Philadelphia Nesties
tracyd21
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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.
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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.
Do your friends IRL know about TN?
Just curious. Mine don't.
DH still thinks it really weird but he's accepted it. Especially after I had lunch with ering and she didn't murder me 
Re: Do your friends IRL know about TN?
My Best friends I met off the Internet over ten years ago. So my irl friends aren't freaked out by it because they were once Internet friends. Haha.
In general I think friends I have met irl are mostly of an age where they have met people from the Internet for one reason or another.
My real life has collided with the TN, but in a roundabout way.
I remember eagles and I realized--on here--that we have a few mutual friends (and attended the same 2004 bridal shower) after discussing a funny message that was written on the bride's cake.
Kernal knows a family member of mine (how did we figure this out? I cannot remember) and I've seen her IRL at a 5K run/walk.
Esyn and I work together (and kross used to) and we have laughed together about what people might think if we were to tell them, "we're meeting our friends from the internet for lunch/gtg."
Through gtgs, I have become friendly with other nesties and met up for lunch or for beers. If someone were to ask me how I knew a nestie, I'd probably say, "we met at a happy hour before."
The mister never said much about it, but I know doesn't think it's weird, as he is a more recently part of an online community (it's a support community for quitting dip). We have met several other members of the community IRL and they do annual "meet-ups" where people travel near (Collegeville) and far (Minnesota) to hang out.
My friends were weirded out I think back in the TK days. Meanwhile some of those (you) folks have become fantastic friends over the past few years. I did used to be embarrassed a little. I think they still look at me funny for it and we don't really talk about it but I don't much care anymore.
My DH makes fun of me for it, but not in a nasty way at all. He's hung out with/met my friends from here on several occasions. I think I've mentioned before that whenever I am telling him a story, at home or in public, and I mention someone from here, he will practically shout ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SO-AND-SO FROM THE KNOT?!?!?! He thinks he's funny.
My mom thinks it's the coolest thing ever haha
A couple of my close friends recently found out about my online friendships. I think I've only told one which actual site I go to and others I just say "an online board". They didn't think it was too weird-or at least they didn't give me a hard time about it.
DH was very happy when I found this board. When I first moved down here, I had a hard time making friends. He was really supportive of me going to my first GTG. He doesn't think it's weird at all and he knows what site I go to.
While I was originally very secretive about how I knew some of the people on here, I honestly don't care what people think about it anymore. I just don't like to broadcast which site so people can't come to here to snoop on me!
I think that's why DH was okay with me having lunch with ering. He actually graduated the same year as her and her DH from the same school (well, not ering...she went to the sister school) but they don't know each other.
I would really like to come to a gtg but I feel like I would have to do so in secret. I kinda like having this as a place I can come and vent without anyone knowing, even though I know it's a public board and they could easily figure me out if they found it. I almost want to change my name to give me more anonymity, BUT I have so many points now haha
ETA: 1st paragraph is re: having connections with nest folk in roundabout ways
Also, I just became FB friends with JulieJewels and saw we have a mutual friend NOT from TN. And I don't want mutual friend to know!
That's what prompted this post.
I dont think my friends think it is weird, I refer to you guys as my internet friends or my friends from my mommy group I met online. Many of my IRL friends dont have kids so they don't even blink an eye at this. DH refers to it as my imaginary friends. He thinks its weird still but moreso because he isn't much of a social butterfly like I, meeting any kind of new person is weird to him, he likes to live in his own little circle and I am the complete opposite.
I have a few connections between TN and IRL. Erin&AJDigs went to college with my cousin and we realized it when we were both heading to the same fundraising event.
Nov and I are both mummer wive's and in the same hood so honestly, I think our paths would have crossed one day sooner or later.
A lot of you ladies have become great friends and our babies are now friends. I am grateful for meeting/knowing every one of you!
PS- we need a GTG stat!
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
Erbur - I don't remember how we figured that out. I think via Race for Hope!
My IRL friends know. They joke about it but I don't think they think its weird. DH I think likes it bc he's become friends with some of the husbands.
At this point I consider the girls I hang out with regularly my IRL friends. My mom thinks its cool haha
My little nuggets
I know someone who works with you too!
Yes, H knows about it. He's become friends with husbands of Nesties.
Most of my friends know about it too.
I told some IRL people that I've met my nestie friends from meetup groups ;-) It's easier than saying an internet message board, plus, I don't want them to know which one so that they would come and stalk me. Since I didn't know anyone when I moved to Philly, I just say I met them through meetups and stuff. No one seems to ask any questions.
I think I told my Mom that I met a bunch of all of you through The Knot, but I never went into specifics.
Yes and no. DH does but he thinks its more of a massive email chain you get added to. He isn't all that internet saavy and I don't really care to clue him in more. Some of my IRL friends know I am on here but I don't advertise it because this is where I ask stupid questions and vent. I need my fake internet secrecy, ya know.
Meeting Tracy was fun- I hope she comes out to a GTG. You guys will love her.
yes ma'am!
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11