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lisar wrote: My sister is a member on here, but she doesnt have 1000 post yet. She works alot and stuff like that. Well she really wants to to the secret santa thing. Can we make an exception for her seem show she is my sister. I will vouch for her. I know she will send a nice gift. Thanks everyone.

moped replied: Who is your sister?

A&A'smommy replied: I'm not in charge of the secret santa but I'm not sure if that is fair or not.

lisar replied:
Austinsmommy she is on here every great now and then. She doesnt have alot of time to be playing on the internet. She is an underwriter for bank of america, and is not allowed on here at work. And she works alot of hours.

lisar replied: I see you lurking cheryl.

lisar replied:
Why wouldnt it be? I am vouching for her. I will know if she cant send something, and she would tell me, so therefore I would send something in her place without anyone knowing.

A&A'smommy replied:
oh I'm not saying that it wouldn't be ok, I'm saying that it really wouldn't be fair to the other members who don't have 1000 posts and want to be apart of it.

lisar replied:
I understand but I cant think of 3 that arent regular members that dont have atleast 1000 post.

austins mom replied: Its ok if I cannot participate. I would really like to but I completely understand if I cannot. As Lisa stated I work alot. With the banking market like it is I have been working alot to show that I really want to keep my job. Thanks for the understanding from everyone. I will try to get on here more often.
Lisa thank you for vouching for me. You know how much I want to participate.

lisar replied:
Not a problem. I am waiting on a definite answer though thru someone else.

BabyOwen427 replied: I don't have 1000 posts. I don't have the time to participate either, but I'm just making a point.

MommyToAshley replied: Although this isn't actually run by parenting club staff or mods, it should still be fair to all. In my opinion, if the ones running the Secret Santa want to lower the post count, then they should lower it for everyone across the board to be fair to all. There are probably lots of people in the same situation, so I think there should be a guideline and all abide by it.

mckayleesmom replied: I'm going to say its ok for a number of reasons

1. Somebody can vouche for her and she actually has been a member for a while...just doesn't post as much as us.

2. We have allowed it in the past as long as somebody physically knows them.

3. Usually I write that in the rules...but I forgot and it wouldn't let me edit.

lisar replied:
but you have been a member over a year which is the other way to get into it. So you are allowed if you want to. See what I mean. You have been a member since 2006. So you are more than welcome to participate if you want to.

mckayleesmom replied: Every year we end up having to tweak the rules a little bit for this to be able to work. One year I had to ask for volunteers to sign up for secret santa and the ones I got had only been here a couple months and it worked out fine.....One of those newbies was Holley and she has become a cherished member.


Keep in mind that I also ask for a couple alternates in case somebody has to back out or didn't send their gift. I also keep money on the side to send a present myself if I have to.

lisar replied:
I done that last year also. I sent boyohboyohboy (I might have that wrong) I sent her a gift because her original gift that was sent got lost in the mail. I felt bad so I got a universal restaurant gift card and sent it to her.

mckayleesmom replied:
I usually buy extra stuff also so I have it on hand just in case and if everybody gets their gift I usually keep it or give it to somebody else as a gift.

lisar replied:
Yea I know what you mean, but at the time a gift card was the quickest thing I could get.

mckayleesmom replied:
I get that....I like gift cards....Gift cards equal guilt free shopping for me.. rolling_smile.gif

PrairieMom replied: it depends... if you get me, what will you give me? rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif

Personally I don't care either way. Its fine with me. thumb.gif

luvmykids replied: I think it's ok, the rules say if someone has less than 1000 posts but someone can vouch for them, they can participate.

BabyOwen427 replied:
I didn't realize that. I suppose I should read the rules before assuming things. blush.gif

lisar replied:
So join us this year. Come on

My3LilMonkeys replied: I have no problem with it, as long as an exception would be made for someone else in a similar situation if it arises.

Crystalina replied: I would love to participate but I have too many extra people IRL to buy for. wacko.gif blink.gif

lisar replied:
I wouldnt have a problem with that as long as someone knows them in real life.


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