Dear Wendy
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We love having you here, GuyFriday.
I think my comment a few pages back about this site being for women was misunderstood, and that’s my fault for being inelegant in the way I phrased it. This is a site for women in that it is a space where they are safe and their experiences will be respected. This is also a space for other genders, as long as they maintain a respect for women, which nearly everyone here does.
I have concern for him, too, CG, and hope he’s leaning in to his supportive connections.
Welcome back, barley!
Glad you’re feeling better, KT, and happy birthday!
Agree with Kate – the very sore throat is the telltale omicron symptom. Hope you can get clarity quickly!
I like mark too. We’ve met in person a couple times and I do genuinely care about him, despite the boundaries I’m setting.
Thanks, Lucidity.
I also want to make sure that everyone of all genders know they’re welcome here. We have some wonderful men who are active participants here and I’m sorry if I made any of them feel unwelcome. Their contributions are appreciated! But this *is* a site by a woman and for women, with an open door for anyone else who can respect boundaries, communicate respectively, and, in general, add to the supportive nature of this site. That doesn’t mean we always agree or even “get along” all the time, but it does mean that going forward, personal attacks, and language that borders on abusive or painful or mocking will result in even stricter repercussions. There’s too much going on in the world right now for this space to be one that adds to anyone’s turmoil.
Thanks, all, for understanding!
“there aren’t that many active commenters” … all the more reason not to continually attack the ones who actively participate, and for me to make those who do, feel safe here to share.
Ranger chic, we’re going through the same thing with my mother, in the hospital since Monday (foot infection, not covid), and they’re so short-staffed that her care is really compromised. It’s so nerve wracking! I hope your MIL gets better quickly!
Just want you all to know that I’ve blocked BGM’s IP addresses so that he has a forced break since he didn’t take the long break I asked him to. If he continues accessing the site from different IP addresses, I will continue adding them to the block list. Mark, if you’re able to log in from a different IP address and see this, know that yes, the ban is deliberate. You’ve been warned and you ignored the warning. While men are welcome here, this site is primarily for women and it needs to feel like a safe place for them to express themselves and to share with each other. You have compromised that safety too many times for me to continue giving you access here.
Ok, carry on.
The at-home tests are not thought to be very reliable unless you’re using them every day (or like 4-5 days in a row while symptomatic). I’m heading out now to stand in a testing line and then will test the kids at home probably every other day for the next week (we traveled yesterday, so lots of potential exposure). If I test positive with a pcr test today, I’d assume my kids are positive too and keep them home from school (they’re supposed to go back tomorrow). I’m really trying to do the right thing and this feels like the best I can manage. I’m not going to make my kids stand in a really long line in the cold today… 🤷♀️
Hi, I’m still having some tech issues (and have been on vacation and not able to give them the attention they need), and some replies were deleted from this thread when I had to restore the site to a backup from early this morning. Sorry for the inconvenience! I do have screen grabs of the comments that I can post later (I’m currently sitting at ohare, where my flight home was cancelled and WiFi is spotty…)
