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Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

[ - ] Moving to DCUrbanBaby.com, yes? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:49 AM Flag
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What about NYC moms? I'm sad!! Where will we go? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:52 AM Flag
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DCurban mom moderator is making a dedicated space. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 12:08 PM Flag
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No, YouBeMom.com is already mostly NYC'ers. Way better [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 08:26 PM Flag
[ - ] Help! DS (10) is mildly on the spectrum (probably would have been Aspergers earlier). He’s awkward enough to not be able to make friends on his own and self aware enough to be sad about it. What do normal 10 year olds do for fun? Trying to help him get interested in things that might give him something in common with his classmates. Thank you. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:46 AM Flag
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Sports and Minecraft. Also, if he can find his "thing" outside of school, that helps a lot...ideally an activity that stresses inclusivity. One idea is Boy Scouts. BTW the Boy Scouts are undergoing a major transformation (girls can now join, too). [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 01:16 PM Flag
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I second boys scounts, perfect for this [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:00 PM Flag
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In our 4th grade there are a lot of overlapping groups, Fortnite crew, Minecraft crew, Switch, Magic cards, overlapping with people's outside stuff, like one kid we recognized from sports, one who loves bugs. Re. scouts, see also alternative scout groups like www.bpsa-us.org -- the boy scouts still have a lot of crazy history with abuse and cover-ups and are very church-affiliated if church is not a match. But only if your kid likes the idea :) of scouting and/or you are ready to bet your time on it. The key thing is that he gets to stretch in whatever area he really likes, b/c that is where he's likely to feel best, experience mastery, find people he wants to talk to. I have a nerdlet and have been fascinated by neuropsych testing--like look up Devon Maceachron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWxmEv7fOFY. I was just starting to watch this talk by someone who is very clear about the emotional and relationship components of adhd (brain imaging and other recent science makes clear adhd is related to autism) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzhbAK1pdPM I also like: the social skills picture book, though it will not seem very useful to a high-functioning 10 y.o. it does have pictures of things like some kids leaving a conversation b/c another kid is boring them, and that can be useful to flip through and talk through. A prop. Sorry that turned out to be a long rant! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:54 PM Flag
[ - ] We've been aggressively paying off our cc debt but now i'm thinking maybe it's better to have some extra cash on hand in this uncertain situation? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:08 AM Flag
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Cc debt takes priority over everything else usually. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:17 AM Flag
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not anymore. Even Suze Orman changed her tune on this after the 2008 financial crisis. She thinks having an emergency fund is actually more important now, then pay off debt. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:21 AM Flag
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Well yes because a CC can be stopped anytime but cash is cash. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:44 AM Flag
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Yo can always change again in an emergency. There is no point in paying $200 month in finance fees now, that’s like throwing money away. How much debt do you have and what are the extra fees each month [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:41 PM Flag
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Disagree- manage to maximize cash these days [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:01 PM Flag
[ - ] Flying domestic first class on Monday LA to NY. (Family member is ill so could not avoid.) Does anyone know if first class is doing good / beverage service during covid? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:07 AM Flag
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*food [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:11 AM Flag
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I don't know for sure but I've heard it's bring your own everything. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:36 PM Flag
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Honestly, I would bring everything I need for the flight and not open myself up more than I had to. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 01:37 PM Flag
[ - ] »URBANBABY.NET [ REPLY | MORE ] »^op here: I went and got this site. [ REPLY | MORE ] »contd: It will take me a few days to set it up properly, I need to get someone else to do it so the timeline is a bit out of my control (despite me saying, I need it done by tonight!). Meanwhile, I will set up a form/newsletter where people can subscribe to get an auto-update once the site is ready. Will post that in a bit. [ REPLY | MORE ] »^I have never run a forum or created one, so I might not be able to replicate UB entirely. I will try to keep the look (opinions?) Imo most important things are (1) complete anonymity and (2) very very light moderation (no racist stuff) [ REPLY | MORE ] »^after it's all said and done, everyone might hate it and not want to use the new site, and that's understandable. But fingers crossed I can make it work. If too many people are saying they'd rather stick to ybm or similar, it might not be worth the time/effort/money for me. So we'll just have to see how things go. [ REPLY | MORE ] »^^speaking of money. At this stage I am thinking Patreon, I would set up tiers (eg $5, $10, $500, etc) so people can pay what they want. Again, this might be completely wasted money if the site fails (just as it would be with the money I'm throwing to get it set up) but I think this is the easiest and most transparent way. Of course getting money to pay for it is still a while away - for now I'm just going to pay for setting it up. 34 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:22 AM Flag
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thank you whoever posted this (op here! really haha) - here's the link: http://www.urbanbaby.com/topics/55949264 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:25 AM Flag
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I didn’t want anyone to miss the link. Sorry about the unformatted copy paste. I really appreciate you doing this for us (and will pitch in with $ when you are set up to get it). The copy paster. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:29 AM Flag
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Top! Thank you ! I suggest a very ligt moderation, no hold barrels talk is what made urbanbaby great. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:28 AM Flag
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:40 AM Flag
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My prediction: even though CBS Interactive is shutting down UrbanBaby.com, they still own the name "UrbanBaby" and all rights to it. I expect that you will get a "cease and desist" order from CBS if you call your site anything resembling "UrbanBaby-dot-anything"! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:52 AM Flag
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op here: I got that because there's some children's goods store or something out there named UrbanBaby so I'm not sure what the rights issues are. But this is a good point. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:57 AM Flag
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When it's totally different things, the same name might be okay. Like Dove Soap and Dove Chocolate are two different companies, but they don't mind having the same name because of totally different markets. Apple Records (which the Beatles started) didn't mind Apple Computers, until Apple began getting into the music business with iTunes...then Apple Computers had to pay a huge settlement to Apple Records. If there is an UrbanBaby out there selling children's goods, that's not the same as a message board. But if you make a new message board and call it UrbanBaby, then CBS as the rightful owner of that trademark would have every right to sue your ass off. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:04 AM Flag
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:( Oh man. I hope some lawyer moms can guide us through this. Np [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:10 AM Flag
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op here: thanks. so it won't be urbanbaby.net [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:10 AM Flag
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np: I would still use urbanbaby.net as your URL. It can redirect from another site. So you could call it NYC Urban Moms but the site name would still be urbanbaby.net -- Or you could get clever and call it UrbanMoms [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:39 PM Flag
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No one will actually pay to be on this board [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:11 AM Flag
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No one will actually pay to be on this board [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:11 AM Flag
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Generalize much? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:13 AM Flag
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Are you going to regularly pay to post here? Most will not turn over their credit cards for this [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:16 AM Flag
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I’m a regular here and indicated my willingness to pay as did a few others. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:18 AM Flag
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I was just looking around for alternatives and everyone’s right that the anonymity is rare. At R/breaking moms and other reddits, even if you don’t have names you have personae. All this to say I’ll pay up! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:24 AM Flag
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I would pay [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.04.20, 12:05 AM Flag
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I’d pay [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:28 PM Flag
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I would! Just as I do to be on a listserv for moms on UWS. YEarly fee is $10. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:02 AM Flag
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I would! Just as I do to be on a listserv for moms on UWS. YEarly fee is $10. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:02 AM Flag
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I think the timing is actually perfect for this. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 08:52 PM Flag
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Speak for yourself. I’ll gladly pay. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:50 PM Flag
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Okay, yay!! Thank you so much. I'm willing to pay a bit just like I pay for Wikipedia [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:44 AM Flag
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Does CBS hold the trademark for urbanbaby? if so they might come for a new site set up at urbanbaby.net [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 10:53 AM Flag
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If she bought the domain she should be ok - if they had cared they would have bought all of the domains like that. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 06:03 PM Flag
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https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/892846.page DC urban mom moderator made a dedicated space for NY region [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 12:27 PM Flag
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I prefer a urbanbaby forum design [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 01:11 PM Flag
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just move over to YouBeMom. Honestly its so much better than UB but has the same format. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 08:17 PM Flag
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Thank you!! That's so great, looking forward to this and will pitch in. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 01:53 PM Flag
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Just verifying that the way to sign up for the list hasn't been posted yet right? Just want to make sure I don't miss the sign up. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 07:23 PM Flag
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Patreon has issues -- check out Locals.com -- new platfrom - has a freewheeling ethos (like our beloved UB). [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.04.20, 12:30 AM Flag
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I would pay! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.04.20, 03:53 AM Flag
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This [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.04.20, 07:14 AM Flag
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[ - ] Just reposting today so people see - save your bookmarks, I'm going to put up a static copy of the old posts at ubarchive.net so we can at least refer to old threads if we want. It won't have a posting element, just an archive. I'm working on saving a copy of everything now but won't be done before Sunday, but just check ubarchive.net in a week or two. 7 Replies [ REPLY | WATCH | MORE ] »Will try to keep the URLs the same, so for example, if you bookmarked urbanbaby.com/topics/55949351 it will be available on the archive at ubarchive.net/topics/55949351 [ REPLY | MORE ] »Thank you so much for doing this! [ REPLY | MORE ] »+1 [ REPLY | MORE ] »ILY. You know that, right? [ REPLY | MORE ] »+2 here it's just love love love [ REPLY | MORE ] »Aww.. thank you! [ REPLY | MORE ] [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.04.20, 07:27 AM Flag
[ - ] Poll: When did you discover UB and under what circumstances? I’ll start: kindergarten admissions in 2006. I did a google search looking for tips on private school admissions and this site came up in the search. I felt like I’d struck gold. Been here ever since. 16 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:21 AM Flag
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Preschool admissions I think. It’s been so long. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:30 AM Flag
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I don't remember the specific circumstances but it was sometime when my oldest was in daycare still (so early 2010s). BabyCenter had been marginally helpful during pregnancy, but the baby forums there were filled with really young flyover moms that I had literally nothing in common with. And my local neighborhood parents' group (HRP Mamas) was still okay back then, but wasn't anonymous. I lurked here for a while, but really found it useful when we were going through G&T testing, K admissions, etc. Now DC is in middle school. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:33 AM Flag
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I came here after reading an article in the NYTimes, maybe around 2002-2003 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:42 AM Flag
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Me too! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:05 AM Flag
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Had special needs baby (2006) and found this site when searching for support. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:13 AM Flag
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Are you the one who has a mom who won’t help? Np [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:15 AM Flag
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In 2006 I was pregnant and they found a soft marker for Down’s syndrome during my scan and I was freaking out. Got so much support here [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:13 AM Flag
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I just found this place in 2019 when applying for K admissions!! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:48 AM Flag
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I just found this place in 2019 when applying for K admissions!! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:48 AM Flag
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I was googling the name of a med school friend who became an OB/Gyn on the UES. Someone on UB recommended her so the Google search led me here. That was 2012. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 07:13 AM Flag
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I think I was googling looking for how to find nanny in NYC and came to this site when pregnant with my first. 2009. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:28 AM Flag
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I saw an article in the Times that mentioned it. Summer 2005 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:51 AM Flag
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When I was pg with first DC. He is 10 now. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 12:47 PM Flag
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Back in the early days (1999-2003 or so), UB had a marketplace, where you could buy and sell baby stuff, or exchange things like baby clothes. It was great. That's how I got started. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 01:04 PM Flag
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It was also 2006. I was pregnant with first DC and stumbled across a NY magazine article about the site that was not intended to be entirely flattering but it revealed something about the magic that was going on here and I wanted in! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:06 PM Flag
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I was 23, unmarried, childless, and trying to plan my future life, so I Googled “What income to send kids to NYC private schools”. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:08 PM Flag
[ - ] This is my last chance maybe!! I left NYC a few years ago and there was a nightgown store on Madison a shop or two down from the Mark. It sold old lady nighties kind of like these nap dresses we're discussing today. Does anyone know the name of the store? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:10 AM Flag
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Cant remember the name but it is right next door to Maison Chocolat. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 12:48 PM Flag
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Oh! I think know what you are talking about. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:42 PM Flag
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I think it closed. Perese or something like that... Starts with a P [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:48 PM Flag
[ - ] Anything weighing on your mind that you want to talk over before bed? Any secrets you want to share? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:05 AM Flag
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You go first. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:06 AM Flag
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Sometimes I worry that I’m unnecessarily mean to DH, especially lately. I just feel really sad and angry a lot of the time, and it feels like there’s nothing to look forward to. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:21 AM Flag
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Oh man. I’m so sorry. Dont you think it’s the lockdown? I think everyone is going through a bit of this. Np [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:43 AM Flag
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Sometimes I worry that I’m unnecessarily mean to DH, especially lately. I just feel really sad and angry a lot of the time, and it feels like there’s nothing to look forward to. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:21 AM Flag
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I doubt anyone's awake on here now, but I'm up-- I started talking with my biological father last week after zero communication for 10 years. I'm adopted and found my birth parents when I was 18. I'm not close with my adoptive family but I have my own kids now and haven't mentioned that I'm adopted. Between current events, ending the remote learning school year and basic day-to-day, my brain's super fuzzy and I'm having a challenging time processes and figuring out next steps, if any. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:18 AM Flag
[ - ] Thanks for being there you cranky hungry bitches -❤️ 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:03 AM Flag
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Likewise. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:16 AM Flag
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I'm going to miss everyone here! Had learned so many good tips here. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:28 AM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:58 PM Flag
[ - ] Now THIS is outrageous. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:02 AM Flag
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Totally outrageous. In the worst possible way. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:04 AM Flag
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:04 AM Flag
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:04 AM Flag
[ - ] My guess - CBS shutting down UB to silence a certain group of people, just in time before the election. Primary contingent was u e s moms. This is censorship in its purest form. So sad, so scary. Countdown to this post being deleted... 3, 2, 1. 16 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:00 AM Flag
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crazy if true [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:02 AM Flag
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Gotta be true. The deletions are up, and things just can't be said in this climate -- think about it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:04 AM Flag
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And nobody here knows George Cheeks? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:03 AM Flag
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Calm down. This page isn't monetized in any way, and doesn't generate enough page views/unique users to make it worth anyone's while to redesign it to do so. They've moderated it more over the past year, most likely in line with all sites and social media best practices to avoid CBS Interactive being associated with perpetuating any type of hate speech. It's not "silencing" or "censorship" when they own the forum. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:06 AM Flag
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Categorically disagree. Post deletions have increased exponentially in the last year, and not remotely in the way you suggest. I agree re legality of censorship as they "own" the forum. Fourth estate! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:08 AM Flag
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It has 130K uniques monthly [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:49 PM Flag
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Meh. A website hosting and maintenance charges are rounding errors for a company like CBS. This reeks of censorship. I sincerely hope CBS realizes that there will be some goodwill damage if they close this down and keep it running. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:39 AM Flag
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Check the company history. They have been going through massive layoffs. I'm sure if it was about censorship, it would've been shutdown a long time ago. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:50 AM Flag
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There will be no economic damage to CBS for closing a site that didn’t have a lot of traffic. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:56 PM Flag
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I think so too [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:29 AM Flag
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I weep for America, whatever way the elections go in November, the country is in pre-civil war mode. This shutting down is a foreboding sign [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:32 AM Flag
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omg [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:34 AM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:36 AM Flag
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(ツ) You're ridiculous! (ツ) [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:57 AM Flag
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Not true. CBS just went through a merger and they are evaluating every product. If it can't be monetized then it is being shutdown. Makes the most business sense. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:31 AM Flag
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Never understood why they didn't advertise on here. I don't think that UES moms (small group of people in decidedly blue state) are relevant enough to need to be silenced. Sadly, as I am one. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 07:34 PM Flag
[ - ] Last hurrah. I'm pregnant with my third. We know it's a boy. Is Monty too crazy a name? We have a long, british sounding last name. 14 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:59 AM Flag
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you know it's ridiculous. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:00 AM Flag
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What are some alternatives that are similar? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:10 AM Flag
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Exactly! If you ask if it is crazy, why would you name your child it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 10:26 AM Flag
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why not Montague [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:01 AM Flag
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Yes too crazy [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:07 AM Flag
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adorable! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:23 AM Flag
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He’ll never be taken seriously. No. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:42 AM Flag
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Not too crazy- cute and different. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:13 AM Flag
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I think it's short for Montgomery so it's weird to use the nickname for the name [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:38 AM Flag
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Is that a nickname? Monroe? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:52 AM Flag
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Monty is a nickname. Give your DC a real name. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 12:49 PM Flag
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Toby is better [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:01 PM Flag
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Horrible [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 10:19 PM Flag
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I think this sounds like a Black American from the 1960s. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 10:23 PM Flag
[ - ] When you discuss stuff on UB, and you want to tell others about it IRL, how do you reference it? Do you say "a friend of mine told me"? or " I was on a parenting message board and heard . . . " ? I have done both. 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:57 AM Flag
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Always "a friend." A lot of the newer posters don't seem to have gotten the message but the first rule of UB has always been to never talk about UB. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:59 AM Flag
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Lol +1 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:15 AM Flag
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Exactly ! My BFF never knew I was on this site [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:45 AM Flag
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I was talking with someone the other day... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:02 AM Flag
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I've done both. Many times I've wanted to show my dh this site, so he'd know where I get all this info from. But I'm ashamed of how much time I spend on here and never wanted him to know. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:12 AM Flag
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I've done both. I don't say UB, usually a NYC parenting site. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 11:29 AM Flag
[ - ] What were the UB definitions of old money, new money, and strivers? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:48 AM Flag
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old money - mayflower; new money - hedge funders??; strivers - LV neverfull [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:00 AM Flag
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This is a good summary. I hate that purse. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:38 PM Flag
[ - ] With UB closing down is youbemom.com an alternative? Or is that different peeps? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:42 AM Flag
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yes, we are all on youbemom [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:43 AM Flag
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DCUM [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:44 AM Flag
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YBM started as a revolt against the "new UB". A bunch of us went over to that site because we didn't like the new format here and the design was weird at first. I switched over and haven't been back here EXCEPT for NY Schools posts. You guys are the best when it comes to NY Schools! YBM is snarky and sometimes you get trolls, but most of the moms remember the original UB fondly. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:45 AM Flag
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YBM started as a revolt against the "new UB". A bunch of us went over to that site because we didn't like the new format here and the design was weird at first. I switched over and haven't been back here EXCEPT for NY Schools posts. You guys are the best when it comes to NY Schools! YBM is snarky and sometimes you get trolls, but most of the moms remember the original UB fondly. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:45 AM Flag
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urbanbaby.net [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:07 AM Flag
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all the same peeps. been using both for years. I use YBM more because you can search it, and people can vote against obnoxious posts, so they become hidden. I search a LOT, so i dont miss anything newsowrthy. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 08:29 PM Flag
[ - ] I should buy this, right? (for old times sake) 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:33 AM Flag
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I thought you were going to buy UB. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:37 AM Flag
[ - ] What's the he.. is going on ? Please speculate ! 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:24 AM Flag
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Site doesn't get a lot of traffic, it's not monetized, etc... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:27 AM Flag
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How many users do you actually think there are? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:58 AM Flag
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quite simple - censorship. the anonymity of the forum does not suit the owners. unlike fbk insta twitter etc, can't silence the majority / shame people into submission here. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:13 AM Flag
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Ita [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:45 AM Flag
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Me too. It's like how contact tracers are NOT asking anybody if they participated in protests. Can't be said. And lots of stuff on here is stuff like that. Surmising how many people who might get sick were part of protests. Saying that students at U of Wisconsin who want Lincoln statue pulled down are wrong (they are, and I haven't actually seen the one yet on UB but I was going to post it). And then the back of forth. We are being censored. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 05:09 AM Flag
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It's about money. The company has been going through massive layoffs. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 04:59 AM Flag
[ - ] Does anyone else remember aroubd 2013 or 2014 there were a couple of weeks where UB was virtually unusable and completely taken over by posts in an Asian language. I remember panicking thinking it would never come back and then it got sorted out and now the end is really here and it feels even worse than I thought it would. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:19 AM Flag
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That. And then some MRA stuff. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:20 AM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:22 AM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:22 AM Flag
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Yes, I was so worried back then because I was going through a rough patch and you hams were really helping me through it. I felt so alone!!!! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 02:58 AM Flag
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