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Anonymous wrote:The “bolt-ons” poster in the Trump fashion mishaps thread

Aww, I was the one who started that! I feel so seen. <3

The worst

Glad I could get under your skin so easily, dear.

DP. Defensive doesn't look good on you.

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Anonymous wrote:I love this thread. I also love DCUM.

I’ve been on this forum for years, but I feel like the posts have gotten meaner of late.

I even started a thread in the Jobs forum, then 8 pages later, had to ask Jeff to remove it, because people were accusing me of all sorts of bitchy behavior and making wild assumptions and it just got out of control.

People just should ask themselves if they are responding kindly, or if they would say what they are posting to a friend’s face.

I think it's partially because DCUM doesn't skew as crunchy as it used to. Not that crunchy people can't be a-holes, but there are a lot more "traditional" people here than there used to be. Just look at the way people discuss sex, dating, fashion, discipline, etc. The DC area is relatively liberal, but it isn't all that culturally progressive.

I often come across posts that seem like they were written by the great-aunt who shares "remember when kids said sir and ma'am? remember when men were men and women were women?" posts on FB.

My take? People were pissed and angry under a stressful imbecile for president and rhey lashed out here because of all of the overt discrimination and unspoken hostility we saw all around us.

Of course, they’ve slithered into hiding behind their confederate flags now.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a grammar nerd but the only one that really annoys me on DCUM is her's vs hers. Apostrophes don't mean "here comes an s".

I love you.

The apostrophe issue is painful to see. "Mom's", "Dad's", "teacher's", "daughter's": these are not possessive plurals, people.

Honestly, I just don’t care to correct AutoIncorrect. <— see? Arrogant bastard.

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Anonymous wrote:I love this thread. I also love DCUM.

I’ve been on this forum for years, but I feel like the posts have gotten meaner of late.

I even started a thread in the Jobs forum, then 8 pages later, had to ask Jeff to remove it, because people were accusing me of all sorts of bitchy behavior and making wild assumptions and it just got out of control.

People just should ask themselves if they are responding kindly, or if they would say what they are posting to a friend’s face.

I think it's partially because DCUM doesn't skew as crunchy as it used to. Not that crunchy people can't be a-holes, but there are a lot more "traditional" people here than there used to be. Just look at the way people discuss sex, dating, fashion, discipline, etc. The DC area is relatively liberal, but it isn't all that culturally progressive.

I often come across posts that seem like they were written by the great-aunt who shares "remember when kids said sir and ma'am? remember when men were men and women were women?" posts on FB.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a grammar nerd but the only one that really annoys me on DCUM is her's vs hers. Apostrophes don't mean "here comes an s".

I love you.

The apostrophe issue is painful to see. "Mom's", "Dad's", "teacher's", "daughter's": these are not possessive plurals, people.

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Anonymous wrote:The idiot posters who always act surprised or annoyed that single/childfree people post on DCUM.

It’s like...do you even know how the internet works?

DC Urban Moms and Dads

You’re an annoying poster. Plus you don’t understand how the internet works.

+1, this drives me nuts. Childless people care about local issues, too. And plus there are lots of people who don’t live in DC on here.

+2. By my count, there are 21 child-related forums and 32 general interest.

But how the heck do you end up here to begin with? That’s the bizarre part. Morbid curiosity about a parenting board?

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the “You are a terrible person” posts. That happens to me a couple of times a year. I write some deep dark feeling, like pondering whether my sister’s mean personality is a result of unhappiness with her obesity, and people come out screaming at me and telling me I’m terrible.

Why are you even thinking about something like this? MYOB.

And, yes, I realize I am a case in point. I just can't fathom why anyone would even be thinking things like this about someone else. Yikes.

Yes, exactly. This is exactly what I am thinking when I read something hideous like what you've posted about your sister. Do you really not understand why someone would be appalled by what you wrote?

Is anybody annoyed by “I really hope this is fake” posters? Because I’m going be one of those right now. This really is an awful thing to say. Sorry for the pile-on.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a grammar nerd but the only one that really annoys me on DCUM is her's vs hers. Apostrophes don't mean "here comes an s".

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the “You are a terrible person” posts. That happens to me a couple of times a year. I write some deep dark feeling, like pondering whether my sister’s mean personality is a result of unhappiness with her obesity, and people come out screaming at me and telling me I’m terrible.

Why are you even thinking about something like this? MYOB.

And, yes, I realize I am a case in point. I just can't fathom why anyone would even be thinking things like this about someone else. Yikes.

Yes, exactly. This is exactly what I am thinking when I read something hideous like what you've posted about your sister. Do you really not understand why someone would be appalled by what you wrote?

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the “You are a terrible person” posts. That happens to me a couple of times a year. I write some deep dark feeling, like pondering whether my sister’s mean personality is a result of unhappiness with her obesity, and people come out screaming at me and telling me I’m terrible.

Why are you even thinking about something like this? MYOB.

And, yes, I realize I am a case in point. I just can't fathom why anyone would even be thinking things like this about someone else. Yikes.

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Anonymous wrote:The “bolt-ons” poster in the Trump fashion mishaps thread

Aww, I was the one who started that! I feel so seen. <3

The worst

Glad I could get under your skin so easily, dear.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the “You are a terrible person” posts. That happens to me a couple of times a year. I write some deep dark feeling, like pondering whether my sister’s mean personality is a result of unhappiness with her obesity, and people come out screaming at me and telling me I’m terrible.

Why are you even thinking about something like this? MYOB.

Anonymous wrote:I hate the “You are a terrible person” posts. That happens to me a couple of times a year. I write some deep dark feeling, like pondering whether my sister’s mean personality is a result of unhappiness with her obesity, and people come out screaming at me and telling me I’m terrible.