Originally Posted By chickendumpling <<After reading a nasty comment on LP this morning about my family I decided to change my name>> I am so, so sorry to hear you and your family experienced a personal attack. It is completely pathetic that someone would have such incredibly low self-esteem and intellect that they feel the need to belittle a family as good as yours and a person as decent as you in an effort to feed their own desperate and deprived ego. I feel sorry for them really. <<In my case LP is a happy place where I can post in Plan Pen or Community. I log onto LP for entertainment....not debate>> I could not agree or relate more. I totally respect your decision to change your name but I secretly hope that in protest you decide to keep the name "Mrs.2oon" to show them they won't "change" you. This is *your* Laughing Place. Don't let the suckers get you down! Love and respect, cd
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Maybe we'll at least get "MrReadingMom" now? Somehow I don't see that happening. ;-)
Originally Posted By Ursula Yeah, MrReadingMom-on-a-stick just doesn't have the same ring... I do feel as if a member of my own family was offended/violated/wronged. I cannot thank you enough, ReadingMom, for staying put and continuing to post.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<<I do feel as if a member of my own family was offended/violated/wronged.>>> Amen. I know to some this might all seem silly or ridiculous but it's the principal of the thing really. It's about respect and being decent to eachother.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I don't think it's silly or ridiculous at all. Then again, I've been here for about 3 1/2 years, some of you have been here longer, and you really do develop friendships and bonds with certain folks that are really special.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm so so sorry to hear this, ReadingMom. It's not right that people should come to a Disney related, family-friendly board and try to stir up trouble. I couldn't agree more with TDG ... >>First of all I can't understand why people come to LP to pretty much *only* post in WE<< It's a Disney board. If you want political debate, go to a political board. If you just want to work off steam by yelling at people who haven't done anything wrong, we don't want you - go buy a punching bag or something! Actually, I and a few others who posted here might need that now ... At any rate ReadingMom, I like the sound of your new name and I hope this whole thing hasn't soured your LP time.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <EXCELLENT points, TDG!> <I couldn't agree more with TDG ...> Well, my ego is sufficiently buttered up...much love, groupies. ;-)
Originally Posted By mele <<It's a Disney board. If you want political debate, go to a political board.>> Well, that's a good start however, if we just limited the topics to things about Disney, then over half of the threads would be eliminated. I don't have any problem with there being a WE section BUT I would rather it be "boring" than for it to be full of disgusting, hateful things or just a place for people to shout other people down. I think nearly ALL of us feel that same way; nearly all of us have tried to keep it that way, have promised to try to be civil. There was only ONE poster who refused to change his ways. One guess of who that was...
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <<<It's a Disney board. If you want political debate, go to a political board.>> Well, that's a good start however, if we just limited the topics to things about Disney, then over half of the threads would be eliminated.> I don't understand though why a few people *only* come here to discuss politics. ?? That's the part I don't get---at least when most of us are off-topic we still come here for Disney! lol
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I do feel as if a member of my own family was offended/violated/wronged. I cannot thank you enough, ReadingMom, for staying put and continuing to post.>> I'd been struggling for a way to say what I most wanted to convey on this thread. Thank you, Ursula, for expressing it so clearly. What an ignoramous someone has to be to slander any member of the 2oon family on LP, or to slur the 2oon family name. Each one of the 2oons is a remarkably sweet, sincere, bright, kind, and generous person. And every one of them -- including the kids -- has gone totally ABOVE AND BEYOND to be very, VERY supportive of the LP community. Mrs 2oon/ReadingMom, please don't let one poster's complete lack of social skills (and who knows what else) bother you or keep you from feeling all the appreciation that so many, many of us here on LP have for you and your family. It's him, not you. And it's him, not the rest of us. Sadly, I know that a second poster has a history of baiting K2M with comments about family. I find that behavior completely odious -- whether it's directed at people I love or at posters I don't know at all. That kind of cheap, stupid, mean attack is also supposed to be against LP Community Guidelines. Let's hope for some enforcement. Nobody should have to endure those hostile comments on this website. FWIW, I'll support you in whatever nomenclature you choose to use. "ReadingMom" is great. Might I also suggest, for your consideration, "MarchingOnSacramentoMom"? "Voice of Reason"? I suppose "Genious Behind The Man" might not go over too well, huh? Folks will come to recognize you as the wonderful person you are with whatever change you make. But please don't stop proudly being a 2oon just because a non-representative poster or two makes completely inappropriate jerk-y comments. You're more LP than they are.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <"MarchingOnSacramentoMom"? "Voice of Reason"? I suppose "Genious Behind The Man" might not go over too well, huh?> Ooo, aliases, fun... "WearerofthePants"? "CleanUpCrew"? "TakeANumber"?
Originally Posted By ReadingMom I-57...thank you. ((((((hugs))))) I especially like the "Marching on Sacramento Mom." It makes me want to go out and get my picket signs!
Originally Posted By LacyBelle ^^Goody. Another home improvement project we could read a recap on. Always entertaining, those are.
Originally Posted By goodgirl <<It makes me want to go out and get my picket signs!>> Where's SuzieQ and her Kar2oonman on a stick!?!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle <<It's a Disney board. If you want political debate, go to a political board. Well, that's a good start however, if we just limited the topics to things about Disney, then over half of the threads would be eliminated.<< Sorry Mele, I've proved myself inarticulate once again. What I meant to do was reiterate TDG's points - if you ONLY care about political debate, go to a political board. Although I definitely don't think all conversation should bea bout Disney, I do think if you don't *ever* want to talk about Disney then you're in the wrong place.
