Have a good summer Cupcake, if today is anything to go by it should be a good one. Enjoy.

I'd rather you stayed CC. We have been over the hill and far away in forumland and we have found a place where we can stay. This should not mean that we can't have a row now and again. Most Christmasses are blighted by family members, who have not seen each other for a while, argue like billy ho. It's boring on here if everybody just agrees with everybody else. It hasn't descended into the tripe we had a few years ago, so please stay and take it like a woman.

And keep at it.

Cupcake...don't make it permanent.

No-one else can rant fantastically like you and hell why not?  That's what it's for. And you're not just a ranter either. I've never seen you have a go once 

I do not want you to go  

You've got forum exhaustion - nothing more 

It passes  

Yep! I hope you don't go.. and if you have gone , I hope you're back soon.

Rants aren't all you do ( but I have to say, the rants are class! will miss them if you're away! ) , and it'll be a duller place while you're gone x

Peace out cupcake.  

Come back when you are ready. 

Oh Cupcake i love your rants, you do love a good old moan, so do i !

Come back soon, please  

I like Rants I do, come back and rant away Cupcake....xx

A lot of us have had forum fatigue at one time or another, Cupcake. Take some time out, if you feel the need - then come back to us when you've re-charged your batteries.

What Yogi said

Ah i see it now! I dont read every single thread so dont know whats happening.Maybe i should, but.....

Anyway come back soon Cupcake xx 

Ok, I'm just going to be completely honest, as that's how I roll.

Cupcake, if you want to take some leave from this forum then that's fine, that's your choice. I do think though that you can be overly sensitive to some peoples replies or comments. We all say things on here that not everyone agrees with, we all get comments going against what we say, its just the way a forum works.

You aren't the only one to have this happen to, so you need to stop pointing out that you're constantly being picked on. No-one is disagreeing, or raising concerns with you because they hate, they just want to make their own points. When this happens you can get overly defensive, which can come across as being quite offensive.

I'm not saying this to add salt to 'your wound', and I know you will most likely be checking up on this thread, to see our replies (why else would you create it?), but you really need to stop taking everything so literally, and understand that if you're going to be controversial then you have to expect a level of opposition.

No one hates you on here, its not like you've hurt a member of their family or anything, but I do hope you take some time out to think about your decision.  Its all fun and games at the end of the day.

Well said Rawks

I'm kinda reluctant to say, "If you can't stand the heat, get out a the kitchen" BUT, I really am struggling to understand your apparent sensitivity Cups

Ok, maybe I don't know how to put this either, but I think Rawks and Soops have a point. It's not like you were 'teared' into with a rage CC. And if the OP was directed at me, well so be it, but the last thing I want anyone to do is leave the forum because they feel bullied or got at. We all are never going to have the same opinions and that is just how forum life goes TBH. 

See, I just don't see it that way.... but,  mmmm ,if I was the receiving end, maybe I would?? Way I see it Cups, you post some pretty strong/ controversial stuff... Do you not expect a response

Soops! That's it in a nutshell! See, I'm better at the one liners and I can't say what I want to properly at times  

The original point being made was that in the OP's opinion the rudest in society were women in the age bracket of 50-75.... now considering we have a good few on here that are over 50 and women, I can't for the life of me see why cupcake thought her post was jumped on...when it was women in that age bracket replying 

I don't mind the OP's post and I find them interesting to read and mostly have a different take on opinions than I have  I hope she comes back, but people are going to have different views about certain subjects, it happens. 

Humour is always a get out clause!

Doesn't escape from the fact that the person who is the butt end of it is sometimes a bit hurt by it!

Funny ol word this interwebby business

But I'm never always trying to be funny. Like I say, I just can't get my thoughts across properly at times. 

I don't know, I'm not feeling bullied or got at but maybe it's me that should go and have a total re-think and come back again some other time 

ochh, reading this I'm guessing something's gone on in another thread?

Whatever's happened, hope Cupcake's not away too long.

Oh Bloody hell nuts!

Maybe we should all get in a rl room! I know, for my part, most of my day to day friends broadly agree with my views, BUT my closest bf has a completely different view! 

I (as do others)  take time off all time..... i don't make a song and dance about it

Hope you're refreshed after your break,

Edit...^^^ thats is not cos 'i hate you' just an observation

Right,I was about to go to bed..but I changed my mind!

Just bloody stoppit the pair of you

Why on earth would you want some silly online acceptance?

If that's really so important to you, then you're probably right to go away and think about it .... 

Night Supes  

( )

I'm still here

If ever I was to do a 'closing speech' it would be a bit different to cups'.. There are several people who don't like me, (that's life!) but some who do, (thankfully,) and some who do sometimes but don't othertimes and  some who don't always agree with what I say but love me anyways..that'll do for me!

Can I have two from the top.

Doctor!

No!

Mathematically we could meet.

How does that grab you?

Pfftt... I'm about 8th or so on your list.....I'm a number one kinda girl, (never let me down yet!)

Elizsabeth Duke.  0.65 carat amalgamated and you reject me.

I'm gonna kiss and tell.

Ah well, seriously gutted I missed out on that argos ring....I really am off to bed now....if I can settle with those tears on my pillow  

You could have had the matching necklace  

OYYYY.... half wakes up....are you now talking decent pearls?!

i think cups has a point, or two.

I've not been here since Tuesday as been away so have no idea if something has triggered this but I think it's a shame if someone leaves because they feel got at.

I think there is what I would describe as mild bullying/ganging up at times on here but the people doing it would probably be quite shocked if it was pointed out to them - I did point it out once a while back and that's why I probably get ignored now - so be it.

Cupcake, if you feel you need a break then take one but don't leave if you feel you are being forced into that position. This forum belongs to all the users equally - no person has more of a right to a view than anyone else.

But if you post strong opinions then others will disagree with you and you have to be prepared for that. If you think it is crossing the line at any point then you should say so there and then.

As for people accusing you of being Sparkles; I have no idea if you are and I don't care but I do remember Lori handing down really strong warnings a few months back about fms accusing other fms of being former fm x, y, z and stated then that she takes a dim view of it so if you really feel that got at then speak to her about it xx

To talk about CC being sparkles and viceverse is a bit silly and I think there can be a bit of undercurrent on this forum still, but I do think that we've found the measure of it now and it feels alright apart from a few hiccups. As I said last night, if we never row on here it would be a bit dreary. We all have different opinions. I just don't like it when it turns to being somewhat nasty (and I will admit that I have been guilty of that a few times).