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To wonder what happened to these old Mumsnetters?

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Kallabra · 02/04/2025 20:40

There was Kewcumber who adopted from abroad as a single lady, there was a mum who always talked about her son Wilf, and there was a very direct, blunt and often right woman who I think wrote with no punctuation, who seemed to be on every thread and gave me lots of harsh truths! Going back a good decade now…

Anyone know what happened to them? Anyone else you wonder about?

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angelinawasrobbed · 05/04/2025 13:02

Deemented?

notacooldad · 05/04/2025 10:38

Does anyone remember the poster who referred to her DH/DP as manshape.
There was a reason for it and I canr remember. Was she called Demented? Or something like that?

OverpricedCupcake · 04/04/2025 22:42

Delphigirl · 04/04/2025 20:12

Oh I loved expatinscotkand and the death of her lovely daughter of leukaemia was utterly heartbreaking. She sounded like such a wonderful unusual spirited little girl.

Expat is doing well.

Littlefish · 04/04/2025 22:38

Kallabra · 02/04/2025 20:40

There was Kewcumber who adopted from abroad as a single lady, there was a mum who always talked about her son Wilf, and there was a very direct, blunt and often right woman who I think wrote with no punctuation, who seemed to be on every thread and gave me lots of harsh truths! Going back a good decade now…

Anyone know what happened to them? Anyone else you wonder about?

Kewcumber is well! Her ds is now about 19. She and I are Facebook friends, having met in person a couple of times when our dc were toddlers.

SmoothEncounter · 04/04/2025 22:10

SpringIsSpringing25 · 02/04/2025 21:53

You were here loads 😊. It took me longer than I'm willing to admit to understand your name🤣🤣. Can't believe he's 19 already we have the years gone.

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I’m another one who in the haze of newborn sleep
deprivation took about 6 months to notice what this username actually was Grin

SmoothEncounter · 04/04/2025 22:00

cornflourblue · 02/04/2025 21:05

Is Xenia still around?

I hope not. She was awful. Flaunting her wealth and with absolutely no awareness other people didn’t have the privilege she did.

MotherOfCatBoy · 04/04/2025 22:00

I remember the Christmas secret Santa’s and I packed a box at least two years. Had a different name then. I drifted away from MN and when I came back was sad to see that they had apparently been taken advantage of and gone sour. It was good while it lasted.

SmoothEncounter · 04/04/2025 21:57

RitaAndFrank · 02/04/2025 21:12

I’ve NCed over the years, many a time, but I remember so really old souls, from when MN was only just up and running. Cod, MorningPaper, MarsLady Slug, Rhubarb, Custardo, Enid, MaloryTowers, Marina, Expat, VVV, CountessDracula, Beetroot, Boko, JulesToo, Twiglett, LittleLapin… then a load of them disappeared in a puff of Moldie smoke. Those who were there know what I’m on about.
I miss BitofFun, she was beautiful and very kind.

I think I’ve been on here around 16/17 years and recognise a fair few of those names. People stayed with the same name for ages back then. Now with data leaks and trolls, I name change a lot more often.

Cremolafoam · 04/04/2025 21:28

I was in actual fact at that meet-up in London ( the Hat and Tun was it? ) Met many wonderful mumsnetters there including Marslady, and many others. It was a wild old night afair. Drink was taken, dancing happened and MNJustine turned up with merch.

Sabire9 · 04/04/2025 21:18

Does anyone remember the Chutney Wanker? Also known as 'the chutney twunt'.

That was of the best mumsnet stories ever. On the relationships board. She first found out she'd been left for another woman when she got home and he'd upped and fucked off - taken his collection of chutneys out the fridge and disappeared.

The story unfolded slowly over a period of weeks. I was GRIPPED.

Dodgyormymind · 04/04/2025 21:14

I remember a lot of the old names but often think about FV45. Spent a long time planning her escape from her abusuve husband. Managed it and seemed to disappear, probably for anonymity.

Really hope her new life worked out well.

Sabire9 · 04/04/2025 21:09

I was on mumsnet all those years ago. I posted under the username Shagmundfreud. I mainly posted about the trauma I was going through with my profoundly oppositional, mentally ill and violent young teenage daughter - used to post a lot on the teenagers board. I was absolutely broken by it and it nearly ended my marriage.

My daughter's 25 now, still lives at home and works in a responsible job helping category one ex offenders resettle into life outside of prison. She looks back at her teenage years and is horrified. She doesn't understand why she was like that. We have a lovely relationship.

I honestly would have cracked without the kindness and understanding I got off other posters who were also going through a lot of problems with their teenagers.

Borris · 04/04/2025 20:54

I remember sobbing at cupofteaplease update that her lovely daughter had died.
Anyfucker was the first person to say that she believed me about my abusive relationship - I got out eventually
ticktock gave me so much bf advice

Sabire9 · 04/04/2025 20:52

DooWapDooWap · 04/04/2025 19:06

Can anybody remember a lady who's baby died, think it was just after her first birthday. She started posting when she was pregnant and didn't think baby was going survive the pregnancy. Her username was something like cupoftea

Not sure if it's the same person but somebody had a daughter called Eilidh who died young too.

Yes, I remember her. Her story was very sad and she was so brave. I was very moved by her posts.

Delphigirl · 04/04/2025 20:12

Oh I loved expatinscotkand and the death of her lovely daughter of leukaemia was utterly heartbreaking. She sounded like such a wonderful unusual spirited little girl.

DooWapDooWap · 04/04/2025 20:10

And @cupofteapleasebaby girl Beatrice died, also in 2012. She was 13 months old.

Other names from that time. NorthernLurker, Sirzy, SirChengin

DooWapDooWap · 04/04/2025 20:07

Ah. Ailidh was @expatinscotlanddaughter. She died aged 9 in 2012.

Expat was friends with @giraffescantdance

DooWapDooWap · 04/04/2025 19:06

Can anybody remember a lady who's baby died, think it was just after her first birthday. She started posting when she was pregnant and didn't think baby was going survive the pregnancy. Her username was something like cupoftea

Not sure if it's the same person but somebody had a daughter called Eilidh who died young too.

Southwestten · 04/04/2025 17:13

Does anyone remember theincrediblesteamingnit?
Intried to avoid getting on the wrong side of her.

WinterBones · 04/04/2025 14:32

recognise a lot of these names, i've been around on and off since 2006, but i name change a lot.. got some of the folk mentioned here on FB so i assume they might recognise me occasionally when i post about something i've moaned about on my FB.

notacooldad · 04/04/2025 14:25

AnyoneWhoHasAHeart

Was it daft punk?
Quite possibly. I was wondering if I was getting confused with a similar sounding name with the band.

Gloriia · 04/04/2025 14:21

Fuzzymuddle33 · 04/04/2025 14:17

I was around 18 years or so ago but in a different user name.

I changed my profile name as I didn’t want the links back to who I was as I feel like another person.

Maybe they have done the same?

Yes or being banned. I bet a lot of the old names were original trolls. We didn't used to question outlandish behaviour and opinions in the old days.

Fuzzymuddle33 · 04/04/2025 14:17

I was around 18 years or so ago but in a different user name.

I changed my profile name as I didn’t want the links back to who I was as I feel like another person.

Maybe they have done the same?

Samcro · 04/04/2025 14:12

daftunk was dreadful, very anti sn and racist. it was odd as they started off ok.

AnyoneWhoHasAHeart · 04/04/2025 14:09

Was it daft punk?