I haven't been on for awhile and was just curious .....has the venue of this site changed? I noticed questions asked from dry skin to someones estranged spouse dying from a homicide and she was concerned for both herself and young son. Not to be intrusive, but merely curious.
And we seem to be getting a lot more people who are dealing with family dysfunction rather than seeking advice about practical care.
How is it going with mom and dad?
I really wish there was something we can do to prevent the catalyst that will change their living situation.....but until dad is willing to make that decision we sit by the side lines and hold our breathe. Thank you for asking!
I have observed a group of posters who travel the site as a group, mean girls showing up to attempt to take down others, ruin their reputations, post behind people's backs what is untrue and negative opinions. They are bullies, imo.
This past week, I thought, with just a little more effort, one negative poster will be allowed to destroy the entire website single handedly. And this group has misinterpreted and ill-defined what the aging care website is intended for.
But I still believe that the Admins and moderators will edit, delete, and close negative threads for further comment to preserve the integrity of the Aging Care reputation.
We are not here to express hate for our aged parents, or hate towards other caregivers. People who design entire threads to express hate, and are joined in by the group I am referring to, just have not been brought up correctly, or at all.
I am not referring to those loyal caregivers who have experienced burnout and needed our help to recover burnout.
And I do not hate others who disagree with me.
Thanks for the complement. I appreciate it but I am quite sure that in trying to offer support to someone that I haven’t always given the correct answer to those posting for answers to their questions.
None of us are going to have the magic answer to every question, even if it’s well meaning advice.
I think most people are sincerely trying to help and do care, otherwise they wouldn’t want to be involved in a site like this.
If we run into disputes sometimes it’s best not to feed them ammunition to fire back at us. I went through enough of that in my family with my mom and brothers. I reached my quota of dealing with foolishness. Surrendering from the chaos is liberating! It was completely exhausting and futile to continue a relationship with my brothers.
I'm relatively new on this message board, but I think the "controversial" stuff should be left in the Discussions. Too much bickering on the Questions side, which might cause threads to be completely abandoned by the OP.
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