Is Anyone Else Pleased with the Mamas on This Site?

This site has been a "part of my life" since late 2007. There are men and women on here I consider friends. I've met several in real life and count them as dear friends!! Some I can't wait to meet in person!!

As with anything in life - there are always going to be a few rotten apples. It happens. But over all?? There's a lot of super people on this site!

I agree. For those of us who use this site for what it is intended, we make a remarkable support group for moms of all ages. Happy Thanksgiving for all the mamas out there! Hug your babies of ALL ages, I'm blessed to have my 21 year old and 17 year old still sound asleep upstairs right now at almost Noon! Love having everyone under one roof for the weekend!

I appreciate the wisdom, insight, wit, compassion, and help from so many on this site.

I have learned so much from these moms.

I learned about co-dependency from Marda. Which for the first time in 20 years, explains my in-law situation to a T.
I learned to shut up and listen to my kids. Someone wrote reflect their emotions back to them a few months ago. Transforms how I deal with my kids. I thought I had been listening (apparently not).
The humor is great. Some people just make me laugh. Some people are relaxed souls who just have a great way to view life and I check in during the day to get my fix :)
Some people are brave and share what happened in their lives and send a positive message from how they dealt with it, etc. I find that so powerful and inspiring.
Some people just say it like it is - a couple of lines. I admire that. It's usually bang on and I sort of pocket that, and tuck it away for future use.

I wish I'd found this site when I first had my children. I used to worry they didn't sleep through the night. When my first born didn't meet a single milestone (including being able to pick up a cheerio) I felt like a total failure. I love how moms on this site assure new moms they are ok, and their babies are ok.

Great site. Glad I stumbled across it.

I've been here since Mamasource from years ago, probably around 2007.

I love this sute and many of the members here. I have personal friendships which formed from meeting here with some people who are near and dear to my heart.

The spammers and trolls get old but overall, this site is filled with some wonderful people!

I agree! 9 out of 10 answers are nice but there always seems to be one here and there that can be nasty. Good odds considering it's a public site!

Love it here - this place is such a lifeline for me, especially for dealing with things that are just too messy to share with family and friends. I'm thankful for our community!

I've been here for years, since the Mamasource days. I find a lot of wonderful mamas and a few papas here, and feel I have friendships with some. Some of us do a lot of private messaging and it's very rewarding. There are the spam bots telling us how to make $78 an hour on computers - which I wish the moderators/managers could get rid of sooner. The same ones keep popping up and it's almost always with very odd member names.

There are the teens and the sex trolls and a few super needy people who others assume are either teens or trolls. There are 1 or 2 consistently nasty people whose comments I just ignore because they are so mean and critical, but I do worry that they are turning off brand new members who feel attacked and belittled. Then there are dozens of people whose opinions I respect even if I don't always agree. I find a lot of those will catch a comment in a question that I skipped over, and offer wonderful perspective. I like to look at who sent me flowers, which tells me that I make some sense or raise good points for the questioners. And I try to make sure I send flowers or even some PMs to let people know I appreciate their efforts. There are a couple of people who just make me laugh out loud with their funny (but not cruel) comments, and I usually shoot them a note about that too.

I find a lot of respect for religious differences and traditions here too, which I appreciate in general but also as a member of a religious minority. I also think most people on this site are respectful of questioners whose first language is something other than English - I like how people gently probe to find out what the person meant as opposed to what they actually said.

I also think a number of people have great expertise in certain professional areas, and that's a benefit.

I do think we have far fewer questions than in the old days, and few members. I know the moderators will say we have more members, but I think that is statistical info and may include the spammers at first. I don't know for sure, but I also think it's possible that there are people who signed up for accounts but don't actually ask or answer questions, so these numbers aren't actual participants. With fewer questions, I wonder if people answer things they might normally skip over, so there seems to be a lack of "depth" (can't think of a better word at the moment) - same people are answering all the same questions, so we aren't getting the input we used to from so many different people who only pick the questions they are truly interested in. So I think things sometimes get a little stale.

There are some wonderful members who just don't participate as much as they used to - Anne L. is a professor, Marilyn S. is a nurse (turns out we have a mutual friend), Marda is law enforcement, etc. - and it's always great when they log on and share. I love when we support each other through tough times too.

I agree 100%. I've been here for quite a while & while I don't ask or answer questions on a frequent basis, I find myself checking in here quite regularly (sometimes several times a day!) And though I've never been lucky enough to meet any of you fabulous people in person, I feel I "know" many of you :)

love MP and its mamas!
khairete
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I love this site. I've been around since 2011 when I had a miscarriage and was looking online for support. I posted and could not believe the outpouring of love and kindness from people who didn't know me.

I've since had 2 kids, and I've learned so SO much from the mamas here. I feel like I know so many of them. I enjoy the different personalities and opinions and wit and care. Many mamas also take time to answer thoroughly and thoughtfully and it's great to see that.

I feel like I'm a better mom because of the lessons and perspectives I've learned from here.

I love it here. Been around forever...sense Mamasource.

Questions now are fewer...but it takes up less of my time. So I guess that is good.