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Duh.
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@Freckles: Haha! Seriously. But maybe I should starting thinking, "No comments? The cliques are excluding me!"
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@dagret: So silly.
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@dagret: OMG, I AM wearing pink!
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Well I was homeschooled so I have no idea...
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@swedishfish: I'm wearing pink, too!
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I'm new-ish... and primarily active on my birth month club. Once in a while, especially if I'm trying to kill time at work, I post replies on threads. Even more rarely, I'll start one. And it's true - I don't feel like I have "friends" on the board, but... I'm new and it's not like I am very involved or always reaching out to others. I absolutely always avoid the controversial topics, but I am happy to lurk!
So yeah - there probably are cliques, I don't know who they are, and I am definitely not in one. But on the whole, this is a great place to visit. I have learned a lot about what to expect as a FTM from reading the posts of others, and my birth month group is a nice group of ladies. Like so many have said, it's what you make it.
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@PermaStudent: Me neither! Can I be in your clique?
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@MoonMoon: You can be come -home-make-dinner -run-the-bath-bedtime-routine-do-laundry-queen if you want?
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I
hellobee!
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@redsmarties: @IRunForFun: Done! Haha
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@Mrs.Panda: lazy bastards on pain in the ass phones unite! *high five* I say we start our own sweet clique
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I haven't read all the responses, but nope I don't really. I'm thankful for the real-life friends I've made here and generally try to X-out the window if I'm rolling my eyes at anyone. I think 9 times out of 10 people are WAY nicer in threads than I would expect, actually.
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I don't think it's like high school, I think it's like real life! I always envisioned "drama" ending with high school, and the reality is that it just doesn't. Whether online or real life, there are always people who sit back and observe, people who jump in head first, people who have a few close friends, people who have a ton of acquaintances.
I definitely avoid responding to some users because I just don't feel like putting the effort in. I think there are some users who could benefit from the whole, "x out if you're annoyed" thing, but they don't. I think there are people like that in real life, too, though..so I don't think it's just hellobee.
I love it here! I just ignore or don't post on something that I feel isn't worth it most of the time.
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@sorrycharlie: that's kind of how I feel too but I do think any community of peers can become a high school type world only because its hard to get to know each person on a truly personal level so we all end up being the sum of our posts when we are clearly so much more than that. I avoid commenting on things more now than I used to simply because I realized some days I'm just not in the mood to get sucked into an Internet k-hole. And maybe that's what it really boils down to, it's not just Hellobee but all of the Internet can become kind of a black or white world at times where certain groups band together an some people do get ganged up on. In the end it's the safest place usually though and Hellobee is by no means the worst of it. I do have more drama on here about little inconsequential things than I do in my real life but I'm jut not exposed to as many people. I think we are all mature adults but I don't think we all always act that way. And that's totally okay but it does remind me a bit of highschool. My experience at least.
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@MrsMccarthy: I agree that sometimes some users, sometimes, do single others out for what seems to be no reason other than for fun. I have people like that IRL which is why I said it reminds me more of RL than only specifically high school. Those people are who I think could benefit from, "x down the thread instead"
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@.twist.:
, as usual.
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@Cherrybee: I'm...honored?
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I can see where you feel as though there are cliques- or a division between certain groups, but certain boards pertain to certain individuals. I have no need to look on the due date boards or ttc less than a year because I am more focused on the boards that pertain to me.
Other than that- I see this being nothing like highschool. Everyone is very open and welcoming and I find it refreshing to meet ladies going through what I am.
I may talk to my DH about HB but never ever will I let him browse this... He wouldn't understand half the lingo !! Ha
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@mrs bunchy: my husband found the lingo so funny! And he was amazed and a little scared with how many of them I know!
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I do see the cliques but in my case I think it is a time zone thing and not a mean girls thing. It's hard to be involved when you're waking up as everyone else is going to bed.
hellobee!
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