September 2009 Weddings
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Re: Throwdown Thursday
I second this, she was my first thought when I read 13 month old baby.
She was my first thought when she said she disappeared after TK because of the baby, but I guess I had given her too much credit to come back and NOT feel the need to use an AE...
updated 10.03.12
Nope.
And I agree, it was childish of me to use an AE. It was part not remembering my login (it's been that long since I posted) and part not wanting to deal with the accompanying BS. Which makes me a ***. Saved you all the time.
Whoa darn you work for actually being really busy today!
I'll admit I was a creepy lurker off and on for awhile. I was too busy to reply at work and then forget at home or I didn't have anything to contribute on what was being said, it got to a point that I felt it would be awkward to chime in randomly. But I never felt like I couldn't post it was just all on me. lol
All the more reason for us to not waste our time on the likes of you... *wipes hands* Done.
ETA: What a POS AE to make because you couldn't remember your login...
updated 10.03.12
Samesies!
Also, FWIW. I don't think I ever said I didn't post because I didn't feel liked. That is certainly not the case.
And, when it comes to politics I almost always agree with Mary and she says it way better than I do.
And thats what we're saying -- you left, you came back, we remembered you, we welcomed you in, right? All we're saying is there's no reason to not post if you want to post!
updated 10.03.12
Aw thanks Nunu! Also, idk if I said it or not, but A's new pics on FB are super cute. His dimples SLAY me.
Stand up for something you believe in.
I call shenanigans. If this were the case, a normal person would have just made a new SN and been like "hey guys! this is so-and-so! I forgot my sn!"
But nooooo you have to be all weird about it.
OMG I LOL'd for like 5 minutes at Baby Elvis. SO cute!
I'm certainly not incredibly knowledgeable of all the info behind the occupy movement but I can appreciate where they're coming from and I can appreciate taht from personal experience. I have done everything "right" my whole educational career: honors society in high school, honors program and graduating with honors from college, went on to law school worked my butt off and graduated and then tediously studied for the BAR exam and passed on the first time. It took me a year to find temp work and, aside from the month of September, I spent 30-40 hours a week looking for a job. Retail, waitressing, temp work, paralegal, attorney...I applied for them all. I was told I had too much experience for regular jobs and not enough experience for legal jobs. We couldn't relocate because my husband had a job and we tried like he!! to make it through on his pay alone. All the while the student loans for the education that was supposed to give me an edge were sitting there with interest accruing. We moved in with my parents to get our heads back above water and once I got a job we started saving like crazy and even more once I got the job I am currently. It now looks like we may buy my parent's home from them but I'm also facing a potential layoff at work because the 1% in my city don't want to pay the appropriate amount of taxes and they f-ed up the county/city budget for the past umpteen years. So, what would you propose some in my situation do? I am the 99%
As for your other statement, you can damn well bet if you ever had a child(ren) and you and/or your spouse lost your jobs or died and couldn't afford food for your kid(s) you'd be looking for some government assistance too. I see kids everyday who would be living well below poverty level or dead if it weren't for government asistance programs. I know it's unfortunate in those situations where people abuse the system for drugs or don't use it for the children and instead as a source of income for themselves and that's why I fully support mandatory drug testing for welfare participants. Parents would have to be drug tested monthly if they drop dirty no check and if they drop dirty several months in a row their kids get taken and put into DCFS custody. You should feel sorry for those kids who have done nothing wrong but be born to bad parents...children should not be punished for the mistakes of their parents even if it comes out of our tax dollars.
I'm responsible for 2 of the views today. I started reading during lunch, didn't have time to finish, and am back now, so I'm sharing my 2 cents.
Lurkers weird me out. You don't have to post on every post. That's a-ok. But it's weird when people intro themselves and they're like "I've been watching you for 2 years... thought I'd join in." It makes me wonder how many people do that.
I think it's BS that people are still talking about Smo. (I tell my kids "Don't talk about people who aren't here to defend themselves.") I feel like the board slowly died with Smo leaving. Riss, Mcd, and a few others followed her. Summer came and babypolooza happened and the board just hasn't been the same since.
I feel like the intelligent conversation on this board has died. I also feel like we use to be a support system for each other (ex TTC) and that doesn't exist anymore either. Well, maybe it exists for the moms, but nothing else. I liked it much better when I didn't feel like the only infertile one. I don't have anybody to voice those feelings to any more and it sucks.
The board didn't die because Smo left. The board died because everyone has other things going on now. It's a natural, cyclical thing. Some people have babies, some people got new jobs that don't allow them to post from work, etc etc ad nauseum. One person (and her subsequent minions) leaving shouldn't get all the credit for the board dying. We're all going in different directions and it's natural that we would grow apart.
And I know you all think I'm just saying this because I'm the one who "ran her off" or whatever. That's not the case.
You are not alone, I know I'm just getting back into the board but I'm going through the fertility process also so I'm always up for chatting
I took a nap to sleep off how awful I feel, came back and now this has a thousand plus views, that's crazy!
Anyway, DD, since we've only recently found out that we fall in this camp, if you need to chat, I'm totally available here and on FB. It sucks to think that everything will happen normally and then have the rug pulled out from under you. So, hit me up anytime
)
I'm here too! 14 months and counting. And a really random long 57 day cycle right now. And all negative tests. I really like the getting pregnant board here on TN. I've tried the TB TTC but they are little too much over there. But you are definitely not alone!
Why can't we have posts like this everyday?
It gives me things to occupy the free time I don't have.
Ok, Ok ok I was like 5 of these views. Ive been so tired (read: lazy) lately. I just try my best to keep up to date with everyone. Also, does it count as a view when you read each page? Because that could raise it too... Seeing as how we're up to like 4 pages.
If this baby doesn't come out by the 14th, doctor said shes giving me the option to be induced that day or the 21st, and I'm torn. I don't want to be induced at all, but the longer he stays in, the bigger he's getting and I really want to meet him... What to do, what to do?
Also, Ive had a few glasses do red wine while I've been pregnant. It lowers blood pressure and has tons of antioxidants. Plus they do it in Europe all the time... So it must be right, am I right...?
I don't bother with most political debate because I don't pay attention to world happenings, it's mostly depressing.
I love the board still, I don't think it died, I think we're doing fine. Everyone has slow times. We can't all be spewing dramz at each other everyday. I like that we've all been peaceful lately. (too much puppies and rainbows?) if we need more, I'll think of some good fun posts....
I'm literally LOLing at my husbands crazy nesting problem right now. He has WAY too much energy. I on the other hand would love a nap....or to just go to bed at this point... Oh god, it's only 7....
*phew ... Sits back down...*
Thats kinda why I made it.... clearly we all have our grievances regarding one thing or another. It wasn't so much to cause any drama, but rather an outlet to just let it all out. And let it all out we did. And now we know and I think we're the better for it.
updated 10.03.12
I feel like I fall more into the creepy lurker camp these days. I'm a lot more active in the summer when I'm not at work. By the time I get home and settled in on the computer AND get to TN, I either only have time to catch up or have nothing to contribute. I will confess that I haven't even been to TN in a few days.
And another reason why I haven't posted much lately is that I'm such a Debbie Downer lately. Plus I can't biitch too much about my job b/c of what I do (and who may be reading). I have a LOT to talk about, it's just all depressing or slightly confidential.
I wish I had more fun stuff to share.
Damn, I missed it all. Mission accomplished in livening up the board, MB, and rallying the group while you were at it.
I probably accounted for about 5 of the views yesterday, because I saw it was going on, but couldn't catch up or post anything in between meetings (literally, continuous meetings from 10:30-4 should be banned). In general work has been super busy, and although I might be able to catch up on seeing the views, I usually only have time to respond to one or two before something else needs my attention. I'm hoping things quiet down again soon!
Nothing is irrelevant, and I'm sorry you feel that way. Please, speak up.
updated 10.03.12