Sucks that I can't talk about parenting struggles without being swarmed by gross people

I should have known better. Damn me.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

I've experienced the same thing. Talking about parenting sometimes brings fetishistic pedophiles into my inbox. I am sure it is a worse problem for women.

deadgerbil · 26-30

Yeah you can really only do that if you limit your posts to just your friends

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@deadgerbil Yup I meant to make it friends only. Big oversight 😒

DarkSideoftheMoon · 31-35, F

I talk about my baby sometimes but i havent gotten anyone being weird yet. I actually have gotten loads of support. I think youve also gave me some good advice on my posts. Im a first time mom and my baby is only 3 months old so i dont have much experience but i find facebook parenting groups also helpful.

I just dont post any pictures or get too personal.

rrraksamam · 31-35, M

Yeah, this place has some weird people

WhateverWorks · 36-40

Ignore/block them. Vent away.

bijouxbroussard · F

Even referring to myself as "earth mother" has brought me some incredibly disgusting messages out of nowhere. 😳

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard We had a CD (yes, this was ye olden days!) of music for young children called "Earth Mother Lullabies". We would play it to help our daughter fall asleep in her crib.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DrWatson It sounds beautiful. There’s nothing untoward about the term. But then there’s SW definitions.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard That anyone would find the term to be anything but innocent would never have occurred to me, but ...... why do I keep getting surprised by what can happen here?!

I'm sorry you have had to deal with this.

DDonde · 31-35, M

it's the dark part of this place

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SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@Stereoguy I had most of them blocked or banned a while ago. 😑 Guess it's a new generation and I need to be more careful

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pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

What did they say?

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@pianoplayingsteve Just some very sketchy characters crawling out of the woodwork. It made it easy on me to know who to block and report, at least.

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