Air Your Grievances!

missy68 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:dec1217b-468d-4e7c-8d2b-2e77c9fd7065">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm going to jump on the Mica train. I felt like after someone pointed out how bad the other Mica sucked, she way over tried to prove that she didn't suck. All of the OMG DID YOU HATE ME comments to people were a little over the top. It's cool, we get the other Mica sucks, but don't fall into the suck category from over kill of I DON'T SUCK. I'm pretty sure I overused the word suck, but I'm childish and it made me giggle a little.
Posted by dmiller9274[/QUOTE]

Noticed BIG time.

betrothed123 · October 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : Yup. Kind of like that rainbowcake picture chick used to...
Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]
Eeewww Rainbow cake :-(

AllAboutTheBenjamin · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:1645a6ce-9fde-4bb7-bdd8-5408c5cbc876">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]Not only is my month board boring, so is my local board. And ditto on the 'checks.' But I love SB. Sometimes I just lurk, some days I post. But I am almost always entertained.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

I like when you post :)

betrothed123 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:5ca5c288-8752-490d-8137-517ad473ad8d">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : SHe'd probably tell me to work more and knot less. Then I'd have to track her down..
Posted by SarahPLiz[/QUOTE]
Then you could tell her the knot pays you to post here.... then say something like "Why? Don't they pay you too? I thought you were all paid."

SarahPLiz · October 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : Then you could tell her the knot pays you to post here.... then say something like "Why? Don't they pay you too? I thought you were all paid."
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

<div>I should say. :" Hey, I got you this damn job!" </div><div>
</div><div>I was the one that asked KA for a mod in the first place. </div>

Steph0871 · October 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : Then you could tell her the knot pays you to post here.... then say something like "Why? Don't they pay you too? I thought you were all paid."
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

<div>I like this.</div><div>
</div><div>Sarah- she's crazy. She posted on the mod board, too, asking if anyone else has such a 'problem.' It took me about 5 rewrites to say "get over it" nicely enough to not have KA send me a mean email.</div>

K&J64 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:4d3315bc-4aec-4521-83ad-965fb510a8af">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]And Star, none - to my knowledge - of our jobs entail the safety and welfare and education of children. Hers does. BIG difference. My grievance is with the people in shaydenise's thread yesterday. I was unable to be on to comment in it yesterday, but I've got several issues with it. I'm tired of the BSA bashing. First, the story is quoted from a biased source (as are a vast majority of news stories, particularly about the Scouts). Second, the father wasn't trying to be a leader, he wanted to wear the uniform as popcorn chairman. The uniform is for registered members only, which he is not. And yes, he can't be, because of his beliefs. Shay, your interjection about your friend in medical school was out of place given Pat's (yes I know him) comment - there's nothing in there about damn career choices. It is not a commentary on individuals; the BSA has chosen what they believe provides the best role models for young adult males growing up. And, by the way - the National office is held to this standard as well. Are there going to be exceptions out there? Probably. But this is what they've decided. They don't teach the boys that gays are "bad people," that's a fallacy. As was said, they are a private organization, and they have the right to make their own membership rules, just like GSUSA, sororities, fraternities, etc. It's been upheld in the Supreme Court. <strong>kcullen, they are moving out of many public buildings, but many of them have long-standing agreements</strong>. And Mica, I think I'm going to stand by my original assessment of you.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

Long standing agreements or not, it's a violation of law in most states and they need to move to a private building where tax dollars aren't being used towards their private organization.

How to you feel about a life long Scout getting the boot as an adult because he's gay/atheist? If their policy was you had to be Christian to be a good role model would it bode well with you for them to kick out or prevent Jews from joining? What if only white men were deemed appropriate role models?

Again, they're within their legal right to operate as they see fit, but I don't have to support it.

MeaghanandMichael · October 2010

Steph - I only have it book marked from home... oops! Badmod.

SarahPLiz · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:96db9a05-022d-4f6b-9b9c-bf893cd38c31">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : I barely ever go on the mod board. It is full of lame eagerbeavers. So yeah, I flame the mod board. <strong>The worst thread on there was this girl asking if she could make a sticky on her board for people to ask for knotties to come to their weddings if they are under their F&B minimum.</strong> <strong>She gave this long drawn out example. Then some one was all, "does this REALLY happen so often you need a sticky?" I laughed my ass off. I guess you had to be there, but it was funny.</strong>
Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]
If anyone in our area actually had minimums ( I don't hear much about them), I wouldn't be surprised if it was her.

deepcovejackie · October 2010

I'm on the Cranberries train too. She seems familiar in a weird kind of way. Not saying she's weird though.

Re: extensions. Yes, here where I am it's not uncommon for people to pay $1000 for the glued-in type extensions. Also it's expensive to get hair permanently straightened the Japanese way. My sister did extensions and the total was about $1000. I thought she was nuts. I'd rather spend $1000 in so many other ways.

MeaghanandMichael · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:7add41b0-58a5-415d-ad51-ff0a30f9fd99">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm on the Cranberries train too. She seems familiar in a weird kind of way. Not saying she's weird though. Re: extensions. Yes, here where I am it's not uncommon for people to pay $1000 for the glued-in type extensions. Also it's expensive to get hair permanently straightened the Japanese way. My sister did extensions and the total was about $1000. I thought she was nuts. I'd rather spend $1000 in so many other ways.
Posted by deepcovejackie[/QUOTE]

Guess who just came out to play in Mara's thread?

lilianne22 · October 2010

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[QUOTE]I hate that people bitch when I try to start up conversation on my club and local board that are NWR. <strong>FFS, I know we're only a month out, but no more checks</strong>. AATB and Sarah and Blue, please come back me up.
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

I look forward to your NWR posts on the Nov board Steph! I am also sick of all the damn checks and also I feel like there have been a bunch of questions about escort cards as of late...but that might just be annoying to me since I'm not doing them.

missy68 · October 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : Long standing agreements or not, it's a violation of law in most states and they need to move to a private building where tax dollars are being used towards their private organization. How to you feel about a life long Scout getting the boot as an adult because he's gay/atheist? If their policy was you had to be Christian to be a good role model would it bode well with you for them to kick out or prevent Jews from joining? What if only white men were deemed appropriate role models? Again, they're within their legal right to operate as they see fit, but I don't have to support it.
Posted by kcullen37[/QUOTE]

The Jewish population is well represented in Scouting, as is LDS, Catholicism, etc. The BSA is NOT a Christian organization, it is a religious organization. Their pledge is to God, not Jesus. Muslims can be Boy Scouts. Way too many people misconstrue the mission of the BSA.

It shouldn't come as a surprise to the Scout. I would feel for him personally, but he grew up knowing the rules.

I never said you did have to support it.

J&K10910 · October 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : The Jewish population is well represented in Scouting, as is LDS, Catholicism, etc. The BSA is NOT a Christian organization, it is a religious organization. Their pledge is to God, not Jesus. Muslims can be Boy Scouts. Way too many people misconstrue to mission of the BSA. It shouldn't come as a surprise to the Scout. I would feel for him personally, but he grew up knowing the rules. I never said you did have to support it.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

I don't see it as any different than a Catholic being excommunicated for pissing off the Catholic church by going against their long standing beliefs in some way, personally.

deepcovejackie · October 2010

Gold star to Ang? She's just showed up there too... ((Twilight Zone music))

[Deleted User] · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:c1af7547-986a-4020-ad9b-a31dcded376b">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]What good does it do to bitch about how things suck around here? I know it's a cycle that happens over and over again with someone always saying this after the bitching about how it's lame, but UGH. Either post pithy and interesting things yourself or get more hobbies!
Posted by Night_Sprite[/QUOTE]

But who was doing this? If anything, it was more like "hey. It's boring lately. Let's spice it up" or "I feel like we are missing some honesty". I didn't see anyone actually say "you guys are lame". Unless I just missed it.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · October 2010

I hope I don't need many alterations. See, I don't know for sure. Since I haven't been able to try the damn thing on. Because for all I know it's in Lithuania or something.

But if I do, I'm getting rammed to the top of the list. And we're not paying for them.

maratea · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:8b32df54-ae1c-44af-ad8d-23b1a8776b65">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : I hate to burst the gold star, but you know this means you are directly under suspect as most closely linked to the AE riiiiight?? hahah ;)
Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]

Oh, poo. It's not me. I don't have the brain capacity to post under 2 names. I feel like I'd give myself away or post under the wrong name. All my brain is focused on right now is new house.

zippityb · October 2010

I would spend $1,000 on extensions if I was going on a reality dating show. That way girls wouldn't be able to put me down based on my busted weave. That would be the only instance in which I would do so.

mehgank · October 2010

Sorry I'm late, we had an earthquake drill that took forever.

I'd like to air my frustrations about the whole Check! issue too. It drives me insane, and I'm sorry, but I don't really care about your wedding. Yes, your invites are like superduperfreaking cool, but not as cool as mine, since they're mine.

On my old month board, we had come up with a word-of-mouth rule that if you were going to post a check, then it had to also contain PIP, to make it more interesting and so that we didn't have to read a nine paragraph descritption of your aisle decorations. That helped clean up the boards a lot.

TheCranberry · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:a4916282-ce24-40cb-bfb8-b572af7cde4f">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]I get this weird feeling TheCranberries is an AE. Not a grievance, but I figured I would put it out there.
Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]

I'm definitely not an AE. I joined in 2002 because a girl in my office was getting married, and of course I got sucked into wedding planning. I didn't do any board stuff back then. Then I started coming on TK earlier this year when I started my own wedding planning. I didn't start visiting the boards until May of this year I think. Why do you think I am an AE?

AllAboutTheBenjamin · October 2010

Ditto mehgan on the PIPs. I like looking at pictures of stuff. I don't want to read about details I don't care about.

Because seriously: why should I care?

K&J64 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:f12229a5-a7ca-4226-bb44-ef4a3a871797">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : The Jewish population is well represented in Scouting, as is LDS, Catholicism, etc. The BSA is NOT a Christian organization, it is a religious organization. Their pledge is to God, not Jesus. Muslims can be Boy Scouts. Way too many people misconstrue the mission of the BSA. It shouldn't come as a surprise to the Scout. I would feel for him personally, but he grew up knowing the rules. I never said you did have to support it.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

I didn't say other religions weren't represented, I'm fully aware that BSA isn't a Christian organization. I asked how would you feel <strong><u>if</u></strong> the Scout's policy was you had to be a white Christian straight male to be a good role model? And model Scout who grew up knowing the rules gets the boot b/c he's gay/atheist as an adult but still holds onto the values of the BSA sits well with you? I'm not asking you to pity him, but to think about how this scenario speaks of the organization.

DodgersBride · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:1afa1908-e5bf-4ef5-a2a2-07a070f4d72f">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]Sorry I'm late, we had an earthquake drill that took forever. I'd like to air my frustrations about the whole Check! issue too. It drives me insane, and I'm sorry, but I don't really care about your wedding. Yes, your invites are like superduperfreaking cool, but not as cool as mine, since they're mine. On my old month board, we had come up with a word-of-mouth rule that if you were going to post a check, then it had to also contain PIP, to make it more interesting and so that we didn't have to read a nine paragraph descritption of your aisle decorations. That helped clean up the boards a lot.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

We had one here too. Well not my work but the great shake out in like Chatsworth or Sherman Oaks. It was supposed to happen at 10:21am

AllAboutTheBenjamin · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:fdd89e9e-906b-4b3f-8143-92b0f3145dfb">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : See, if I did that, I'd probably end up bawling my eyes out b/c wine can make me too mellow. Now, vodka, on the other hand, grows me some balls. So what I would do, is have a couple of martinis and then head down to that dress store and not leave until I talked to a china man. And I'm breaking the rule about not looking for another dress. Going to Denver this weekend to visit my MOH and I'm looking at another dress I found online. Who knows? Maybe I'll end up with two. Or they'll both suck. Whatever.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

It doesn't matter what I drink, it always ends up one of two ways - I either turn into a weepy, pathetic waste of space, or I become BFFs with everyone. I was making drunken phone calls until 2:30 in the morning.

mehgank · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:9d19e7fd-0758-475f-8424-5d3e712f1aa1">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]Mehgank: earthquake drills in Florida?
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

I'm currently working in the Bay Area of CA for the oil spill, that's also why I'm able to be on the TK more now than when I'm back in FL. They don't really care that I surf the internet since I get the work done when they hand it to me and it's a blessing that I'm actually here to help out.

That'll all end when I got back to work next week though :( they're very anti-TK in my office. I might be a nighttime knottie after that.

TheCranberry · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:6fa540d8-2b0f-452f-a415-9ed1a4bae555">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : Makes sense. I also can't put my finger on why exactly. There have just been times it feels like you know stuff you wouldn't normally unless you were around for a while. I guess I was wrong! Mara - I hear you on the AE thing. I only had one successful one and that was back before the board change when it was must easier to keep track of which name you were on. I don't think I have had one since.
Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]

Maybe it is because I lurked for a while before I started posting? I've only started posting more on SB in the last month maybe, but I was lurking and posting sporadically on different boards before then. You are just starting to notice me now I guess. I am slow to share personal info about myself on message boards.

TheCranberry · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:4df1161d-984b-497f-98be-afce3b808543">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]Hey Cranberries--we wondered if you were an AE because you seem to "know" us all so well. No offense, really.
Posted by deepcovejackie[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I'm glad it's not a bad thing. I was like, what did I do???

K&J64 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:856e1fe1-c52e-42a5-9bd4-b5d29e345ec4">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Air Your Grievances! : It's a moot point, because that isn't the policy and never has been the policy. And to the second point, I've answered what I can answer, for a multitude of reasons. And I'll ask you, if you (which I believe) are born gay, why would you join an organization or continue in an organization that will exclude you? We will have to agree to disagree on this.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

My point is I'm sure IF that were a policy few people would find it acceptable because it's not socially acceptable to be biased against people based on their religion or race. However it is considered socially acceptable to be biased against homosexuals and atheists - therein lies the problem I have.

And do you really think people are sexually aware as children (which is when they would join the BSA)?? It can take many years to come to terms with being gay, mostly because of the stigma society has placed on it. So little boys who are cub scouts don't know they're gay yet, boy scouts probably don't know it yet, and some eagle scouts may not know it or have come to terms with it yet either. So this young man is basically cast aside because of who he realizes he has always been and it's fuucked. This action by the BSA kinda of negates any good they do in my mind, sorry.

And that's all I have to say about thaaat.

JenGin74 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_air-grievances?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c0828cab-1469-4ab9-a130-c1f2c7d397c3Post:e8abd312-d144-4c25-83fb-1434a764a517">Re: Air Your Grievances!</a>:
[QUOTE]<a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_pay" rel="nofollow">http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_pay</a> the $1000.00 hair thread
Posted by MeaghanandMichael[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the link. Agreed, it came off as pretty AW

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