Is it me or do the Mena boards seem quiet lately???

[Nothing1234 2]

see??? a box and an old bottle... i think the toys are more for the parents then the kids.. i had four and they prefered pots and pans in the kitchen than anything else

I loved pots and pans New Years Eve especially...banging away on them out on my grandmothers fire escape! Awww...the memories!

[nunyab 0]

see??? a box and an old bottle... i think the toys are more for the parents then the kids.. i had four and they prefered pots and pans in the kitchen than anything else

I loved pots and pans New Years Eve especially...banging away on them out on my grandmothers fire escape! Awww...the memories!

lol what year was that??? i get a feeling not that long ago crazy girl.. hehe

[Nothing1234 2]

see??? a box and an old bottle... i think the toys are more for the parents then the kids.. i had four and they prefered pots and pans in the kitchen than anything else

I loved pots and pans New Years Eve especially...banging away on them out on my grandmothers fire escape! Awww...the memories!

lol what year was that??? i get a feeling not that long ago crazy girl.. hehe

I am a little crazy and you never know I might bang a pot or two this year!

But really I'm serious....those were our New Years Eve's in New York City as a young child. We had a blast!! I had two cousins I grew up with like brother/sister and my grandmother watched us when our parents when out for the night. Our noise makers were pots and pans! I have great memories with my cousins growing up and there were not tons of toys around.

[nunyab 0]

see??? a box and an old bottle... i think the toys are more for the parents then the kids.. i had four and they prefered pots and pans in the kitchen than anything else

I loved pots and pans New Years Eve especially...banging away on them out on my grandmothers fire escape! Awww...the memories!

lol what year was that??? i get a feeling not that long ago crazy girl.. hehe

I am a little crazy and you never know I might bang a pot or two this year!

But really I'm serious....those were our New Years Eve's in New York City as a young child. We had a blast!! I had two cousins I grew up with like brother/sister and my grandmother watched us when our parents when out for the night. Our noise makers were pots and pans! I have great memories with my cousins growing up and there were not tons of toys around.

how did i know NY i can see you now... you're g-mom sounds cool

[Nothing1234 2]

see??? a box and an old bottle... i think the toys are more for the parents then the kids.. i had four and they prefered pots and pans in the kitchen than anything else

I loved pots and pans New Years Eve especially...banging away on them out on my grandmothers fire escape! Awww...the memories!

lol what year was that??? i get a feeling not that long ago crazy girl.. hehe

I am a little crazy and you never know I might bang a pot or two this year!

But really I'm serious....those were our New Years Eve's in New York City as a young child. We had a blast!! I had two cousins I grew up with like brother/sister and my grandmother watched us when our parents when out for the night. Our noise makers were pots and pans! I have great memories with my cousins growing up and there were not tons of toys around.

how did i know NY i can see you now... you're g-mom sounds cool

My Gram ROCKS! I adore her...she's in Florida now and I don't get to see her much. She just spent a few weeks with us last month to see the twins and spend time w/ them.

[nunyab 0]

I wish mine was still here... all of my g-parents are gone a long time ago. i love family history would've loved to learn about it through their eyes. you know?

[Nothing1234 2]

I wish mine was still here... all of my g-parents are gone a long time ago. i love family history would've loved to learn about it through their eyes. you know?

I agree and have learned so much from her

[Martiniolive 0]

I think this is a common occurance on all message boards. I am relatively new and only done the message board thing since the visa process. But in my limited experience (I am also a member of 2 related support groups) it is hard to avoid getting the opinions/comments of members that have poor communication skills or are just mean and agressive. Alot of people try to mother or lecture others and I don't think they are aware of how it is recieved. I always try to ignore them as much as possible. At least we don't have to live with them at home like theyre spouse will when they get theyre visa! Than they will be on the "divorce forum" blaming it on "I was used for the visa" because it's never them to blame. And of course I am only talking about the people who drove theyre spouse away with theyre well meaning mothering or criticism

Maybe everyone has theyre visa's and they are here now.....LOL

Cute...wish that were true for everyone waiting.

For me...and I'm just talking about myself. I was feeling depressed w/ all the attacking and just plain mean attitudes. This site is about support. I was not attacked in particular but my friends were. I take things personally. It was over time...not just one thing that sent me away for a week to think why I felt that way. It had a lot to do w/ the negative posts, some horrible events that have occurred and PM's flying around and as some stated the cliques. Everyone has a right to post and have an opinion but when their comments are constantly negative (about anything from embassies interview dates, lives of others, past history or just any personal things people could get their hands on...) it begins to take a toll. I just felt tired of it and needed a break.

I think others just choose to ignore it or they are part of the problem. I want support from people not comments that will bring me down. The stuff we go thru with distance from loved ones, government process....that's enough stress we don't need people to pick sides or make others feel left out. However, I realize we don't live in a perfect world so why would I think this board could be peaceful either...

That's just me. IMHO

This is the reason I stopped posting, besides the fact I was being ignored, but I do still fill out my timeline for others to see and research.

[nunyab 0]

well it's past ramadan... either Jen is doing a fab job as usual or soemthing indeed has changed.

hummmmmmm

[Nothing1234 2]

well it's past ramadan... either Jen is doing a fab job as usual or soemthing indeed has changed.

hummmmmmm

Change is good!

[nunyab 0]

Yeeeeeeep sure is