my thank you to mumsnet!!

[buffythenappyslayer]

i know a few others have already said the same,but i just wanted to say it aswell!!

i have 5 children,2 of which are disabled,one with cystic fibrosis and the other has epilepsy,is blind in one eye,has learning difficulties and tantrums from hell!!

dh works away quite alot,and where i live i dont really have many friends and only my mum (who we hardly see)

ive had so many problems that i havent had anyone to talk to about,until i found mumsnet.

when i had problems with my neighbours,i had some terrific advice and support from other mumsnetters,when ive had trouble with bf,ive also had some great advice.

when ive been up night after night with dd and have felt so crappy,other mnetters have been there to share their experiences and made me feel that im not the only one to feel like this or have children taht seem to be allergic to sleep!

when my dd3 was really poorly,it was nice to be able to talk to people about how i feel and how worried i was and to have them reassure me she'd be ok,was amazing.

when i was feeling really low,i had other mnetters encouraging me and making me see that life wasnt so bad.

i have made some really great friends on mn,and without their help,support and advice,god knows where id be!

i just wanted to say a great big thank you to all at mumsnet,and all the mumsnetters who have lent an ear when ive needed to moan!

[MarsLady]

Thank you mumsnet for being a valuable resource for advice.

For allowing me to count my blessings when I look at my 5 children and realise that I have it good.

Thank you for the jokes and the laughs. For batty lol.

Thanks for answers to questions I hadn't thought to ask.

For the good cyber friends and some RL friends that I have made.

Mostly... for keeping me sane when twin babies kept me tied to home and up at the weirdest hours of the night when God had gone to bed.

For reminding me how much people can achieve when they pull together.

[moretenaanyone]

Thank you Mumsnet for helping me realise that I'm never the only one going through a particular problem.

Thanks for all the chat I've had, all the listening ears and the chance to vent about the things that annoy me.

Oh, and thanks for all the times where I've PMSL at all the daft and wonderful things that seem to appear and happen in the lives of the mumsnet family.

[TambaTheDragonSlayer]

This is my thank you to MN....

A year ago (almost exactly) I was at the worst possible place in my mind. I had just been diagnosed with PTSD. I wasnt eating, sleeping or doing anything more than sitting around lost in memories that i thought were long gone. I had a 2 year old and a 1 year old, was struggling with working evenings and studying during the day. There was no let up and I really felt there was no point in anything. It was miserable, I was making bad decisions which was adding to things. I wasnt a very nice person, I was moody, selfish (I never did anything around the house, ignored the kids etc) and stopped going out even. And then I had a M/C

MN was the only outlet I had. My DH didnt and couldnt understand, No one else knew in RL about the PTSD or what had caused it, MN was my lifeline. The support from Hub2Dee, Sax and SaintGeorge among others was invaluable. Even little things like being able to say what I had eaten that day (and I made myself eat so I wouldnt have to post that Id eaten nothing) being able to say what I was thinking, being encouraged to see a cousellor, encouraged to write a diary etc really really helped. There was always someone there who seemed to know how I was feeling.

Its no exaggeration when I say MN changed my life for the better. One year on and I have never felt better or more confident about who I am and what I want and need. I have freinds now, I passed my course, my children are well rounded and adorable, I no longer have this control thing about what I eat, I dont avoid people or places and I am happy.

Will never forget those that were there for me, and that put up with me even when I was at my most annoying!

Thank you!

[monkeytrousers]

Mumsnet is a lifeline for thousands of parents in a culture where they are isolated and segregeted, undervalued and over burdened. Long live Mumsnet.

[moretenaanyone]

You said it monkeytrousers....

long live mumsnet

[LieselVonTrapp]

Hello Moretena - you can run but you cant hide, by changing your name by one letter I wil still find you. I thought you were back but hadnt heard, its been all very quiet on the caird front. Hope you had a good holiday.