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1. Treat other parents with dignity and respect. Personal attacks, hate speech, racist or sexist attacks, sexual harassment, lude sexual comments, is completely unacceptable.

No attacking other members through posts on the board, email or private messages. We do not allow name calling, harassment or personal insults. You may express opposing view points but we want our members to feel safe from abuse. Please take the time to read your posts before you hit the post button and make sure that your posts are worded in a respectful nature. Posts that are not respectful, rude or insulting to other members will be removed

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No posting of links to pornographic material. We do not allow pictures or links to pictures with nudity. (Exclusions include pictures of birth stories or pictures for educational purposes, must have prior approval from a moderator before posting).

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