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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 22:04:11 GMT -5
I think if you link in each new post to the thread about it on this forum that would work.. personally I find this more readable but I do think the point about two places is a valid one. Still, why not try it?
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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 22:01:55 GMT -5
Whoops.. well I posted a new thread. Feel free to delete or move.
I think copying all the comments is good but you may find people intimidated about replying to a massive tome of a post. Maybe sticky the post with all the blog comments and then start an new, Open for business thread with the same title?
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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 21:59:15 GMT -5
I tried to post about this on the thread but there is no reply option. Hope it is okay to start a new thread.
I read waaaaay too much online (as do you all I'm sure, LOL). One thing that pains me greatly is to read the comments on news sites and blogs about big families in the news. The Duggars, Nadya Suleman.. if you've read these 10's of thousands of comments you will know what I speak of. Pure Venom directed at these families, venom, ridicule and rage. How dare anyone have a bunch of kids when there is a recession on!!! You would think you would get away with it if you were rich but people love to hate on Angelina Jolie too and accuse her of kid collecting. The Duggars are seen outside of Christian blogs as freaks, lets just talk about Michelle's vagina in the most derogatory fashion, she asked for it etc..
I was extremely upset at the hatred directed at Nadya Suleman. I kept thinking, what if that was me? What if we'd decided to have another baby (a 9nth) and ended up with multiples which are more common with age? NO ONE would have any sympathies for me because I had had the nerve to go back and make MORE children after already having 8 children. I have heard such disgust and "well she asked for this" attitude towards large families that have a baby with Down's Syndrome or severe health problems.
The Quiverfull book is a wonderful read and I'm glad it's out there. It's gotten a lot of online coverage, as have the Duggars and Ms. Suleman. Sometimes I *do* feel I am now in the firing line for having a big family and I am not always keen to reveal it in some forums. People don't see you, they see your "clown car vagina" to quote a particularly odious joke about Michelle Duggar.
I'll be interested to see where this goes. I think the hostility has definitely gone up a notch.
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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 21:39:05 GMT -5
I was going to post to the "I have too many kids" thread but there is no reply option. Do you want us to start a new thread in some forums?
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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 21:30:26 GMT -5
Is there an option where we can click "find new posts"?
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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 2:14:15 GMT -5
Very nice and readable format Vyckie, THANK YOU.
Are there rules? Can I be obnoxious? LOL!
Also YAY the edit button AND.. I see that there is a limit of characters. Some where around 60,000. OH dear, what will some people do..
;D
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Post by arietty on Apr 16, 2009 0:22:40 GMT -5
eh.. do we have to have a whole thread about this family? Isn't that a bit creepy? Yeah I know they have made themselves public by having a tv show but..
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