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<blockquote data-quote="nlj" data-source="post: 683247" data-attributes="member: 17650"><p>I used to post a lot more that I do now. That's when I was LucyJ. The PE forum saved my sanity and saved my relationship with my son. One of the reasons I no longer post so much is that I am now able to manage my feelings about him in a positive way and that is due to all the fantastic advice (and tough talking) that I had on here from the 'old crowd' - Recoveringenabler, Echolette, Childofmine, Cedar, Albatross, Pasages, MWM, etc.</p><p></p><p>The only thing that used to put me off posting or responding was the overly-religious nature of some posts. I never wanted to be prayed for. That wasn't useful to me. In fact it made me switch off. I wanted to read of others' experiences and soak up their practical advice.</p><p></p><p>I don't think social media is replacing the service that this site offers in any way. It's not the same thing.</p><p></p><p>Personally, although I have a lot of issues with my mother, I did feel that the FOO forum was dominated by a few members and maybe was a bit of a clique, so never felt able to post much there - that's just the feeling that I had, I don't mean to criticise, just being honest about how I felt about it.</p><p></p><p>Another thought I had is that maybe posts could be limited in length in some way, maybe by having a cut-off after a certain number of words. I find myself skimming through the really long posts, maybe others do this also. This seems to be a new thing, I don't remember such long posts in previous years. When I'm having a bad day I haven't got the energy to read through them.</p><p></p><p>Well, that's just my thoughts...</p><p></p><p>xx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlj, post: 683247, member: 17650"] I used to post a lot more that I do now. That's when I was LucyJ. The PE forum saved my sanity and saved my relationship with my son. One of the reasons I no longer post so much is that I am now able to manage my feelings about him in a positive way and that is due to all the fantastic advice (and tough talking) that I had on here from the 'old crowd' - Recoveringenabler, Echolette, Childofmine, Cedar, Albatross, Pasages, MWM, etc. The only thing that used to put me off posting or responding was the overly-religious nature of some posts. I never wanted to be prayed for. That wasn't useful to me. In fact it made me switch off. I wanted to read of others' experiences and soak up their practical advice. I don't think social media is replacing the service that this site offers in any way. It's not the same thing. Personally, although I have a lot of issues with my mother, I did feel that the FOO forum was dominated by a few members and maybe was a bit of a clique, so never felt able to post much there - that's just the feeling that I had, I don't mean to criticise, just being honest about how I felt about it. Another thought I had is that maybe posts could be limited in length in some way, maybe by having a cut-off after a certain number of words. I find myself skimming through the really long posts, maybe others do this also. This seems to be a new thing, I don't remember such long posts in previous years. When I'm having a bad day I haven't got the energy to read through them. Well, that's just my thoughts... xx [/QUOTE]
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