Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
Goodnight.
Thanks, I am always grateful for prayers.
My daughter had her procedure today and she should be going home soon.
My brother’s stroke was serious and he will be doing rehab. OT, PT and speech therapy.
Order iron on clothing name tags for LO ahead of time as I will be doing today . I’ve been thinking about doing it for a while .
Yeah, a lot of people see the changes and quite frankly feel uneasy about it. I hear you.
As far as different opinions go, hey, that’s life! We are individuals who have our own personal opinions.
I don’t want to be anyone else’s clone and I certainly don’t expect anyone to be my clone.
Now the atmosphere is fearful…And less honest: Sometimes people write overly-positively to an OP, just to make sure they don’t get banned.
In addition, sometimes an over-the-top positivity creates a fake feeling of “OP, you’re so great, everything you’re doing is so great…”, when an OP should actually be criticized.
And, as already pointed out, sometimes AC censors/deletes paragraphs, completely changing the meaning of what you said.
I bet lots of people are considering taking a break.
Will take a break, too.
Sometimes we need a break. I did that before.
We will miss you.
I am going to take a break from AC. If I feel the need to talk to other caregivers, I'm going to visit Alz,org forum and see how it is there. Take care everyone.
Good to see you.
Edit: I assumed it was either a technical problem or the OP requested it be removed, but I haven’t posted often enough to have an opinion.
It has been nothing but downhill since APFM bought the site. Just plain sick of it! I don't need the added frustration in my life.
Xmas gift cards? AC has just become another corporation that wants to improve their bottom line without consideration for those to which they provide a service.
You’re right. I understand how you feel. It does seem like it’s a different atmosphere. I remember the giveaways too. I received a $20 gift which I wasn’t expecting. It was a nice way of showing people appreciation.
NHWM, I understand no one reads that policy update anymore except new people. The fact that it is there is insulting. The policy itself is insulting.
The truth is they/AC need us to keep the forum active so that it attracts clicks/traffic to the site in order to generate business leads. Remember, this site is owned by A Place for Mom. They also run a referral service for other care services. Ask Karen.
There was a time, several years ago, AC actually sent out small monetary gifts to certain posters for being good/active forum members. I got a $10 gift certificate one year once.
Now, instead of gratitude, they hand out warnings and punishments to keep us in line. IT IS INSULTING TO OUR INTELLIGENCE!!!
I don’t need their monetary gifts. I bet no body does either. It’s the new policy from AC bosses that I have a huge problem with. They assume that we are a bunch of adolescents with ill manors, lack of self control and in need of discipline.
It is disgusting!
When we let people treat us badly and accept it, we lose a piece of our dignity.
I don’t think any of the older posters read the policy updates anymore. I suppose the newer posters may read it.
I don’t think they will close your account. At least I hope not. You have wisely contributed to this forum for a long time! We would miss you if you disappeared.
I have MAX, Netflix, Prime
Polarbear
It will take some time to adjust. Sounds like you have things to keep you occupied.
How is the retired life going? Hope you’re enjoying yourself.
My dad drove my mom a bit crazy when he retired.
He didn’t know what to do with himself and started shadowing my mom. She hated it! LOL She started sending him to the store to get him out of her hair for awhile.
She was used to being alone and focusing on her projects that she was working on to sell at the craft fairs that she participated in. She was annoyed by his interruptions.
Thanks. Don’t know if I have that channel. Will look.