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The various types of DCUM posters
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"I love the bitter nanny and the excessive profanity poster and I have seen them combined a number of times.
But to play devil's advocate, there is also the Nanny Exploiter: the one that has a nanny working 60h/week, pays $8/h and thinks it's too much, has her nanny run errands for her, do heavy cleaning, cooking, parents laundry... Not only that, but she thinks the nanny is trying to take advantage of her by asking to be paid for overtime and believe it's obvious that the nanny is just jealous of her and has a crush on her husband." Maybe. But there are a LOT of crazy nannies out there. Have you interviewed any nannies? Some seem to scope for the husbands. Though I have to admit, I don't know why. Desperate? |
Anonymous
Heeheehee. I wrote the Bitter Nanny one and I totally agree with PP that there also exists the Nanny Exploiter. I sometimes feel for the Caveat Poster because I know she's only doing it because around here you never know where subsequent posters are going to try to take a swipe. If I was going to ask a question about daycare, I'm already envisioning the posters asking nasty questions about why I use it in the first place, or why I go here instead of there, blah blah blah. Which reminds me... The Pregnant & Paranoid Poster This soon-to-be first-time mom is pretty nervous at the idea of... well, anything. Can she eat deli meats if she heats them to 550 degrees first? How about soft-serve ice cream? Fountain sodas? Coq au vin? Can she swim? In a lake? How about a pool? Can she climb stairs? A ladder? A step stool? |
Anonymous
I'm the Caveat poster. I feel the same way you do - I think it's sad that we sometimes feel compelled to justify our decisions when there is really no need! |
Anonymous
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What about the Nitpicker?
OP says: My husband and I went to Hawaii for our second honeymoon and everything was going perfectly, we were getting closer to each other and enjoying time away from the kids. One day I decide to take it slower because I got a sunburn. When I come back down to the poolside, my husband is talking to this younger woman and they seem to be into a deep conversation. When I approach them, he doesn't introduce me as his wife. What would you do? Nitpicker: Why the HELL did you get a sunburn? What kind of a freaking moron are you that you decided you were too good to wear sunscreen in freaking Hawaii? |
Anonymous
| GRAMMAR PATROL! |
Anonymous
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The Repeat Offenders:
Lets start the WM vs SAHM debate...again. How often should I pump? Can I bf in a coffee shop, church, at Target, in front of DH? Please check the archives if you truly need advice, other wise, keep Pandora's Box closed. |
Anonymous
| The Neurotic Mom, a la "Is it wrong to watch TV while breastfeeding my 2 week old?" |
Anonymous
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Second "Grammar Patrol". She's just desperate to get off topic that just doesn't agree with. |
Anonymous
Then they become the Paranoid First Time Mom posters - our neighbor's cousin's friend has a cold, will my baby be ok? |
Anonymous
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How about the "Judgy Judger" who reads a post even if it doesn't apply to them just to put in their 2 cents (and then some)
Subject line: Question for those who did Sleep Training with their child Answer: I don't know how you can possibly let a child cry for more than 5 seconds without picking them up, you're clearly going to give them attachment issues and ruin any possibility of bonding in their entire life. |
Anonymous
And, these charlatans always recommends "therapy" for everyone's problems, no matter how minor. Has anyone mentioned the useless "you shouldn't have done that" poster? Someone asks a question about parenting or caring for an intact penis, and they take the time to chime in with, "you shouldn't have had kids" or "you shouldn't have gotten him circumcised" |
Anonymous
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The Million time poster poster:
This person posts on the same thread a million times. |
Anonymous
Oh, she pops up in many threads, not just those on circumcision. Kids in daycare? Why'd you have them if you don't want to be with them? Circumcise your kids? Why'd you have them if you consider them imperfect from the start? Acting up at the playground? Why'd you have them if you didn't want to raise them properly? And on, and on, and on... Which reminds me of another! Let Them Eat Cake The poster who always suggests buying a house in the toniest zip codes or putting your kids in the most expensive schools no matter how much the OP tries to explain they can't afford it. (Of course, if OP really loved her children...) OP has questions about H.D. Cooke and LTEC sniffs that she'd never send her child there, as if we all have unlimited choices in the matter. You're looking for car recommendations and LTEC thinks you're a fool for pricing anything other than the new Mercedes... you want to get out of town for the weekend and LTEC suggests St. Croix. You get the idea. |
Anonymous
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Must Have the Last Word. The poster who can't just go away after an argument, who has to keep making one last post.
Dog With a Bone. He or she has to beat the opposition into the ground and, if the opposition can't be beaten (sometimes because logic is on the opposition's side), then this poster will stick with the thread until everybody else just gives up and goes away. The Sock Puppet. The poster who pretends to echo his or her own posts. ITA! Good point, you're so right! Lives on the private school threads. |
Anonymous
Good one. You can always tell these posters because those threads devolve into, "Oh yeah, well you're a bitch!" "I feel sorry for your kids." "I feel sorry for YOUR kids! And your husband! And your neighbors! And I'll bet you're fat!" |