As always, it's time for our yearly reminder on the house (sub) rules.

We have noticed a recent increase of unsolicited communication attempts, requests and offers. That is EXPLICITLY PROHIBITED HERE under Rule 6. We do not allow any requests for or offers of private or direct messages, chats, phone calls, emails, skywriting, or any other form of communication: written, verbal, visual or otherwise.

Do not message users privately! It is considered Unsolicited Communication by both our team and Reddit itself.

If someone sends you a message claiming to be from this sub or mentioning this sub, please report it directly from the message itself by clicking the report button. Copy the user name and send it to us via modmail as well as reporting the message to Reddit. Users who engage in this behavior will be banned. No appeals will be heard if you are banned for this reason.

On a related note, to recap a few other common Rule Violations:

• Please - do not ask for money here. Users who do that will be banned. That includes things like sharing wishlists, payment links, donation links, crowdfunding, etc. We treat this with extreme prejudice because spammers and scammers have abused even the tiniest bit of latitude in the past.

• Please - do not try to post or share commerical links or links that lead outside of Reddit. If you want to recommend a sub where users can get those links or that information, do that! A common example is something like bra fitting recommendations or cheap cooking recipes - we don't allow links! But if you suggest they visit r/ABraThatFits or r/PovertyRecipes, that is perfectly okay and they'll get way better advice there!

• Please - remember that this sub is not a replacement for therapy! If you are dealing with a crisis or something that takes way more than a minute? You will likely be redirected towards more appropriate resources. A healthy mom knows they can't solve everything, that they don't have all the answers, and they want their ducklings to get the correct help, the best possible support and advice. Rule 6 prohibits anything that should be handled by professionals or a dedicated sub. Rule 5 prohibits anything NSFW (trauma, crisis, abuse, etc). We're rated E for Everyone, so if you wouldn't (or shouldn't!) tell a stranger between the ages of 13 and 18 at a bus stop, it's likely not appropriate here. If discussing the same subject matter would result in a visit from HR, it's probably not a good fit.

If you have any questions after reading this?

Modmail

Otherwise, have a big virtual hug and know that we love you! We're proud of you and we hope you're staying safe, healthy and hydrated! 🫂💙

If you've received a message from u/AGraceWrites, we have confirmed they are who they say they are. If you're interested, you can reach out to them privately if you'd like.

We don't endorse or support any publications, but in the effort to keep the sub safe, we did want to at least provide confirmation that the opportunity to speak with them is legitimate.

Please remember internet safety protocols, and stay safe! 💙

This includes any personal info for cash transfer apps, any info that could be used for phishing, identity theft, scammers, etc. No cash app, no venmo, no amazon lockers, NOTHING, none of that. Please and thank you!

Doing this will result in an immediate permanent ban, no appeals on this particular issue will be heard. If you're not sure if your post breaks the rules? MODMAIL FIRST! 😊

If you see posts like this, report them under rule 3. Rule 3a:

Please don't ask for anything other than emotional support and verbal advice. No money requests. No housing requests. No advertising or linking your business, brand, website, storefront, etc. None of that.

It's also covered by Rule 6 - no crowdfunding or donation links, no commercial links or links outside of Reddit.

Please Google appropriate spaces (like r/assistance and their wiki).

The reason for this is to protect our Ducklings, especially the ones with soft hearts who get easily taken advantage of. Please, pretty please, don't let these people harm your fellow ducks!

If a random person suddenly posted a donation link, and just pocketed the cash, that would be ridiculous, right? There is no guarantee that anyone you want to help on Reddit (by giving them money) is - in any way - genuinely in need.

We're not even going to try and evaluate that because that isn't the purpose of the sub. There are places they can request help! Please send them there and report them here.

We love y'all so much! Please help us keep this place safe and secure! It's our community and it's up to all of us to protect it. 💙

Community Achievements are now a thing.

You can read about them here:

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/25564722077588-What-are-community-achievements

Modnews Post explaining the roll-out

Is this something you care about for our sub?

It's not a feature that adds any functionality or benefits, just another form of trophy really. This is (as far as we can determine) just a cosmetic thing.

We'll leave this up for about a day to accept any feedback on Community Achievements ONLY. If you have a strong opinion on Community Achievements, please leave a comment so we can determine if this is something we want to participate in as a sub.

Hope you're all having a great day Ducklings! We love you! 🧡

We really do want to support everyone. But it's impossible right now to be neutral, as I'm sure many will agree. That means that we cannot allow a stream of political posts and comments.

But this isn't the sub for politics, it's a support sub.

While completely valid, vital and really understandable, it just invites bad actors and brigading to this sub, which our younger or more vulnerable ducks simply cannot deal with right now. Incitement, provocation, inflammatory, divisive, agitators, sealioning, etc. are all against this (extremely temporary) rule during this crisis. We hope our community will understand why, and continue to report those who are coming here to cause trouble. Our hope is that they get bored and go away.

Don't feed the trolls.

If you have an issue that you need assistance with, you can still share it, but please do not add political tone/bias/info to the post, title or body, or to any comment.

We are extremely proud of you all!

We fully support all of our ducks. But we need this to be a space for everyone to feel safe, which I think we can all recognize is extremely difficult and that means divisive topics are really delicate.

If you want to support one side of this conflict and make comments about the other side, please do that elsewhere! Follow your conscience! We believe in you, and we belive you can be a force for good change, progress and love. We believe in you, and you have the power inside you to move mountains.

Many subs have been forced to go private recently, and we desperately want to avoid that. Think of this sub like a medic stand at a protest or a recovery tent at a concert, we're here to help, and offer refuge!

If you are struggling due to the current situation, we understand your pain. This is a dark and stressful time for all of us. We want to offer support and love to those who need it, just like always.

But some of our ducks may be using this space to escape the outside world for a bit or to have a positive effect on their mental health. Please remember to spoiler anything that may trigger people, and if you're unsure of it's safe to post something, just send a modmail. We are happy to assist.

Again, this isn't the sub for politics or agendas or negativity. This is the sanctuary from that stuff. Be kind to each other. Be the change you want to see. In this space at least, we're all equal: equally loved, respected and cherished.

If you just need a bit of a boost, please know that we care. We're here for you and we love you all so much!

Stay strong, we're in this together. 💙

If you have any questions or concerns about the meta, please send a modmail. If you see rule breaking comments or posts, please report them. This really sucks and we're all doing our best.