My thoughts after being on PS for six years

[MichelleCarmen]

Okay, sorry I didn''t get a chance to respond to everyone earlier. . .hungry kids and brushing teeth, etc., took priority.

Steel - thanks. You''re right that we each have our buttons and they will, at times, get pushed. I guess we even initiate such an act with our significant others on occasion! Well, hopefully not very often.

Seems like the "triggers" online for me are when I open up and post personal stuff. Guess it''s time to get a journal when I need to vent

LuckyStar - Thanks for your post and support.

Decodelighted - Okay, I agreed with you up until the point where you stated your pet theory. No way! lol

. . .but, yes people do rub each other the wrong way, yet also, at times, they seem compelled to respond to threads/comments by the people who annoy them! It''s kind of funny. (but, just my additional thought, possibly your theory does expand from the basic thought that opposits attract

. Possibly there is some merit!)

Haven - Thanks for your nice comments about my parenting and life choices makes me feel really happy about everything my husband and I have chosen to do. So, what is the deal with the mulitiple piercings? Just ear piercings or belly button, possibly? lol

Holly - Yep, you summed it up that all of us have said a few things we wish we could take back because we are human. At this point, I''ve learned my lesson enough that I''ll always just ignore the ones who are rude and hopefully they''ll take that as a hint not to post in my threads!

 

[fieryred33143]

Date: 1/28/2009 12:10:42 AM
Author: MC
Fiery - thanks for your kind words. How is your pregnancy going? The preggo thread is a whopping 506 pages long and it''s a bit intimidating reading up on everyone''s details. . .upon looking, I saw your disturbing bit about the teens downstairs from you who were hanging out in the empty apt.! Was that resolved?

Thanks for asking MC. It''s very boring and uneventful so I would say so far its going really well

.

The last I heard they had contacted the owner to see if perhaps he rented out the place without notifying the front office. They haven''t received a response and I haven''t seen any activity. Hopefully they do get it resolved soon!

 

[purrfectpear]

Whoops, I missed all the drama (though that might have been a good thing).

I did scroll down and I wasn''t insulted.

Unfortunately if you look at every 3 PS posters in BWW, 1 of them will be divorced. No one wants to think that will be them, but stuff happens. I''m not at all sensitive about anything in my life. If I''ve lived it, said it, or done it, I''m willing to own it. No thread deleting from this gal

FWIW MC, I have never "picked on you" or "attacked you". To think I would do so is to believe that I take enough interest in an anonymous interest forum member to search them out. That just isn''t happening.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

MC, unfortunately I am kind of coming late to this thread, so I don''t fully understand what is going on....but, I hope you plan to stay...I miss your kitten avatar...

 

[Bia]

I didn't read the "drama" that unfolded, but I'm sure its not a big deal.


MC you sound like a wonderful person (a member we'd surely not want to lose).

Chalk it up to having "a bad day on PS." We've all had them. Sometimes a single post can make a PSer sound completely different from the person they are IRL. But it doesn't stick if you don't let it. So no worries honey.

BTW: I second Italia when I say that I too miss your kitten avatar!

 

[Italiahaircolor]

Date: 1/28/2009 12:59:34 PM
Author: Bia
I didn''t read the ''drama'' that unfolded, but I''m sure its not a big deal.


MC you sound like a wonderful person (a member we''d surely not want to lose).

Chalk it up to having ''a bad day on PS.'' We''ve all had them. Sometimes a single post can make a PSer sound completely different from the person they are IRL. But it doesn''t stick if you don''t let it. So no worries honey.

BTW: I second Italia when I say that I too miss your kitten avatar!

My thoughts exactly...don''t throw the baby out with the bath.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/27/2009 3:30:22 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Ha MC, no worries. I read your post with a calm voice.

And speaking of voices, I think many of us have them in our head when it comes to PSers. For instance, I always read Dancing Fire's posts with a mischievous voice. Skippy's with a sweet, cheery one. Some others with a snarky voice, etc etc. Not every post of these people but there is an overall tone that I have for each poster which is gleaned from the general impression I get from their posts. The most visible of these posts, to me, is one where they start the topic. Therefore if one is usually starting a topic to vent or whine, then that's the tone they receive in my head.

who me? mischievous?

.i'am

. i don't let these public forums bother me.

 

[butterfly 17]

Hey MC! I have known you for a long time and I can say that I don''t see you as having victim mentality and I have read several of your posts that show you have a lot more spunk that a lot of people would on certain threads!

I have always enjoyed your posts and I never see you back down when you feel 100% about something and I can''t imagine that you aren''t the same way IRL.

Everyone has a day when they want to vent, myself included, and there is nothing wrong with that at all. No ones perfect and there is nothing wrong with being upset about something and needing to post about it.

So, keep your chin up and know that you are much appreciated on this forum! I mean that sincerely!

 

[Girlrocks]

I''m glad that you decided to stay. I have posted on several of your threads, we have kids around the same age, and we seem to have similar parenting styles.

It''s so hard not to get emotional on an internet board; you can take things a totally different way than the OP meant them. Without body language, tone, facial expressions, etc. statements can come across not as they were meant.

I know that you were upset the other day, and I completely understood. I get upset/emotional too when my kids are involved (momma bear comes out!

) and I agree with you that many times I just want to vent, get something off my chest and move on.

I have been thinking about your original thread since the whole thing happened, and I am relieved that you are posting and continueing to stay on.

Good luck to you and I imagine I will be posting on another topic with you soon!

 

[Mara]

MC.... i check into PS not that often but i saw this thread and thought oh wow thoughts about 6 years. 6 years is a long time! KUDOS!!!! from one PS sicko to another i guess.

i still remember your original screen name.

in terms of people 'remembering' things and what sticks in their heads...i had to post because that totally made me laugh and here is why....

the two things i will always remember about you is the thread about tossing the TV into the yard to help your kids realize that there is life without TV.... then getting a new one 6 months later!; and the threads about your boys getting asked to leave B&N and Tiffany (or something like that?) for being rowdy. i don't remember specifics at all, only those two 'snippets' of info and not in a negative way....but when you said that i thought OMG here is what i remember, how random is that???

i am sure lots of people remember funny tidbits about me too (or not so funny!!). it doesn't really matter in the scheme of things. people are a sum of their small parts...and what we see here on PS is just snippets out of a 24 hour day of life that people deign to share with the internet. it's very hard to get a 'whole' picture of someone...so i wouldn't worry that others are miscontruing you, they are only seeing the snippet that is put out there for comment and drawing conclusions.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

I finally took a bit of time to play "catch up" and now I understand the situation...

I think that all escalated very quickly...

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/28/2009 7:49:43 PM
Author: Mara
the two things i will always remember about you is the thread about tossing the TV into the yard to help your kids realize that there is life without TV

Wow, everyone. Thanks again. I didn''t expect to get so many responses! My intention wasn''t to leave, it was more I''m threw with this all - meaning, I''d take a few month break! lol As Musey posted in the thread in Hangout, we all have a bit of cabin fever and this may be impacting the short-fused behaviour here. Also, I truely am going insane because the start date of my job has been postponed and I''m sitting around entertaining myself with the elementary school laminator and all that can take me only so far before instability occurs.

Yep, Mara, the big TV drama. Funny thing is regarding our current TV philosophy, during the previous summer, DH and I decided to cancel our extended cable and just have basic, so Comcast came and took away our cable box, but they never changed our service back to basic (so it seems the only point to the box was to order On Demand), and after all that time, we still haven''t called to change the cable type because we now realize how important having Sponge Bob available to our kids on Sat. mornings has been to us having a chance to lay around and do nothing on Saturday (like I''m doing anyway during the week - but w/out the laminator and the photocopier that always gets jammed up).

Mara - for you, I''ll always remember your poll on "how big is too big?" regarding diamond size! lol How big until the diamond becomes tacky?!

Now, I think of you as Cupcake Lady!!! lol (Which is a great compliment to you. . .your creations are works of art!)

Avatar has been changed back. . . I tried finding the picture w/out the holiday hat and it wouldn''t format right until I tried it abit ago and now my little guy is back up as the star of the show. He''s such a lover and I may run away with him if my DH and kids drive me too crazy.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I agree with Mara. After being on here for years certain things do stick out. We all associate people with certain threads. If you feel like PS is no longer an enjoyable hobby for you than that''s a reason to take a break. You need to do what is right for you.

 

[Dancing Fire]

MC

anybody that smashes the TV and born on Dec 18 are okay in my book.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 1/29/2009 10:17:04 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I agree with Mara. After being on here for years certain things do stick out. We all associate people with certain threads. If you feel like PS is no longer an enjoyable hobby for you than that''s a reason to take a break. You need to do what is right for you.

Is PS just a hobby? It feels more like an obsession to me most of the time

 

[SarahLovesJS]

MC if it helps any I am sure there are more people on PS who have negative opinions of me than of you (if that makes sense..hopefully I didn''t mix the words up I am kind of out of it today).

Hehe. And I also would miss your avatar!

 

[LGK]

MC, your kitty avatar is my favorite avatar ever. He looks just exactly like the tuxedo kitty I grew up with who was one of The Best Kitties Ever. He was just the sweetest most patient cat ever, very protective of me when I was little- if my dad tickled me and I squawked, he would come and check on me and give my dad the evil eye for upsetting me. He had a matching sister who was about a 2/3 scale model.

I do enjoy your posts, just FYI.

 

[partgypsy]

The two main things I remember is your collection of Roberto Coin pendants and the kicking diamond studs you got when I was obsessed with diamond studs, and along with Cachette''s sent me over the edge. I think of you as having similar taste as me in your in diamond jewelry. Although I do have to say I''ve "mixed it up" in the Around the world threads

I often don''t get too involved in the personal threads. Sometimes I read but but often don''t delve in because I don''t know, reminds me too much of real life and I''m here for fantasy and escapism

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