Calm down. I was not referring to you, but to the poster the OP of this thread inquired about. You made it clear before that that's not you, so fine. The fact remains that there was at least one poster who was extremely insulting towards parents who sleep train, and who was responsible for derailing the thread. Despite her inflammatory messages, there were still some reasonable and informed pro-sleep training posts that did not contain swear words and insults. And I say this as someone who actually didn't sleep train. But whether you like it or not, there are actually good arguments to do it. |
I am calm. There were multiple posters, although OP insists there was just one (me in the beginning). The pro-sleep training posts were insulting, almost to a one. People have a right to voice their opinions without being insulted. And if you think you're in the right, then I don't understand where the need to insult or to extinguish opposing opinions comes from. |
I agree with you that insults are not a good response to someone you disagree with, and I wasn't one of those posters. However, I bolded a line in your post above, a generalization that makes me suspect that while you may not have used foul language, you were still telling sleep training parents that they are terrible people. Here is a hint: nobody appreciates that, and it can make people very angry. It is also not based on any evidence. So you should not be surprised if some posters lost their temper with you. |
The name calling was offensive and harsh and appeared in probably 90 percent of the posts that were pro-sleep training. They were not warranted. Period. If someone disagrees with sleep training and that opinion makes you feel like you are being called a terrible person, then you are on shaky ground. |
I just wanted to thank all of you for reassuring me that I was correct in deleting the thread. It is nice to know that I made the correct decision for once
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Ok, I think it is now clear that you suffer from a terminal case of self-righteousness. I will quit engaging you. -signed, a non-sleep training parent who is still able to see why others choose to do it. |
No problem. She started it. |
Go to your room. NOW! |
Yeah, people tend to get pretty angry if you falsely accuse them of child abuse. |
I wasn't that poster and I also wasn't the poster who called it evil but I was still insulted multiple times -- I was insulted because I dared to say I did not think sleep training was good for babies, and some people don't want to hear that. |
Make me. ![]() |
(Just kidding. Please don't make me.) |
I didn't read that other thread... But this one is hilarious. |
Yeah, those people that don't want to hear crap that isn't reflected in their own experience and isn't supported by any evidence. How many times did you post on that thread, pp? Simple question. |
You don't want to hear any "crap" that isn't reflected in your own experience -- do you only think people whose experiences are exactly like yours deserve a voice? And people with other experiences and opinions should SHUT.THE.FUCK.UP? Because I don't. I can tolerate others people not thinking exactly what I think. |