Mumsnet is 15 years old today - happy birthday to us all!

What a lovely picture misdee. Pink Peter will always remain a powerful thread for me. This place was such a strong community back then, everyone knew who Peter was. everyone. Just as everyone knew Maude. It really showed me how powerful the Internet could be and how the stories of strangers could touch our hearts and the amazing work that could be done through that, the closeness we feel through threads like Peter's inspires people. Today we are different, we are still a powerful force, we are still strong, MNers achieve amazing things that i don't think would have been as sustainable back when it was a smaller site such as the wooly hugs. threads similar to a Peter thread form smaller communities within the whole now though they still provide amazing support even if they require a little more hunting out.

Since 2006 here. I go through phases of a lot of time on here, and now I can go months without.

Is there the seven ages of mumsnet? - for me I started on Sleep mostly and did it used to be called Breastfeeding?, then Primary Education as I tried to get my head round the fact that dd would one day move on, then Excercise and Style and Beauty as I re-found my mojo, and now I mostly spend time on Radio and Telly addicts.

But I've found help and support (mostly vicariously as a lurker) on so many other threads. And it is great to know that whatever life chucks at me, there will be Mumsnetters who will have been through that and will be generous enough to help.

Happy Birthday Mumsnet and thanks for being there.

No, I had no idea.
I think I succumbed joined in 2008?
I have spent too much time on here since then though

You are welcome Pacific. Are you sure you were not around then? I'm sure I've seen you around for yonks!

Many happy returns- by me over the last 5 years and for you all at MNHQ

I think I came here looking for a review of pushchairs. I never left. I've made online and RL friends, laughed, cried and learned that my 'normal' is actually an EA relationship which I am making plans to exit.

Thank you for everything

Anyone else been watching The People's Strictly tonight?
Wasn't it fab?!
And so Mumsnetty
Who was your fave?
Think I'd go for charleston girl though the viennese waltz also very lovely
All six such an inspiration x

Aw, thank you, Buda, I am just working my way through the 15 threads and pink Peter was before my days.
So, so lovely
More to all the Misdees

PacificDogwood - that's Pink Peter in the photo. From the Pink, pink Peter is pink thread which is one of the threads MN linked to. I'm assuming that is one of the three (I think!) babies born to Misdee and Peter since his heart transplant. Misdee - if I'm wrong I apologise! And Pacific if you already knew - more apologies! It is an amazing photo.

Hello Gilbert! Great to meet you x

Happy birthday Mumsnet!

Thank you for and and all the threads they came from!

misdee, please, please, can you tell the story that goes with that photo? It is a v powerful image and I image the story is too
If you'd rather not, then please of course forget I ever asked

Thank you MN!

I'm another living abroad who relies on MN to help me with everything I want to know about parenting when I fisagr with the locals because they are quite plainly mad

A very happy birthday! Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!

Well done on making it this far. I found out about you when I found myself unexpectedly pregnant. Newly married, in the middle of a court case that changed our family and part way through both DH and I studying for CPA exams and an MBA while both of us worked full time.

Thank you for all the help. You are the modern day Oprah (where my mother you used to go to get advice on how to raise us kids here in the US).

Fav part of MN is that I get to meet so many more people from different walks of life. I am richer for having input from people like Xenia, humbled by the strength shown by others such as expatinscotland and am still married thanks to Anyfucker.

Ladies thank you.

Happy Birthday Mumsnet!

You were a life-line to the old homeland when I lived in Germany. You gave fantastic advice when I moved to Switzerland, and when I was going through some tough times. Through you, I've met wonderful women, who I am proud to call my friends, and I've discovered my hidden talents and started a new career.

The very first time that anyone told me that I was a good writer was on Mumsnet. It gave me the courage to start my own blog, and that was the start of a huge adventure.

I'm not on Mumsnet quite as often as I used to be, because of that pesky thing called RL, but I still pop in to have a nosy around now and then. It is different, but in some ways, still the same.

Happy Birthday and keep on rocking in the free world.

happy birthday mumsnet, been here 12 years and really appreciate everything

Happy Birthday Mumsnet!

Aww it's lovely seeing all the older names popping up.

Happy birthday Mumsnet :)

Live update from the Bday (bidet?!) bash! Great party, there are actual mumnetters throwing shapes as I type!

Happy Birthday, dear MN. Can't believe ds' clay cock is there at number 1. Loved seeing Greeny's hamster and 100's bobble plate, too. Thank you for giving me more laughs than possibly any other place in my whole life.

Happy birthday

Crashed the mumsnet party at Second Home! Mixing with royalty and mixing my drinks! Thank you, mumsnet!

when my husband left me i remember one of his comments was "i bet this has been all over mumsnet" what a twat. mumsnet is far too good to waste on the likes of him.

anyway happy birthday for lots of laughs but especially the yoni thread. cant believe it didnt make the top 15!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/a1729276-Yoni-Vaginal-Massage