Are there any welcoming boards here?

ShookeMe · November 2011

I am brand new, and I am just trying to find a board to call home and girls I can talk to.. I tried the plus sized board, and no I am not plus size, I just have a bad body image... and my bridesmaids are all size 0 or 2 and I am very worried about not feeling as beautiful at my wedding because they picked sexy dresses, but anyway, my husband is in the navy, and I would love to have a board where people are nice to me, I got kicked out of the PS board on my first post

SamiJoeB · November 2011

Sorry you've had a bad experience previously! I like to think we're pretty welcoming.. so Welcome to the MB's board.

Cute pictures! Tell us more about yourself!

LetsHikeToday · November 2011

You don't have to ask to post here!

Just join in.

Welcome! My H is in the Navy too!

When did you get married? How was your wedding?

Edit: I saw you have worries about bridesmaids but called him your husband. I'm confused!

ShookeMe · November 2011

Thanks, feels nice to be welcomed. I just call him my husband, ahah habit! sorry. We are getting married may 5th

firsttimersluck · November 2011

How long have you been stationed here in WA? Did you guys meet while he's been stationed here, or did ya move here with him? :]

Zimsgirl · November 2011

Your pictures are beautiful! Welcome. My FI is in the Army

firsttimersluck · November 2011

shooke, careful on those other boards.. word "gets around" (as you can tell it already has made it's way to me) and it can come back to bite you a little bit. TK can be like the military.. Play politics and accept that others have different views, especially on a controversial board.

kara811 · November 2011

Hi there and welcome! Your pictures are beautiful! My H is also Navy, what's your FI's MOS? Is he stationed in Everett or Bremerton? We really wanted one of those bases or SD. So have you always called him husband? Does he call you wife already too?

ggirl2001 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]Hi there and welcome! Your pictures are beautiful! My H is also Navy, what's your FI's MOS? Is he stationed in Everett or Bremerton? We really wanted one of those bases or SD. <strong>So have you always called him husband? Does he call you wife already too?</strong>
Posted by kara811[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>This made me burst out laughing. Is this your polite way to ask if they are already married?

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CAB1217 · November 2011

Welcome, Shooke. I read what happened in PS... and I honestly don't see where anyone was rude to you. You went asking them if you could post, and even though they didn't outright throw you outta there, they did express their feelings. This IS the internet, after all, and they were just being honest in their feelings. I'm sorry you took it as rude, but I fear that if you start actively posting, you're gonna think some of us are rude, too. No one here sugar coats things or validates things that we think our wrong. That's the beauty of the internet, complete honesty!

With that said, this board is REALLY good about not being bitchy. If we have an opinion, or disagree with something you said, we express it in the most respectful way possible. I've seen it go wrong because people can't take it, and I hope that doesn't happen with you.

Anyway, I hope you continue to post here! There are some awesome girls here.

ggirl2001 · November 2011

Ditto everything Cab said. She's smart and sassy and wise, listen to her.

I can tell you that calling people rude doesn't get you far on these boards. It's best to let things roll off your back and move on. We have all been called out on things at one point.

CAB1217 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]Ditto everything Cab said. She's smart and<strong> sassy</strong> and wise, listen to her. I can tell you that calling people rude doesn't get you far on these boards. It's best to let things roll off your back and move on. We have all been called out on things at one point.
Posted by ggirl2001[/QUOTE]

That parts my favorite! ;)

Beachy730 · November 2011

Eh, I read your intro post over there. While I don't think anyone is overly rude, I know Amethyst from another board and she has many times been called out for being too mean just for the fun of it. But either way, you asked for their opinions and you got them, good and bad.

Welcome to the board though. My H is Navy too. As Hike said, tell us more about you and your FI. What base is he stationed at? Where are you getting married?

CAB1217 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]Eh, I read your intro post over there. While I don't think anyone is overly rude, <strong>I know Amethyst from another board and she has many times been called out for being too mean just for the fun of it.</strong> But either way, you asked for their opinions and you got them, good and bad. Welcome to the board though. My H is Navy too. As Hike said, tell us more about you and your FI. What base is he stationed at? Where are you getting married?
Posted by dnbeach12[/QUOTE]

I totally meant to mention that... very good point Beach!

melbelle24 · November 2011

Hi and welcome to the board! Tell us more about you and your wedding. I love hearing people's ideas!

kara811 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Are there any welcoming boards here? : This made me burst out laughing. Is this your polite way to ask if they are already married?
Posted by ggirl2001[/QUOTE]

<div>LOL. And your reply made me laugh too! Well after her second reply it doesn't seem like they are already married, but I still want to know how long and why they call each other that already. I haven't known anyone to call each other that and it could be a bit misleading. </div><div>
</div><div>So reading what other PPs have said, I kinda want to go to PS and read the stuff there.. </div>

CAB1217 · November 2011

It's drama again over there ya'll...

http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_plus-sized_wednesday-chatter_.7

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calindi · November 2011

Hi and welcome!

I went and read the PS thread, like a lot of girls. I think Amethyst is like a lot of girls on some of the boards - mean for the sake of being mean. I hate seeing it, but it's pretty common on TheKnot. I think it's a classic 6th grade "mean girls" mentality - often it's women who feel they've been picked on in the past, so they make themselves feel better by being overly "honest" (aka abrupt and sometimes mean) with new posters.

That said, if you honestly feel you have a bad body image, then you can do a lot of things to improve it. I do think the suggestion to go to the "Getting in Shape" board might be good, if you are looking for a bunch of highly motivated women who focus on fitness rather than a certain size. The girls here are pretty diverse, too. But I do think most of us have a pretty good self image.

Tell us more about you and your wedding! Since you call him your husband, I'm guessing you already got married? What are your hobbies or interests? Do you like reading, cuz we have a book club around here?

SamiJoeB · November 2011

Kara- I read it and I didn't see a whole lot of rudeness. I can see their point, but I understand where OP is coming from also. I only read the post on the PS board, though.. (Cause I'm lazy!)

OP- CAB is right, we can be very blunt and honest, but for the most part we're pretty nice about it. The only times it really goes downhill is when someone starts throwing names out there, or they are disrespectful in their response. As long as you can handle constructive criticism, you'll be fine!

LetsHikeToday · November 2011

Also, if you really do have bad body image then I would suggest you talk to a counselor. It helped me a lot when I had my eating disorder.

shayNnik · November 2011

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[QUOTE]Hi and welcome! I went and read the PS thread, like a lot of girls. I think Amethyst is like a lot of girls on some of the boards - mean for the sake of being mean. I hate seeing it, but it's pretty common on TheKnot. I think it's a classic 6th grade "mean girls" mentality - often it's women who feel they've been picked on in the past, so they make themselves feel better by being overly "honest" (aka abrupt and sometimes mean) with new posters. That said, if you honestly feel you have a bad body image, then you can do a lot of things to improve it. I do think the suggestion to go to the "Getting in Shape" board might be good, if you are looking for a bunch of highly motivated women who focus on fitness rather than a certain size. The girls here are pretty diverse, too. But I do think most of us have a pretty good self image. <strong>Tell us more</strong> about you and your wedding! Since you call him your husband, I'm guessing you already got married? What are your hobbies or interests? Do you like reading, cuz we have a book club around here?
Posted by calindi[/QUOTE]

I don't know why, but this immediately made me break out into "Tell me more, tell me more was it love at first sight? Tell me more, tell me more did she put up a fight?"

Ok, now that the best summer song ever is stuck in my head, welcome to the board OP! And please, for the sake of my sanity, tell me more :-)

freebread03 · November 2011

Wow your pictures are beautiful! The ladies on this board really are quite welcoming--I wish I had more time to post and get to know them better

kyrgyzstan · November 2011

I do think you likely posted there so that people would tell you that you're beautiful and don't need to post there, etc. I think that's really sad, and I ditto the counseling.

Also, I do think this board can be kind of bitchy (because I'm on it and Honey Badger don't care), but it's whatever. I'd go to the Brides.com boards or that other one that Kendall and Katelyn used to post on, whatever that one is called.

kara811 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]I do think you likely posted there so that people would tell you that you're beautiful and don't need to post there, etc. I think that's really sad, and I ditto the counseling. Also, I do think this board can be kind of bitchy (because I'm on it and Honey Badger don't care), but it's whatever. I'd go to the Brides.com boards or that other one that Kendall and Katelyn used to post on, whatever that one is called.
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

<div>I love this Stan!! This made me laugh so much, and I agree with you. I read the post on PS and I didn't think anyone on there was particularly all that rude like OP made it seem like. </div>

ggirl2001 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]I do think you likely posted there so that people would tell you that you're beautiful and don't need to post there, etc. I think that's really sad, and I ditto the counseling. Also, I do think this board can be kind of bitchy (because I'm on it and Honey Badger don't care), but it's whatever. I'd go to the Brides.com boards or that other one that Kendall and Katelyn used to post on, whatever that one is called.
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I think we have all gotten used to the bitchiness so we don't notice it haha. I think we are very blunt and outspoken haha.

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Irishcurls · November 2011

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[QUOTE]I do think you likely posted there so that people would tell you that you're beautiful and don't need to post there, etc. I think that's really sad, and I ditto the counseling. Also, I do think this board can be kind of bitchy (because I'm on it and Honey Badger don't care), but it's whatever. I'd go to the <strong>weddingbee.com</strong> boards or that other one that Kendall and Katelyn used to post on, whatever that one is called.
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]
There Stan, fixed it for ya <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /><div>
</div><div>But ditto on the counseling if you really are having a hard time with your body image. And on being so desperate to be welcomed....I mean, just lurk around, post occassionally, introduce yourself if you feel comfortable there. </div>

Irishcurls · November 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Are there any welcoming boards here? : I think we have all gotten used to the bitchiness so we don't notice it haha. I think we are very blunt and outspoken haha.
Posted by ggirl2001[/QUOTE]
I gotta let me real self out here more often. Gah I type things and delete them sofreakingmuch.

tyleet87 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Are there any welcoming boards here? : I think we have all gotten used to the bitchiness so we don't notice it haha. I think we are very blunt and outspoken haha.
Posted by ggirl2001[/QUOTE]

gg,

Your husband in the picture in your signature looks just like my ex! It freaked me the F out for a second until I realized you are not in California. Whew. :)

ggirl2001 · November 2011

Hahaa Tyleet I am not in Cali and my husband is not from there either so you're good!

kyrgyzstan · November 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Are there any welcoming boards here? : I gotta let me real self out here more often. Gah I type things and delete them sofreakingmuch.
Posted by Irishcurls[/QUOTE]

<div>I do that too, believe it or not. And since I'm still kind of a b-word, just imagine how much I would be hated if I posted what I generally think!</div><div>
</div><div>ETA: And that is not a fishing expedition. I know you people like me plenty. But you're all nuts.</div>

CAB1217 · November 2011

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[QUOTE]I do think you likely posted there so that people would tell you that you're beautiful and don't need to post there, etc. I think that's really sad, and I ditto the counseling. Also, I do think this board can be kind of bitchy (because I'm on it and <strong>Honey Badger don't care</strong>), but it's whatever. I'd go to the Brides.com boards or that other one that Kendall and Katelyn used to post on, whatever that one is called.
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

Baaahahaha!!!!

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