Mean is in the eye of the beholder.

No, no we can't. And unlike the PP, I'm not sorry about it.

Not possible -- sorry OP

Can we go a month without someone posting "what is up with all the mean snarky post?" or "Can we go one day without a mean post" or "why do you all post mean post?"

Simple answer, because we/they/you/she/he can.

End of thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you the OP from: "My stepdaughter is a pig"

Oh, did that air on Disney or Lifetime?

I think, the "pig" tale would make a pretty decent Lifetime movie. I'm sure the OP wouldn't share this view. She's more of a Disney type, though maybe she forgot about poor Cinderella.

Anonymous wrote:Are you the OP from: "My stepdaughter is a pig"

Oh, did that air on Disney or Lifetime?

Are you the OP from: "My stepdaughter is a pig"

I'm sure you will consider this mean, OP, but that's not why I'm writing it. It just strikes me as odd when people come on here asking everyone to be nice when that is clearly not the character of this particular message board. Who are you that you expect everyone else to change just to make you comfortable? We can check with Jeff but I really don't think the mean posts are written by a few disgruntled people. I think a lot of people like DCUM the way it is. Nobody has a gun to your head to read the mean posts, or to even come on here at all. (Once you've been on here a while you will be able to tell pretty quickly whoch threads are likely to get snarky.). There are thousands of other message boards if this one is not right for you. But coming on here and expecting something different from what it is seems either very naive or very entitled, or both.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh, just ignore the mean posts. Really. Don't let them get to you and scroll on by.

Sometimes people are just having a bad day and take it out on here. Better that, then they take it ou on their kids! Or, not to be totally crude, but I'm convinced that some of the mean posters in here really just need to get laid more.

In fairness, some of the meanies freely admit this.

My DH can get like this sometimes. If I feel like he's being cranky for no good reason, I'll sometimes think about the last time we had sex and realize that's all it is. Amazingly enough, he's in a much better mood the next day! Works for me too, but seems to affect DH a bit more.

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Anonymous wrote:I am half assuming that someone will post something mean in response to my post. Please resist the urge. Just for Memorial Day?

The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.

Yeah! Go DC! Such a great place to live.

Anonymous wrote:Eh, just ignore the mean posts. Really. Don't let them get to you and scroll on by.

Sometimes people are just having a bad day and take it out on here. Better that, then they take it ou on their kids! Or, not to be totally crude, but I'm convinced that some of the mean posters in here really just need to get laid more.

In fairness, some of the meanies freely admit this.

Eh, just ignore the mean posts. Really. Don't let them get to you and scroll on by.

Sometimes people are just having a bad day and take it out on here. Better that, then they take it ou on their kids! Or, not to be totally crude, but I'm convinced that some of the mean posters in here really just need to get laid more.

Pp you don't sound very witty, no offense.

Anonymous wrote:I am half assuming that someone will post something mean in response to my post. Please resist the urge. Just for Memorial Day?

The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.

I am half assuming that someone will post something mean in response to my post. Please resist the urge. Just for Memorial Day?