Vipers' nest? Come counter our hissy rep with your stories of Mumsnet Niceness

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childrens_health/1649084-DS-still-asleep-what-to-do This one. CluchingPearl's little boy had chicken pox at the start of the year and she was struggling to wake him up. After some advice from mumsnetters he was taken to the hospital where they realised that he was seriously ill. We've followed and supported throughout all of this. Little ClutchingPearl's is now home. It makes me weep whenever I think of this. [sob]

Oh, and I forgot the MNetters who, knowing that my bad arm couldn't tolerate cold, and I couldn't get gloves over the splints I was in for a long time, made me beautiful mittens and wristwarmers that would fit. I treasure them.

I think its the everyday things on here that make me proud to be a MNetter - hands to hold when people are awaiting scary medical tests, a queue of knitting harridans waiting for the live POAS and offering support if the result isn't what people want, the ever positive support for those in abusive relationships.

But there are the bigger things too - crossing my fingers everyday for Beatrice through her all too short life, raising awareness of bone marrow donation inspired by Ailidh and Billie, secret santa etc etc

The trouble with trying to link to the lovely, supportive threads is that if they were posted in Chat, they disappear after 3 months.

I'm thinking of the thread a few months back where the OP and her disabled DH had let the housework slide so much, their house was barely livable.

A few MNetters went round, rolled their sleeves up and helped to scrub the house back to a livable standard.

It was lovely to read

A bunch of atrocious cunts kept me going all last year when my Mum was very ill and later died.

She lived nearly 200 miles from me and i was with her, having almost abandoned my own DP and DC for almost a year so she wasn't alone and didn't have to go to a care home which neither of us could have borne.

When she died i was a wreck and a week or so later a delivery arrived of a beautiful rose to plant in the garden,a grape vine and a bottle of very posh Vodka.

DP was astonished,one of those wonderful mners had been in touch with DD to get organise it as a surprise.

I was overwhelmed,we are all still in touch regularly,they are just amazing and kindness personified and a huge laugh aswell.

I met a lovely bunch of women on here who now are a group of women I chat to online every day.
We have supported each other through illness, money worries, every day work and life and having children stuff as well as just general "how was your day" care.
We are scattered all over England and Ireland and are planning a meetup later this year. I would count them among the first people I would go to if I was looking for advice or empathy or care.
Without Mumsnet I would never have met them.

The huge number who signed up for the Anthony Nolan trust in response to other mums ill children.

Mile for Maude

Peters pink heart.

Will think of more.

I've seen loads. The mners who turned up to help another one clear her house as she felt she was bad for her dh whom she clearly adored. It was wonderful to read her go from despair to hope.

Our family received an enormous amount of support, practical advice and positive help when the story of our roof/ water/ feudal landowner broke.
We felt quite overwhelmed with the response but it honestly helped all of us to get through the really bad days and long, frozen winters.
I want to mention the Secret Santas too as their kindness has not been forgotten.

MmeLindor came up to visit us and has kept an ongoing support. Aitch has been a tower of strength too. So many of you took the time to write to MSPs, the FM Alex Salmond and personal letters to me.
I find it hard to express how much all of you on MN helped us. x

Just the fact that this is a supportive place, a great place to rant when you need to and you also get a kick up the arse when it's needed as well.