There was a cat fish with 2 separate accounts in the same board, I don't remember if it was my son's or daughter's. But the opposite one I think just one catfish, less spectacular.
They're super prevalent. So I totally feel the need to vet. Especially before Facebook.
And I don't trust anyone in a private setting if they're unwilling to release any info about themselves.
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Me: 33 DH: 32 Married 7/18/15 1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16 Team green turned BLUE! 2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18 Team green turned PINK! Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
@shamrocandroll thank you for the catfish example. It’s not that I don’t believe they exist, it’s that the thought of any of these ladies not being real had never crossed my mind. I guess I’m just a little uneducated in the internet crazies department. I am very much a real pregnant woman and I hope I get to be able to make funny jokes with you ladies for many years to come! Now that my eyes are opened to the wackos, I’m EVEN MORE for all the vetting. I don’t want myself or anyone else to end up as a “ripped from the headlines” Lifetime movie.
ETA: Also, I now feel more urgency to get the PG going because now I can’t help but be slightly suspicious of almost everyone and I’m sure that’s also how some people must feel about me.
my god that link was nuts! who has the time to hang around on message boards pretending to be pregnant? and why that, of all things to pretend about?
I'm neutral on where the group decides to go. I don't post anything overly personal on Facebook either so I'm not worried about who sees it/connects me to it, I'm not that interesting. I am slightly worried that once I have two newborns I will be actually dead of sleep deprivation and not participating anywhere 😂
my god that link was nuts! who has the time to hang around on message boards pretending to be pregnant? and why that, of all things to pretend about?
Right? When I was bored and/or having issues in my late teens and early 20s, I just procrastinated on homework and wrote super embarrassing fanfiction.
@thepretzelchick I guess it's like a form of real life fanfiction for some people! This particular person admitted she was hoping to eventually write a book about it all. I'm not sure who would read that, but it's what she envisioned doing, I guess... People are weird!
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Me: 35 | H: 40 Married Sept. 2013 DS1: Nov 11, 2016 MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d) CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d) BFP! 8/24/19 DS2: May 10, 2020
Okay bumping this back to the top. I'm going to create a NEW POLL for move date to a Private TB Group. It had a narrow victory, and the thread points to date being the key factor right now.
Re: Transition to non-public group
They're super prevalent. So I totally feel the need to vet. Especially before Facebook.
And I don't trust anyone in a private setting if they're unwilling to release any info about themselves.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
ETA: Also, I now feel more urgency to get the PG going because now I can’t help but be slightly suspicious of almost everyone and I’m sure that’s also how some people must feel about me.
I'm neutral on where the group decides to go. I don't post anything overly personal on Facebook either so I'm not worried about who sees it/connects me to it, I'm not that interesting. I am slightly worried that once I have two newborns I will be actually dead of sleep deprivation and not participating anywhere 😂
Married Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Can we all agree that we miss Kels??? lolol good times... good times...
Also, I 100% support the original interpretation of ruby's picture comment.