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A clarification of "cows"
Just to allay the fears of those skinny witches on here, the term "old cow" came from a lovely 19-year-old (she claimed, likely younger) member many moons ago who dubbed some of us old cows for having the audacity to advise her maybe she should wait a while before TTC. Seems around that time we were having an influx of members coming on in horrible financial positions and fledgling relationships wanting to conceive. So for our efforts in advising that they wait until they were more stable, ie had a job, insurance, a committed relationship, sobriety, etc we were dubbed Old Cows.
At the time, I was 26 or 27, not old by anyone's standards and I was markedly thinner :-) Not that I think I am necessarily a heifer now, but you know what I mean.
So there it is. That does not mean you have to believe the same. It is just the story of the cows title.
At the time, I was 26 or 27, not old by anyone's standards and I was markedly thinner :-) Not that I think I am necessarily a heifer now, but you know what I mean.
So there it is. That does not mean you have to believe the same. It is just the story of the cows title.
MOOOOOOOOO
Sounds like you were giving terrible advice...not! I have also had some individuals imply that I am not "understanding" when I advise some that perhaps birth control might be a good option for now. So I guess "old cow" fits.....of course with my big belly I currently physical resemble one right now...and love it!!!!!!
Now I'm trying to remember that girls name.
Was it One Island love?? and Calosgirl?? Something like that.
Was it One Island love?? and Calosgirl?? Something like that.
Island something...I remember her...lol. You can tell we've been on here waaayyyy too long.
Islandprincess...I think. Then she got kicked off and came back as calosgirl or something.
Calospride???? Islandprincess might be right.
LOL, I remember her. She went by 3 different names if I recall correctly. I used to love reading her posts. She was pretty out there at times.
Yep, you never knew what she would say next. !
She definitely kept it interesting.
She dubbed Peek, aka "who_is_this" as "who_dis" is was hilarious when Peek changed her name to that moniker! She then became Peekawho.
Islandprincess was one of many twits to pass through :-)
Islandprincess was one of many twits to pass through :-)
There were sooo many trolls, we can't even remember. I do remember one girl who had her boyfriend coming on and posting and then she would come on and say oh that was my boyfriend, he's just playing around. They were trying to conceive.
Some of the stories trolls tell are soooo out there, it's mind boggling. I mean, if your going to make something up at least make it somewhat feasible. Some are pretty hurtful though and even though I shouldn't get upset about them I do. When they address painful situations that others have experienced for real it really really bothers me.
sometimes i miss the old wine nights with foul mouthed young trolls that knew it all, except for the question they were asking lol. they didnt like if you told them the truth and that is why 3 names later im pertykitty haha.
i cant believe the time that has flown by since i joined mh. i just turned 38 so i guess i really am an older cow.
i cant believe the time that has flown by since i joined mh. i just turned 38 so i guess i really am an older cow.
Hi ladies! Glad to have our pasture back (: I sometimes miss the excitement of the trolls as well, but I'm glad to see MH working as it should (mainly). However, I am very tired of the "Can I be pregnant" and "Can I have my tubes untied" questions. It seems to take over the Maternal and Child forum anymore!
Well HELLO ladies, is this the new place to hang out whist chewing the cud?
Geeze, I wish I could change my screen name, it's been along while since I was a mum2be and I can't imaging I'll be one again, why didn't I think of something better all those many moons ago.
Geeze, I wish I could change my screen name, it's been along while since I was a mum2be and I can't imaging I'll be one again, why didn't I think of something better all those many moons ago.
took me a while to appreciate the wisdom of the old cows. When I first joined MH, I was slightly scandalized by the blatant truth thrown out there. I got over that very quickly :)
"Seems around that time we were having an influx of members coming on in horrible financial positions and fledgling relationships wanting to conceive." Andi, you think that has changed? LOL
One thing I notice in Maternal & Child is that, besides the perennial favorites, "Am I pregnate," and "Who is the father," we go through lots of the same question for a while, like weeks and weeks, and then begin to go through lots of some different question and the old one is not seen for a while. Lately, it's been "Can the Magic Fairy come and untie my tubes because I've now met the love of my life but I don't have any money," but we have not seen, for example, so many miscarriage posts (we used to get two or three in a row from different posters that would all be about miscarrying at 7 weeks.) Haven't seen any faked multiple pregnancies, nor "I took [dangerous substance] and now I wonder if I damaged the baby," nor defenses of being an unmarried mom; have not seen any vaccines-are-bad posts for a long time, nor arguments about circumcision. (Not even that many "can I get pregnant after ablation" posts, though there have been a few.) I'm sure they will come up again -- maybe the miscarriage posters are all going to the Miscarriage forum now but the others will be bound to show up sooner or later.
I would sure be happy if they would create an "Am I Pregnant?" forum and allow us to move all such queries straight to there.
One thing I notice in Maternal & Child is that, besides the perennial favorites, "Am I pregnate," and "Who is the father," we go through lots of the same question for a while, like weeks and weeks, and then begin to go through lots of some different question and the old one is not seen for a while. Lately, it's been "Can the Magic Fairy come and untie my tubes because I've now met the love of my life but I don't have any money," but we have not seen, for example, so many miscarriage posts (we used to get two or three in a row from different posters that would all be about miscarrying at 7 weeks.) Haven't seen any faked multiple pregnancies, nor "I took [dangerous substance] and now I wonder if I damaged the baby," nor defenses of being an unmarried mom; have not seen any vaccines-are-bad posts for a long time, nor arguments about circumcision. (Not even that many "can I get pregnant after ablation" posts, though there have been a few.) I'm sure they will come up again -- maybe the miscarriage posters are all going to the Miscarriage forum now but the others will be bound to show up sooner or later.
I would sure be happy if they would create an "Am I Pregnant?" forum and allow us to move all such queries straight to there.
Oh, another one we are having a run on in Maternal & Child is people complaining that their ultrasound shows a pregnancy of some length and they are certain it is a different length. We didn't used to get those at all, and now we have several.
Enjoy this one...moooooooo
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what I find to be very interesting is the difference between the M&C forum, and the pregnancy forum. Some people post the same question on both, and they get VERY different responses. The pregnancy forum seems to be about sugarcoating and assuring everyone that mommy always knows what's best for her baby, even if it goes against current AAP recommendations. Posters on M&C are more likely to be a bit more straighforward.
** disclaimer **
The previous post is not meant to imply that any members here who happen to post on the pregnancy forum do not give good or accurate advice.
The previous post is not meant to imply that any members here who happen to post on the pregnancy forum do not give good or accurate advice.
No offense taken tired. I do think over on Pregnancy 35+ we tend to be a little more "sugary". Not sure why that is except that so many of us have struggled so much getting or staying pregnant that staying positive is all we can do once we are. Due to the age factor, we have an awful lot of miscarriages, so it can almost be like a "hand holding" forum more then anything, although I think most try to give good advice, at least to the best of their knowledge.
The posts I find the most frustrating are definately the "am I pregnant" and as Annie said, the "can I get pregnant with my tubes tied". However I suppose there are those that really don't know.....how they don't know I am not sure, and I often wonder how many are real vs. trolls. I will still never understand what trolls get out of fake posts.
The posts I find the most frustrating are definately the "am I pregnant" and as Annie said, the "can I get pregnant with my tubes tied". However I suppose there are those that really don't know.....how they don't know I am not sure, and I often wonder how many are real vs. trolls. I will still never understand what trolls get out of fake posts.
Swampy! That is hilarious! A little kinky, but still quite funny!
Also, the PG 35+ is not as likely to be inundated with with teenyboppers trying to have a baby with Joe Blow Unemployed either.
MC has been the dumping ground for many years, so a Google search will often lead them there and there they plant their seeds.
I am the one least likely to sugarcoat something, but hopefully many will agree that they can see my compassion for those who really touch me. I spend more time communicating via email or PM than on the forums. I can only take so many ridiculous attacks or defensive responses to poor parenting before I need to back off.
MC has been the dumping ground for many years, so a Google search will often lead them there and there they plant their seeds.
I am the one least likely to sugarcoat something, but hopefully many will agree that they can see my compassion for those who really touch me. I spend more time communicating via email or PM than on the forums. I can only take so many ridiculous attacks or defensive responses to poor parenting before I need to back off.
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