Then and Now Fluff

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Registered: 11-22-2000
Then and Now Fluff
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Sun, 12-14-2014 - 9:59am

The Remember When thread has me thinking about myself when I first came to iVillage and how much things have changed since then.  Anybody else want to play?

I came to iVillage in the summer of 2000.  I was 36 and working as HR Manager for an internationally-owned manufacturing company  I was divorced with a 6 1/2-yr-old disabled son, and my ex had committed suicide a few months before.  This was actually the event that led me to iVillage in the first place.  I was one of those "Have to work" moms and was told by several when I first came here that I had no place in this debate because I had no choice.  

Now, I'm 51 and my son is 21.  For the past tnot-quite-ten years I've worked as the business manager for a small architecture firm.  Eight years ago, I also absorbed the marketing coordinator's position.  The job(s) and the company have been overwhelmingly stressful at times but have changed greatly over the past few years, due to economic/market and ownership changes.  I am now in a very comfortable position within the company.  I also no longer really have to work.  My son is now in a position to offer to take care of things if I want to quit and take some time to figure out what I want to do.  That offer has led me to the realization that despite the stress, long hours (which really isn't an issue anymore anyway) and frustration, I am already doing what I want to do.  I'll be sticking around there.  


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Avatar for rollmops2009
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Registered: 02-24-2009
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:35pm

They have to get your name Queen, you do realize that right?

Uhm, yes, of course. The same way they have to get your email address to send you spam. There are softwares that can trawl through sites like Twitter and extract list of accounts that are likely "owned" by males, for example.

Avatar for savcal2011
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Registered: 10-06-2010
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:35pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p>They have to get your name Queen, you do realize that right?</p>

And twitter is public.  A twitter handle can go around the globe in seconds via retweets and quotes and other twitter means.  Do you not know that?

Hell, Mustang Brewing Company follows my twitter. I'm sure they have no idea who I am. 

"I don’t mind a banshee, that’s fine. 2 banshees? I HATE you. I actually wish bad things upon you." -- Day[9] Daily #459 P1

Avatar for savcal2011
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Registered: 10-06-2010
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:35pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p>They have to get your name Queen, you do realize that right?</p>

And twitter is public.  A twitter handle can go around the globe in seconds via retweets and quotes and other twitter means.  Do you not know that?

Hell, Mustang Brewing Company follows my twitter. I'm sure they have no idea who I am. 

"I don’t mind a banshee, that’s fine. 2 banshees? I HATE you. I actually wish bad things upon you." -- Day[9] Daily #459 P1

Avatar for savcal2011
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Registered: 10-06-2010
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:35pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p>They have to get your name Queen, you do realize that right?</p>

And twitter is public.  A twitter handle can go around the globe in seconds via retweets and quotes and other twitter means.  Do you not know that?

Hell, Mustang Brewing Company follows my twitter. I'm sure they have no idea who I am. 

"I don’t mind a banshee, that’s fine. 2 banshees? I HATE you. I actually wish bad things upon you." -- Day[9] Daily #459 P1

Avatar for savcal2011
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-06-2010
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:35pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p>They have to get your name Queen, you do realize that right?</p>

And twitter is public.  A twitter handle can go around the globe in seconds via retweets and quotes and other twitter means.  Do you not know that?

Hell, Mustang Brewing Company follows my twitter. I'm sure they have no idea who I am. 

"I don’t mind a banshee, that’s fine. 2 banshees? I HATE you. I actually wish bad things upon you." -- Day[9] Daily #459 P1

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:35pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p>I guess the name just popped up on my twitter like it did on Paolo's. Shrug.</p>

So you are saying that this escort and you have common interests?  lol

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-22-2013
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:36pm

I guess the name just popped up on my twitter like it did on Paolo's. Shrug.

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Registered: 12-29-1999
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:36pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p>I guess the name just popped up on my twitter like it did on Paolo's. Shrug.</p>

Yeah--like you don't regularly stalk us on Linked In. We can actually SEE that, Ginger.

Avatar for rollmops2009
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Registered: 02-24-2009
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:37pm

They have to get your name Queen, you do realize that right?

Uhm, yes, of course. The same way they have to get your email address to send you spam. There are softwares that can trawl through sites like Twitter and extract list of accounts that are likely "owned" by males, for example.

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Registered: 12-22-2013
Tue, 12-16-2014 - 2:37pm

Go back to the discussion with Bord, Queen if you want to know about not being arrested. 

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