simka2 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ...when so many are having a rough time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nope. We are to comfort and rejoice with one another. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nope. We are to comfort and rejoice with one another. :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Someone just asked for something happy yesterday. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think there can be more and less sensitive ways to share news sometimes, but it's certainly not bad form on principle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Heck no. Sharing good news is a reminder that it can get better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'm having a rough time. It makes me smile to hear that those I care about have good news. When I can't smile for me, I like to be able to smile for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ...when so many are having a rough time? It has been an extremely rough month for me...It helps my heart to hear of other's good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think good news gives others hope that things won't always be this discouraging. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ...when so many are having a rough time? It is all in the delivery and in the consideration of privacy, which will vary depending upon medium. Is it bad form to share bad news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Not to me it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nope. We are to comfort and rejoice with one another. :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 :iagree: :iagree: I love good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think it's wonderful to hear good news, I was going to comment on your previous post, but then felt that I didn't really 'know' you :lol:. This is a wonderful place to come when you have something bothering you, but it sometimes means that there are an overwhelming number of problems to consider :tongue_smilie:. It's very refreshing to hear someone sounding so delighted and happy with life. Very best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Oooooh! I know! You got a new vehicle!!!!! Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 So, what's your good news? :D :iagree::bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Ppl who care will cheer the good news just as they rally for the bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Oooooh! I know! You got a new vehicle!!!!! Right? I wish!...but I do feel a bit better about the vehicle situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 No. Absolutely not. Friends (even cyberspace) celebrate with you no matter what their personal situation. Congratulations again! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbkaren Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Oooooh! I know! You got a new vehicle!!!!! Right? ...or your old one's gonna be okay - it's something minor? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguistmama Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 One of the things I like about this board is that there is such variety from really great to really bad. Just like real life. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I like to hear good news! Please share! Sometimes it seems like everyone is having such a hard time, I feel bad sharing good news, like it will make everyone feel bad and if I don't have a horrific crisis going on, I shouldn't say anything. I know where you're coming from. (We have had several crises in the past few years, but there has been lots of good too...) I think the 'bad form' is found in the mode of delivery. I've been thinking about this a little lately as I've decided to stop reading a friend's blog. She's a nice gal and I like her, but in her blog she has a little tendency to sound kind of entitled. She loves to take trips and does so frequently (she must have organizational super-powers), which is nice, but she has this habit of saying things like "We really needed to get away so we went to XXX for a week." OK, look, I know she's busy but she doesn't need to get away once a month. Her head will not fall off if she doesn't go. So for those of us who don't have that opportunity right now, it comes off as a little entitled. I'd love to go on a trip, but that's not possible--so while I'm glad she can go, I don't want to hear about how much she needs to go. (When her daughter commented on the frequent couples' weekends, she replied "I hope you'll be as happy as we are and want to celebrate your marriage all the time too!"--Which is a nice sentiment, except what if her daughter can't go on couples' weekends so often? Will she feel like her husband is failing? That kind of worried me actually...) So, please share good news--just don't make it sound like you think the world owes you a living. Them's my two cents. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 My reaction to your news in the other thread was a big smile while reading it. Yeah, my dh is unemployed, but so what? The whole world is supposed to be in mourning until he scores a permanent gig? NAH! Party on! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Your good news is awesome, I personally I love to rejoice with others about their good news! Even when I have horrible news, good news from others gives me hope and perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 ...or your old one's gonna be okay - it's something minor? :D I had to go to catechism last night, and dh was at a work dinner, so I made the decision to attempt the drive. :tongue_smilie: It drove fine...NO issues!!! Either something didn't want me to go out to the horses yesterday, or it was really important I got to church ;). The van will still be going in, but not until this evening. Then we shall see. Fingers still being crossed. (and I am about to set out to the horses again, so here's hoping everything continues to go alright!) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 My reaction to your news in the other thread was a big smile while reading it. Yeah, my dh is unemployed, but so what? The whole world is supposed to be in mourning until he scores a permanent gig? NAH! Party on! :party: Thanks, I really appreciate it. It has been a rough year in many ways, but this was good news. It reminded me that I cannot predict when good or bad comes. Sometimes these things just happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think it offers people hope. If only the bad news makes the paper (which is often the case), people think everything is gloom and doom (when it is not). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Heck no. Sharing good news is a reminder that it can get better. :) Exactly! I think it's poor form to be very blessed compared to most and *complain* about little, inconsequential things. (Just pulling this out of the air...say, for example, that your big Disney vacation was a bummer because it rained or something like that. Yeah, sorry you got to go to Disney. LOL!! kwim?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I don't think so. It might cheer up people and give hope.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Exactly! I think it's poor form to be very blessed compared to most and *complain* about little, inconsequential things. (Just pulling this out of the air...say, for example, that your big Disney vacation was a bummer because it rained or something like that. Yeah, sorry you got to go to Disney. LOL!! kwim?) But see, I think this attitude also makes people afraid to share any bad news if it isn't "bad enough." Couldn't we all say we are blessed compared to most? Doesn't that make nearly every complaint in our lives inconsequential? I don't think it's particularly healthy to be unable to vent about trouble at work just because other people don't have jobs. I think it's okay to be disappointed about something other people may be jealous of, up to a point. I think it's poor form to complain constantly about anything, but I don't harbor ill will if someone more fortunate than I is disappointed by something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani3boys Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 We should be here for each other through the good and the bad. I love to hear good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in AL Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I love to hear good news. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ...when so many are having a rough time? I think those with good news to share should be able to share it, even if other's are having a hard time. I worked hard to be happy for people in their successes, even when things weren't going well for our circumstances. oth - I did find a guy complaining about paying capital gains on his stock options so he could pay for his new mcmansion while dh had been unemployed for a year with nothing on the horizon to be rather clueless. (there are far worse things than paying capital gains) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I guess I'm coming at this as someone who believes that the Bible tells people to quit complaining for good reason, for the good of *everyone*. lol Not major stuff, not things where some encouragement or actual advice is needed, but I think that when people are aware that someone's life is pretty darn good--especially if that person lets everyone know about how good it is all the time--it just doesn't arouse much sympathy for that person when they fuss about truly inconsequential stuff. Yeah, I think they should suck it up a bit. Just me. (And I know that not everyone is a Bible follower, but I still think it applies.) This also doesn't apply to grieving, because we are told to share our grief and bear one another's burdens. I don't consider some rain on a Disney vacation a burden, for example. It's more about context, not that rich people can't complain sometimes. So, having trouble with a rude co-worker or a jerk of a boss is normal stuff. Getting an $8k bonus instead of the usual $10k bonus maybe not so much and I might be playing the world's tiniest violin over "trouble" like that. I don't think we all need to walk on tiptoes, but if someone *can't* tell the difference between these 2 sorts of things, then they're not someone I could be around for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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