Made my first discussion =/

Ok guys, I started a discussion post last night- yikes! I’m a bit nervous on how the moms of the forum will respond! I’m not much of a confrontational person so this is something that I hope will thicken my skin! I actually made a discussion with two of my groups. Here they are:

In the “Moms with Elementary School Kids”- Stop blaming the teacher…I don't understand why parents always want to blame the teacher for their child's misbehavior. I've been on both sides- teacher and mom- and I can't stand hearing parents saying that their child isn't at fault because they act up in class and that the teacher needs to pay more attention to what's going on in the class. The teacher is doing the best he/she can in a classroom of 30 (now-a-days over-crowded)! I don't think any parent could understand how difficult it can get trying to conduct classroom management unless they've been in the classroom themselves- alone! I give it up to teachers for all their hard work, patience, and dedication! It doesn't make things any better when there's that one child who chooses to not listen and acts up because he/she knows the parent will blame the teacher! Who's side are you really on?

In the “Moms with Teens”- Not satisfied with his looks…I have a 16 year old and he is not satisfied with the way he is. He lifts weights and wants to be more muscular. He's a handsome boy and has a healthy body, but just because there's other boys his age that are lifting weights and getting "buff", he feels he doesn't look good enough. I don't want him to over do it and I feel he's never going to be satisfied. What can I do or say to help him love him for who he is and not care about how every one else looks?

I’ll be checking up on the replies and get back to blogging about it in a few days =-)

Week 4- a bit delayed oops!

I want to begin by apologizing for my delayed blog for week 4. Every day I read up on my groups in my forum and since it's Christmas time, there's a lot of talk relating to Christmas. I noticed that moms usually post simple questions like "Bags or Boxes?" and "Christmas dinner or order in?". I also noticed they do a lot of "bumping", which I think is similar to Facebook's "poking". I've been on the look-out for any relations to Christ for CHRISTmas, which there was a few. Growing up, I've only known about "Merry Christmas", not "Happy Holidays", and singing "Silent Night". These days it seems like there's more and more people who choose to not have any relations to Jesus during Christmas. I make sure that my children know the truth and spread the Good News! I'm one of the happy Christians walking around saying "Rejoice, Jesus is born!". 
On December 2, there was a post that asked "Does someone saying 'Merry Christmas!' offend you if you don't celebrate Christmas?" and I was surprised at the comments. Majority of the ladies mentioned that they don't get offended at all, as long as it was a polite greeting they would just say "Thank you or Happy Holidays". There was even a Muslim lady who commented and said that she responds "Same to you". She further explains that if the person gets offended she didn't say "Merry Christmas" back she would tell them "that's their issue, if they really started being an a-- about it". She goes on talking about Jesus and that he wasn't even born in December and the history of the key parts in the bible that clue you in on. 
After reading these comments on this post, I realized that there's more non-believers then I thought, but there pretty much respectful towards other's beliefs. It doesn't change what I would say during this Christmas season- I won't begin saying Happy Holidays just because there are others out there who don't believe. Regardless, the season is CHRISTmas! I'll leave it at that....

Removed 2 groups from my forum

It’s been very busy in my forum since the last time I posted. I decided to remove myself from two groups:  30 something moms and Newcomers mom club. I didn’t find anything in those groups relevant to my life and interests. 
I did, however, find a lot of positive and negative postings in my other groups, especially in the Mom Confessions group. In this group, there’s all kinds of issues/topics that arise- abortion, getting divorced for having a hot-temper, acting like a mom and not a teenager, etc. I find the most diverse digital citizenship posts in this group even if I can’t relate to much of what’s on topic. The post about abortion really upset me. I'm pro-life and value each and every child as God's blessing! I didn't respond to this post but read through all the other posts. Shockingly, there were very supportive moms to this lady's choice of abortion. There was even a lady who told another lady to "shut up" because she can make her own decisions. These two ladies went back and forth three times. The original poster included herself in their discussion trying to defend herself. It's appalling that I didn't see one post that gave really good advice like seeking additional counseling from a professional or a church member. The conversation got as far as the original poster being accused as a troll, which she defended herself by saying that she had been on this forum for three years. 
I read these topics to my husband and it surprises him that women bring these issues up online in forums. He wonders why they don't turn to a friend or family member. I wonder the same thing. But then I realize, these ladies must be moms with trust issues or loneliness? Regardless of the reasons, it is nice to know that there are forums out on the web for moms who need someone to listen to them. I've noticed that I haven’t come across many Christian moms. Hmmmm…..

Ready to Blog and Comment

I apologize for not making my Blog accessible to all. I hope now you can view it without a problem.

I get email alerts each day for the groups of my CaféMom forum that I’ve become a part of. I scroll through looking to see what catches my eye as good, controversial topics. I find myself following the Moms with teens more than I do the rest. It just seems like raising a teenager in today’s world is tough!

My new forum info

I finally got my blog account set up! Yay me! To my fellow group members, I am in a forum for moms called CafeMom.com I chose this forum because my world revolves around my children and the blessing of being a mom! I’ve been lurking all week, which I find interesting! I chose several groups to lurk in- moms with teens, moms of elementary kids, confessions of moms, and newcomers. I receive daily emails that share a topic for each group. I find that when moms talk about their own children, they can really go on and on. There are those random posts that begin with a question like “What’s the worse thing you found in your child’s backpack?” and moms just give short answers. I only found a few controversial posts and replys that have to deal with putting down certain ways mothers discipline their children and what’s best for their child. One lady really was offended when another lady posted that the worse place to live was Alaska. She called her ignorant! They went back and forth. It was really inappropriate. I’m enjoying this blogging and forums thing quite well!