We have our photo shoot for our announcement photos tonight. I'm so eager to finally announce. I have no idea when she will get there photos back to us but I might pay for a rush on them lol
I think it's a fair question to ask who exactly is a member/participant of this BMB that is talking about people here off-board. That's actually really shitty.
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@bettyvonsomethingstein@heatherdubrow I was wondering that same thing. I didn't even join in on any of those conversations, just lurked them, but reading that there are people who screenshot and take things outside TB to other communities just to gripe about makes me kinda uncomfortable about posting some things on here. Even if it's anonymous so they don't know who I am...like, if we started a FB group later on there's a legit chance that they could find out my real name and info.
On a different note: I started watching "Call the Midwife" the other day...I'm am currently trying to decide if I want to continue before I get to invested in it and just can't watch it anymore when I'm much more pregnant, or if I'll be able to make it through even being pregnant...first world problems. On one hand, it does make me appreciate the medical care that is available now!
Even just basic humanity....people talk about their feels and fears here, and a lot of support is given and received. I'd like to know if someone is feigning support and then laughing about it elsewhere, or asking for support from the very people they mock. Like....seriously WTF.
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@bettyvonsomethingstein@heatherdubrow I was wondering that same thing. I didn't even join in on any of those conversations, just lurked them, but reading that there are people who screenshot and take things outside TB to other communities just to gripe about makes me kinda uncomfortable about posting some things on here. Even if it's anonymous so they don't know who I am...like, if we started a FB group later on there's a legit chance that they could find out my real name and info.
And YES. Whomever this is needs to be without a doubt excluded from any potential FB groups in the future. No thank you!
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TBH I have only ever heard about BMB FB groups being crazy wild drama and catfishing cesspools. I don't really understand the point of them in the first place. I don't really feel anger that some people might be using it to talk crap about people who aren't on the FB group, but I do think it's super eye roll worthy.
I really hope we can just do a private group here instead of Facebook. I know people bash TB (and it does have its bugs) but I like the organization and flow better than Facebook groups as well as the whole exposing identities part.
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@antoto@kiki75 Yes seriously can we pretty please just do a PG on TB instead? We don't really need the privacy issues and real world mixing that a Facebook group would entail. I'm probably not the only person here who hates Facebook.
As for the screenshots making it to facebook even though I was honestly too upset by that thread to really contribute it makes me extremely uncomfortable that other people's comments were posted and talked about on another site. How is that not a TOU violation? And yes we all share way more private info here than we would there because it's anonymous.
@antoto@kiki75 Yes seriously can we pretty please just do a PG on TB instead? We don't really need the privacy issues and real world mixing that a Facebook group would entail. I'm probably not the only person here who hates Facebook.
As for the screenshots making it to facebook even though though I was honestly too upset by that thread to really contribute it makes me extremely uncomfortable that other people's comments were posted and talked about on another site. How is that not a TOU violation? And yes we all share way more private info here than we would there because it's anonymous.
I would think that if someone had screenshots and knew who the users were and messaged that information to the BGs those people could very easily be banned.
I mean when my Aug15 moved to Facebook we had a little weeding out to do but nothing crazy and I seriously love that group. We even meet up in real life. And there's not really drama.
But regardless, it ticks me off that people are screenshotting and mocking people on this board. Honestly any "flaming" ((and I use that term really loosely)), has been very toned down and from a standpoint of being kind and not spreading incorrect information on here. But to flame people and gossip and mock them in a separate forum is just wrong. I have gotten pretty attached to our board and this just bothers me.
I don't know if this goes here, but I'm just excited because my follow-up ultrasound showed a healthy heartbeat. ++++TW+++++ I was distraught last week when I hit the time of my last loss. I had awful dreams and couldn't sleep. I am so thankful this one is alright so far++++end TW+++++
I don't think I'd do a FB group just because of the drama that occurred in my July 14 group. I was so shocked. It just made me fearful of giving too much info or posting pics of my kids. I think the majority of us are safe, but you just never know.
Ugh. Guys. I want more puppies and cute baby animals today. Can we have a random fun GIF party full of cute stuff?? I'm super sad to see the loss posts and am a little over the drama going on.
@KristinUM12 I watched Call the Midwife during my last pregnancy, and my husband thought I was nuts. I don't know, I think there was something oddly comforting about seeing what can happen in labor, yet knowing that even if the worst happened I'd be taken care of in a modern medical facility.
@bookishbaker Haha, yah DH thinks I'm crazy. I told him I started a new show and what it was and he was like "What?! Why would you do that to yourself!?" lol. But it really is kind of encouraging. I figure I'll just stop watching if I get to a point where it's too much.
@mdfarmchick - I second a cute animal / hilarious meme thread.
I am also a little bothered that someone could be screenshotting our comments- but like I said in the other thread, at least we're interesting enough to talk about.
I mean - it's basically gossip, right? In my experience - I've found that when people gossip, they don't really have much else to talk about.
Just saw that thread about the low rise jeans. (I'm mobile and at my parents' house for the next couple weeks so Bumping will be sparse.) Like most of you, I have no words for some of the anti-feminist things that got said on there, but I just wanted to add - low rise jeans? Is it 2004? I wish I had some low rise jeans for this sad pregnant bloat, but nope! They are not a thing right now!
@wisewitch222 Yeah I teach high school and low rise jeans are not a thing. High rise pants and shoulder cut outs are very in. Admin tries to crack down on midriffs showing, weed socks, and t-shirts with images of half naked women.
Me: 30 H: 30 Dx: PCOS Married: June 2013 TTC#1: January 2015 BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16 TTC#2: June 2017 BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
@becausescience I love that those are a specific thing that are cracked down on. Hilarious. Like, what do they do, have everyone take off their shoes so they can see their socks?
@becausescience Haha, my little brother went through a weed sock phase! I teach college, so no dress codes, but all the girls wear the really high rise jeans.
I want all of the low rise jeans and the tunic style shirts because I don't want to show my butt but I also like to be comfortable and my middle doesn't like to be squished even when I'm not growing a baby. Lol.
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Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
As for the screenshots making it to facebook even though I was honestly too upset by that thread to really contribute it makes me extremely uncomfortable that other people's comments were posted and talked about on another site. How is that not a TOU violation? And yes we all share way more private info here than we would there because it's anonymous.
But regardless, it ticks me off that people are screenshotting and mocking people on this board. Honestly any "flaming" ((and I use that term really loosely)), has been very toned down and from a standpoint of being kind and not spreading incorrect information on here. But to flame people and gossip and mock them in a separate forum is just wrong. I have gotten pretty attached to our board and this just bothers me.
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
I don't think I'd do a FB group just because of the drama that occurred in my July 14 group. I was so shocked. It just made me fearful of giving too much info or posting pics of my kids. I think the majority of us are safe, but you just never know.
I am also a little bothered that someone could be screenshotting our comments- but like I said in the other thread, at least we're interesting enough to talk about.
I mean - it's basically gossip, right? In my experience - I've found that when people gossip, they don't really have much else to talk about.
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
lol. I feel old.
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18