Have you ever regretted nasty posts you made on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We all have bad days. I know that several of my friends participate here and we sometimes jokingly wonder if we've been snarky to each other without knowing.

My friends and I all DENY participating here.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I usually regret my snarky comments and when I do, I usually apologize once someone calls me out on it.

[Anonymous]

I have written quite a few. I don't think I actually hit "submit" on more than one or two. Just typing it helps me get it off my chest, and then I can just delete it and not have to see it stare back at me days after the fact. My "snarkiness" test is if I wouldn't put my name on it, then I probably shouldn't post it either. Which still leaves me plenty of latitude, b/c I am pretty snarky and sarcastic to people's faces.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and I have noticed that I'm meaner when I'm not feeling good about myself. Usually because my husband is being a jerk to me and our son

I try very hard now not to be churlish to OPs who are merely asking for true parenting advice (ie, should I feed DB 3 times or 4 times in X period?) I do still feel free to verbally smack certain people upside the head, though.

[Anonymous]

Want to see mean and nasty? Check out the OP's response to a poster on the Absurd Neighbor thread. I was rather shocked. I've seen meanness on the net, but that was rather crazy.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I have regretted some posts. I've also regretted some posts where I've revealed maybe too much information about myself or my kids.

However, the longer I stay on DCUM, the less tolerance I have for some of the more ignorant/careless posters here. And I view going after really obvious trolls (school baiters, race baiters and the rest) as a sort of public service.

[Anonymous]

I feel stupid when no one gets my jokes. Is that regret? Maybe. I just don't know if it's regret for me or my chosen audience. In all seriousness, of course I've felt bad about things I've said here, just like I feel bad about bad things I've done in my life. I think that's an important part of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Want to see mean and nasty? Check out the OP's response to a poster on the Absurd Neighbor thread. I was rather shocked. I've seen meanness on the net, but that was rather crazy.

HA! I saw that! Man, she went nuts!

[SAM2]

Try logging in. I'm much less likely to blow cranky when I'm logged in. At least it makes me think twice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel stupid when no one gets my jokes. Is that regret? Maybe. I just don't know if it's
regret for me or my chosen audience. In all seriousness, of course I've felt bad about things I've said here, just like I feel bad about bad things I've done in my life. I think that's an important part of life.

oh HELL yes. I cannot believe how good it feels to be a smart ass!!!! I think there is just no outlet anywhere else. I have a apologized before. I would never, ever want to hurt someone's feelings in real life and I would be mortified if anyone I knew ever figured out which posts were mine.

And I also bomb with jokes that I think are clever but come off as snarky instead. A lot. (sorry....)