why am i such an irate person? does it have to do with how little i sleep? maybe it's just that the vikings played so fucking poorly tonight. that always depresses me
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oh, i know what you mean. i'm a regular on MDC and the place drives me nuts. if it weren't for a few people, i'd probably never go back.
what gets me the most is the ageism. if you ever say how much you like being a young parent, the older moms get really indignant. there have been a number of young parent support threads that have died because of older moms butting in and saying 'well, i'm the youngest of my friends to have kids', which is fine... but you are still in your late thirties and you really can't relate to being in your teens or early twenties and being a parent. there was a thread for indian moms that has regularly been posted on by random white people, asking questions i didn't feel like answering. it was so invasive and made me remember how obnoxious i think new-agers are.
if i could find another board, i would. i've gone to girlmom before (which was how i found mothering) and while i learned a lot there, i couldn't stand the fighting and rudeness. what i really need to do is find friends in real life, but that is never going to happen up here. i think when we move i'll be happier.
what gets me the most is the ageism. if you ever say how much you like being a young parent, the older moms get really indignant. there have been a number of young parent support threads that have died because of older moms butting in and saying 'well, i'm the youngest of my friends to have kids', which is fine... but you are still in your late thirties and you really can't relate to being in your teens or early twenties and being a parent. there was a thread for indian moms that has regularly been posted on by random white people, asking questions i didn't feel like answering. it was so invasive and made me remember how obnoxious i think new-agers are.
if i could find another board, i would. i've gone to girlmom before (which was how i found mothering) and while i learned a lot there, i couldn't stand the fighting and rudeness. what i really need to do is find friends in real life, but that is never going to happen up here. i think when we move i'll be happier.
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