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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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12-12-2002, 05:51 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted on your fight with your employer, that certainly doesn't sound right to me!
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12-12-2002, 07:47 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
Robin,
It's a shame a MM bar won't fix everything! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] But if I could, today I would express mail you a box full of them to help you through!
Pipsqueak is absolutley adorable. From your photo I can see that he was so happy with you.
When you're feeling so very low, I pray God's arms will surround you and lift you up!
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God...uplift me when I'm low,
console me when I'm beside myself with grief,
guide me to move forward in a positive way,
and even though I don't understand...
I will still have faith. --a Jewish prayer
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Peace be with you, Robin, even admist all this tragedy and pain. |
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12-12-2002, 08:21 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
Robin,
Just wanted to let you know you and your DH (and the furry friends, too) are in my thoughts & prayers. I am also sending lots of Mickey hugs and pixie dust your way in hopes of much brighter days ahead.
Michelle
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12-12-2002, 09:41 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,066
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
Dear Robin,
I'm so sorry to hear your life is so trying right now. I will keep you in my thoughts for better and brighter times. You and your DH certainly deserve it.
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I know it's only money, but it's the principle of not accepting my doctor's note that infuriates me.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">This is so much more than just money, how insulting of your employers not to see there were extenuating circumstances. Keep up the good fight on this one.
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It's a shame a MM bar won't fix everything! But if I could, today I would express mail you a box full of them to help you through!
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I thought the same thing. I'm anxious to try one just because of the way you speak of them. Hope you are feeling better soon. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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12-12-2002, 07:56 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
Robin, I am so sorry for the pain that you have been enduring. Know that I shall keep you in my prayers and have my students prayer for you and your hubby to have a child. This is a great season to prayer for children and what better than children's prayers.
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12-12-2002, 10:02 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry I hadn't seen this sooner! I'm so sorry you and DH are having to deal with this terrible pain Robin, what a heartbreak. I had 2 miscarriages just before Shane came to us and one several years earlier. They never did come up with a reason why which made it 1000 times worse. But our miracle baby Shane is here thank God and I hope that yours will be sometime soon as well. Please PM me for my email addy/AIM id if you ever want to talk. {{{HUGS}}} pixie dust & positive vibes
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12-13-2002, 08:24 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,613
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Re: A week and a half I really want to forget
I've never visited the family room before, so I'm sorry I did not post this sooner. I am so sorry to hear about your losses. I had a miscarriage seven years ago. It's one of the most difficult experiences I have ever gone through. There are a lot of people who do not understand the emotional pain you go through when you miscarry. My heart aches for you and your husband. Please know that you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Michelle
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