Among Friends

[Pandalady]

I've met many very nice and helpful posters here over the years.  I got to thinking today what first sparked my interest in posting.  For me, it was the sweet friends I have met in the Pet Chat Corner in the Pet Lovers Forum. I was missing my dog who had passed on and needed to talk to those who would understand.  They did and I still consider that a favorite place to go and post.  I have counted those posters as dear friends over the years.

Please share what first motivated you to be among friends...

[Bird mama]

I wandered over here and noticed a thread called the Bird's Nest.  Being a birdmama myself, you know I had to take a peek. I started posting during a lull in posting on that particular thread and when I didn't see any new posts after mine I thought I intruded or ruined the mojo, lol.  Possummink assured me that I didn't and I have been posting on the Bird's Nest for a few years now.  I wandered over and also started chatting with the Back Fence ladies.  We tend to criss cross threads.

[CareBears]

Lonliness, I do not have a large circle of friends/family due to medical issues and phobia's, I have been degraded by family and so called friends currently and in the past, my husband works long hours, and after lurking and reading posts before ever posting I found that people seemed to care about one another and understood what other posters were going through, so I thought what the heck, and I am so glad I did, there are some beautiful souls on these forums and quite a few of the posts have helped me through some very dark days!

[Pandalady]

@Bird mama  I understand about criss crossing threads.  I have counted many posters as friends on various boards here through the years.  I also understand thinking you are intruding and being welcomed into the "fold"!

[Pandalady]

@CareBears  Thank you for your reply and I count you as a friend. I understand how illness can isolate you. If you feel lonley, I'm here.

[MalteseMomma]

Beautiful thread.it brought tears to my eyes.

Remembering my days in the Pet forum many yrs ago and all the wonderful life friends we all made there and if i stay away ,even for yrs,I am always welcomed back by someone that remembers those early days of up all night shareing  <3

[beastielove]

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pandalady_1 wrote:

I've met many very nice and helpful posters here over the years.  I got to thinking today what first sparked my interest in posting.  For me, it was the sweet friends I have met in the Pet Chat Corner in the Pet Lovers Forum. I was missing my dog who had passed on and needed to talk to those who would understand.  They did and I still consider that a favorite place to go and post.  I have counted those posters as dear friends over the years.

Please share what first motivated you to be among friends...

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Hello My Dear Friend

As you know I've been mainly posting on the

Pet Lover's board for at least 8 years (which

is where you & I met) and on occaision will

reply to a post on another board but only if

it piques my interest.

I wound up on this board (specifically

the Sidewalk Cafe thread) last September

when I found out via a post on one of

the threads on the Pet Lover's board

by Tissyanne (another long time friend

I met on that board) that NAES (yet

another friend that I met on that same

board many years ago) had a kitty that was

very ill and both she and her kitty were

in need of prayers and that NAES had posted

her prayer request on the Sidewalk Cafe

thread.

Sadly NAES's kitty didn't make it and went

to The Bridge. However,after I made my

initial post (sending prayers to NAES

and her kitty) I read many of the other

posts on the SC thread, loved the fact that

it was a very friendly,loving and

TROLL FREE! thread and decided to "stay".

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All of my children have paws =^..^=

[beastielove]

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CareBears wrote:

Lonliness, I do not have a large circle of friends/family due to medical issues and phobia's, I have been degraded by family and so called friends currently and in the past, my husband works long hours, and after lurking and reading posts before ever posting I found that people seemed to care about one another and understood what other posters were going through, so I thought what the heck, and I am so glad I did, there are some beautiful souls on these forums and quite a few of the posts have helped me through some very dark days!

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I don't remember if you've ever posted on

the Pet Lover's forum. If not I'd like to invite

you to do so and would like to recommend the

following wonderful,friendly and TROLL FREE

threads...

The Pet Chat Corner

I took over keeping this weekly thread going

after the Q did that lovely "upgrade" of

the forums in June 2015 and so many

beloved threads were nuked.Due to

this the woman who had been starting

a new thread each week for years was

unable to do so and reached out to me

to see if I could do it. I was more than

happy to take over the reins.

Please note that you do not have to

have a pet/furbaby to post there!

Calling All Pancakers

The original thread was Pancake Had Her

Kittens and was on the Viewpoints board.

After the "upgrade" this beloved thread,

as well as the Viewpoints board were nuked.

I began that thread as a way for all

of us Pancakers to find each other.

The Schmoo Thread

Sadly the original thread was also

nuked by the upgrade but the OP

Sammycat started a new thread

the next day and it continues to

keep going strong.

Hope to see you there!

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All of my children have paws =^..^=

[Pandalady]

@@beastielove  You and Sheltiemom were the two wonderful friends I first met there and made me feel so welcome.  I love all of you there and I still enjoy posting there to this day.

[Pandalady]

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@MalteseMomma wrote:

Beautiful thread.it brought tears to my eyes.

Remembering my days in the Pet forum many yrs ago and all the wonderful life friends we all made there and if i stay away ,even for yrs,I am always welcomed back by someone that remembers those early days of up all night shareing  <3

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@MalteseMomma  Thank you!  What a sweet response!  PCC is still a wonderful and welcoming place to be!