I'm much meaner on DCUM than IRL. AMA.

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I feel bad for you puppets who come here to bully others.

Actually, no I don't.

Get a life.

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Have you called someone a horrible person? I hate when posters do that.

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WOHM/SAHM gets some of my nastiest responses.

Why?

if I get into it here it'll just turn the thread into one of those, so I won't, but suffice it to say I feel strongly about equal household partnerships.

You lost me here, OP. Fanning the flames of the mommy wars really sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, the title of your post should have been:

"I'm a coward. AMA."

agreed

Yep. Typical coward.

Because I have opinions at all? Because I don't voice them too often IRL?

You are a coward because you voice your opinions in a mean-spirited (anonymous) way. Trust me, I know. I'm the same way and I consider some of my responses cowardly. I can own it.

Ok, I can see that distinction. Not sure coward is quite the right word, but I see where you're going. - OP

Other words come to mind (like insecure b*tch) but I won't mention them here.

That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Do you worry that your persona on here might be your actual personality and being nice IRL is what you do because you would otherwise be ostracized?

Not really - never thought about it, but no.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you called someone a horrible person? I hate when posters do that.

no, those kind of insults (I feel sorry for your kids etc) aren't my bag.

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I think you crave attention and seek it through available means. Since you fail at humor or erudition, your best bet is hostility. Irl there alway someone meaner and smarter, so you have to proceed with caution.

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That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Just because you said you're not insecure in your OP, doesn't mean you're not. I assume that you are very insecure. Also, pointing out someone's poor grammar and spelling just means that you have nothing to add to the discussion. Do you really think you have to have perfect grammar to offer advice on parenting or anything else (except for grammar, of course).

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That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Just because you said you're not insecure in your OP, doesn't mean you're not. I assume that you are very insecure. Also, pointing out someone's poor grammar and spelling just means that you have nothing to add to the discussion. Do you really think you have to have perfect grammar to offer advice on parenting or anything else (except for grammar, of course).

Why does someone have to be insecure to have strong opinions? I genuinely don't get why that's a go-to. Sure, say I'm bitchy or judgmental or snooty - that makes more sense. But how does insecure even play in?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you called someone a horrible person? I hate when posters do that.

no, those kind of insults (I feel sorry for your kids etc) aren't my bag.

OP, I actually do feel sorry for your kids and anyone you are in close contact with IRL.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you crave attention and seek it through available means. Since you fail at humor or erudition, your best bet is hostility. Irl there alway someone meaner and smarter, so you have to proceed with caution.

I have trouble responding to posts like this, that try to be well-written and edgy but fail completely. Of course there are people meaner and smarter than I. When did I say otherwise? And I'm actually pretty funny, though there hasn't been much chance to show that on this thread

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That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Just because you said you're not insecure in your OP, doesn't mean you're not. I assume that you are very insecure. Also, pointing out someone's poor grammar and spelling just means that you have nothing to add to the discussion. Do you really think you have to have perfect grammar to offer advice on parenting or anything else (except for grammar, of course).

Why does someone have to be insecure to have strong opinions? I genuinely don't get why that's a go-to. Sure, say I'm bitchy or judgmental or snooty - that makes more sense. But how does insecure even play in?

You seem to be very (overly) concerned about being called insecure. Just a thought.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever read a topic on DCUM and felt you knew who the person was. Like truly believed that is a friend of yours?

No. I'd be horrified if I'd accidentally argued with a friend on here.

That happened to me and we found each other rout and laughed about it over a drink. We weren't really horrible to each other, and actually agree on the issue, but it came out wrong in writing.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you called someone a horrible person? I hate when posters do that.

no, those kind of insults (I feel sorry for your kids etc) aren't my bag.

OP, I actually do feel sorry for your kids and anyone you are in close contact with IRL.

I genuinely don't care! My kids and husband are awesome and I have a great circle of co-workers and friends. Think what you will.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever read a topic on DCUM and felt you knew who the person was. Like truly believed that is a friend of yours?

No. I'd be horrified if I'd accidentally argued with a friend on here.

That happened to me and we found each other rout and laughed about it over a drink. We weren't really horrible to each other, and actually agree on the issue, but it came out wrong in writing.

Haha ! What was it about? - OP

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That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Just because you said you're not insecure in your OP, doesn't mean you're not. I assume that you are very insecure. Also, pointing out someone's poor grammar and spelling just means that you have nothing to add to the discussion. Do you really think you have to have perfect grammar to offer advice on parenting or anything else (except for grammar, of course).

Why does someone have to be insecure to have strong opinions? I genuinely don't get why that's a go-to. Sure, say I'm bitchy or judgmental or snooty - that makes more sense. But how does insecure even play in?

You seem to be very (overly) concerned about being called insecure. Just a thought.

It's just such a go-to when a poster is mean, and I'm not sure why. One thing doesn't seem to lead to another.