nasty jerkfaces out there. Since I surround myself with nice, fun people in real life, I was initially shocked by the overall tone of the bumpy regs. I stayed around because it seemed educational, like watching the discovery channel and learning how to escape a bear attack. PS, thanks for making this thread. It felt good to see I wasn't alone in feeling this way.

This post has NOT helped your case, at all. Yes, lets go into a thread that a bunch of regs made because they feel like thing have gotten a bit negative towards the new ladies and lets attack those same regs. Makes PERFECT sense. You could have just expressed your happiness that we are trying to make a change but instead you give us attitude and attack our characters. Grow up.

@Caraluvs‌

Caraluvs · October 2014

Crap, you caught me. Yeah, I noticed that once I got my angst off my chest and deleted it immediately. I might as well be walking through the forest dripping with honey right now.

lizzielu82 · October 2014

Caraluvs said:

Crap, you caught me. Yeah, I noticed that once I got my angst off my chest and deleted it immediately. I might as well be walking through the forest dripping with honey right now.

I think you should definitely name your baby Lemon now!

Caraluvs · October 2014

Oh no she di int.

Caraluvs · October 2014

It's been suggested so many times, I'm starting to think Veronica Lemon has a nice ring to it. What have you people done to me? That or Waitforit.

FirstBabyDoyle · October 2014

Caraluvs said:
Crap, you caught me. Yeah, I noticed that once I got my angst off my chest and deleted it immediately. I might as well be walking through the forest dripping with honey right now.

Yes...And we are pregnant bears. This ragey pregnant bear thinks you reap what you sow. Unsuccessful DD....Doh.

lizzielu82 · October 2014

Caraluvs said:

It's been suggested so many times, I'm starting to think Veronica Lemon has a nice ring to it. What have you people done to me? That or Waitforit.

Better than Veronica Mars!

mommymeg143 · October 2014

lizzielu82 said:

Caraluvs said:

Crap, you caught me. Yeah, I noticed that once I got my angst off my chest and deleted it immediately. I might as well be walking through the forest dripping with honey right now.

I think you should definitely name your baby Lemon now!

Gah, Lizzie, that's not funny. Lemon is stupid. You're such a jerkface.

FWIW, @Caraluvs‌...I don't get off on rubbing my reg bumpy status in anyone's face. What I get off on is sharing a relationship with an awesome group of women who I've laughed, cried, complained, celebrated and prayed for the past eight months.

I also think a gold medal for siggys is a great idea. Thank you for the suggestion!! We should take a vote for the best.

lizzielu82 · October 2014

@mommymeg143 I'm ignoring your comment unless I receive a PM confirming I'm an actual jerkface!

Also, love the idea of best siggy polls each month.

mamatohne · October 2014

Can I just say, this is the PERFECT example of what I was trying to say earlier in this thread.

DoubleUp8 · October 2014

lizzielu82 said:

Caraluvs said:

Crap, you caught me. Yeah, I noticed that once I got my angst off my chest and deleted it immediately. I might as well be walking through the forest dripping with honey right now.

I think you should definitely name your baby Lemon now!

I love that gif so much. It never gets old. Thank you for sharing Labor buddy!

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