A Misconception~

Boo&BugsMom wrote: Ok, the thread about what your screen names mean got me thinking. Just to make it clear...TannerBugsMom does not mean my son Tanner drives mommy crazy. It is Tanner's nickname...Tannerbug. I don't want you all thinking that I'm some horrible mommy and that I am annoyed by my child enough to make my screen name into it.

Is there a mod or something that can maybe lowercase the B in Bugs for me in my screen name? Perhaps that will make it look a little less like what some people have thought it meant.

Just to make it clear...no Tanner does not bug me...well, not as much as my screen name leads you to believe at least! I'm so glad you all told me that! I wonder who else was thinking that too.

luvmykids replied: I never got that impression

cameragirl21 replied:
neither did i.

sparkys2boys replied: I never thought that either.. don't worry! IF anyone did think of your nic in that light i'm sure they were not thinking that you are a terrible mom at all.And tell the truth.. he bugs you some times right..lol!!!!! Don't give it another thought!!!

1lilpeanut2love replied:

Sorry! I like your SN.

Calimama replied: Haha I thought Tanner at bugs... and you're his mom.

mom2my2cuties replied: We would never think you were a bad mom - Too afraid Troy would kick our tooshies!

I never got that impression, but I think it's because you have refered to him as TannerBug before in a thread.

Edited to Add - Maybe what you need is an Apostrophe (TannerBug'sMom) instead of a lower case B... Because the lower case B would still read the same, where as with the Apostrophe, it would read totally different!

momof2girls replied: I think its cute!

Crystalina replied: I knew what you meant and doesn't Troy have it in his sig also?

CantWait replied: I didn't get that from your name either.

C&K*s Mommie replied: I never got that impression either about your screenname.

redplaydoh replied: I never read it that way either... I always thought it was a very cute nickname for Tanner... I can see that you call him Tannerbug. We all know you're a good mom..... don't worry about it.

boyohboyohboy replied: jennie, I never had that thought about your screen name, and when you respond to posts its always clear how much you love your family.

gr33n3y3z replied: that never even crossed my mind

punkeemunkee'smom replied: Oh Jennie I am sorry! I really never thought you were a bad mom-EVER! It always made me laugh You have NEVER even come close to sounding like a bad mom I did not say that to hurt your feelings it was just something I said because that is the way I read it I am really,REALLY sorry that I upset you

Boo&BugsMom replied:
Thanks for the PM Abbie, but like I said there is NO need to apologize. It is just me and my own insecurities. Please DO NOT apologize! When I read that in the name thread I actually laughed out loud. But then I thought, OMG, what if other people think this and then think other things about me? It's totally my own insecurities and NOTHING you said made me think that is what you thought! It just made me analyze it, that is all. PLEASE do not feel bad. I still love ya! You did not upset me. It just made me think...maybe I shouldn't do that too often (think)!

Thanks guys. I'm glad you all don't think I'm a bad mommy.

PrairieMom replied: I totally thought you meant that he bugs you, but I never thought you were a bad mommy. I probably thought that because Ben bugs me. I don't think I'm a bad mommy either, They are toddlers and its their JOB to be annoying.

Don't get me wrong, I obviously love him to death, but really, you gotta admit that someone that constantly asks Why? why? why? and gets into screamy throw-down tantrums over if a sandwich is cut into squares or triangles is a little annoying.

Bee_Kay replied:

LOL.... that's what I thought from day one.

Like Tannerbug's Mom..... not Tanner bugs Mom!!

Boo&BugsMom replied:
Tanner's thing is he asks the same questions over and over! "Hello, did you not just hear me?". Or, he asks questions as to why for things that you really can't answer. AHH! Like, why is this a fork? HUH!?

Bee_Kay replied:

lisar replied: Honestly I always thought that your name Tannerbug was his nickname. I never thought anything else of it.

Boo&BugsMom replied: I think I have totally overanalyzed this whole thing. I need to stop using my brain.

PrairieMom replied:
I did that a long time ago. It seems to work for me.

PrairieMom replied:

This is us.


Honey stop climbing on that chair please

Why?

because you can fall off and get a bonk.

Why?

Well, do you want a bonk?

no

then please stop climbing on the chair.

Why?




Now I know why my mom and my MIL are both crazy.

moped replied: I didn't - I always knew it was the way it is........