I was just thinking about general post I've read and my own experiences with this site, and I'm wondering how many of you moms think it's more helpful then harmful? There have been times when I read posts from mothers who really needed some advice, sometimes there we're mis-spelled words, run on sentences, incorrect punctuation but I still understood what they meant. There we're some people who called them every name in the book, etc: you're stupid how could you teach your children anything, go back to school, you're dumb. A lot of the times I felt like those types of comments we're wrong because they genuienly needed advice. Then you have the post where everyone's marriage/relationship is wonderful and they're perfect mothers and wives(lol). I've personally never had a problem with this site because I can take constructive criticisms and if it's not constructive oh well maybe that person wasn't happy with thmselves that day. How do you other moms feel about this? Are some of the members to hard on eachother? Have a wonderful day.
I forgot to mention where i stand.....i would absolutely recommend this site to others, it's very helpful and informative. There's always gonna be bad apples(can't live with them, can't live without them)..:-)
I'd recommend this site and have to many. There's only about 1% bad here for the most part. I think that's pretty good odds.
I would recommend this site, yes...although not to any one I actually know, I do not want them reading about all my personal stuff ;)
~I do not know where I have been? I have been a member on this site for like 3+ years and I have never read a post where some one wrote "your dumb, go back to school, etc" and where someone was called 'every name in the book'...I must not be reading all the mean ones? If anything I read a LOT of posts where the original writer commented about how mean people were to them, and then I would go and try to find them and not ever be able to find it?
Maybe I just have thicker skin than most? Hmmm...
I do think some people answer inappropriately but some are also over sensitive to conflicting opinions. It is fine to get different opinions and everyone is going to have a different outlook depending on their personaly beliefs and experiences but I think some should be more respectful in the way they express their opinion. Others should be less defensive when they receive a response. I believe these are in the minority and most are good answers and insight.
Overall, I think this is a great place to get quick, real life advice and lots of additional ideas on a situation.
I love this site. I reccomend it to everyone...I think that a lot of the SUPER negative posts are trolls, out to get people talking about them. I always feel it's best to just ignore them. What annoys me more is when people take the time to comment on a post they think is 'offensive'. (sex, body functions, just random stuff, etc.) If you don't like what you read, just move on. Why take the time to complain about it? (unless it's an obvious troll...) I think that some mothers come off as being 'hard' on each other because everyone has their own opinions. I know that sometimes I will post a reply, then have to go back and re-word it because it could be read wrong... I don't want to be mean, but I'm still going to state my opinion. I try to do so as nicely as possible, but in writing it's hard to tell what I really mean if you can't hear the tone of my voice, see my body language, etc. I usually try to read the 'rude' posts as constructive critisizm, and ignore the over-the top rude ones.
yes I would recommend it I am not one who gives 2cents about appropriate punctuation and spelling. that doesnt make me stupid and it doesnt mean I cant teach it. i did gradiate high skool and do know the diffrence about proper english and improper just dont care. :) I have never been attacked about my grammer and english and if I did i would just laugh at them for having a corn cob somewhere it shouldnt be. most of the time the misspelling is a typo. who cares. but yes some mothers are to hard on others and they just look like idiots when they do. who cares about bieng politically correct not me. :)
love this site although of course I dont always agree with everything everyone says! When I see poor grammar and spelling I remember that English is not everyone's first language, and give them the benefit of the doubt
Those rude comments are very few and far between... Overall, everyone is most informative. Some people tell it like it is with brutal honesty and some people have a hard time with that. I'd rather hear that than something from a friend who sugar coats everything. I have recommended this site in the past and will continue to do so.
Yes, I recommend this site. This site has helped me tremendously. I've got some awesome advice to my questions and when I answer questions, I help myself!! Sometimes I think, "I need to take my own advice!" LOL Or if I read other peoples comments, it really helps me or encourages me. I hate the rude comments. I don't like how mean some people are but they are far and few between. All in all, the people on this site are truly wonderful and so is the advice. =D
Overall I find it helpful. And when those rude moms slam someone, I flag their answers.
Totally. And have. Lots.
I love this site. What it has are people answering questions that are probably the "go-to" person in their set of friends. It is a fact that the more people answering a question, the more the chance is that it will be right. What some people object too is often when someone states things that are obvious and no one wants to be politically incorrect...such as recently there was a post about an ex-hubby's girlfriend grabbing his privates and making sexual innuendos to his 9 year old daughter and then locking them in the basement. I have never read such scathing comments. Were they wrong? Maybe some people are so clueless that it takes a strongly worded comment for them to see the "big picture". Either way I feel most people are just being honest and trying to help. And those people that complain about typos and poor spelling are not very helpful on this site. Best to private message those folks with tips to genuinely help them. Again....Love this site!!!
I LOVE this site... that said:
Most of my friends who have children are SAHDs, or gay fathers, or single dads. So... nope. It's hard enough for them having to constantly deal with being excluded in parenting circles. This site is equally if not more sexist than most, so while I enjoy it... they wouldn't.
