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Savvy_Sue

aliasojo wrote: »

Aw SS, you feeling a bit better now?

Improving very slowly. Considering I came home from work a week ago Monday saying I didn't expect to be in the next day ... and I'm still not back!

EVERYTHING tastes of gunk. Even my Redbush tea isn't appetising.

And I'm still coughing like I had an 80 a day habit.

I suppose the antibiotics are working. I just feel cr*ppy. 10 days of mindless TV!

aliasojo wrote: »

I'm fine thank you.

Good, hope it stays that way, I'll moan instead shall I? :rotfl:

Dunroamin

I must be the exception because I find that the Families Board is far more friendly, interesting and less cliquey than when I joined MSE as ONW several years ago. I came on here a couple of times and left shaking in my shoes because it was so vicious and only plucked up the courage to return a few months ago.

victory

savvy sue you need love film or movie2k:D I hate daytime tv:eek: will not watch Jeremy in protest ( yes yes back off peeps I k ow it's your absolute fav program ):rotfl:

I always record this morning so you can fast forward to get to the good bits:D

victory

The celebrations board is great to see all the cakes, hampers etc and they're always very helpful:D

coolcait

Dunroamin wrote: »

I must be the exception because I find that the Families Board is far more friendly, interesting and less cliquey than when I joined MSE as ONW several years ago. I came on here a couple of times and left shaking in my shoes because it was so vicious and only plucked up the courage to return a few months ago.

I agree with this. And I'm always quite surprised by the outbreaks of rose-tinted nostalgia about 'the past'.

This board has always had its 'red in tooth and claw' moments. As is often the way with cliquey environments.

January20

The grass is not always greener...

DKLS

January20 wrote: »

The grass is not always greener...

Nope but it is different grass

aliasojo

Thanks all. Had a number of replies by pm so all sorted now.

Errata

lostinrates wrote: »

Ali, I think any group of people have the potential to behave in ways we donot like, under any banner.

It's kind of like life.

Indeed. The Saga forum has just been shut down because of unpleasantnesses. I don't know why that made me laugh, but it did

bylromarha

I think these forums have lost their small feel now - we all used to know each other, all used to hang out together. Had chats on Boots threads and Tesco threads, and there were so few users that you could keep up easily with a day of posting.

That was true of most of the sub forums...however, this families board.... I hated it and always felt judged. I only come on to reply to threads rather than start them, and still brace myself for flack through habit.

I was battered for using Gina Ford. I was battered for suggesting that bottle feeding may be the right choice for some parents. I was battered for saying I smack my kids. I was battered for saying that I sometimes let my under 2s watch the TV and it was part of a normal life. I was battered for saying that I loved my husband more than my kids.

So I stayed away...unless I was in a feisty mood and fancied a fight...