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Amen! MyLot don't tell us that we can't post about bad events in our lives, so that means that we can - whether others agree or not. They don't have to read them , do they?

We can focus on our blessings and appear like we are bragging. It's a no-win situation. As someone said, there are no rules about writing about the bad things that happen in our life, and there no one is pushing you to read them. Yes, we are blessed my husband has had his job for the last 27 years and the company appears to be doing well. When I first became unable to work he picked up all the overtime he could; that's how we survived. I am still not working, he is still getting overtime but instead of paying him overtime they are sending him home early. This has become frustrating - Yay overtime! Oh, but you won't get paid for it. As the theme song of a 70's sitcom says - You take the good, you take the bad, and there you have The Facts of Life. And we share it all with our good friends here on MyLot.

I second that!!! Cynthiann, we love you and don't ever feel bad about posting what is going on in your life. If it wasn't for some of my MyLot friends, like you Ambie and Cythiann, I don't know where I'd be today. You both have been wonderful when I had family problems and even turned away from my faith, you stuck with me and I love you both..

I feel mylot is a free world so you are free to post whatever you want on here and people have the choice to respond or not to respond but at least you got you're feelings out that you wanted to share. It's not easy to keep things bottled up inside and if you don't want to post it on site where you know people can read it like your family/friends then this is the place to go and millions of people will help you with advice that you need. That's one thing I like about this site you can post things and get help from others and not be judged by what you post. I love mylot and wouldn't leave it for anything. Unless it ever crashes or closes down then obvious I would have to leave.

I know that some don't want to hear others problems and all. Well, my thought on that is that they don't have to read it or comment on it if it is something they don't care for. I have gotten help here myself with things going on in my life. I hope that others will feel comfortable in coming here to rant and to get help with whatever is bothering them. This is a great place for feedback and support.

Agreed!!! You said it! Cause instead of burdening people in their lives you can relieve it on here. We're all here to listen, care, criticize, laugh, give advice, and enjoy each others company. Things happen its as simple as that and sometimes people just need to vent, good bad or ugly get it out. Much better than feeling bad about it. Don't feel bad about the things you post. There are always going to be people looking for attention that's just how the world works. Granted some people need a little tough love but hey it should all be in a good natured way. Great post btw everybody needs that little pick me up and you've done just that I would like to believe :)

Mylot is like family. MyLot is my family. In my offline family I have people who never have a positive thing to say, and people who make up their own version of events and tell it as gospel truth. They are still my family. I respond to what I can, and skip what I cannot handle. It is not too hard to manage. It is okay that people rant, it is also okay that people want to read cheery things, and it is definitely okay for my family on the Lot to share when they have had very upsetting and sad news. It is family.

I totally agree with you on this Ambie. We have the right to post anything here as long as it doesn't violate the rules. This person is sharing a part of her life with us and we need to be there to give some encouragement, not complain about what is being posted. If they don't like the post then they don't have to read it. I am sure that there will be many more people on here that will complain about stuff in the future. It is nice to always say an encouraging word to those who are here.

ambie how right you are telling them to keep posting. Some time it is a great relief to just tell another about their problems. I may not always answer but I don't mind listing if you want to vent or just voice your pain. If some else has already said this then I am sorry to repeat but that is how I feel about it.

I know that myLot is one of those places where you can make friends even though you may never meet them, you can still share in their lives together. We're all doing life, its so much easier to do it with somebody than alone. Many people can offer up prayer, I've even helped with a donation before because I know they needed it.

We all have bad things happen & mylot is a great place to share with our friends.I do get tired of some people on here that constantly complain & grunt constantly & never have anything positive to say.We have to help ourselves.am always glad to listen to my friends anytime they need to talk.I'm very proud of the friends i have made on mylot,I love cynthi to.

thats exactly what i told her. we are here to talk with friends. if you cant discuss whats happening in your life with friends i dont know what. i said they dont have to read it either. more of us want to know if you need words of help and consolation. so i just feel i post it anyway. cynthiann way to nice. i love her also.

You've said it right! We can post whatever we wan for as long as it does not go against Mylot discussion guidelines. We are not forcing anybody to participate in the discussion we made.

hi dearest Ambie, that mylotter has every right to be sad and upset with the burden she carries on her shoulders. I worry a lot about her cause she just came out of surgery and rehab and would have needed more time to recuperate herself. I was devastated reading what she has to go through............

hi ambiepam lately there's been a rush of complaints of too long discussions or too short discussions or too vivid in telling about ills discussions, and you know its really getting irritating as it looks like self appointed mylot discussion police.To me I always felt that if our discussions did not break mylot rules we should be free to discuss what we wish, long or short,happy or sad. we are all individuals with individual needs,and tastes. I wish we would all quit telling mylotters how or what to post. we are not little kids.I am sick of some saying they dislike to read more than a paragraph.some discussions cannot be condensed like a text'message. It would be great just once to hear someone say wow the discussions are great today ,.I really enjoyed them. Like you said some of us have no one to talk to and need someone to hear us out and I have read friends discussions and tried to help as much as I could.this is a social site and we'all are mostly one big happy family so why so much criticism after all all are welcome here. I am here for all my friends and they seem to be here for me too.people here will help one another and thats great I think.

Agreed! Nobody should ever feel sorry for needing to share an important, devastating, or tragic event! I agree that the ones who are complaining about the depressing posts are more or less talking about those who never stop complaining. I know a few and it gets tiring. I've been trying to have more of a positive attitude, but when the same person keeps complaining about the same things over and over you really want to start screaming at them! We all love Cynthiann and I sure hope she knows that! I'm glad she shared her news with us so that we could do our best to comfort her in her time of need. I wish there were more I could do for her.

I think sharing about our life is part of what MyLot is all about. We can share the good, the bad and the ugly without fear of retribution or being judged. Or at least we should be able to! It's sort of our own community and we should be sharing from our own life's experiences and they are not always good! I wish they were... lol!

Sure! But I think we are about this, we have good and bad days. If we are to come here everyday why not to say what's in our heart? I don't think we should create a discussion for every little thing, there are those who do that, I think we also have to hold ourselves to not be annoying to others but if it's a big problem, if it's overwhelming, MyLot community should be there for them.

see everyone basically has a good and a bad day,so we cant expect to keep sharing for all days,some days it might work

I do not see any problem at all to share with myLot the things you are going through if you feel comfortable to do that. I haven't shared very many personal things on here but I don't mind those who do at all. We are all here to use myLot the way we want so long as you stay within guideline rules. I feel disappointed to hear that others will criticize those who are already going through these hard times. Yes I think if they want to go ahead and if someone does not like the content, move on from it.