Although I am not an active poster, per se, I read the site rather regularly, usually 1-2 times per day. And I wanted to mention my concern about the tone the site has taken of late.
There are at least three instances where posters have become at best rude and at worst vulgar. (The topics include the LGBT site, the "rant," and most recently the "plagiarism" posts. (The "" are for nicknames, not an attempt to trivialize the topic.)
I know we are a stressed and, sometimes, underappreciated group. But come on. If someone visited you would think we were defensive and angry. (And perhaps some of us are, and I can understand why.)
However I come to the post to read funny and practical thoughts on being an AHD. (I wouldn't mind some more thought-provoking discussions, but Im afraid that if current events were ever discussed it would devolve into name-calling and vitriol.)
So there you go. We need to think before we respond. We need to decide how important it is to jump all over someone for something written - heck, if you have an issue, trying contacting them privately first, and with some modicum of decorum. Finally, as was mentioned in the end of the plagiarism posts (either here or at Chicagodads.com, I can't remember) we are all SAHD - we don't have to agree on everything but we can behave as adults raising children, rather than as adults acting like children.
Joined: 2006-11-13
Dad Points: 482