She probably got it as a forward, skimmed it briefly, and went "yeah!" and forwarded it without a whole lot of thought. (I have found this to be the history of most mass-forwards).

A polite note along the lines of "I was pretty offended by X, Y, Z, in that email" might let her see the light and you keep the sitter.

(Though I'd be tempted to "reply all" and blast her.)

I'm less sympathetic now that I know she's 25. My only thought then would be that if you do decide to say something to her about it, I might say somehting along the lines of "even if this was what you really feel, it's presumptive to assume that everyone you know feels the same, it upset me to receive that email, and it's not good business if you want to keep your clients."

(Though I'd be tempted to "reply all" and blast her.)

Hah.

ok, OT - hivemind question. Sparky and a couple others have already given me huge feedback on other parts of this... but now I have a more general internet safety question. I'm starting to blog about a near-and-dear topic - traveling with DH and Iris. It's a way to do some writing of my own, and it has been very fun (though rusty!) so far. I want to make sure I'm working within some safety perameters, though - and I know if other people join in the blog to write or comment, they will probably have the same concerns.

- I am keeping her name off of what I write, though I am posting photos. My byline is my first name and last initial. - the site domain information does not contain our address or name. posts may indicate our general location, but that seems to be within reason. Philly's big. Baltimore too. - if I post about recent trips, I am delaying by a few days.

I know there are other things I'm doing, but if anyone has ideas and/or wants to send me a 'ok, you're doing fine, don't let your mother freak you out,' I would be (again) very grateful.

eta: jaisus Stephanie - that's really good.

Happy birthday to Daniel!

Happy Anniversary to Pete and Jilli!

Happy Halloween to all!

I really want to wear my kitty ears today but I have class and already feel like an old granny. I'm worried they'll think I'm not only old, but incredibly dorky. You'd think I'd be over all that kind of nonsense at my age. If I were working instead, I'd totally wear them. They already know I'm 37 going on 10!

I will never ever be caught up in here, will I?

Sparky! Happy house-buying day!

Jilli and Pete, the happiest of anniversaries to you both, with many more to come! ::throws bat-shaped glitter and pours absinthe::

Happy birthday, Daniel!

Robin, happy ... just post moving in to new house! (God, I suck. But the sentiment counts, yes?)

Sox, to be quite honest, my reaction would have been your "step away from my child." Not sure what advice to give you there, or about net safety, because I ... am pretty bad about that.

Phew. I still have a pirate costume to assemble, and now I'm exhausted.

happy birthday daniel happy anniversary reasons. happy house buying sparky

I had maybe 5 solid hours of sleep last night. more than I have had in a week. Sadly they weren't all strung together.

I would only say - do not send us mass forwards. I find them annoying ,irritating and offensive. I don't have time for such time-wasters.

Easy closing~ma to Sparky, Cashmere, and Kalshane!

Thanks, Sox. I have a blog where I follow most of what you mentioned above although I do use Ellie's name. Even if you google "stephanie ellie joe puerto rico" nothing comes up related to us. My other rule is that if I'm blogging about friends or their kids, I don't use their names since I generally haven't asked permission.

I'd love to see the blog when/if you feel like sharing!

See, I knew there was stuff I forgot.

Cashmere and Kalshane, easy closing and moving in and all that! So many Buffista homeowners! It's exciting.

Oh! And Stephanie, good news on Joe! And on sleeping!

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Happy Anniversary Pete and Jilli!!!

Happy House-Buying Day Sparky!