A Comment for All Members.

The Sisterhood IS collectively brilliant. Like any tool, whether it's useful to you is all in how you use it.

Nice post!

:)

(Don't know anything about the balloons, never really noticed them before.)

welcome! Hope you keep enjoying it. Hot topics are going to get you a WIDE range of answers both really nice, to really nasty. If you word things vaguely you will get another wide range, and spelling and grammar can be a big pet peeve of a few here. Other than that its like a coffee shop full of women waiting to chat! I do like it here a lot and have made a lot of friends from it. I am glad there are a few that can tell you straight when you have become a bit un-hinged, and others that can help you see your question in a different light. Like all humankind, we dont all have to get along, but for the most part it stays civil!

The Balloons are a sort of outline and generalization. They take the MOST asked questions about babies the age you have listed or babies in general.Like 12 questions asked about teething, or 22 asked about poopy diapers. Those are the general categories. Then when you click on the balloon more balloons will appear and they get more specific. So if you click on Poop problem Balloon one will be constipation one will be squirts, one will be color, and so on and so forth. They are going off information you have entered about your own child or anything you have shared freely while signing up. IF you dont have kids they will look for other things you ask or your have look at previously. Its like a FAQ page specifically designed for your profile

Be warned: It can be a wee bit addictive: )

I hope someone tells you what the balloons mean - I have never used the timeline.

Welcome to the site!

Dawn

Welcome! It is a great site. I've been on here a long time, and although the climate has changed a little over the years there are still lots of all meaning people with good advice and experience to share. Like all big sites, though you do get some negative and critical comments here and there. Just take what you can use and don't get upset about the rest :)
(Oh, and don't forget to put a question in your post or it'll get pulled...)

I'm glad that you've found this site helpful. Everything you said is the way I perceive the site.

I did respond to Bahareh H.'s comment under her question.

WELCOME!!!

Balloons? you mean flowers? Those are given my others to tell you that they read what you wrote and liked it, gave helpful information, agree with what you said, etc.

There are some GREAT people on this site!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!!

Keep in mind when reading and responding to posts? It's the written word, you can't HEAR my voice or SEE my body language and expressions. There are some (like me) who don't sugar coat things and come off as harsh and we are NOT TRYING to be harsh.

You'll get a wide variety of feedback!! Great advice to bad advice. Take what you need and leave the rest behind!!

HAVE FUN!!! ENJOY!!! I've gained a load of knowledge and made some great friends on this site!

Welcome ;)

I believe the balloons are a search engine type thing. If you click on a topic you are interested in it will pop up more balloons below to narrow down your topic even more.

It is a great site! I never used the timeline though, I just read the Q&A and sometimes columns from City Voices. Hopefully someone can fill you in about the balloons!

Welcome! Looking forward to "seeing" you around. I hope that you continue to enjoy the wide variety of opinions and suggestions that you might see here.

welcome and good luck

I agree with both comments!! I am a new member, too! I asked my first question today and boy.... Bad experienc!!! I just hate it when people judge you based on your question!