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to expect some old timers of MN to be twirling & scuttling around still

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wizzofwotz · 15/06/2024 19:27

Haven't been here for probably 15+ years. Went absent, never dipped back in . But today something made me think of the MN support, the laughs, life's highs & lows shared when insomnia kicked after my little DDs were tucked up in bed.

DDs are grown and flown the nest. On reflection it was time well spent. Even the cliquey and other shitty bits. Hope you all keep twirling and scuttling around. If you're new keep with it, it will all pan out.

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Klippityklopp · 16/06/2024 22:52

Ikeameatballs · 16/06/2024 22:36

Definitely over 18 years for me but I drifted away for a while.

Posters I remember from my early days:
Aitch
Cod
MorningPaper
TrinityRhino
KewCumber
VeniVediVicki (now on tattle)
Xenia
MarsLady (excellent lemon drizzle cake recipe)
SoupDragon
Peaches

I can’t remember her name but American woman living in Scotland whose daughter sadly died of leukaemia?

It was definitely a quieter place with some clear cliques.

I'm sure the poster who's dd died was expat in scotland.

MyQuaintDog · 16/06/2024 22:50

Oh God this thread is becoming a naming of MN Royalty.

Slowslowreader · 16/06/2024 22:49

Ikeameatballs · 16/06/2024 22:36

Definitely over 18 years for me but I drifted away for a while.

Posters I remember from my early days:
Aitch
Cod
MorningPaper
TrinityRhino
KewCumber
VeniVediVicki (now on tattle)
Xenia
MarsLady (excellent lemon drizzle cake recipe)
SoupDragon
Peaches

I can’t remember her name but American woman living in Scotland whose daughter sadly died of leukaemia?

It was definitely a quieter place with some clear cliques.

Yes, all of them, I think she might have been called ExpatinScotland, and there was Misdee, and Onlyjoking and Getorfmuyland who was very funny and good at ghost stories.

Ikeameatballs · 16/06/2024 22:36

Definitely over 18 years for me but I drifted away for a while.

Posters I remember from my early days:
Aitch
Cod
MorningPaper
TrinityRhino
KewCumber
VeniVediVicki (now on tattle)
Xenia
MarsLady (excellent lemon drizzle cake recipe)
SoupDragon
Peaches

I can’t remember her name but American woman living in Scotland whose daughter sadly died of leukaemia?

It was definitely a quieter place with some clear cliques.

tizalinatuna · 16/06/2024 22:28

It was scarily sharp, as in people were back then very intelligent and very funny. Miss it. But also only now remembering the mouldies thing and that I tried to find them and must have failed.

DreadingSeptember2024 · 16/06/2024 22:27

Been on here for 14 years now. Best support for school advice. Otherwise a sense of humour failure within 5 posts on most threads

JoinedIn2001 · 16/06/2024 22:26

Stuff from chat (or _chat) will have long gone from that era though as they get deleted after a certain time period.

JoinedIn2001 · 16/06/2024 22:25

seeitthroughmyeyes · 16/06/2024 22:17

Does anyone have any threads from 10+ years ago so I can read back to see the difference?

Just use the 'search' function and search the period before 2014.

LionBarPlease · 16/06/2024 22:23

seeitthroughmyeyes · 16/06/2024 22:17

Does anyone have any threads from 10+ years ago so I can read back to see the difference?

Probably classics is your best bet if you look for the timestamp, otherwise there’s a bit of a ‘you had to be there’ situation. It used to be kind of fast moving on Saturday nights and holidays etc too.

seeitthroughmyeyes · 16/06/2024 22:17

Does anyone have any threads from 10+ years ago so I can read back to see the difference?

JoinedIn2001 · 16/06/2024 22:09

Noddy died?

I know she had health issues but didn't know we'd lost her. Terrible news.

Klippityklopp · 16/06/2024 22:08

It's strange the posters you remember.
I can remember 2 sisters, I'm sure one was called Lulu and one Ruby. They always came across as just decent people.
Today it would never happen that posters would openly out themselves.
I remember a poster who's husband died in a car crash, it was heartbreaking and one who's DD was ill but then became a dancer I'm sure. Everyone was genuinely willing her on and her mum was beyond proud of her.
Although it could be cliquey there was far less arguments for arguments sake

ThePoshUns · 16/06/2024 21:52

Yes I liked Xenia her life is so far removed from mine but she talked a lot of sense

Iggi999 · 16/06/2024 21:47

Xenia has given me some solid advice on here.

Toastedalmonds · 16/06/2024 21:39

TrinityRhino? She had a difficult life as I recall. Wonder how she is? I loved Scottish Mummy and her 'special moments' 😄

ThePoshUns · 16/06/2024 21:37

Haha glad to hear it!

periodiclabel · 16/06/2024 21:09

ThePoshUns · 16/06/2024 16:25

I remember you BIWI
Nice you are still here.
I remember iCod, Cybilliberty, Zoetrope, Xenia (!), WalkTheRotties, and Noddy. Sadly Noddy passed away a few years ago.
I was 60ft doll amongst other names back in the day.

Xenia is still very much here and the tone of her posts have changed not one jot

periodiclabel · 16/06/2024 21:04

Biscuithoover · 16/06/2024 20:18

I’m just reading this thinking did these self appointed mumsnet royalty people not
have any self awareness of what prats they were being 😂 their behaviour sounds so cringey “mumsnet royalty” 🫠👍🏻

what was really cringe was people arselicking to royalty in the hopes of being allowed to join the gang… Very different dynamic today where I don’t remember any posters’ names, back then you saw the same people again and again and again and there were definite queen bees – there must’ve been far fewer threads I guess

ThePoshUns · 16/06/2024 20:57

@Samcro I remember you as 2shoes

Biscuithoover · 16/06/2024 20:18

I’m just reading this thinking did these self appointed mumsnet royalty people not
have any self awareness of what prats they were being 😂 their behaviour sounds so cringey “mumsnet royalty” 🫠👍🏻

Samcro · 16/06/2024 20:16

There used to be some good local meet ups

RallySooney · 16/06/2024 20:12

MyQuaintDog · 16/06/2024 19:39

And the interminable threads about who is MN Royalty.

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Pure and utter nonsense, wasnt it? People with notions and lacking in self esteem. Mumsnet royalty were generally a cliquey catty bunch.

periodiclabel · 16/06/2024 19:44

this imade me realise I’ve been on here for 20 years - 3 dc only one still at home. I lost my old username when I changed my email for work and couldn’t get back in any more, but since then, I’ve name changed pretty regularly. I miss Bonsoir the most with her threads complaining she had too many glitzy dinners in and couldn’t cope. it’s not so funny any more but not is it so mean girls

MyQuaintDog · 16/06/2024 19:39

RallySooney · 16/06/2024 19:33

Oh gawd there was always name checking threads in the olden days. Hated all that too.

And the interminable threads about who is MN Royalty.

Jellykat · 16/06/2024 19:35

Oh yes i'd forgotten Pinots kitten thread, such a joy!