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We're smarter than you think you know we are.
Nov 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM
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Here on Cafemom, we are ever-vigilant for a frequent breed of doofus called a "troll." Usually, trolls aren't the sharpest sticks in the woodpile, although they believe that they are. They post fanciful falsehoods and then become belligerently petulant when caught and exposed by truly clever gals.

Trolls are instigators and troublemakers, causing drama and mayhem. They are often known as "attention whores" though the two are not always one and the same. The trouble with trolls is they aren't too bright. Let's say some person who is looking for a diversion in her boring life decides to come on Cafemom and create a brand new profile, and then create a whole family out of thin air, write journals full of fiction, and then hunt around for other mothers to badger and harass. Basically, be an asshat. She (or he) has several ways to accomplish this.

Trolls usually have huge holes in their stories, and it can be ridiculously easy to spot a fake. For example--basic math. If you claim to have a 6 year old (with a picture of your child stolen from a profile on Myspace) and you've been involved for 3 years with your "baby daddy" since you were 19 and you had your child when you were 17 but you're 29 now--well, someone is going to notice that you're an idiot before too long.

If a journal is written with atrocious grammar and punctuation and it appears that the Spell Check button went on permanent strike and the person writing the piece of crap is speaking Gibberish from Goulash and then claims to have a Master's degree--we're all going to insist that you pull your head out of your ass.

And finally, if a person posts a question in Answers to the tune of, "What do you think of a black teenage baby mama on Foodstamps getting her nails done while her kid sniffs glue?" or "Why are so many *select minority religion* unwilling to accept salvation to keep themselves out of eternal hell and damnation?" then I have one wish for you: may a thousand sand fleas infest your armpits.

Sure there are a lot of stupid people floating around. But, there also happen to be an assortment of scary-smart chicks here who will nail a troll to the wall with zest and flourish. It's OUR diversion on a boring day.

Please, if you are an obsessive liar, stupid, mean or just plain psychotic, keep your hands away from the keyboard.

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