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lesa wrote: I dunno, I've just always taken it in stride as part of being a parent.

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I'm very glad to hear you take the time to talk and look into things before you call. Being the parent of a child with a form of autism (and dealing with full body restraint in public to head-off a severe flight response, or his being covered in sores from self-sbusing, or the hours he'd spend yelling and moaning at the top of his lungs over a reliatively minor something like a mosquito bite)I've had my share of CPS calls from "caring strangers". As a result I tend to have the "buzz off and mind your own freaking business" feeling toward the situation.

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rubbernecker wrote:
What I wanted to say: "Lady, you are the most evil piece of shit sub-human I have ever seen in person. If I thought it might help your son and his siblings I would rip out your uterus with my bare hands and choke you to death with it while your children and husband watched and cheered me on. I honestly hope a horrible accident befalls you so your children are taken away, you fucking psycho animal."

What I did say: [nothing]

So, score one for minding your own business, I guess.

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Lunarlady wrote:
Today I spent my brunch looking over the DIS and RADP. I've come to a conclusion:

People would be happier if they stopped minding other people's business.

I thought I'd seen it all when I read that someone was OUTRAGED that they saw a mini-van passing by and there was a baby in a car seat in the FRONT SEAT and it WASN'T BUCKLED UP!! (horrors) But I finally had to surf away when they said they would have called the police except they didn't want to take an officer away from what could be a life-saving mission just to find this woman who was killing her child.

Ok. That's it. I'm out of the pool.

So I go over to RADP and hook up with threads about Disney's Gay Days and came across some Ron NG "pearls of wisdom" (most of his pearls seem to be "So and So is a bad parent). Worst of all, there are people out there actually defending themselves from others who are criticizing their business instead of minding their own.

Am I the only one who thinks that if you have time to tell other people what to do, you obviously don't have much going on in your own life? Am I the only one who lives by the credo: If you have time to gossip and pass judgement, you just don't have enough work to do?

It just gets to me sometimes. Asking for opinions is one thing (Can I take a booster seat on a plane? Should I pack formula in carry on or checked luggage? Do you think my 5 y/o will miss anything from kindergarten if I pull her out for 3 days?) But people who flat out post their outrage over a stranger who is doing something they don't like.....JESUS! And to post their "reasoning" for their outrage (I care about the children) as an excuse to lambaste a total stranger they saw on the freeway this morning. Ach!!!

Thanks for letting me get that out of my system. I know, I know....I'm just as bad by posting my disgust with strangers and how they behave. Let's just say I'm waiting for the dryer to finish before I go to work on the dishes. (I don't have enough to do right now.)
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DisFreak wrote:


I've come to Common Ground from time to time. I've made a few posts in the other "rooms" of this site. And, I've done a lot of lurking in the Outback because it has the most posts, so it obviously must be the popular attraction of this message board. This controversy over et al has caused me to do some lurking on their boards as well. I wanted to have the full picture of the events, but I don't think either side will ever be completly clear to me. I don't support MA but I do not campaign against them. I try to remain neutral on all the events so commonly in question. But, I'm beginning to come to this conclusion:

To quote LunarLady, "People would be happier if they stopped minding other people's business."

If you don't like , don't go there. If you have fun by reading their posts and quietly laughing at them, fine. But, must you stoop so low to publicly hurt people's feelings? If you think they are horrible people, fine. But why must certain people go over there and copy things out of trip reports or posts just so they can have the satisfaction of twisting around things that are said. When I went back and read the same posts that were copied and pasted over here, I realized one thing. When the author posted this, they were participating in their happy little community. They were having fun, and they meant no harm. Why must certain individuals copy innocent posts just for the purpose of pasting it on Common Ground, twisting intentions, forming opinions, and ridiculing. I don't want to make enemies here, especially since I've been a lurker for the most part. I'd like to continue posting here, but I think it must not go unnoticed that some actions are just inappropriate. Some people sure know how to dish it out, but when the other site retaliates with their comments, you just can't take it. Keep on dishing, I'm sure they'll be over here soon to make their comments. This is never going to end if nobody grows up and gets over it. It has to start with one side, you know.

Jeena

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rubbernecker wrote:
I'm late to this thread due to being in Orlando (it was warm and good), but I thought I'd share a little story from my trip that is relevant to this topic:

While we were waiting to board the Spiderman ride at Islands of Adventure, the entire boarding area was filled with piercing screams from a little boy about 3 years old. He was doing that half-scream/half-sob thing that only kids that age can do. "I DON'T WANNA RIDE! IT'S TOO SCARY! NO! NO! IT'S TOO SCARY." His mother was dragging him through the queue.

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Tink *~*~* wrote:
hey judy, ever heard this one:

"Stop that crying, this is the Happiest Place On Earth!"

or how about:

"I spent a fortune on this vacation, so you WILL have a good time!"

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DisFreak wrote:


I honestly did reply to the question of where I found the reference to MA. I just came back and looked for it. It is not here. I clicked Submit, but for some reason it didn't take. Please let me have a few minutes to read up on these posts and I'll give another honest reply with my reasons. Before I go into a long reply, I'd like to see if this post takes. I see the ones I posted in the other rooms didn't appear either.

Jeena

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Crank wrote:


Sorry about that Jeena. I haven't had any other complaints.

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Francine wrote:
Jeena, I looked and see four posts by you on the Supercalifragalistic board. I didn't look any further, because I wasn't sure where else you had posted.

I know there are three in this thread.

What other rooms did you post in? We remove very few posts here at Common Ground, so I would guess everything you posted is here.

I am glad you came back, and read, and responded.

Francine

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Francine wrote:
Jeena, I looked and see four posts by you on the Supercalifragalistic board. I didn't look any further, because I wasn't sure where else you had posted.

I know there are three in this thread.

What other rooms did you post in? We remove very few posts here at Common Ground, so I would guess everything you posted is here.

I am glad you came back, and read, and responded.

Francine

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DisFreak wrote:


I don't think my posts were deleted. I think (A) This board had some sort of problem at the time I posted. (B) My computer had some sort of problem at the time I posted. (C) I am dumb with computers, so maybe I didn't hit Submit hard enough for it to register, or maybe I hit it too many times. I'm thinking it may be C. I made a post in Dis-Cussion, Supercal..., and Out Back within minutes of each other on that night. So, whatever the problem, it was at that particular time. I do not think anyone deleted them, but that they just didn't register.

Jeena

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Jeena-

I truly appreciate you coming back to clarify and re-post because I was terribly confused by your first post and kinda came out swinging which I do apologize for.

Thank you again and I look forward to your input on different matters in CG because it makes me stop and think and that is very important to me.

Don't be a stranger on the boards!

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Crank wrote:


Thinking is new for Janie...

Janie, Jeena, anna, Anna, annie...sheesh!

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VanBrujah wrote:
look at all the folks reporting that they are now getting porn email that originated from over there. The dumb son of a bitch got me as well. Thing is - I LIKE porn. Nice try, asshole.


VanBrujah

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Francine wrote:
I'll get you, VB, and now I know just the way to do it. I am going to sign you up for newsletters at all the religious web sites I visit. Yep, that's what I'll do. You'll be praising God when I am through with you, buddy boy!

Francine

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