Circle Of Moms

Worst site I've ever seen. I find it to be super-duper annoying, I just can't. I wouldn't suggest using it, it is just horrid.

I was recently referred to this site for support as a child free by choice woman engaged to a single father. This site does allow women in my position to experience and express the authentic emotions that result for women in my position. I know this through reading the threads. I would never post anything in this one-sided source. We are told to essentially suck it up and quit being the wicked stepmother. Yet… a biomom is able to write a post wishing her ex would have a crappy marriage because she is jealous of the new wife. All responses in fact SUPPORTED this petty outlook and comment. Your organization is continuing to promote behavior and stereotypes like this. You have lost both my support and respect. No apologies from this gal.

The site is really crammed, crowded and a little tacky. Hard to navigate. Could use some work and more profile options. But it's okay..

Read a post from a trans boy who was seeking advice to help resolve an issue he was having with his mom. He clearly stated that while he was unemployed, he was looking for a job, doing about 90% of the housework while his mother was being unpleasant, lazy, rude and nasty. All the comments this poor individual received were vile, cruel, belittling, mocking and just outright disgusting. In the end, the person deleted their account and expressed how unhappy they were with the unwelcoming nature of the site, more belittling ensued.

F**king disgusting. Nothing but Narc moms -100/ 10 would NOT RECCOMEND!

I thought that being a single mom and dealing with the death of my child's father I could go to this site for support but I was bashed and criticized for "making wrong decisions," I was told that I should've choose the father of my child wisely then maybe he'd still be alive. I was told that I need to suck it up and stop looking for a handout

If you are looking for a supportive community, this is not it! You see cursing, criticizing, and many judgmental comments. Even saw one where a teenager chimed in about a teen topic, and a mom just starting writing nasty comments and cursing at her…wow… I will not go back to that site for sure.

I've been to the site at least twice looking for mom's in unique situations like mine – hoping to be able to discuss problems. I've found the users there to be judgmental and unempathetic. After looking around at a few other post, I was shocked to see people suggesting legal action in step family problems as an immediate recourse to a seemingly simple miscommunication.
I don't know who monitors the site, but they do a poor job in delicate family situations.

The site's a safe haven for many perverted posters divulging way too many intimate details regarding their children, especially their sons. Way too many mothers/women obsess over baby boys' genitalia, discussing their penis size, whether they get morning erections, you name it!

It's quite appalling to see almost exclusively mothers commit such brazen disregard for their newborn son's modesty when I'm certain they guard their own with their lives. They fail to see the long term repercussions of either their ignorance, carelessness or openness. Everything is documented and archived on the internet and some day, their grown up son, either through his own discovery or through anecdote will uncover the extremely personal details his mother shared with not only the stupid site but the entire world.

Irresponsibility aside, a mother concerning herself with her infant son's penis beyond medical reason is disturbing in and of itself – Freudian, even.

The site's full of pervert women who seem to think pedophilia doesn't apply to mothers as it does to fathers. Disgusting.

NEVER, EVER give them your email address because the emails keep coming and despite trying to unsubscribe from the site, they don't stop filling your inbox. Total spammers. Stay away.

This is becoming a pretty cool interesting site nowadays!

I thought this site was going to be fun to connect with many different moms but it wasn't. This site allowed a mother to share in descriptive writing the physical abuse allowing the father to spank their daughter bare bottom over his lap she and her husband have been doing to their 15 year old daughter everytime she disobeyed. It was disgusting. They didn't even stop it. Once I sent them an email some of my conversations started being erased. Those in charge don't like being called out on something they should be doing but start bullying members. I'd still like to know why this woman was allowed to post them spanking their daughter half naked and will continue to until she is 20. Disgusting and unexceptable

Terrible all in all. I am a stay at home father, and just because I am not female, I am not allowed to offer my advice, or ask for advice from other moms. Raising a child is tough work no matter what gender. I signed up for the site and it stated 'only moms can post at this time'. To me that is pure sexism. Gender should not be the only deciding factor on being a parent. To me the site is just as sexist as a company as chickfila might be, except in this case they are denying uses the ability to post based on gender. That is not right at all. Sorry circleofmoms, you get a 1 star.

This site looked promising at first but then it turned very quickly. I ended up on a post that I had beliefs in but they were not coinciding to the clique's opinions. I quickly found myself being bullied, of which, i stook up for myself. If this had been in person, they would've been charged with abuse! Needless to say they kicked me off COM, obviously they need better management! I would stay clear of this site and do it the old school way…. Chat with other moms in person and/or read up on it from a book or using Google…

I've met so many other moms I can share my experiences with and get advice from. Very inspirational and close-knit group!

I love this site – I have met so many great moms in my area, and online. I also get a lot of helpful information from the local communities, such as child friendly restaurants, good deals around the city etc..

There are, of course, some moms who instead of helping others, berate and put down everyone who doesn't agree with them. This isn't the site's fault, all social sites have those kind of people. But don't be afraid to join because there are many more amazing, supportive moms than there are mean ones!

I find both good and bad things on this site. I throughly enjoyed being able to ask questions and respond to other moms and for the most part they were all polite. However I did run into some concern when a group I was in had to shut down and become private due to others making shall we say unsocialable comments. This is the same reason I left Cafemom. However in this case it was not the admins but the COM's organizers that didn't do anything other then kick off the person who's only crime was to complain. So I say that it could have been handled better. I am not impressed when any site that is supposed to be for everyone favors one group.

A friend of mine is on this site so I went over to it to take a look at it. It was strange because I did get a warning on my McAfee virus scanner when I visited this website. I just disregarded the message as I know my friend has been on it for awhile and seems to love it. Just thought I would notify people in case they also saw that warning.

Please don't listen to the drivel on here about Circle of Moms being a bad site. It is a good site, one on which I have met many wonderful women who have become trusted and loyal friends. As with any online forum, you will run into people who you do not see eye to eye with, that's just life. But rest assured, the Administration of Circle of Moms is fair, they do not kick people off of their website for no reason or to centure their political beliefs. Women who have been removed from COMs have broken the guidelines of the forum and violated rules, even if they can't take personal responsibility for their own actions. Brenda (and friends), what do you not understand about your termination? You violated No THUMPS!!! You put up a list of names in an open forum and accused women of things of which you had no proof, and no provocation as far as I'm concerned. You are seriously deranged and deluded. Take responsibility for yourself and your actions. The Admins of COMs want it to be a safe place for people, and they try their hardest to make it so.

People should come and judge for themselves what they think of this forum. I would suggest joining some of the smaller groups, that is where you meet like-minded moms that you can get to know very well! Hope to see everyone there!

Circle of Moms is a great place to be…just so long as you can follow a few very basic rules. If you post racist jokes…have your cronies tell you how HILARIOUS they are…then stalk people who disagree with you and flag all of their posts…you'll have a great time! Luckily I have only known of two people on the entire community to behave in such a manner…and blaming it on a crazy, lunatic, liberal conspiracy isn't going to change that.

Circle of moms has been a great experience for me. I've been a member for well over a year. With the good comes the bad though. There are groups of women who will not stop, even if you ignore them and do not respond to them in any way. Happily the administration of this site are on top of things. They have a No THUMPS rule which stands for No Threats, Hate speech (slurs or stereotyping), Unlawful use, Misrepresentation (no fake profiles), Personal attacks (abuse, vilify or slander other members), and Spam (no advertising or solicitation). This rule covers any and all common problems that arise. Personal attacks are generally what will get a person banned from the site. I know of 2 members that have gotten banned for blatantly breaking this rule multiple times, even after being given a warning.

On the whole though it is a great site. I've met some GREAT women all over the globe. I've made some great friends here as well. Smaller groups are where I would advise new members to go though and stay there. Where you can find your niche, from political affiliations to hobbies to groups of moms with children the same age as yours. Circle of Moms really does have it all and with 8+ million women and more logging on every day, it's obviously a hit!

COM is a diverse site where mothers of all walks of life can come together to interact with and ignore each other. Religion, Politics, Ethnicity and all of the differences we have, COM isn't a FOCUS of those parts of our lives – a lot of women forget that — it's a great place to focus on the 1 thing we have in common – being a mom.

There are some women who turn COM into their personal 'battleground' where they feel there is a necessity to conquer those who think / believe differently. mThey take the smallest differences and have turned them into personal vendettas. They make it into some sort of personal QUEST to demean, belittle and conquer the opposition. Anything and anyone that does not agree with their 'idea' of what they figure is right — even people that openly say they are the same affiliation — that person must be 'taught a lesson' in any way necessary, even MONTHS after any interaction.

Sticking to the smaller groups and taking the time to observe as much as you participate your experience can be wonderful on Circle Of Moms. Don't let yourself get sucked into the petty BS and if you happen to have your name slung through the mud for no apparent reason other than you disagree – just remember that No THUMPS will be there to help you.

Stick to the guidelines and COM can be the PERFECT place to learn and help while interacting with some of the most wonderful, intelligent and caring individuals I have ever met.

Circle of Moms is a great community — you can find advice and support about anything. Please ignore Brenda's rating. She was kicked off of the site because she made false and disparaging personal attacks against other members on a public forum, which was a clear and blatant violation of the site's rules. It had nothing to do with her politics, despite her efforts to portray herself as a victim.

I wanted a place to discuss and rant about daily political news with other moms. Found the site to be a place where trolls rule and fairness is only on the side of these bullies. Made good friends of mutual interest, but definitely too much drama. I gave the site two chances. First on an open forum, then again on a private forum (trolls came in under pseudonyms and flagged legitimate member's posts and COM administrator chose the side of trolls). Very disappointed!

won't let me browse back.

This site is a flashback to the 'good ol' highschool' days where bullies seem to rule. There are different groups of women on a multitude of different groups which find it amusing to belittle someone for their beliefs. They are also about as unladylike as a mother can get. They use harassing crude language and the administration of the site just happen to be members of this little 'elite' clique. If you have a complaint about anyone in their clique, they will kick you off their website without warning. I speak from personal experience. They kicked me off when I called a few of them on their beastly behavior.

The site tends to cater to the liberal side and is not unbiased in any way. If you are conservative, this is a site to definitely stay away from.