Dear would-be Vox neighbors,
This is just my disclaimer so I don't feel guilty. I was raised Catholic, you know, so it's always an underlying issue in my life.
I know my screen name is Crankypants, but please don't take this in a snarky sarcastic way.
If you want to add me to your 'hood, that's okay. I'm sure you have your reasons. Just please don't expect me to add you back, or feel offended if I don't. I have a rather large neighborhood already, and it's a great neighborhood. I'm not saying I'm not adding anyone else, I'm just saying that I will add you if I feel like there is anything in common between us, besides neighbors or groups we are both in.
Especially don't add me if you are expecting me to add you back, and you never commented on my page.
Even if you do comment on my page, don't expect me to add you. You are welcome to add me, read my public stuff, look at my public photos, etc. just PLEASE don't feel offended if I don't add you. It's my option.
I have turned off the option to be notified when someone adds me to their neighborhood, so I am not going to know if you add me or not. I hate guilt. I hate offending people, but then again, if you ARE offended, then you probably shouldn't be reading all my private stuff anyway. So...
I hope that didn't sound too obnoxious but I have to draw the line somewhere and I am tired of feeling guilty and feeling like I am a snob deciding if someone is "good enough" to be my neighbor.
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I might save this for myself. I get all sorts of random people adding me and I felt the same way.
Or I would add them just to be nice and then when they were just taking space in the neighborhood, I wondered if they were getting auto-notices that said: "AmyH doesn't want you in her neighborhood anymore, you loser"
(heh. don't you hate pissy-headed little Neighbors?)
yes, dear, you got in just in time! ;-)
and you, my real life neighbor!
Ever since that creepy "look and see who added who to their neighborhood and what theme they switched to and who they're sleeping with" started, I have been wondering if some of my neighbors are speedreading superfreaks. Some are adding other people at a rate of 5000 a day. When do they have time to read everyone's posts???
I don't LIKE that thing. I don't WANT anyone knowing when I am taking a potty break.
And, yeah, I am still reflexively adding people when they add me, so as not to "hurt anyone's feelings". Good god.
Um, not at the rate of 100 a day, like you, cp. Maybe one a week? But, that's ridiculous. It has to stop. I am going to clean out my neighborhood and turn off that option right now. Thanks for the inspiration.
The private message said "I added you to my neighborhood because.... yadda, yadda, yadda.
BUT the best part of the message was:
I hope you (Dancing Bear) don't use any vile language on your VOX because I told my teenage daughter she could read my neighborhood's post.
HAHAHA... I mean how far in DB's vox did she read before deciding he was a suitable neighbor? I wonder what she thought of this: George Bush Beefcake
Stupid woman. Sheeee-it. Add someone whom you OBviously don't know, and then put restrictions on what HE can say! Errrrgh. The morons are gettin' to me today.
Blast. I don't know HOW to organize my stupid blog so I can tell what I really want to be reading and what I don't. I haven't even figured out how to turn off the "Adding you to my Neighborhood" alarm yet.
Sigh.
As for George Bush Beefcake, I howled the first time, AND this time! More like Chipped Beef on Bushcake, though.
I, for one, adore your Bible discussions and religious articles, IG.
I think DB's obnoxious would-be neighbor deserves Bush's Beefcake. I can't imagine Cranky running into that particular problem, though. Picture some uptight Stepford Mom type joining her hood and then getting all bent out of shape over the use of bad words. Helllooo? "Crankypants" right there at the top of the blog. Otoh, the "God hates fish" quote on mine seems lost of most people. They think I'm running a private Bible study group or something. Hee!
Let's keep posting whatever we want, and let the Mature Grownups and Christian Kids make decals showing which site it's SAFE for them to look at! ;)
If it wasn't so late, I would go back and read that CO post. It's just funny thinking about someone getting bent out of shape.
People who live sheltered lives shouldn't try to force the rest of us into their safety bubbles.
Like Webcruiser, my mom sometimes reads my posts so I try to keep it somewhat respectable. Which is ironic, because I tell her more over the phone than maybe she wants to know, and more than ends up in my Vox.
Also, I'm in a pretty public job and I don't want anything to come back and bite me in the rear as I keep movin' on up in my career.
It took me here when I just clicked on it. hmmmm.....
and yes, of course you may use it. I probably could have written this better but oh well.