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AIBU to be upset about a facebook group

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Scienceawarenaturalparent · 13/06/2018 18:54

AIBU staying in a facebook group?

I have had a quick name change!

I'm a member of a large facebook group for natural parents who are also science aware. This group has been a fantastic resource and support network but its all gone wrong. The people running the page all have their own issues and are ganging up on other members for what seems like no reason.

I have thought long and hard about leaving the group because it seems like playground bullying but i just cant seem to do it.

They are great when you need your hand holding and will help you with any problem you could think of. They have a fantastic support network of Nutella addicts and people with difficulties like ADHD and depression I'm not sure there there is a better community.

BUT posting in it can be like stepping onto a nest of vipers. People having mental health problems can be kicked out for no good reason OR supported with people being sent round to check on them or taxis being called and paid for by the group when fleeing a husband. It just depends if you are in with the right crowd or not.

There are many LGBTQ members and there are a lot who are in relationships or who have experimented with eachother and this is causing tension on the group.

I cant seem to leave but i can't seem to stay and I don't even know these people in real life.

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Spudlet · 13/06/2018 23:17

Not unless we can get the jar off your face, torn. [fetches the big plunger]

PintOfMineralWater · 13/06/2018 23:16

Is there a leader? Is he a very fertile man? Does he wear a robe?

Grin

I want to join a cult! I'm sick of running the house/our lives, I'd love someone telling me what to do.

Haffiana · 13/06/2018 23:16

Are all natural parents complete and utter cunts? All the ones posting on here are - is this usual?

niugboo · 13/06/2018 23:16

Ah yes mustn’t forget the “FUCK I can’t pay my rent oooh tattoo” fund.

Apparently there’s an offshoot sex group but not accessed that because, well the members are not to my taste.

TornFromTheInside · 13/06/2018 23:15

Nutella addiction is not something to be taken lightly.
It's spreading across the nation.

Spudlet · 13/06/2018 23:15

Oh, I think you want the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Sleep Trainers. They're on Twitter.

TornFromTheInside · 13/06/2018 23:15

Speaking of Vegans, I miss Leonard Nimoy

MadeleineMaxwell · 13/06/2018 23:14

It should know nothing of the mighty deeps, if you must know.

WickedLazy · 13/06/2018 23:13

I haven't rtft yet but...

"They have a fantastic support network of Nutella addicts"

I couldn't take anything you said after that seriously. Sorry! laughs inappropriately

Spudlet · 13/06/2018 23:13

What about it?

CaitlynsCat · 13/06/2018 23:13

How do you respond to your vegan child when they tell you they've "cheated"?

This morning I made DD, 6 😢😭 she's currently on holidays with her grandparents & this morning over Skype she proceeded to tell me she's eaten 3 eggs & "cow milk" ice cream 😠 I didn't know how to respond other than disappointed ... mainly because I had specifically spoken about her vegan requirements before she went and clarified because she's so little she'll need help with knowing what she can and cannot eat. And then I got a tad upset when my daughter proceeded to tell me it's ok she ate the eggs because they were from "happy farms" 😠 SO ANGRY on the inside! and as a reactive result my husband and I sat there giving as gentle a lecture as he could all about our family values and reminded her why SHE CHOOSES to be vegan everyday and we don't believe in "happy farms". Then she cried because she saw we were upset and disappointed 😢😧😧 and I've spent all day over feeling guilty about totally fucking up that situation and making her so upset. She's been hardcore vegan for years, by choice. We never forced it. I just don't know what I should have done....if an adult she loves says it's ok, of course she'll get confused.

I'm not even upset with her I'm just mad over the whole situation and the end result 😠

Anyone else dealt with similar hurdles?

CuntsNotCult · 13/06/2018 23:12

went from science advice to consumer advice to soap opera

admin quick to say they give their time for free. But they manage to crowd fund enough from members for tatoos and holidays abroad

sounds like it's now like love island but using Jeremy Kyle rejects

TornFromTheInside · 13/06/2018 23:12

I'm not sure how I feel about the inner sanctum of a lady wearing sandals.
I've not got my damn tongue stuck in the Nutella jar. Is there a nurse, or plumber on the site?

Caitlyn, can you dance around a fire and summon up something?

Atthebottomofthesea · 13/06/2018 23:11

Goodness that sleep system is the price of a 2nd hand car.

No wonder the makers sleep well at night.

MadeleineMaxwell · 13/06/2018 23:11

@Spudlet What about the cagèd whale?

Strawberrybelly · 13/06/2018 23:11

Me too Watcher. I can't stop refreshing the page even though I really should be going to sleep now.

Spudlet · 13/06/2018 23:10

@madeleinemaxwell Nope, bean soup it is. Sorry about that.

OkMaybeNot · 13/06/2018 23:10

Ok no but we are actually going to need screenshots.

pls.

WatcherintheRye · 13/06/2018 23:09

I haven't left the group because I find it oddly fascinating.

I haven't left this thread for the same reason. Oddly, oddly fascinating! Grin

MadeleineMaxwell · 13/06/2018 23:08

@Spudlet Are you sure the ill-built tower doesn't tremble mightily at a butterfly's passage?

Spudlet · 13/06/2018 23:08

Omg, I just tried to explain this to dh. He is... bemused. Yes. That's the word for it.

CaitlynsCat · 13/06/2018 23:08

ShapelyBingoWing: Hail Seitan.

OkMaybeNot · 13/06/2018 23:07

Salt-Water sandals

You only get to wear them if you're part of the inner sanctum. I guess that's why you don't know.

You have to own a robe.

TornFromTheInside · 13/06/2018 23:07

I don't need drugs...

At my age, I can get the same effect just by standing up too quickly

(or reading this thread)

FlirtyRomanticToast · 13/06/2018 23:07

I'd like to get a few salt lamps.

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