# Who the hell cares what happens to my children, as long as the SD Community loves me **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 28, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895 "2003-06-28T00:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/61 "2003-06-28T02:59:33Z")
Jesus Christ. This is an abomination of an OP if ever I saw one. Obviously **Persephone** didn’t tell the whole story in her OP. Obviously things are fucked up right now for her and her family right now, and I hope for her sake and her family that things get straightened out. Would it have been so difficult to ask for more information before making snarky comments in the original thread, or before starting this pit thread? And to actually wait for that information? This is just going to get uglier and uglier. No good can come of this. ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/62 "2003-06-28T03:01:04Z")
[Misposting removed at request of OP. Wrong thread.] ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/63 "2003-06-28T03:01:16Z")
[made horrible remarks about one of our own.]] Jesus, what is this; fucking Jonestown, Guyana? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/64 "2003-06-28T03:02:07Z")
Um, **pantom** , wrong thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tramp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/65 "2003-06-28T03:02:22Z")
ummm… pantom? ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/66 "2003-06-28T03:03:10Z")
Yikes. Can a mod delete that? Somehow, I posted to this when I wanted to post to a completely and utterly different thread. Weird. For the record, this is the weirdest thread I’ve ever seen, so I suppose this is appropriate, in a weird way. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/67 "2003-06-28T03:05:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JillGat \* > [made horrible remarks about one of our own.]] > > Jesus, what is this; fucking Jonestown, Guyana? My whole post and **that’s** what you pick on…:rolleyes: You really know how to grasp on a concept. Thumbs up to ya sweetie. I have such warm huggy feelings inside about your strong insights. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/68 "2003-06-28T03:07:13Z")
You know…I keep checking back to this thread, hoping against hope that someone has come to their senses and locked it down or deleted it. Is there some reason that this hasn’t happened? I mean, is it not clear at this point that this is an absolute train wreck? ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/69 "2003-06-28T03:09:01Z")
Hey **Jill** and **Dex**? When you’re done diddling each other with the Double Dong of Self Righteousness, I’d recommend cleaning it so it doesn’t smell funny. Just a tip. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/70 "2003-06-28T03:09:01Z")
My point, **Kwyjibo** , is that it is completely baseless to call for Dex’s banning–mindless mod bashing, really. If anyone wants to flame Dex for jumping conclusion, that is certainly their right. But Road Rash is way off base with that call to liberate us from the tyrrany of the administration. **Persephone** , since you seem to have avoided explaining the precise circumstances involved here, may I assume that you do not intend to do so? For the record, whatever your personal situation may be, the only particularly relevant questions would be (1) what condition the house was in that prompted CPS’s actions; (2) why the house was in that condition; and (3) whether the house was in that condition when you left the childen in the care of the father (if, as I gather, that was indeed the case). If you can post adequate answers to those questions without going into the more sensitive matters of your personal situation, it could go a long way towards resolving this dispute. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/71 "2003-06-28T03:09:14Z")
Well, we have two mods here contibuting to the train wreck… _sadly shakes head_ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/72 "2003-06-28T03:11:03Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally poste by malkavia_ > I think that maybe the “STFU, you don’t know what you’re talking about Dex!” reactions are a bit strong. If this was a stranger, one or two people might still stick up for them, but most of us would do just what we always do… cast judgement based on our own experiences. This isn’t a stranger, it’s a long-standing board member. This isn’t a case of hearing about a situation third hand through an internet news service, this is about a person trying to get some emotional support being attacked for talking about the ways she’s _improved_ herself. If a friend told you he’d just quit drinking, would you tell him he was a worthless drunk? Of course not, even if you thought it. That’s a horrible thing to say to someone’s face, even if you’re thinking it. Kinda glad I’m not goint to the August LonDope now. Not sure I’d like to meet **Dex** in person. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by JillGat_ > Jesus, what is this; fucking Jonestown, Guyana? I’m calling Godwin on that one. Thanks for playing, but your comments in this thread are no longer worth listening to. Collect your credibility at the door, and come back _real soon_. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/73 "2003-06-28T03:11:38Z")
Know what I think? I think everyone should go to bed and get some sleep and perhaps we’ll pick this up in the tomorrow. For the record, opening up a new thread on the subject in the meantime would be an extremely poor idea. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895/74 "2003-06-28T03:11:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*And apparently, it was her husband who was at fault, then? (I hope I’m not being nosy by asking, if I am, please, tell me to get bent!) > > It’s both of us. I can’t say it’s more me than him, and I refuse to say it’s more him than me. We’re the only two adults in this house, so it falls on both of us, equally, and we’re working together to fix things. > **Dex** , I think you owe **Persephone** a major apology. \*\* No he doesn’t. I don’t need one. Not from Dex. I’ve met him, and while some of the things he said in his OP were most certainly not true, and they did make me angry, I have the utmost respect for Dex. I do kinda wish he’d emailed **Euty** first, as Euty knows more about everything surrounding this than anyone, save me. But I’m just as angry at myself as Dex is, if not moreso. But, because I _do_ respect Dex the way I do, I’d have shared any information he wanted, and answered any questions he had. He may still have Pitted me, but at least he’d have had a few facts first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895.md?page=3)