I log on and see the main messages on display are again on fighting. The posts about getting together and fighting for better CP treatment drop as people argue and blame and act as kids. If we can't even get along on a board like this, how can we band together and improve our lives?

Yes, families fight. But isn't anyone else sick of this? How can we show the world that we deserve better treatment when these ridiculous spats come up every few weeks?

And the constant "I'm going to leave!" threats. Some of these have come from people I really liked in the past, but I'm tired of it. I don't want valuable members to leave, but if that's a threat or a ploy for attention, then leave. I'd truly miss so many of the people here, but I'm tired of the emotional blackmail, the cliques, the people trying to be know-it-alls and worse yet, the people who want to be the "leader" whom everyone worships.

If we want to be a functional family, we act like adults. I couldn't even finish the threads today b/c the dysfunction is running rampant. And how can we take sides when we don't know all the details? I agree with the person who said we should, like a mom, make people work out the problems themselves. If there is bullying and/or mistreatment going on, that's one thing. But if it's petty arguments and we're being drawn in, it's another.

Am I the only one who thought we could stand together and possibly get something accomplished? What a fool I was. It's times like this that I wish we HAD a moderator to stop this crap! And CW is right- everything we write is on the internet until the end. I don't care if it is "old folks" or "newbies", we're all here b/c of the same reason- CP.

Isn't THAT bad enough?