Just to clear a few things up ( Pics included)

[belladonna]

Contrary to popular belief, I did not leave DU forever. Nor did I run off with my tail tucked between my legs yesterday, as a few people seem to think. I decided yesterday that this entire thing was bullshit and that I had better things to do with my time. So for those who think I went off in a dark corner to hide yesterday, ( and as an excuse to show off my gorgeous grandson) I'll show you what I DID do yesterday.

Number one, I spent a wonderful day with my soon to be husband, the love of my life. I'll spare you the pics of him, they've been posted before. He got back late the other night from a very hard three day trip to Toronto and I thought spending some time with him before he took off for Toronto yet again today was a better way to spend my time.

Number two, I spent some much needed time with my gorgeous, sweet grandson, who seems to be growing up WAY too fast all of a sudden. Stay around DU and answer nasty pm's all day and fight in GD, while being accused of being a troll, or even worse, Bev? Or spending time with the ones I love? Not exactly a hard choice there. Oh yeah, the pics:




One last thing, before I head off to bed. This is not over by a long shot. I have just chosen to do things my way, off this board and free of censorship. Some of you know what I refer to, others don't. The "people" in the know about "that situation" will know what I refer to very soon. Sweet dreams to all

[Kire]

1. not every kid is "cute"

but I pray that you never lose copies of that first photo

congratulations

[belladonna]

5. I have it saved over and over

And have printed out enough copies that the pics will probably be here long after I'm gone. Thanks :P

[DS1]

2. People said you were Bev?

:rofl:

This place can be really DUMB sometimes.

[belladonna]

6. Yeah, no kidding

I'll always love DU and 90% of the people here, but man, there are days.

[Wapsie B]

3. They accused you of what?

Jeezus H. Christ, what is in the water around here?

[belladonna]

12. Our very own special brand of Kool Aid?

Just a guess :shrug:

[MrScorpio]

4. Welcome back, for a sec!

Love the kid!

He's so happy to be with Grandma!

[MuseRider]

7. He is beautiful.

I love his smile. You are NOT Bev, you are a beautiful grandmother of a beautiful grandson. Given the choice, I would do the same, he would be hard to stay away from. :hug:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. What a darling little guy!

Hey, who can blame you for wanting to spend time with him?

Personally, if I had the choice of getting a bikini wax or sitting on DU being called Bev, I'd choose the bikini wax. :P

I don't know what's wrong, but I hope it all works out for you. :hi:

[belladonna]

9. One more thing

To all of you who pm'ed me yesterday and showed your support? I promise you I didn't ignore that and it meant a hell of alot to me to get those pm's. I'll be back tomorrow and clean out my inbox, catch up with replies after I get rid of the trash :)

[progmom]

14. phew

i was worried for a minute.

:hug:

it's nice to see you here.

:loveya:

[belladonna]

17. Nah, just decided it was high time to step away from the keyboard

Check your pm tomorrow :hug:

[autorank]

10. I feel so superficial...

...nobody even bothers to send me nasty PM's. Gees.

Cute kid. Thanks for sharing...now, what do I need to do to get some nasty PMs...:think:

[gardenista]

11. He's just beautiful. Isn't it laughable when people stoop to accusing

others of being TS'd former DUers?

Don't worry, it's happened before to others (I was supposedly C_L), and unfortunately, it will probably happen again.

It's a pretty serious charge, and I personally think the admins should take it seriously when people are called out in that manner. Hope your accuser(s) got a reprimand.

Good thing you used your time today for a higher purpose, and a very, very cute one, at that!

[belladonna]

13. Nope, one wasn't even deleted

Allowed to stay right there in the thread. Now I'll shut up before I get the mods after me :scared:

[gardenista]

ok. me too.

wish there was a whistling smilie...

Anyhow, you have a very cutie grandson, and that is worth more than anybody getting their commupence on DU. That right there is DU amnesia in a tot toter.

[Robeson]

15. Wow, sorry you had to catch all that.....

...and no, I didn't hear or see it. I usually don't go to the GD, but would rather go to Latest Breaking News, GD Politics, or the various Groups. And last but not least, I like coming here to unwind.

Sometimes, the GD, can get a little too much, or too little, as the case may be. Chin-up. And as George Galloway said, perhaps you were just dealing with a bunch of Lickspittles!

[Radical Activist]

16. There are always butter things to do with your time...

like fucking as opposed to dealing with dumbfucks on the net.
Oh what the fuck. That baby is fucking cute.
Why the fuck am I writing fucking so much? I'm deliriously fucking tired. Nice to see you fucking posting.

[belladonna]

19. Gee, your mind isn't in the gutter these days, is it?

Nice to see you again, sweetie. Look me up on Yahoo next time you're on :hug:

[leftofthedial]

18. what a great little baby man!

[uppityperson]

20. Don't let people get to you. Lots of hurt feeling and confusion here

People feeling betrayed and distrustful and striking out at whomever gets in their way. It's too bad.

[Pithlet]

21. Your grandbaby is adorable.

What a sweetie.

[laugle]

22. There's an old saying....

you get what you give.....enjoy your rest, fighting and argueing is bad for your health...good luck to you!!!

[belladonna]

24. Talk out of both sides of your mouth much?

How about if you post what you put in your pm here? And btw, I think it's fairly impossible for ONE person to gang up on anyone, much less an organized group like THOSE people.

[MrScorpio]

40. I know Bella... She fights for what's right

I know that for a fact

[Guaranteed]

23. And she did it heeeerrrrrr waaaaaaay....

Not all of us are entirely up to date on the drama.

I'm seriously glad to hear it, though. DU is awesome. It's just not life.

[Modem Butterfly]

25. I got some of the same treatment

But I was surprised by how supportive so many were. Reasonable DUers can and do come to different conclusions on a topic, and reasonable DUers can and should agree to disagree. We all need to be reminded of that from time to time (some of us a bit more often than others)

[belladonna]

26. I got more support than I expected as well

Most of it not out in the open, but via PM. After I go run a few errands, I'll FINALLY get around to answering them all :P

[VelmaD]

27. If this is about the Andy situation...

you might want to go read this on Will Pitt's blog if you haven't already:
http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=50#more-50

[belladonna]

30. I have

Not sure what difference that makes or what it has to do with this thread though.

[VelmaD]

31. I suppose I assumed that it had something to do...

with the nastiness from the Andy threads in GD the other night and the questions surrounding his health. I figured since Will's post here started it that his post on the blog clearing his concerns up might be relevant. Oh well. Whatever.

[belladonna]

32. In a roundabout way, I suppose it did

It had more to do with the mob mentality around here lately than Andy's health. Also, I'm glad Will's concerns are cleared up. Mine are obviously about something else entirely and remain unresolved.

[GreenPartyVoter]

28. Look at those cheeks! :^D

[blondeatlast]

29. This place gets quite nutso sometimes. Take care, and enjoy that

happy little charmer!

[jandrok]

33. Awesome kid pics, Belladonna.

Nothin' like time with the little ones to put things in perspective. That's a good lookin' kid.

[belladonna]

34. Isn't he just?

I'm enjoying this grandma thing way more than I thought I would. He's trying to talk now and really beginning to interact with everyone and it's so much fun to watch. The great thing is the way he looks in that picture is the way he wakes up... such a happy and content child :loveya:

Ahhh, to be that young and innocent again.....

[Welsh_Princess]

35. What a cutie

I love the second pic with his tongue sticking out.:P How old is he?

[belladonna]

36. He was four months old on May 7th

Hard to believe how tiny he was when he was born looking at him now. He was two months premature and didn't even break 5 lbs. He's made up for it since then... check out the double chin :D

[gollygee]

37. He's beautiful :)

Sounds like you had a good day!

[belladonna]

38. It was wonderful

Now I'm playing the waiting game with the fiance. Will his company fly him back so that he can be back tonight or give him a fuggin' rental car because it's cheaper :grr:

I'll just scroll up and get another dose of baby bliss now :P

[Mutley]

39. I don't know what happened

and I don't care. I do know that THAT is one cute baby!

[ofrfxsk]

41. I don't know what's going on here with the controversies but

your Grandson is too darn cute. He looks so much like my nephew. What a happy baby. It's obvious he loves his gramma!

[LoZoccolo]

42. You left two days ago to have a baby and he's already that big?

I skipped over most of your post before replying. :+