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The Ivy alphabet
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This week, I’ve been asking for the community’s contributions for an iVy alphabet! Thank you all very much for your thoughts and feelings, and I hope you enjoy reading about iVy in alphabet form!
A is for advice from all quarters of iVy!
B is for brilliant bunches of ladies particularly those described on our unique and supportive Mums’ Clubs.
C is for caring; our members and CLs alike, particularly when you’re in need of support.
D is for devoted! We’re all devoted to our ‘own’ boards, and devoted to our beliefs which we all agree to share and discuss with respect for one another.
E is for encouraging, particularly when you need that extra boost when dieting or getting fitter! E is also for empathic, as demonstrated by all our members regardless of faith or culture.
F is for friendship and faceless friends of whom we’ve all made many! F is also for family; for fixing family issues, discussing family life and enjoying the fantastic (if not sometimes frustrating!) online family we have here at iVy!
G is for giggles, and we all try to have plenty!
H is for happy (perhaps due to our shared love of hobbies!), and for the hugs our members are proud to offer, if only virtual, to try and help out if possible.
I is for informative; with such a wide range of topics covered from health and support to work and money. I is also for inspiring - that is, our very inspiring members!
J is for joyous and being able to share in such wonderful occasions as the upcoming royal wedding!
K is for knowledgeable, particularly being able to ask for advice from others in the same situations as ourselves.
L is for many things: lovely,loving, loyal, lively, learned, laugh out loud, lend a hand, legendary, light hearted,liberal, logical, lifesavers and lucky! What a wonderful way to summarise our community!
M is for motivational, especially referring to our diet and fitness boards!
N is for non-judgemental; our members who provide help and support on all manner of issues even those most sensitive.
O is for open-minded; regardless of faith and culture we are all here for one another.
P is for passionate, and indeed we often are about our views and parenting choices!
Q is for quality replies everywhere, even on the quietest (though hopefully not for much longer) and most quaint boards!
R is for reassuring - to hear from those in the same situation as you, or those who have come through the other side.
S is for supportive, from advice needed with money, to fertility issues, to sex, to child development, and even getting organised!
T is for thoughtful and trusted - our boards and members - particularly in the case of those who have had to experience such sad losses.
U is for understanding from those who are experiencing those same highs and lows as you.
V is for value and feeling valued, and of course versatile - with such a wide range of topics covered!
W is for welcoming - something you’ll experience on every board, but perhaps most so on Make Friends at iVillage!
X is for xenial (forgive me, that one was tough!) - our welcoming nature!
Y is for yearn and our drive to learn more from others on all matter of topics, followed by, 'Yippee!' when we’ve found the answers!
Z is for zest, whether it’s knowing what to do with it, or our members’ zest and zeal for life!
I’d like to offer particular thanks to the following members and CLs who have helped me in finding the words for our alphabet, whether by passing my request on to the community and/or by making suggestions themselves: jade80, dreaming_of_roses, x-debs-x, afisher, mamape, treadmill, sparkling-sunshine, uni-student, pinkmelly, helenbev, mumoftwo2008, foxy1980, ivil_munch, kittylou75, giraffebaby, tabbykitten, owly_2001, dizzy-babe2, nigelsmum, babe2be, teanna, clo_att, elf-and-immys-mummy, mossstitch, ali-g, dolfyn2007, engjane.
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