Anonymous wrote:Hi All,

LIVID here. I'm around DCUM but I don't identify myself because it isn't relevant if/when I'm commenting on most stuff. If I comment on an abortion related thread, I will identify myself as LIVID. I spent a good portion of 2009 on Capital Hill, and it looked like the appropriations bill would pass without the rider that year until they started debating ACA. The bill had not passed at that time so it was tabled until after ACA passed and you all know what happened with abortion coverage in the ACA. I'm still very proud of the work I did. Sen. Feinstein told my story on the floor of the Senate during the ACA abortion coverage debate. It was incredibly moving. I was also profiled in the Federal Diary on December 1, 2009.

Unfortunately, my husband and I still aren't parents. I went through 9 rounds of IVF from 2009-2013. 4 with my own eggs and 5 with DE and I never got pregnant. I found out too late that I have some immune issues. I was treated for the very last cycle but it didn't work. We no longer had the emotional strength (or the cash) to try one more cycle for an uncertain outcome.

We are now trying to adopt. We have our home study done and are working on advertising on various websites as well as working with a lawyer to adopt a baby.

Overall, we are doing well. My husband and I have a good life filled with love, friends, family and a big doofus dog. It took us awhile to make the decision to pursue adoption. We actually saw a couples therapist to help us with the decision and to make sure that we were solid as a couple no matter what we decided. We decided that we wanted to pursue adoption it but ultimately, we know that it may not work out and we will be ok if we don't become parents. Our life will be different than we imagined but we won't mourn forever.

Anonymous wrote:Totally randomly the thought popped into my head of the young woman who couldn't sit through a multi-hour meeting at work without stepping out to go pee. She carried her big water bottle with her everywhere because she had to "stay hydrated," you know. A bunch of people told her to grow up, essentially.

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Anonymous wrote:Totally randomly the thought popped into my head of the young woman who couldn't sit through a multi-hour meeting at work without stepping out to go pee. She carried her big water bottle with her everywhere because she had to "stay hydrated," you know. A bunch of people told her to grow up, essentially.

link?

Anonymous wrote:The man would didn't wash his hands after using a public restroom because his penis was cleaner than the faucet. The entire thread about people who say they do not wash their hands after using the restroom....Nice to meet you. No, I won't shake your hand.

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Anonymous wrote:CL. A bit crazy posts but very funny. Sometimes I wonder what she is like IRL.

She has to be horrible. I really lost my patience with her after she basically convinced her 3 year old daughter she had been sexually molested when, based on her account of the whole thing, there was NOTHING to suggest that happened. Based on what she has written about her kids' behavior she's a drama queen who is raising her kids to be ill behaved drama queens too.

Anonymous wrote:That jackass who claimed he had had sex with all these women, then it turned out they were hookers and he was some fat loser with a small penis and mail order bride.

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Anonymous wrote:CL. A bit crazy posts but very funny. Sometimes I wonder what she is like IRL.

She has to be horrible. I really lost my patience with her after she basically convinced her 3 year old daughter she had been sexually molested when, based on her account of the whole thing, there was NOTHING to suggest that happened. Based on what she has written about her kids' behavior she's a drama queen who is raising her kids to be ill behaved drama queens too.

Following suggestions from the CPS staff and the officers that visited us I stopped talking about it in front of DD and took her to be seen by the sex abuse clinic inside children's hospital. They checked her out physically and did play therapy to try to get some information from her. They concluded that the abuse indeed happened and her school is under investigation since she mentioned it happened in school.

Thanks to the posters who showed support and shared important information. If it was not for the lady who mentioned a phone number to call I'd never know what to do.

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Anonymous wrote:I was reading something today and remembered a particular poster. This poster comes across my mind every now and then when I hear certain stories or read certain books. Does anyone remember the mom with the son who has been hospitalized multiple times for hurting himself, threatening to hurt himself, etc? I believe there was also a dad with two daughters, one of which had some problems and had to be kept away from her sister. Anyways, I think about these posters and wonder how they are and how things are going for them.

Are there any specific posters who you think about from time to time and wonder how they are doing?

Hi OP. That's me! (The lady with the mentally ill son.) It's so sweet that some of you think about me. We are hanging in there. DS is not currently suicidal but very depressed, and that is hard to watch. He hasn't been battling me too much to go to school lately, but when he is there, the minute someone looks at him the wrong way he goes back to his homeroom and sits in his cubicle for the rest of the day and does absolutely no schoolwork. I'm not sure how he's going to pass sixth grade if he keeps this up. He's so darn smart so it's really a shame.

The last time it snowed I convinced him to go sledding with me up at the local high school. Usually he loses his mind when he puts all of his snow gear on because of how it feels, but he held it together and we managed to go down the hill several times. That was a HUGE accomplishment for him. I look forward to taking him again this snowstorm. His docs say the more I can get him to do "normal" kid stuff, the better. So I keep trying but it often ends in disaster.

Again, thank you for thinking of me!

Anonymous wrote:Hi All,

LIVID here. I'm around DCUM but I don't identify myself because it isn't relevant if/when I'm commenting on most stuff. If I comment on an abortion related thread, I will identify myself as LIVID. I spent a good portion of 2009 on Capital Hill, and it looked like the appropriations bill would pass without the rider that year until they started debating ACA. The bill had not passed at that time so it was tabled until after ACA passed and you all know what happened with abortion coverage in the ACA. I'm still very proud of the work I did. Sen. Feinstein told my story on the floor of the Senate during the ACA abortion coverage debate. It was incredibly moving. I was also profiled in the Federal Diary on December 1, 2009.

Unfortunately, my husband and I still aren't parents. I went through 9 rounds of IVF from 2009-2013. 4 with my own eggs and 5 with DE and I never got pregnant. I found out too late that I have some immune issues. I was treated for the very last cycle but it didn't work. We no longer had the emotional strength (or the cash) to try one more cycle for an uncertain outcome.

We are now trying to adopt. We have our home study done and are working on advertising on various websites as well as working with a lawyer to adopt a baby.

Overall, we are doing well. My husband and I have a good life filled with love, friends, family and a big doofus dog. It took us awhile to make the decision to pursue adoption. We actually saw a couples therapist to help us with the decision and to make sure that we were solid as a couple no matter what we decided. We decided that we wanted to pursue adoption it but ultimately, we know that it may not work out and we will be ok if we don't become parents. Our life will be different than we imagined but we won't mourn forever.

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I do remember Holton Mom with the DD who was rejected by NCS and is now doing great, and I feel happy for her. My own question about those many Holton-boosting posts was different, though. I always wondered how many were from a real person, like Holton Mom, and how many were actually from a for-hire social media company. There was something so generic and pollyannish about many of those Holton posts. I'm sure there's no way to answer this question, though.

I agree that they weren't all from Holton Mom, but I just figured that Holton moms tended toward the booster-ish. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I agree, genuine enthusiasm for your school is a great thing. And yet there was something off about many of the boosterish posts, at least to me, and that's why I sometimes wondered if Holton jumped on the bandwagon of hiring a social media company to plug yourself on places like DCUM.