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@delight: I'm gonna wall you.
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@blackbird: there have been a couple times where I was completely sleep deprived and let my internet guard slip. But I do think for the most part I'm pretty good about it! Haha
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@.twist.: Wall me too!!
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never - one only has to go visit other baby site communities to realize what a rare gem hellobee community is.
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@blackbird: Lol, not pregnant, nor particularly hormonal
My house was drama-llama central when I was growing up, so it takes a LOT to get me hot under the collar. I definitely read the threads, because often I find the debates interesting, but it's the rare one that gets me hot and bothered, and I almost never, ever comment on those, except to give my opinion, but not debate. I try to avoid conflict like the plague IRL, I don't want to get into it with internet friends. This site is generally my happy, fluffy place, I don't want to have a negative opinion of any bees, and I know I would if I got into it.
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Nope, I just let it go and usually don't post a response of its something I don't agree with.
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@delight: When it gets walled to you, can you wall it to me?! The suspense is killing me over here.
I haven't been very active around here long enough to get worked up over threads, but there have been a couple of threads on WB that have made me eye roll so hard I thought they would fall out of my head.
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There's been threads that make me feel very confused. What my response would be is sometimes so different than the what others are answering it makes me think about the topic a bit too much..
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No - I get curious reading the threads about debates. I can't change the thoughts of others so I don't let myself get worked up. At work, on the other hand, I just yell at people
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Sometimes!
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Occasionally.
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@Running Elley: yup.
I get irritated when people try to turn things crazy. I also roll my eyes out of my head at some of the TMI (usually relationship related) or some "problems". But it's not too bad. As @running elley: said, it's my note to put down the iPhone and unload the dishwasher! No skin off my back.
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@chibee: hehe, this is true. At least *most* people here can spell and use punctuation
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@CupQuakeWalk: I can't do either of those things
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@mrs. bird: I left room for you when I said "most"!! Don't get all worked up!!
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@CupQuakeWalk: my feelings are hurt. I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now.
BTW, I'm so happy you're back, I've missed you!
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@Mrs. Taco: LOL!!! Awww the poor teachers, the kids probably use so many acronyms now...OMG, LOL, YOLO, LMAO....hahahaha those are just basics I can think of right now. Maybe I should use YOLO the next time my DH and I disagree on something.
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@mrs. bird:
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No, I don't. I was even called a bad mother and told that someone felt sorry for my kid (friend of an acquaintance on facebook) because I didn't agree with some random meme, and that only upset me for a little while. Like some of the other posters, though, I roll my eyes from time to time...
@loveisstrange: I must know what this saying was!!
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Once, I believe! It was on the thread about community service for those on government assistance thread a while back. I didn't really get upset or even in an argument, but I was madly following it all day at work having heated discussions with people! So yes I did get worked up!
I barely participate in threads like that anymore. I don't have the energy. Haha!! I was going to put my opinion in on the divorce thread the other day but I was like, "I really just don't have time for that."
Usually if I see something that upsets me on HB or anywhere else I just shrug it off. I don't care much.
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@googly-eyes: I can't believe that someone called you a bad mother!!!! How rude!!
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I generally don't get involved in the controversial threads that pop up! I just follow them while munching on some popcorn.
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If a thread with a generic title has 4+ pages of responses, usually I read it to see what the train wrech is but avoid posting because someone, somewhere is going to disagree and I don't like to stir the pot any more than it already is.
I don't have a lot of free time to spend on the boards, generally if I'm posting I'm taking a mental break from work or J is in bed and I should be doing something productive so if I get wrapped up in a dramatic thread I feel guilty for wasting 'productive time'.
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@mediagirl: @MsLipGloss: I am neither pregnant or particularly hormonal (havent had a period in almost 3 years, woot woot!) and I'm not lying. Believe what you like, makes me no difference. I'm sure some of us legitimately just think it's pointless.
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I am really finding this thread hilarious, come on guys.
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@looch: Uh, yeah . . .
@loveisstrange: You're not exempt (and neither are a plethora of other people in this thread . . . ). I know of at least one or two BFing threads (or threads that discuss BFing) in which you have gotten worked up.
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I totally get annoyed. I just rarely contribute! Not worth the energy!
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@MsLipGloss: Yeah... when I was newly postpartum, suffering from severe PPD and birth trauma, and extremely hormonal. C is nearly 2... its been a while.
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Is getting worked up the same as just excited for a lively discussion?
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I get totally worked up over threads!! The particular topic, the tone of peoples "voices" when they discuss certain topics.... everything! Sometimes I say what I think but more often than not I post a diplomatic response then rant at DH about it!
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@loveisstrange: *sigh* I didn't realize that this thread was a *see-wha-ha-happened-was* thread . . . and that when I want to just gloss over some stuff, I could throw out delivery/pp issues as a shield. *jinkies*
As an aside, you're not the only one who experienced those issues, which is truly unfortunate. I can identify at least 3 other regular posters who also had horrific delivery/pp issues. (Not including myself. I also had PPA and birth trauma (I almost bled out on the delivery table, for starters)).
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: worked up is more like you accuse people of judging (like I did in the thread about volunteering).
See, I can admit I am a drama llama sometimes! It's not bad, but this thread kind of makes people trip all over themselves to declare that they're not.
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@MsLipGloss: there's an irony to getting worked up over a thread asking if you get worked up!
Not sure what the plan is though... to call out users who got worked up at one point, and didn't acknowledge it enough in this thread?
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Rarely. I dislike seeing non-controversial topics that end up in a heated debate that provides no insight or help to the original post. An actual discussion is one thing, but sometimes it seems like comments are thrown just for the sake of arguing. When insults come flying, I don't think it's nice.
If I wanted to read about real internet drama, I could think of a few other sites to visit. Seeing it on HB just doesn't do it for me.
Eta: I'm rarely upset, but I do get annoyed by posts, yes.
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@looch: oh, I don't think I have purposely done that. But, maybe to a person on the receiving end of my question or a clarification request they may have felt judged. Communication is 51% how a message is received though.
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: naw, excitement is different I think. Getting worked up is when you get upset over a thread. I used to get more upset, but lately I've been pretty zen...
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@mrbee: I called out one person who specifically addressed me to say, *no I don't get worked up.* The point is not to call out everyone who is in the *getting worked up* category . . . even though it is obvious that some posters are being less than truthful (or are just flat out in denial). But if you call me out personally and say *I'm not lying* when I know that in fact, you are, I don't stand for that (and, in so doing, by implication, you're calling me a liar). Because that's bullshit. Not to mention self-aggrandizing . . . I digress.
Seriously, is it the end of the world that you feel strongly about an issue or that you have a reaction to a thread?! I can think of much more important things to lie about.
And tell me that you didn't anticipate this result--or at least the possibility of this result--by posting this thread . . . ?
ETA: For clarification, I'm not upset. I'm annoyed.
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I get annoyed. I don't think I've ever been *upset.*
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Sometimes. Sometimes I'm just really annoyed. Other times I just don't care.
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@mrbee: i think even with a zen leader, a bunch of women can only maintain their zen so long....
that said, HB seems to have the least cat fights out of any site i've seen, far less than my FB feed!
that said, HB seems to have the least cat fights out of any site i've seen, far less than my FB feed!
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