Are any of you here

Boys r us wrote: on the board friends/family in real life?

I've tried to recruit some friends and family from real life, but they all either think I'm nuts when I say "online baby board" or already have their own board they visit.

moped replied: Well not really. My sister is a memeber but doesn't post too much, and my cousin is just a big lurker - she wants to join but she is busy and says she jsut likes to read and she still feels she gets lots of tips by reading all of ours!

I know - people laugh at me all the time

coasterqueen replied: Everyone (family and/or friends) think I'm NUTSO for being on an online board so I've been unsucessful.

booey2 replied: That is what I told him when I first started coming here and he didn't understand. At first DH thought I was nuts but he has come to realize that you all are my friends now because I don't have any real life ones because all my family & friends were left behind in my hometown(1 hour away) when I met him. I did get to meet Kimberley here and it was great, want to do it again when the weather gets better and her new little one gets a little bit bigger. The rest of the family has a little idea of what I do here and think it is good for me because of them being away from me.

MyLuvBugs replied:
HA! That's how my family and friends feel about it too. but this is the best place in the world for me. I consider you all my friends even though I've never met any of you.

kit_kats_mom replied: Jenn/jdkjd pointed me here when we first met IRL. We'd both been on the ivillage board together.
I've met AmyNicole too. Good pal!

As far as getting anyone to join? I've not been so succesful with that either. Most of my really close friends who do have kids are just way too busy & not really internet savvy. They give me the crazy look when I refer to my "board" too. LOL Funny thing is, this place comes up in conversations for me all the time. It's like I don't have a real life. LOL

Oh, my DH is a member but he's not been on in awhile. Just too busy. When he does get online for pleasure, it's Fantasy Football.

PrairieMom replied: I wish I had some one on the "outside" to talk to about this board. I am embarrased to talk to DH about it to much becuase He will think I'm looney . But, in real life, i really don't have any friends , and my sister is no where near ready for a family / parenting message board!

coasterqueen replied: Oh I did try to recruit my hubby to give a male perspective but he's not very hmmm, how shall I say this...he wouldn't fit around here. Him and I are alot a like but I know when to cuss like a sailor and when not too, he doesn't. Also, if you think I'm pretty forward with how I feel about things...he's just as bad but instead of biting his tongue and not typing what he thinks...he holds nothing back. So he said he'd refrain from posting or even lurking.

3_call_me_mama replied: I've tried to get a good friend to join but she never did. Everyoen thinks that you guys are real people that i know (well real liek I;ve met you all) cause I tlak about stuff alot. My friend did join another board I was on, but then she never posted so they deleted her account.. she's to busy and i'm kinda glad cause i'd liek to have something that is all mine KWIM!

My2Beauties replied: I've tried getting 3 people to join. One friend that I used to work with at my old job and I think she posted once, then another lady that I work with now and she only posted once or twice and then daddydaycare was the most recent from my work and he posted maybe 2-3 times. They don't know what they're missing

5littleladies replied: ~Roo'sMama~ is one of my closest friends. I invited her here as soon as she found out she was preggo.

salmndr007 replied: Believe it or not, I talked to my wife and told her about how great everyone here is and she joined the threads today. Keep an eye out for her "UrShootingStar31" and make sure you give her a hard time jk

Insanemomof3 replied: Moxee24 is my RL friend on here. We live close to each other and have been friends for over 3 years.

My3LilMonkeys replied: Like most of you, everyone thinks I'm nuts for talking to ppl I've never "really" met. I have tried to steer a few people here (SIL who I know would really enjoy it and a friend who could really use the parenting advice but refuses to ask for it) and they both laughed at me.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: I met Lisa through PC, but haven't recruited anyone myself. I'm always talking about you guys to my DH and he thinks it's fine, but I could never get him to get on here, nor do I really want him too. This is my time. You all are real, but it feels like writing in a journal sometimes, kwim? So I don't really want him here. Besides, my DH doesn't have the time to even respond to my emails sometimes let alone lurk around a message board.

luvmykids replied: I haven't even been a member for a week but it feels like I really know some of you. And even though it would be great to meet in person (PC Annual Meet & Greet?) it's also kind of nice to have anonymity ... I tell you guys things I'd have a hard time telling one of my friends who might look me in the eye and slink out the door to call the looney patrol!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Not really... i like "my" place... Well, I've told select members of my family only... lol cuz I vent too much stuff. I did ask one of dh's cousins to join - she moved to Ohio from Ottawa last summer...

she met her now hubby online. She's like 25, he's over 40... he's got 5 kids of his own already - the oldest is like 21 or something.... she had dual citizenship (canada & US) and now they have a 3 month old. I don't think she joined though.

I also told my stepsister... but she's too much of a pot head to remember the site.

My cousin Renee was also told about the site - she's got 2 kids of her own.

A&A'smommy replied: Well I tried to get several people to join one of them was trying but had some problems and didn't know how to navigate the site (she never really used a computer much) and the other I forgot to tell her the url to the site and I have had a chance to tell her what it was

Kaitlin'smom replied: Yes I am friends with Dee Dee & Rod the admins they recruted me even though we live like 10 minutes we dont get to see each other much. I have tried to met up with others but it has yet to work out.

hay girls wanna try to met at the aquirium soon?

CantWait replied: I've chosen not to recruit any friends here because I like to have my space and I like to be able to open up about things that I wouldn't around my friends and family without feeling stupid. It sounds silly, but it's like talking about things that aren't going right sometimes makes me feel weaker........did I totally muck that up. Anyway, I'm sure you know what I mean. I hope.

mom2tripp replied:
My husbands name is Sal Welcome to PC

I recruited Whitney mom2colin, we're friends, went to school together, have babies the same age, and were neighbors!

~Roo'sMama~ replied: Jen, 4littleladies, is the only person on the board that I know in real life. I have thought about inviting my sister but I don't know if she'd really get into it.

redchief replied: I don't know anyone on the board IRL. I would probably be a little self-conscious. I mean, for the most part the ladies rule the roost here. I think the local guys would have a field day with me if they knew I was active on what they would see as a "mommies' board." LOL

Freckled Momma replied: No, I don't have any RL friends here....that I KNOW of yet...

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Cary actually recruited me to the board even though we have never met in person (I'm working on that ). We both belonged to Ivillage while we were pg with our firstborns. I don't think I have been back there since then. I met Tammy IRL since we both lived in Hawaii. I haven't managed to get anybody to come here myself. I think I mention this board at least once a day. Yeah I'm an addict.

huggybugboy replied: I don't have any RL friends on here. I always get that raised eyebrow thing when I talk about my "online friends"

MamaJAM replied: Call me a snob - but I don't share info on what websites I frequent with family and friends. I come here sometimes to vent about the people around me...that would be hard to do if they were here reading it.