Do You Read This Blog and Follow the Drama???

I'm pretty much the same online n off. But I'm prettier online. AND HAVE A DELETE BUTTON. So I open mouth & insert foot less in print.

No idea what the drama is... I peruse a lot of hs'ing (and several other subject) blogs...but sine she's brand spanking new to hs'ing, it's no wonder I haven't come across her before. TPW is an old fav from years back when *I* was brand new, as are many others. I just glanced through MCK. Not on my shortlist of "voices" I'd intentionally seek out. But that's just me.

It's funny how much drama is surrounding most blogs. My favorite blog is www.thepioneerwoman.com and some disgruntled, jealous yahoo decided to write a counter blog. Some people just don't have enough time on their hands! Hahaha!

I had to laugh at the mom who said that she is view as a "mean girl" due to her education and knowledge. Oh my. Education and knowledge are not the things that get people riled up. Arrogance and judgement, mabey, but not education and knowledge. It is entirely possible to get an unadulterated fact across on the internet without being nasty.

As far as "mean girls" on blogs and forums, I think that people really do have those nasty tendencies and tend to hide behind the internet. Either that or those people are totally fooling themselves by thinking they are not "mean girls" in real life too.

Yes, I DID read her blog. For a very long time. Quite honestly, I think she is a liar and manipulator. A BIG one. I think it's so laughable, that these woman who fawn over her can't see through her. I feel terribly sorry for her children. It's clear they don't know how to not blow through money, or give them stability. I only think it, would never say it out loud (well, type it) to her followers, or her.

I am NOT a mean girl. I don't and never will comment on anything on her blog. I've stopped reading. I come from the camp, if you don't like it...then don't read it. People feel safe behind their computers, and they don't feel attached to the things they say. It feels anonymous, and it turns them into monsters.

Sometimes, I can get very passionate and a bit too assertive with my opinion. It does not help that I can't always articulate my tone in type. I don't ever mean to be rude to people, but there have been times (on here) that I can see why someone took it that way. I feel badly for those times, because that has never been my intention. If I had been speaking with someone in person, it would come across totally differently. I never WANT to be mean, though.

I don't read it. What's the drama?

People may think I'm "mean" but that's because they don't like what I have to say....
:)

ETA* There are a lot of pots calling the kettles black these days.....SO entertaining.

I am not mean, but I guarantee I am a lot more assertive after reading peoples' responses to "difficult" people in my life.

I tried to read it, so many words, so not interesting.

I don't know if I should use the real world as an example or here, meh how about both.

In the real world I am pretty much the same as here. I am not wired to sugar coat, my friends, my coworkers all know this. If you know you are being stupid and want to be told you are being stupid you come to me. Yes people actually want to be told they are acting stupid. Thing is this personality trait of mine isn't all bad.

I also have people come to me and say this is bothering me but I feel like I am wrong. Again if you are wrong I will say so but if you are right I will do my best to tell you it isn't in your head. Having a friend who always says everyone else is wrong doesn't mean nearly as much as you friend who to the best of their ability tells it like it is, that means a lot more. I guess good or bad I tell it like I see it.

I have friends, good friends, perhaps to someone who doesn't know me I look mean. Those that know me know I am not.

Around here I also tell it like it is. My friends read things I post here, so does my husband. Everyone thinks it is hysterically funny when someone tells me I wouldn't say that in the real world, they know I do.

The problem here goes both ways. I can't completely tell if someone can handle the truth and giving it to them can have negative effects. I feel bad when I have taken the wrong tone. People here don't know me, they can't tell I am only saying what I feel is the truth they need to be told either.

So I guess I am saying at times I am mean, but I didn't mean to be. All the time I am being the same me you would run into on the street.

So far as the blog goes, I don't know. Sorry I am ADD I cannot compel myself to read something I find hard to read. I find that blog hard to read. If I were to superficially judge it, just the title my charming kids, says I think a little too much of my kids so they may just ask to be abused, ya know. Oh the flip side if I were to call a blog my charming kids it would be because though they are at times charming most of the time they are not. I love the humanity of my children.

So in the end I am saying I get what I give. I put myself out there as I am and it is perfectly fair for someone to say I am mean. It is also perfectly fair for me to judge people here by their words as well. It seems to me the people who have trouble online are those that can dish it but cannot take it, ya know?

I was a full on mean girl in high school - had a wicked comeupance - and have since stopped being a mean girl. that said - i do not sugar coat things. i tell it like it is - in real life and the internet as well.

i am NEVER intentionally mean but if you are being silly, stupid, or just plain ridiculous and you ask - I will tell.

as for this blog - never heard of it - never read it - my personal favorite is Moms Who Drink and Swear... :-)

I used to read mcMama consistently, but haven't really kept up over the last 6 months. I wasn't finding anything new or interesting and it seemed like her posts were all the same - with no new insights, etc. I did check in a few weeks ago and it seemed to be the same.

I'm not aware of the drama, so I'll have to check in. I will say tho that mean girls stink. Or mean boys-it's just to easy to be 'mean' anonymously online and those people need to get a life.

I do not follow most blogs.

Though, most everyone... has an 'alter-ego'... whether it is online or in person.
Depending on the venue.
If that is 'mean' or just being blunt... is in the eyes of the recipient.

I am bitchier, when I PMS.
Maybe meanness, is 'cyclical?'
Women, vent/rant more and are more 'blunt'... when they are PMS'ing.

Ahhh! Oh my gosh, I love this question!
I need to go check out this blog! But I just had to say that my one biggest pet peeves have been.... people who hide behind their computer keyboards attacking one another! And even worse, I have seen people stalking other people and commenting meanly about their comments regularly and those poor people actually not being able to say anything without that person eventually finding their comment and blasting them. And I also wondered the same thing, are they like that in real life??? Probably not! They get their "MEAN FIX" attacking on the Internet. Who knows what goes on in their lives outside of sites they visit, but they also have to realize that the people they are attacking are actually real people with hearts and souls too.
One time I got caught up in a discussion on a Weight Watcher's site and this gal told me I didn't know what I was talking about and I (probably should have just let it go but....) pointed out our stats... I had lost about 30 pounds in the same time she had lost 4 lbs & maybe I DID know what I was talking about considering... and she came back on telling me that she had discussed my comment with her husband!!! And that I had upset her so much that she had decided that she was not going to come on that site anymore. I was blown away by her taking it so personally but I told her not to leave and that I would stop going on line and that I never meant to offend her to the point of her giving up her goal and that I would leave so she could stay... But it made me realize that there are unstable and/or fragile people on line and we all need to be careful how we talk to each other whether it is on line or face to face!
GREAT question... I hope a lot of people read this and reply who need to consider this question.
by the way, you are all welcome to come visit my blog too....
http://www.onsugar.com/user/fan1fan1mamma

No- I will have to check it out. You can check out Loving Logan's blog (well the blog I write for our Logan) if you are ever bored! Become a follower if you like...or just stop by!

Gonna go check out the blog you posted about! Have a great day! :)

I've read it because she lived in my town for a couple years (they just up and left) and I don't know what to think. i've read both sides.... its all too bizarre.