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

"positive vibes" thread for an MN'er at the end of her tether, with some practical advice thrown in: here

I've had loads of MN'ers send me rubbish (literally) to help out a community group for people with SN in response to this thread

And loads of support when when my dog went missing. People shared his posters, tweeted and facebooked, as well as supporting me through it.

One thread that sticks out in my mind is Riven's thread when she was at the end of her tether. Hundreds of MNers wrote to Downing Street to ask demand David Cameron take another look at situations like hers where parents of kids with SN are being pushed to the absolute limit, and he did have to come back and respond to it.

Yup what they all said ^

Grateful for the breather though, have had to read in batches to cope with the tears.

Don't want to repeat, but I think no-one has mentioned Mortimer?
One of the very first threads I read was about someone who found a scraggy black bird flapping about in her dining room, she thought it was a crow.
Someone arrived fairly quickly asking pertinent questions and then, not only identified it as a raven, but also gave advice about what to feed it, what not to feed it and detailed instructions about how to care for it.
The posts went on for ages, how Mortimer got on with the resident cat and dog, how the daughter made friends with it, how every body wanted one. It turned out, when a girfriend was sought for Mortimer, that he was in fact a she!
I do remember who found Mortimer but she is conspicuous by her absence here so not naming.
Bizarre and fabulous, like so many things on MumsNet.
Now I have a request.
Pleeeeease can Talc put one of her divine pictures here.

And, sorry, a really creepy bit, but I do want to say it.
Justine, you should be very, very proud of what you have created.

Give me a wave next time you are passing through. If I had a fleece hug on the way home I would definitely fall asleep and wake up in Hereford!

No good - I go Birmingham to London sometimes (driving through Droitwich on the way). Fleece hugs don't work on the train though

Droitwich to Birmingham stealth. I have been known to knit and crochet on the train - depends how much elbow room I get!

Droitwichmummy - where do you get the train to? Maybe we could compare blanket notes some morning (although mine is currently a pile of fabric and good intentions )

Mumsnet makes me feel as if I have spoken to other human beings....husband works away and I can be alone for days on end.Am in a foreign country,English not first language and quite thrilled to be noticed and sternly accused of being obtuse,or not reading properly!Such rude girls on here,but i love them.....so clever some of them!

I'm mainly a lurker except for woolly hugs and previously the FLY threads.
I'm here for everything ^^ up there.
I am constantly overwhelmed by the support for total strangers at all hours of the day and night - there is always someone here to hold a hand.
Apart from the blankets and flyers I especially love OYBBKs weather threads and the Litter Tray. Who can forget Pinot (?) and the kittens?
Thank you MN for keeping me sane and for being the only thing to keep me awake on the train!

So much to say about Mumsnet.

I've had advice in the wee small hours, kicks up the backside when I've needed it. I have laughed until I cried and I've wept for families who I have never met but have had to deal with some really tough situations.

I have to thank Flowery et al on Employment Issues for advice and others for their support when I was going through a really rotten time at work.

I have registered online to donate my organs due to pink Peter.

I have RL friends due to MN who are fabulous. I didn't really go anywhere when I had DD 1 but this changed when I met another mum via MN meet ups.

I tried posting once about a financial situation in the MSE forum because I thought I might get more responses from people who were in the financial industry - I got pounced upon and called a troll (that's never happened to me before), they apologised after a while when they knew I was genuine. So I've learnt my lesson and I'm never dipping my toe anywhere else!

I love the random silliness, the fact that MN users will flag up issues/campaigns that we should be aware of and the fact that there are people you know you can ask for proper advice through PM's. MmeLindt kindly gave me a bit advice on behalf of someone else this week. (Thank you)

AND I now know how to use an apostrophe properly! You are never too old to learn the basics!

at the other mice

Sorry, forgot a *

OYBBK is THE weather oracle.

Oh, completely agree, Norks, *OYBBK is THE weather oracle.

I now completely rely on her predictions, or do it the easy way and just look out of the window.

[stupid phone] broken my baby because BF'g was going wrong.

The insomniacs whose late night posts have been my companion through chemo. Closely followed by the same antenatal group who have cheered me on via FB.

The fact that this site produces sound advice, debate, a voice in the darkness and a hand to hold when you need it.

And more s than you can shake a stick at, whether it's AIBU or troll swiping or sharpening the goats.

For the above, thank you, you evil vipers.

On a lighter note, OYBBK is the ONLY person I really trust to tell me what the weather is going to do.
Not TheMetOffice, not BBC, not our local weather tooty :) OYBBK is the real deal. No other weather website will do

Ooh, nice to see Southsearocks on here, so glad DS is doing well

I was just going to add, we have Mousebacon then me, and then MousyMouse all in quick succession!!

I'm really going now.... night all xx

Oh mouse face, that's lovely

Ma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You outed me as The Birthday Fairy for your DS!!!

Good job I luffs you. :)

I am off to bed, leaving DH to watch the Golf. What is it with Men eh?

Thank you all for your kind words about me, that's not why I posted, I posted because MN matters to me because of the vast amount of support it gives thousands of people every single day and night. And because I have met some of my closest friends here :) xx

Night all xx

The ante-natal group who were there for each other through the trials and tribulations of pregnancy and newborns.

The lovely MNer who, in the early days with DC1, told me I hadn't br

there is a lot of kindness and general helpfulness on mumsnet.
and humour
and eye-openers
the feminism board is especially enlightening

yes, some women are outspoken but that is part of the charm!
I love you vipers

Ive had so much support here when things have been tricky and people to be silly with and have fun. But most of all its a place where I can be me and find others who enjoy the same things that I do.

Mouseface, that is a truly great post.

Hello everyone.

I love mumsnet. It's very funny, very informative, lively, warm hearted and very, very supportive.

I posted here at the beginning of this year when my wonderful DH was very, very ill in hospital, and I could hardly sleep at all for days; I was utterly, utterly terrified, exhausted, and had no one to talk to in the middle of the night. My husband died, and I was distraught. The kindness and support I received from dozens of people here was amazing, just amazing. Then a series of strange and extraordinary things happened to me, some of which I wrote about on here. I am also beyond lucky to be having a very beautiful blanket made for me by Woolly Hugs.

I still cry with a sort of awe and love at the kindness and benevolence of all the many, many people who have supported me this year at the worst time of my life.

Mumsnet is amazing.

btw I am neither middle class or well-off and I don't live in SE England (but my kids do have slightly odd names....) - I definitely don't fit the unpleasant and snipey Daily Mail demographic!

All the ante-natal threads where we compare aches, pains, niggles and we realise we aren't ill, or losing our marbles, we're just pregnant.

Leading onto the post-natal threads where we carry on comparing aches, pains, niggles, marble losing, sleepless nights etc.

CupofTea was on my last ante-natal thread and reading Bea's story broke my heart and still makes me cry. But the support she was offered, real life practical support as well as moral support was fantastic.

There was also a thread a few years ago from someone who had £30 to live on for about 3 weeks, she was asking for advice on what food she could buy that would healthily feed her for that long. There was lots of food advice, but also lots of people offering to give her things out of their cupboards, she resisted for a long time refusing to say where she lived or accept help but after about 10 days (and a lot of pestering from generous and persistent Mners) she relented and someone sent her a food parcel.

I've loved reading the planning advice MrsDeVere had regarding her neighbours bungalow gym.

Mouse is a really beautiful soul. I have 'met' so many of them here on mumsnet.