Long time no see
Hello all, its been a long time! I doubt anyone here remembers me, but if any of you veterans are still around I want to thank you guys for putting up with my nonsense 20 years ago. I just finished up re-reading some of my old posts and holy hell you guys were saints. I was so whacked out as a kid, probably still am a little but wow. I was hoping to actually get into that account and delete it but I have no idea what email I used, so my shame shall live on!
Signed,
Wiggly dolphin girl
Well hello, I remember you! Look, no-one is going to look at those old posts and connect them to the woman you are now. That was someone else. And I see no shame anyway!
This site is actually on its last legs and I don't know that it will continue much longer. The last migration, taking it away from its old Google links, practically killed it. Posts are weeks or months apart and no-one stays. I'm the only regular left, cleaning off the spam each day. And it looks like the site's server is now clogged up. So I expect one day the whole thing will fall off the Net entirely. :)
Hey there Ineligible, nice to see you!
You're too kind. The hell I put my parents through is about half the reason I refuse to have kids, gotta avoid that karma haha. Its a real shame about the site. This place was so important to me. I was a stubborn little shit but I do think you all made a huge difference in the long run. I guess forums aren't much of a thing anymore in general. Kids these days with their tik toks and tweeters ;)
How are things with you?
@nostalgia I think this site did make a difference to a lot of people. I'll be sad to see it go.
Forums aren't as big as they used to be but they still survive on Reddit and a few other, smaller, groupings; but as you mention there's been a big move on the Net away from independent sites towards large 'chains'. It means nearly all discourse is now controlled by a very few hands, and I don't think that can be a good thing.
But I'm becoming a grumpy old man, wishing for things to be as they used to be because I can't keep up with the new stuff. :)
Yeah I get that. I was lurking on reddit for 11ish years. I never felt comfortable actually participating with millions of users, Recently there has been a slight migration from reddit to some new sites because reddit is not supporting the good phone apps anymore. so now I'm hanging out on squabbles.io., the internet has been lacking community for the longest time and its really sad.
@nostalgia Yes, my impression is that the so-called 'social media' are not very social--mainly people going 'look at me', with desultory comments but little real talk or connection.
@Ineligible I guess I haven't signed in in quite a while. What's new with you? You retired yet? Both my kids got married last year and I now have two grandkids. 7mo and 5 mo. My wife and mother in law babysit both of them M-F since both moms went back to work. They are awesome but very tiring.
@sdp Hey, good to hear from you! Yes, I'm retired. I semi-retired for the good of my mental health quite a while ago, but Covid dried up the casual work I was doing and pushed me into full retirement. Perhaps just as well.
Offspring acting in concert like that must be particularly tiring. You would think they would have staggered the births a bit for your convenience!
Both of mine are still at home and we have given up all hope that the line will continue any further.
