tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post1138107091861347969..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Bye bye board :(loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-27038856229715325732008-06-21T14:24:00.000-04:002008-06-21T14:24:00.000-04:00It is so sad that a place of support is closing do...It is so sad that a place of support is closing down. Can you send along this post and these comments as proof of the need for this space?Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-24090351108974100142008-06-20T09:15:00.000-04:002008-06-20T09:15:00.000-04:00I'm sad that such a great source of support would ...I'm sad that such a great source of support would close down. That's wrong isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Is there anything that can be done about keeping it up or taking it over? Should we start a petition? <BR/><BR/>I don't like either term, especially not the free version. I am always being told how lucky I am to have my "freedom" . . . meanwhile I can't wait to give that freedom away!<BR/><BR/>I consider myself involuntarily childless until something comes along to change that.beaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627886826215379414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-5654749268506895302008-06-19T01:42:00.000-04:002008-06-19T01:42:00.000-04:00so sorry you are losing that support, loribeth. b...so sorry you are losing that support, loribeth. before I discovered the blogosphere, I was on a late term loss board that served as my lifeline. I eventually left, but I remain close with 3 women and we email regularly. sadly, I'm the only one without children left...<BR/><BR/>you're definitely not the blacksheep. you're a bright beacon in the darkness.lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-14387847881025079782008-06-19T00:44:00.000-04:002008-06-19T00:44:00.000-04:00It's hard enough to lose our support systems when ...It's hard enough to lose our support systems when those we've come to know cross over into successful pregnancy and deliveries...but you can be sure a few of us stalwarts will remain blogging away...hugs to you my friend!Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-53553077227804354842008-06-18T18:48:00.000-04:002008-06-18T18:48:00.000-04:00Can you contact them to do anything about it? It ...Can you contact them to do anything about it? It seems like such a shame...for any of us who might find ourselves in that situation down the road, I'm sure we would need as many resources as possible.SAHWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817257553602920900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-73342414381729942592008-06-18T17:56:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:56:00.000-04:00I'm sorry you are losing the board. I agree with...I'm sorry you are losing the board. <BR/> I agree with the black sheep statement - we're a reminder that it doesn't always work out and nobody spinning the IF wheel wants to be reminded that there isn't always a lovely parting gift after playing the game. I hope you know that your blog is a source of inspiration and strength for other lambless ewes trying to find a greener pasture.<BR/> hmmm, I think I carried the sheep thing a little too far there, didn't I?<BR/><BR/>jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-73068299868846460342008-06-18T14:54:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:54:00.000-04:00Thanks, girls. I actually belong to a private Yaho...Thanks, girls. I actually belong to a private Yahoo group that some former members of this board started... long story, the board we had all originally joined was having technical issues & people couldn't access it for awhile (panic!!). Eventually, I was able to access it again, but many people gave up after awhile, & the board has never really recovered. <BR/><BR/>The private Yahoo board is actually the one I post on most, but a few of us continued to post on the old board. It's part of a larger, multi-board (mostly parent-focused) site, & we felt strongly that it should be there for people who were looking for support. <BR/><BR/>Dianne -- scroll down my blog & on the right hand side about midway down, there is a section with childless/free board & site links (including one to the board that's closing). Unfortunately, most of the boards are not very active... the most active one has a strong Christian tone, which you may or may not be comfortable with.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-29709755384180782862008-06-18T14:15:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:15:00.000-04:00By the way, I've always like black sheeps :). Thi...By the way, I've always like black sheeps :). Thinking the color suits me.Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841585672805438897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-32107785014110901692008-06-18T14:14:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:14:00.000-04:00LoriBeth, I'm sorry for this loss. Could you move...LoriBeth, I'm sorry for this loss. Could you move the board? Granted new members wouldn't be able to join. :(. <BR/><BR/>And ironically - I'm sitting here going they have boards for that? In other words for me?Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841585672805438897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-82890071806663761592008-06-18T14:05:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:05:00.000-04:00I think Ya Chun is right in that blogs have now be...I think Ya Chun is right in that blogs have now become the new community. You could even start a yahoo group or something. Don't be discouraged - start something new!Deathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925549983959400448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-11374820908390575212008-06-18T13:42:00.000-04:002008-06-18T13:42:00.000-04:00Oh, that's too bad. : ( I completely understand w...Oh, that's too bad. : ( I completely understand why you wouldn't want to go to the childfree by choice boards. I lurked on both types of boards last year and really felt uncomfortable with the "by choice" crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-65286967153137781572008-06-17T23:38:00.000-04:002008-06-17T23:38:00.000-04:00I am sorry to hear the board won't be operating af...I am sorry to hear the board won't be operating after this month. Very sorry that they've decided to take this forum away from you. I hope these women, the ones you have stuck around that board to welcome and support, can find their way to you here, Loribeth.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02933776400434137451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-65678974671964768522008-06-17T22:48:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:48:00.000-04:00Loribeth-you're not a black sheep to me. I find ho...Loribeth-<BR/>you're not a black sheep to me. I find hope in your story, in your marriage, in the fact that you can now type out your daughter's story, after so long. I don't know why, but I do. I still hope to be able to try again, but I don't feel different from you. I will hope for something else if I can;t have children; I think that is what i see on your blog.<BR/>May I suggest that you open up a blog like the Baby Loss Directory (on the top of my blog roll) for childless blogs?<BR/>I've read on some blogs about blogging that blogs have kinda taken over in popularity from forums. For what it is worth.Ya Chunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816837461370619194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-49261935476086504882008-06-17T19:27:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:27:00.000-04:00Your blog will now be the one women go to for supp...Your blog will now be the one women go to for support, encouragement and sometimes just the push they need to get through the day or the strength to face monumental decisions.Guera!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12616928404421960462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-82346295142621722172008-06-17T18:16:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:16:00.000-04:00I'm sorry. Mr. Spit and I have drawn such courage ...I'm sorry. Mr. Spit and I have drawn such courage from reading your blog, remembering that we could have a happy life, even if it was a life that did not include children.Mrs. Spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386820063407910064noreply@blogger.com