How did you find DCUM?

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Anonymous wrote:When DD grew pubic hair. We still laugh about it. I googled something and this thread on DCUM showed up where this mom tells her daughter “ Honey, your pubes are showing!” I was laughing so hard, DD came and read what was in my screen out loud. Which made it even funnier.

Pp here. We are not from DC but DD will be moving there next year. She loves it!

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When it was a listserv.

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I was searching Google for advice on how to handle a situation with my MIL. I found helpful advice here and was intrigued by the anonymity. This was back around 2015.

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Anonymous wrote:When it was a listserv.

Same.

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2006 when dealing with my super colicky now 19 year old, my pediatrician recommended this site.

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I turned left at Facebook and there is was.

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Typo actually. Accidentally hit D first in my google search.

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I’m out of state but googled something about salaries or net worth years ago and got hooked. Even with all the nonsense there I’ve found the college forum to be the most useful

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I think it came up a couple times when I was pregnant and a new mom when I ran google searches for things like "nanny shares dc" or "moms groups dc." I think the first few times I was on the site, I probably didn't really even register what it was. It was just a random message board that maybe had a small tidbit of info that was useful to me. I never explored the site beyond those search results. At that point, even if you'd said "DCUM" to me, I would have said "what's that."

Then during Covid, I started googling broader questions like "when will DCPS schools reopen?" or "is everyone still masking outside in DC?" And I got DCUM hits again, but this time I stuck around and read more than a couple responses and got to know the site. I actually become VERY addicted to the site during Covid, it became a major outlet for me during that time when no one around here was going out much and my social life was down to just my husband, my 2 year old, my cat, and a couple weekly video calls with friends.

I've tried to quit it a few times and never succeeded. My presence on the site ebbs and flows a little bit depending on my mood and my workload. I don't think I've ever hit those Covid levels again though. Back then I spent hours a day on the site, sometimes late into the night instead of sleeping because I had terrible insomnia. I don't know if it was good or bad. It was something.

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Looking for daycare for my now 16 year old.

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2007/8 ish. I was a young teacher looking for more info on the GT process and why the parents seemed so crazy. Took a break. Returned when I had my own children.

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Anonymous wrote:2016- I did a google search for what was going on with the Kane show when he was crying on air about his divorce. Got wrapped up on that thread and never left.

+1

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Needed a nanny!

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In 2009. I was looking for a nanny share and someone suggested DCUM. Found the nanny share and never left.

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2007. Searching for info on nanny shares.