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Should we make yearly or annual get togethers?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 289804" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Whymemom, it is not unusual for some to talk about getting together and then back out at the last minute. I suspect a few members have the same thinking you do. That there will be disillusionment with familiarity. They habitually back out. I can almost count on it with every planned get together. </p><p>I'm not sure why some are afflicted with that thinking. Personally, I don't have expectations that anyone has to be a role. You have to be sincere, truthful, kind and a bit of a sense of humor to be appreciated as a human being and warrior mom. Anything else would be more important to you than it is to someone like me. </p><p>I would hope that these get togethers provide a sense of commraderie and connection more than a pagent by which one is judged by others. </p><p>I have been fortunate to have traveled a good bit as site owner and met many of the members in many parts of the US. I never once thought "gee, she was a disappointment." "gee, she was not as charming as I would have thought" "gee she isn't as attractive as she seemed". Maybe because the inner beauty is what I look for and usually find in each of the warrior mom's and dad's I have met.</p><p> I would never miss an opportunity to connect to another parent who is struggling because of fear that they could see through my facade. </p><p>I hope you reconsider and come to a get together with no expectations. </p><p></p><p>Now if you are a 27 yr old man with no difficult child who likes to play "make believe" into a cd.com member then I might not think too much of you. Other than that, anything goes.</p><p></p><p>After rereading I may have misunderstood Whymemom's concerns. Originally, I thought it was because she thought we would be disappointed but if I read it correctly the second time, it's a privacy thing. Sorry if I mis understood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 289804, member: 3"] Whymemom, it is not unusual for some to talk about getting together and then back out at the last minute. I suspect a few members have the same thinking you do. That there will be disillusionment with familiarity. They habitually back out. I can almost count on it with every planned get together. I'm not sure why some are afflicted with that thinking. Personally, I don't have expectations that anyone has to be a role. You have to be sincere, truthful, kind and a bit of a sense of humor to be appreciated as a human being and warrior mom. Anything else would be more important to you than it is to someone like me. I would hope that these get togethers provide a sense of commraderie and connection more than a pagent by which one is judged by others. I have been fortunate to have traveled a good bit as site owner and met many of the members in many parts of the US. I never once thought "gee, she was a disappointment." "gee, she was not as charming as I would have thought" "gee she isn't as attractive as she seemed". Maybe because the inner beauty is what I look for and usually find in each of the warrior mom's and dad's I have met. I would never miss an opportunity to connect to another parent who is struggling because of fear that they could see through my facade. I hope you reconsider and come to a get together with no expectations. Now if you are a 27 yr old man with no difficult child who likes to play "make believe" into a cd.com member then I might not think too much of you. Other than that, anything goes. After rereading I may have misunderstood Whymemom's concerns. Originally, I thought it was because she thought we would be disappointed but if I read it correctly the second time, it's a privacy thing. Sorry if I mis understood. [/QUOTE]
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