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Post by lasteve1 on Oct 15, 2017 12:26:34 GMT
"a topic of conversation for many people on another forum, as you know, but that conversation is filled with lies and slander. (So I've been told. I make a point to stay away from there.)"
*snort* hahahahaha
If that comment was made about the New York Times instead of 2 Peas, I would've thought Donald Trump said it. Haha.
And about her "customers" being nobodies so she doesn't care about turning them away... pretty much everyone in the industry today got started out as a nobody who just started posting their work online through a blog, etc., and got noticed enough to pick up a following, join design teams, and eventually turned "scrapbooking celeb". Today's nobodys are tomorrow's industry pillars... especially in such a small industry. Hopefully eventually stuff like this comes back to bite her in the butt, but I'm not expecting it to... look at Donald Trump, she acts just like him and he became president.
As far as companies releasing statements distancing themselves from her... I wouldn't expect that, it's buying into the drama. I would expect companies to do it quietly and never mention that she approached them, or if they previously worked with her, to simply announce their partnership had ended and that they wish her well. As a professional myself, I would never publicly release negative statements about someone else in my industry...regardless of how true or deserving they were. (But then, I'm not in the scrapbooking industry so I don't mind making these statements on here.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 12:39:42 GMT
She gets stroked a lot on IG: "Seriously could you be any cooler???!!!", etc.
I think she feeds off of it. And, conversely, she is negatively affected by the slightest whiff of dissent or questioning or comments short of stroking.
It's too bad no one ever counseled her on emotional intelligence and how to not rise to the bait of every single post on social media. What's funny (and sad) is that she thinks she's such a "positive person." Positive people are confident in their own abilities and don't take offense at every question or comment.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Oct 15, 2017 14:10:10 GMT
She gets stroked a lot on IG: "Seriously could you be any cooler???!!!", etc. I think she feeds off of it. And, conversely, she is negatively affected by the slightest whiff of dissent or questioning or comments short of stroking. It's too bad no one ever counseled her on emotional intelligence and how to not rise to the bait of every single post on social media. What's funny (and sad) is that she thinks she's such a "positive person." Positive people are confident in their own abilities and don't take offense at every question or comment. Correct. 100% correct. I think she is loving every minute of all of this (during the daylight hours, whipping up support and being called cool or sympathized with). Perhaps, on a dark sleepless night she might suffer some embarrassment or self doubt. Maybe. The entitlement is strong with this one (best Yoda voice) Also, to link this to a poster just above- the "nobodies" in the industry have no axe to grind, no agenda other than getting good products and good service with no bullcr@p. They might still have their day. Even worse, those of us who are pure hobbyists, not in the industry at all, no desire to be in it but only wishing to have good products and good service with no bullcr@p- watch out when we get riled up. We are an endangered species- paying clients with money to spend. Mess with us at your peril. On on the other hand, I said this on one of the TC threads, ages ago- if there is no such thing as bad publicity (sad, but true) TC must be absolutely thrilled every time she is discussed. These threads, to her, are the equivalent of the Kim Kartrashian sex tape- "I am famous.... Look at meeeeee" and only a few (the Refupeas plus a few) will remember why all those hits happened. Sad but true.
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Post by JustTricia on Oct 15, 2017 14:43:25 GMT
But, guys, she never asked anyone for the medical donations. Never. She directed them to her PayPal link, but never asked.
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Post by loveslabradors on Oct 15, 2017 15:33:37 GMT
She gets stroked a lot on IG: "Seriously could you be any cooler???!!!", etc. I think she feeds off of it. And, conversely, she is negatively affected by the slightest whiff of dissent or questioning or comments short of stroking. It's too bad no one ever counseled her on emotional intelligence and how to not rise to the bait of every single post on social media. What's funny (and sad) is that she thinks she's such a "positive person." Positive people are confident in their own abilities and don't take offense at every question or comment. Absolutely. Classic narcissistic personality disorder. She's getting plenty of narcissistic supply on IG, her FB group and retreats. The only person I've known irl with this is my MIL. She's the same way about needing/enjoying lots of stroking. Puts on a good show and is very charming with people who pay enough positive attention to her, but she's a miserable person on the inside. Can't let go of any perceived slight, even stuff that happened 25 years ago. TC strikes me as the same. She might claim to be happy and positive, but her nasty, long-winded responses and all the banning say otherwise to me.
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Post by PaperAngel on Oct 15, 2017 22:13:46 GMT
As usual (see my post from four months ago on pg. 2 of this thread), her lengthy "stream of consciousness" rants are defensive, condescending, & unprofessional. Her obvious goal is to publicly & dramatically scold/ban members whose inquiries about her "business" she interprets as a personal attack, while simultaneously appear as the overworked (for free!) champion of positivity in the scrap industry. However, the result is yet another reminder of her hypocrisy, narcissism, & lack of business acumen.
How many of her unprovoked, insulting, factually-challenged, & juvenile overreactions/tantrums* must supporters read before they bail on her "business?"
* In just her most recent post (attached upthread), she claims non-members are jealous of her & have unhappy lives; makes accusations of slander against non-members while admitting she hasn't actually read the alleged comments; reveals a member's anonymous user name on other forums; demands members with perceived opinions different from hers leave the group...
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Post by myboysnme on Oct 15, 2017 23:21:56 GMT
Reading that absolutely egregious tirade against mom I have decided that Tracie is a truly mean spirited antithesis of Christian, who is lucky enough to be married to someone who financially supports her and puts up with her. I comment that because she is someone who thinks she has no reason to be humble. She thinks she is all that because someone has told her that and for a long time, so that has to be her husband. If he ever left her and stopped feeding her ego with whatever she needs to hear she'd lose her step and pretty quickly. She wants her private board to be her personal platform and showcase for her thoughts only, and she is only open to hearing adoration and agreement. She really needs to just blog and turn off comments and have just a heart button for readers to click. Then she will have exactly what she wants - only her own thoughts and only love from readers. It is truly sad how narcissistic she is and how much lack of insight she has - mental health issues for which there is really no effective treatment. I said in an earlier post she is very much like #45 - she says what she wants to say, no one can have anything to say to refute her and she claims everyone else spews lies and hate, not recognizing at all that it starts and ends with her. Scrapbooking is so much smaller that she would have been a small fish in a big pond, but now with a mostly dry pond she fills up more of it. Scrapbook names who need a following have fewer choices so Tracie is there to fill that void. People who try to point out her own hypocrisy are immediately chastised 'publicly' and the n blocked, but not before she lets all her readers see what happens to those who even hint at questioning her. What she and her so called celebs don't give enough credit to is the buying power of a group like this. There are many refupeas who still scrap, and she has completely discounted all of us as though we don't matter. Only a true narcissist can discount an entire group as being bad just because they call into question how she conducts herself.
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Post by myboysnme on Oct 15, 2017 23:34:06 GMT
One of the business owners who licenses artwork said she would never ever have my artwork because it was too "wh*rish. That is horrible! You weren't hurt but I am hurt for you. What a horrendous thing to say about someone she doesn't know. I mean do you regularly post photos of yourself naked on a pole with 3 male spotters? If not then she has no basis for such a characterization. I adore that you had the chance to let her know you had seen her comment. Now see Tracie would totally find a way to present you as the person who tried to humiliate her instead of the other way around. Just goes to show, we are anonymous online and don't know what bridges we are building or burning.
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Post by oaksong on Oct 16, 2017 0:36:04 GMT
Reading that absolutely egregious tirade against mom I have decided that Tracie is a truly mean spirited antithesis of Christian, who is lucky enough to be married to someone who financially supports her and puts up with her. I comment that because she is someone who thinks she has no reason to be humble. She thinks she is all that because someone has told her that and for a long time, so that has to be her husband. If he ever left her and stopped feeding her ego with whatever she needs to hear she'd lose her step and pretty quickly. She wants her private board to be her personal platform and showcase for her thoughts only, and she is only open to hearing adoration and agreement. She really needs to just blog and turn off comments and have just a heart button for readers to click. Then she will have exactly what she wants - only her own thoughts and only love from readers. It is truly sad how narcissistic she is and how much lack of insight she has - mental health issues for which there is really no effective treatment. I said in an earlier post she is very much like #45 - she says what she wants to say, no one can have anything to say to refute her and she claims everyone else spews lies and hate, not recognizing at all that it starts and ends with her. Scrapbooking is so much smaller that she would have been a small fish in a big pond, but now with a mostly dry pond she fills up more of it. Scrapbook names who need a following have fewer choices so Tracie is there to fill that void. People who try to point out her own hypocrisy are immediately chastised 'publicly' and the n blocked, but not before she lets all her readers see what happens to those who even hint at questioning her. What she and her so called celebs don't give enough credit to is the buying power of a group like this. There are many refupeas who still scrap, and she has completely discounted all of us as though we don't matter. Only a true narcissist can discount an entire group as being bad just because they call into question how she conducts herself. Without any original creative content, she is irrelevant in this industry. She certainly isn't an objective papercrating journalist. She has made a name for herself by glomming onto the coat tails of others and gathering an obedient flock through bullying and intimidation. You've got to hand it to her, it's a textbook case. When you can get people to give you money (tens of thousands of dollars!) no questions asked (literally!), you've got it made. She should start a "church." Truly, she has no business being in this industry. I, too, am going to seek out companies that support her. They need to know what is happening with the cult "celebrity" in our midst. The last round of nonsense on Facebook has put me over the edge. Normally I would just shrug at this kind of thing, but given the current political situation, these power-hungry, greedy people need to be called out on their bullsh*t. I'm so angry and upset about kind and gentle people being abused by these narcissists.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Oct 16, 2017 0:41:00 GMT
I'm a little confused here. She says she used that money for her medical bills. I thought she got the pacemaker and surgery for free. Did she use it for the room, or the medications, or those cute little non-skid slippers they give you, or what? Again some transparency would be nice.
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Post by oaksong on Oct 16, 2017 0:45:54 GMT
I'm a little confused here. She says she used that money for her medical bills. I thought she got the pacemaker and surgery for free. Did she use it for the room, or the medications, or those cute little non-skid slippers they give you, or what? Again some transparency would be nice. Who even knows since we're not allowed to ask? Wasn't there a reference in some of the newer conversations that it's for future medical bills? She can't even keep her own story straight. Without transparency, it's just a scam.
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Post by sarahbee on Oct 16, 2017 1:26:18 GMT
"I'm not sure why you felt the need to chime in on this..."
The classic Tracie diss! Ba-zing!
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Post by dasmith2 on Oct 16, 2017 1:56:39 GMT
I'm a little confused here. She says she used that money for her medical bills. I thought she got the pacemaker and surgery for free. Did she use it for the room, or the medications, or those cute little non-skid slippers they give you, or what? Again some transparency would be nice. Who even knows since we're not allowed to ask? Wasn't there a reference in some of the newer conversations that it's for future medical bills? She can't even keep her own story straight. Without transparency, it's just a scam. I think she has,if I remember correctly, answered that a few times and each story was different. I don't think we'll ever know the truth
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Post by artisticscrapper on Oct 16, 2017 2:44:13 GMT
Oh, what a tangled web we weave... It's like a game of Jenga. She keeps moving pieces and now the whole structure is collapsing
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 3:11:33 GMT
... What she and her so called celebs don't give enough credit to is the buying power of a group like this. There are many refupeas who still scrap, and she has completely discounted all of us as though we don't matter. Only a true narcissist can discount an entire group as being bad just because they call into question how she conducts herself. You've got to hand it to her, it's a textbook case. When you can get people to give you money (tens of thousands of dollars!) no questions asked (literally!), you've got it made. She should start a "church." myboysnme - Agreed! There are a lot of us here who scrap. Some may not be bothered by her MO, but many are. Yet again showing that her business acumen is WAY off. oaksong - OMG. You hit the nail on the head. In the back of my mind, I think this is why her MO bothers me so much. It reminds me of the "preachers' who do nothing but fleece their flock. The minute you wrote it, I remembered why I dislike this sort of cult-like behavior so much. No dissent allowed. "The leader" knows all. "The leader" will tell you how to feel. If you don't trust "the leader", there's the door. Fits this situation like a glove.
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Post by tampascrapper on Oct 16, 2017 3:29:05 GMT
Is there a list of the companies that support her? I would like to unfollow them and stop supporting them.
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Post by QueSeraSera on Oct 16, 2017 3:34:17 GMT
She cited not being a ministry as one of the reasons for not having to be transparent. Feels dirty that she brings religion up even when she's chastising and belittling other people. She can be so gross... I'm obsessed with Scientology after watching Leah Remini's A&E show. Anyhow if you don't know anything about Scientology, it started as a philosophy/psychology theory based on fake science and became a "church" so the founder could get rich. Tracie should look into that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 3:42:04 GMT
Is there a list of the companies that support her? I would like to unfollow them and stop supporting them. She has stated that it's too much work to have show sponsors. There are a handful of companies who made donations to the cruise and the retreats. Those are: Elle's Studio Color Cast Designs Thermoweb via Jen Schow ScrapHappy Scrappin in the City (Knoxville store) The Wild Hare Kit Club Ali Edwards Are there others? This is what I can remember.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 3:58:27 GMT
The above pisses me off and is completely incorrect. I have purchased her classes and donated a small amount to the medical fund. I had not yet realized exactly what kind of person she is. I don't regret it. The classes were good information and I got use out of them. The medical was a very small donation. Giving it didn't hurt me in the least. I could have given 20 times that amount and not felt it. At the time I believed in the cause. Since then, I have learned. I am a former customer. I don't hate her. I disagree with her. There is a difference. I think she's very simple, she lives in a very black and white world. I doubt I'm the only former customer that she has. Hard as that may be to believe. She can't seem to understand the difference in someone who has a different opinion and someone who hates you. I think she is guilty of oversharing in a completely unprofessional way and it is costing her. There was no need to defend the decision to ask listeners for a donation. Just because someone asks a question, doesn't mean there needs to be a 1000-word essay about all the feels. If you truly eschew drama, find a way to not engage in it. Lead by example. If she had never shared that she was actually given her medical procedure for free, after having been given $$$ cover it, she would not be in the predicament she's in now. What I don't understand is why she was still asking the hospital for a free procedure (at the last possible minute) after she had already received $$$ to pay for it. I guess you could really deduce from this that God saw fit to cover her need two times. Once from the group and again by the hospital? I guess once wasn't enough for her. And why in Gods name can't Tiffany the English teacher use paragraphs in her excessively long posts?
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Post by QueSeraSera on Oct 16, 2017 3:58:27 GMT
Studio Calico Rad and Happy
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Post by JustTricia on Oct 18, 2017 1:21:23 GMT
*sigh*
Within the last 45 minutes someone posted on the FB group asking why posts were deleted, that she was coming back to read responses on another post and *poof*.
First person commented telling her to go to her notifications or click to follow the post. The OP responded she knew to do that, she was trying to find a post.
Second comment? TC saying she private messaged her.
I went back just now to read any additional comments. Now, maybe you all should sit down before reading this next sentence as I don't want to be blamed for any fainting...
The whole post is gone. Poofed.
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Post by sarahbee on Oct 18, 2017 1:26:13 GMT
*sigh* Within the last 45 minutes someone posted on the FB group asking why posts were deleted, that she was coming back to read responses on another post and *poof*. First person commented telling her to go to her notifications or click to follow the post. The OP responded she knew to do that, she was trying to find a post. Second comment? TC saying she private messaged her. I went back just now to read any additional comments. Now, maybe you all should sit down before reading this next sentence as I don't want to be blamed for any fainting... The whole post is gone. Poofed. ...why does she even have a Facebook page if she just ends up deleting half of the posts? 🙄 I agree with the Pea who said that what she needs is a blog with the comments turned off.
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Post by sarahbee on Oct 18, 2017 1:42:28 GMT
Someone feel free to use this on the next "controversial" Facebook posting.
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Post by quinmm14 on Oct 18, 2017 1:50:02 GMT
Wait! Let me get my surprised face on 🙄
The only surprise is that she didn’t do it sooner.
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Post by mom on Oct 18, 2017 2:03:59 GMT
Someone feel free to use this on the next "controversial" Facebook posting. OMG I would give anything to see a screenshot of someone using this in Tracie's group. SaveSave
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Post by mom on Oct 18, 2017 2:05:58 GMT
*sigh* Within the last 45 minutes someone posted on the FB group asking why posts were deleted, that she was coming back to read responses on another post and *poof*. First person commented telling her to go to her notifications or click to follow the post. The OP responded she knew to do that, she was trying to find a post. Second comment? TC saying she private messaged her. I went back just now to read any additional comments. Now, maybe you all should sit down before reading this next sentence as I don't want to be blamed for any fainting... The whole post is gone. Poofed. But did she delete them from the group? Or is that only for special folks, like myself? SaveSave
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Post by scrappyem on Oct 18, 2017 2:17:22 GMT
*sigh* Within the last 45 minutes someone posted on the FB group asking why posts were deleted, that she was coming back to read responses on another post and *poof*. First person commented telling her to go to her notifications or click to follow the post. The OP responded she knew to do that, she was trying to find a post. Second comment? TC saying she private messaged her. I went back just now to read any additional comments. Now, maybe you all should sit down before reading this next sentence as I don't want to be blamed for any fainting... The whole post is gone. Poofed. But did she delete them from the group? Or is that only for special folks, like myself? SaveSaveI went back through, and she even deleted the post of the chick asking where a post was. I don't remember who it was, so not sure if she was banned too, but I'm positive if she didn't "accept" Tracie decree, she will be. So gross.
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Post by QueSeraSera on Oct 18, 2017 2:29:04 GMT
...why does she even have a Facebook page if she just ends up deleting half of the posts? 🙄 I agree with the Pea who said that what she needs is a blog with the comments turned off. Because then she can't stand guard and police the gates to her utopian kingdom. She gets to approve (or not) members based on their Facebook profile. And she also has the power to banish them. We only matter if we are a scrap "celeb" and have something to offer Tracie or we can further her agenda. Everyone else is unimportant and left to serve at the pleasure of the Cracker Barrel Queen.
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Post by mom on Oct 18, 2017 2:31:30 GMT
...why does she even have a Facebook page if she just ends up deleting half of the posts? 🙄 I agree with the Pea who said that what she needs is a blog with the comments turned off. Because then she can't stand guard and police the gates to her utopian kingdom. She gets to approve (or not) members based on their Facebook profile. And she also has the power to banish them. We only matter if we are a scrap "celeb" and have something to offer Tracie or we can further her agenda. Everyone else is unimportant and left to serve at the pleasure of the Cracker Barrel Queen. I just spewed my water. Hilarious and so true. SaveSave
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Post by sarahbee on Oct 18, 2017 2:35:49 GMT
Because then she can't stand guard and police the gates to her utopian kingdom. She gets to approve (or not) members based on their Facebook profile. And she also has the power to banish them. We only matter if we are a scrap "celeb" and have something to offer Tracie or we can further her agenda. Everyone else is unimportant and left to serve at the pleasure of the Cracker Barrel Queen. I just spewed my water. Hilarious and so true. SaveSaveOh. Em. Gee.
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