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Why is it always the same posters who come flocking to a thread as soon as it begins to get a bit unruly. Does Smileless switch on her bat signal or something? What’s the deal?

every situation is different.

Yup!

Chewbacca I appreciate the opportunity to witness the abuse cycle in action.

Ah, that old chestnut.
Nobody is being abused.

It's a discussion, that's all.
Lots of different views, all of which are allowed.

Indeed MissA, increasingly frequently trotted out too.

I would say that a lot of estranged parents and their enablers really don't have a clear idea of what abusive behaviour even is.

Because I only argue against harm to children and apparently that is a reason to continuously shut me down.

I will argue against harm to children

until the end of time

You and every single other decent thinking person.

Let's do that then MissA because it's becoming a bit of a metaphor of a cartoon scrap where there is just a dust cloud of flying fists and feet... But none of you have noticed that I've snuck out and I'm sitting at my garden table sipping a Pimms watching and laughing

Too frequently trotted out Chewbacca. We are all arguing against the abuse of children Starblaze.

and there was me thinking it was you who always responded to someone's bat signal Motherofdragons.

and there was me thinking it was you who always responded to someone's bat signal Motherofdragons

What a predictable response.

Get your own insults Smileless.

Dead right MissA; it's like only special people have the welfare of children at the forefront of all that's right and decent, whilst the rest of us are happy to use them as currency in family warfare.

Cheers Sarblaze enjoy! ?

Get your own insults Smileless.

Childish.

MoD maybe we should just chat on the support thread for a bit because everyone is so nice there compared to other threads

What a good idea, everyone is always their best selves on the support thread.

For one moment then I thought I'd been transported back to the play ground at primary school but soon realised that "get your own insults" was too childish for primary school aged children.

Oh that's very sweet of you to say so Starblaze bearing in mind I'm a frequent poster on the support thread.

Welcome Smileless I post there too!

You don't need to welcome me Starblaze I post there all the time.

For one moment then I thought I'd been transported back to the play ground at primary school but soon realised that "get your own insults" was too childish for primary school aged children

Any other response to you would have been met with feigned outrage, some lecture about language and an attempt to have my posted deleted.

So, since you can’t handle an adult interaction, I’ll give you a childish one. Although, maybe, don’t use an emoji when snidely responding to me. Now that’s childish!

You don't need to welcome me Starblaze I post there all the time

Do you?

Someone called Smileless definitely posts there, but it is not the same one that posts elsewhere.

Smileless You said it was sweet of me to say, I said "welcome" meaning "you are welcome".

Is there anything I can say you can't put a negative spin on? Doesn't it exhaust you?

Maybe one day you will except that I am just me, I have no other profiles, Im not responsible for anything anyone else says and I've only been here for about a year (? Can't exactly remember) and stop the ridiculous campaign you and your long term. Friends here have going against me just because occasionally we don't agree.

I'm not really into arguments, I just make silly jokes that mostly only I understand. I don't mind though cos I'm still laughing.

One minute you are nice and supportive, the next you are answering me for other people and dragging it out and.... Urgh. You know what I mean, you are the one doing it and other things you know annoy me (even though after a while I just go meh, there she goes again).

Stop now? or are you enjoying it? If so I'll pour another Pimms

Have another Pimms. Cheers! ?

Chewbacca Well I was going to do that anyway lol