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	mistal 2013-03-25 01:08 am UTC (link)
	I invented the concept. I've had moments of mocking parents for their overshare with friends way before I even knew her blog existed... Maybe I should sue her! (Reply to this)

	the__ivorytower 2013-03-25 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Sorry, sweet-cheeks, you did not invent the concept of mocking people. It goes on the list of things that cavemen invented, along with cave drawing porn and writing things on the wall near where you piss. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	risha 2013-03-25 11:23 am UTC (link)
	Or at the very least, F_W has seniority. OMGZ LETZ SUE!!!! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	duraniedrama 2013-03-25 12:16 pm UTC (link)
	But . . . it's not the same. The MSN article is made up of fictional examples (no last names visible is your hint that they're all made up) that are disturbingly dead-on with no commentary whatsoever, while STFU, Parents takes actual examples and adds snarky commentary. So, um, no. (Reply to this)

	shaggydogstail 2013-03-25 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	Slightly tangentially, I was always a bit confused by the way some folks are forever complaining about their annoying third-cousin's hairdresser's boyfriend posted on Facebook - why not just not read people you don't like? And then I realised that the internet basically turns everyone into otters eating watermelon. Even if it makes you cry, you can't stop. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	meagenimage 2013-03-25 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	Because it you follow them then their posts show up on your newsfeed. If you unfollow them there will be omgdrama. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	queencallipygos 2013-03-25 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	There's actually a way to hide people from your newsfeed without unfriending them. (I have learned to do that with a couple people during election season.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	risha 2013-03-25 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	I just wish you could pick and choose topics to hide. There are a couple of on my newsfeed that I quite like when they're not retweeting anti-Obama propaganda and/or idiocy from the Tea Party. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	franzen 2013-03-26 12:10 am UTC (link)
	I think you can by using "hide posts like these." Facebook will group messages on the same topic, and i know they use content scans to determine order (if you sort by importance over "all recent activity"), so you might be able to get the rankings to understand that "Tea Party" is not something you want to see. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	risha 2013-03-26 11:43 am UTC (link)
	oh my god it's full of stars I haven't gotten the time to try it yet, but I think you're right, in theory it should work. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bobafeis 2013-03-27 03:44 am UTC (link)
	Hi. You are the most awesome person in the world for sharing this knowledge. Go you. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	visp 2013-04-11 04:37 am UTC (link)
	I think that 'unbaby me' has some wider applications. (Reply to this)(Parent)

ladyvyola
2013-03-25 01:11 pm UTC (link)

Is there a bingo square for willful misunderstanding or redefining of terms? Because I really love this comment:

By calling me "way smarter than" you are calling me "stupid." By saying "I will miss your site" you are saying "I am no longer a fan of your site." You're dissing me. Own it.

We're about an inch away from "By saying 'I breathe' you mean 'I should die'. ZOMG death threats!"

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jrs1980
2013-03-26 04:29 am UTC (link)

She did that elsewhere, too.

Fan: Most of them do seem fake, but I don't think the whole "rip-off" aspect is going to work. Lamebook and Failbook are basically the same thing and people were annoyed at oversharing parents before STFUparents, you were just the smart one who was able to capitalize on it But anytime something is successful, people will try something similar.

Blair: And PS: Lamebook and Failbook came along after STFU, Parents, for anyone who's curious. The last time Failbook posted a submission on its site that was on my site, I had it removed. If we don't stand up for our intellectual property, what's the point of standing up for anything at all?

The Point: ------>
Blair's head: *

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	eilisliana 2013-03-26 04:41 am UTC (link)
	I feel like she is six seconds away from just out-rightly saying "YOU ARE EITHER WITH ME, OR AGAINST ME!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	uldihaa 2013-03-26 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	I thought she was saying that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ekaterinv 2013-03-27 12:04 am UTC (link)
	And she was also saying, "if you claim you're with me, you're really against me!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

major_dallas
2013-03-25 05:09 pm UTC (link)

Well there's some internet lawyering in there,
some "pasted on is teh fakes" in there,
more cries of "Fakes" with a solid side of MSN sucks,
also the "GET OVER IT" bits(this never goes over well, believe me I tried it in the Ship Wars in the HP Fandom"),
some "you're actually not the first at it,"
Oh and STFU, Parents delivers a rally cry:"I'm just going to say this once: If you support a website and a blogger, and you say things like, "This isn't a rip-off," or, "You're not the first person to come up with this idea," you're not ACTUALLY supporting the site or the blogger. These examples were fabricated based on my blog. That is an infringement of intellectual property. Period. I post articles - ORIGINAL articles - about overshare all the time. And PS: Lamebook and Failbook came along after STFU, Parents, for anyone who's curious. The last time Failbook posted a submission on its site that was on my site, I had it removed. If we don't stand up for our intellectual property, what's the point of standing up for anything at all?" (I had to quote he/she/it in full because we can't link to individual comments on Facebook...can we?)

Well anyway, yeap, nice full blown wank, but its nothing we haven't seen before, can we sue her for not being original in he/she/it's wankiness???

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	abharding 2013-03-25 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	I am starting the realize why this person hates hearing/reading about kids so much. She can't stand the completion... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ekaterinv 2013-03-25 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	If we don't stand up for our intellectual property, what's the point of standing up for anything at all? I hate plagiarism and all, but holy shit. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	franzen 2013-03-26 12:04 am UTC (link)
	I really didn't think there'd be a bigger lolyer fail than the lawsuit between Dr. Amy and Gina (the memo in support of the motion carries the faint odor of wet dog...) BUT APPARENTLY I WAS WRONG. Did RDR publish a set of law textbooks while we weren't looking? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2013-03-26 01:06 am UTC (link)
	Don't the posts she's reprinting wholesale from other people count as "intellectual property"? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2013-03-26 01:35 am UTC (link)
	shhhhhh. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2013-03-26 01:57 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry. Sorry. SORRY EVERYBODY! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	franzen 2013-03-26 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	You just killed Tumblr, you wonderful bastard. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tiye 2013-03-25 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Sigh. I thoroughly enjoy STFU Parents, but damn, Blair can be a fountain of wank. (Reply to this)

eevee
2013-03-29 11:20 am UTC (link)

YES, bad metaphors, my favorite wank standard:

This is like a bunch of people in a room arguing about the room itself. I think some people are forgetting that B. DESIGNED the room, furnished the room, pays the rent on the room, and really, she lets whoever chooses to use the room. I think it's fair enough that 1. she gets to set the rules around the use of the room, and 2. she has a right to complain when someone steals parts of her design. I'm sure most of us would feel the same.

But has she got a patent on rooms?!

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	ekaterinv 2013-03-29 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	2. she has a right to complain when someone steals parts of her design Okay, anyone else who has their couch facing the TV, you are stealing my intellectual property and you must stop now. (Reply to this)(Parent)