https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:57:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-still-check-in-here#post-2928471 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:26:06 +0000 Purpledaisy 2928471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just thinking today about how much I miss it here! I found my way here right after finding out I was pregnant with my first (who will be 13 in March!!) I learned so much here and miss it. Anyone still around?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-other-lurkers#post-2927670 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:05:59 +0000 smuckers 2927670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're only a month or so short of a year without any blog updates. Just curious who else is still around lurking?</p> <p>Hope everyone is having a lovely holiday season. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-is-still-around#post-2926562 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:12:14 +0000 DillonLion 2926562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ya'll, I still check this board so often, ha! How would you feel about getting things going around here again? I really loved having a spot to chat about motherhood things. Maybe we could all collectively agree to start some new threads and get conversations going? </p> <p>We've moved twice in the last 3 years and I've been a stay-at-home mom for most of that time. It has been TOUGH making mom friends and feeling connected to the world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-blogger-updates#post-2923001 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:01:45 +0000 smuckers 2923001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been really missing the blogs lately; I still check to see if there's been an update every day, even though it's almost been a year since the last update at this point.</p> <p>Bloggers who still trawl the boards: any updates? I miss hearing from your families! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-noticed-the-ads#post-2924454 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:49:33 +0000 smuckers 2924454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone else noticed that the ads on this site suddenly got bigger? Wondering if there was a sneaky update done to the site, or if I've just not noticed them before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-exposure-to-unvaccinated-family#post-2924071 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:37:37 +0000 MamaG 2924071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let's set this up. My husband had a fairly severe case of COVID earlier this year (including hospitalization). We also lost a family friend to COVID during my husband's recovery. Me and one of our children did test positive when my husband was ill but our symptoms were mild in nature and we didn't suspect COVID for us until my husband was positive and significantly symptomatic. </p> <p>My husband has gone to his employer everyday wearing a mask (and still is required to do so). I'm at work without a mask (no longer required). Our children are at a summer camp unmasked. School will resume for our kids in August in a NORMAL (pre-COVID) manner.</p> <p>My husband and I are both fully vaccinated. Our children are not eligible for vaccine (under 12). Our children still mask when in public (shopping) as do we to make it easier for the kids.</p> <p>We have not seen any family members in person since March 2020 (our families are not in our local area). Is it unreasonable to ask family to be vaccinated before they stay in our home or our children stay in their home? How are you handling this within your own home? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/used-toddler-shoes-trash-or-donation#post-2921552 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:15:41 +0000 PurplePumps 2921552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just as the title states. My kid has grown out of some boots (Baby bogs), they're pretty worn on the heel, but no holes or anything else wrong, and I was gonna just gonna toss them. But then I thought maybe someone could still use them? Would you bother to list for free or donate? Or do you think at some point shoes should just get tossed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-hello-bee-different-years-ago-to-now#post-2904562 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:48:49 +0000 cake2017 2904562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve seen a few posts about how HB was in the past compared to today!?!???</p> <p>I’m wondering what that looked like and how can we make it a better community????!?</p> <p>This is the only “ social media” outlet I am on. I found HB in desperate need of baby sleep help about two years ago.I think it’s a wonderful community. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/missing-blog-posts-looking-for-suggestions#post-2918074 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:32:03 +0000 Westcoastmom 2918074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi Everyone,</p> <p>Long time lurker here. I’ve been so disappointed with the slowdown in blog post and I miss reading about other parents experience. </p> <p>I’ve given up hope it will ramp up again so I was wondering g if anyone’s found another website to fill that void. I still check hellobee for the boards but I miss the blog posts! I love how hellobee had multiple bloggers so you got a wide range of moms experiences. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-we-have-any-black-bloggers#post-2916234 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 09:03:51 +0000 wrkbrk 2916234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like the title says. I was just wondering. If so I’d really like to hear from them about everything going on in the world right now and anti-racist parenting. If not, I’d happily take recommendations for other black mom blogs to follow? Thanks all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/community-chat#post-2914635 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:01:54 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2914635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lets do a community chat today! Tell us about one thing that is awesome right now and one thing that is driving you crazy! </p> <p>I'll start... My awesome thing is the weather here has been on and off rainy, which means a ton of birds are visiting my backyard feeders and I am THRILLED by this. </p> <p>My crappy thing is that I am tired of cooking the same meals over and over again but can't find inspiration to get me back into my meal groove. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-plans-for-the-weekend-5#post-2910938 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:16:39 +0000 oldschooolmama 2910938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Starting at 315 PM I will officially be on vacation! No real plans for the upcoming week but so grateful for some quality 1-1 time with sweet girl. DH is working Saturday so I will probably take LO to a birthday day party at the local YMCA pool. We will go out for breakfast on Sunday with MIL. </p> <p>What is on the docket for your weekend? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mind-dump#post-2908525 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:58:09 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2908525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Today is rough. I have so many thoughts running through my head and I have to dump them somewhere. A high school boyfriend died two weeks ago from brain cancer. It hit me hard but I feel like I can't be that sad because in the last few years we kind of stopped communicating very much. We both have spouses and our kids are almost the exact same ages. I feel disingenuous about being sad because I don't feel like I deserve to be sad because we weren't close for the last few years. We would always be happy to see each other, but we weren't good friends anymore. You know, normal changes to friendships. Today though, it is his birthday. This popped up in my facebook feed and I feel completely devastated. His wife shares his birthday, which makes me feel even worse because I can't stop picturing her and what must be going through her head today.</p> <p>Its just a huge mind-f***. He was a huge part of my young adult life (college years we spent with him as one of my closest friends) and now he's gone. Its just remarkable harder than I expected. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-data-breech#post-2908285 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:24:31 +0000 kiddosc 2908285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone else gotten a pop-up like this? I know we've had concerns in the past that Hellobee isn't as secure as it used to be. </p> [attach=1439/20/q42bcv.451x313.Annotation--1-.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-cranky-let-me-vent#post-2905448 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:28:06 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2905448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, for some reason the way people drive in my town has increasingly become more and more unsafe and frustrating. Nearly every day I drive through a school zone and people are either tailgating like crazy, or driving at 10-20 mph over the speed limit. For some reason, this drives me insane. I seriously don't understand why people can't slow down for 10 seconds of their life and avoid potentially hitting a child. GRRRR. Vent over.</p> <p>Whats been bugging you lately? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-unable-to-get-hb-today#post-2905320 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 23:09:23 +0000 crazydoglady 2905320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I seriously thought it was gone! :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-favorite-thing-about-this-time-of-year#post-2905133 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:37:18 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2905133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm basking in the cold weather and the holiday spirit. I love that I get to see my sisters and I get to buy really special gifts for family and friends. I mostly love that everyone I am around seems happy and excited and in the spirit of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monday-again#post-2904150 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:32:22 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2904150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good afternoon! I'm staying home today because I have a cold from hell and both my kids are also sick. On the plus side, I have gotten a ton of work done and my house is FINALLY clean.<br /> How's your week going so far? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monday-chit-chat-hows-this-week-looking-for-you#post-2903506 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:16:01 +0000 graceandjoy 2903506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Monday - Work<br /> Tuesday - Glucose Test, Work, Thanksgiving Luncheon<br /> Wednesday - Get out of work early, Errands galore<br /> Thursday - Thinking about going to IHOP for breakfast, then DH will cook the turkey to bring to my parents house<br /> Friday/Sat/Sun - Decorate for Christmas, do Christmas-y activities </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-wants-to-be-an-honorary-hostess#post-2903033 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:23:21 +0000 crazydoglady 2903033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's been some discussion here about our love of the boards (well, the people here,) but our disappointment with how slow things have become. Previously, HB had hostesses who would generate conversations by creating a few posts and generally be a presence of the boards on their "day." So, another bee and I were thinking, "What if we made ourselves honorary hostesses and asked if anyone else wanted to?" Based on how many people are interested, we can figure out the timing. </p> <p>So... who is interested? :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spoiled-child-thread#post-2890715 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:30:23 +0000 gotkimchi 2890715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I came back to check on the spoiled child thread and i see it was deleted and Irene shut down her account. Did something happen? I hope she didn’t take the discussion badly, though it wasn’t contentious the last time I was on.</p> <p>Wishing her the best on her journey if she see this </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thank-you-28#post-2885112 Mon, 20 May 2019 23:55:09 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2885112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It’s just time to put my phone down and be fully present. Thank you everyone for everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitalized#post-2881067 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 06:54:12 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2881067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry for the radio silence. I've been hospitalized for the past 9 days with dengue fever, a liver infection, and pneumonia. It's the sickest I've ever been in my entire life. Finally starting to get better and hoping to leave the hospital soon. Being chained to an iv while laying on the most uncomfortable soft bed has been a personal hell. I even had to postpone my trip to the US. Will be back soon with the whole crazy story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-little-lock-in-the-browser#post-2876406 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:34:50 +0000 mrbee 2876406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is it showing up for you? </p> [attach=1/19/pobw62.412x91.Screen-Shot-2019-03-14-at-7.34.03-AM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-member-departure#post-2872180 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:27:19 +0000 irene 2872180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am on and off active on hellobee, and one of the members, @looch: , usually comments on my posts and I value her input. I haven't seen her recently and out of curiousity, I clicked on her name and her account was "deleted by user". Hmm.... that makes me sad!</p> <p>Anyone know if something happened to her specifically? Anyone else "left" hellobee that you missed? Anyone else left without saying goodbye? I remember @gingerbebe: announced her departure a few months ago and she used to give such insightful advices. It's like all these people I used to "know" are going. :bummed: </p> <p>I guess the kids are growing up our needs for advices for keeping a baby alive diminishes.... Will you ever delete your account? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/being-added-to-a-hb-bloggers-listserv#post-2864505 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:58:34 +0000 pinkcupcake 2864505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple weeks ago, I noticed I was receiving emails from one of the HB bloggers (Judy). I never signed up for any emails from her so I’m wondering if HB shares our email addresses. Anyone else notice this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-delete-wall-posts#post-2863117 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:22:28 +0000 QBbride 2863117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any way to delete a wall post on my wall or someone elses? Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blogger-appreciation-post#post-2860280 Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:57:22 +0000 smuckers 2860280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since it is the season for gratitude, I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to of the bloggers in our community, be it posting new blogs, interacting with us on the boards, or both. Writing a blog post is WORK, and can definitely make a person feel vulnerable. I guess I just want to make sure that every single blogger knows that you, your families, and your work are APPRECIATED by our community.</p> <p>Separately, I'd also like to thank the Bees for hearing us when we asked for more blog posts, and for working to make that happen. Running a website isn't easy, especially while parenting, running a resort, and dealing with personal turmoil. This is honestly a beloved community that wouldn't exist, period, without you guys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/concern-about-blog-posts#post-2859982 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:54:24 +0000 jape14 2859982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First of all, I want to say that I have been really heartened by the recent uptick in blog posts and board participation - it feels like the HB community is alive and well. However, with the increasing number of blog posts, I have been pretty concerned with some of the content presented by the guest blogger, Judy. I have talked about it with @LBee: and we considered writing the bees, but we weren't sure if we were alone in our feelings. </p> <p>Some of the posts by Judy, especially the two I'll link below, are mostly opinion pieces dressed up as expert information, backed up with out-of-context quotes or studies to support their dubious claims. As someone who valued this site immeasurably as a new mom, it's really alarming to see these types of posts given such a spotlight. It's especially concerning because HB is touted/thinks of itself as a welcoming and friendly community, and having these types of posts on the front page of the site as illustrative of the community does not set a great tone.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2018/12/03/should-your-kids-believe-in-santa-claus/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2018/12/03/should-your-kids-believe-in-santa-claus/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2018/11/08/what-does-it-take-for-students-to-succeed-in-the-21st-century/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2018/11/08/what-does-it-take-for-students-to-succeed-in-the-21st-century/</a><br /> (This post really frustrated me because as an academic researcher in psychology (I study grit, self-regulation, emotion regulation, and all of these "21st century skills"), this is not what the research/science shows!) </p> <p>We hate to single out a specific blogger, but we are honestly just wondering if we are alone in this feeling. Because this blogger has been advocated by the Bees, it feels like this is a larger statement about the direction HB is headed. This goes beyond disagreements on parenting practices and is headed toward parent-shaming with opinions backed by pseudoscience. It's pretty telling to us that in the first week of December, the front page features(/d) a post questioning if believing in Santa is going to mess up my kid instead of gift guides. (And shout-out to those OG gift guides because my playroom is full of those items!)</p> <p>This is just what @LBee: and I have been discussing, but I would love to hear what y'all think about this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delete-my-account#post-2857309 Sun, 18 Nov 2018 06:51:00 +0000 lioness21 2857309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi, can anyone please delete my account.<br /> Thanks </p>