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Thank You from the Lurkers

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TofuDelights · 22/12/2021 19:28

FWR (as I still think of it) is a very important corner of the Internet.

I read here almost daily, and the amount of information here is incredible - evidence, links to articles, tweets, feminist analysis, philosophical conversations, academic studies, court cases, judicial reviews, updates on previous cases... the list goes on and on. Personally it takes me time to keep up, let alone feel brave enough to comment Smile

At this time of the year, especially, I just thought it would be nice to create a little thread to say thank you to all the regular contributers from the ones like me, who read but rarely post. Thanks for the information, the wisdom, the challenging discussions and all the lovely dinosaur names!

Hopefully some more lurkers will join me so I'm not left languishing on this thread alone!

Thanks All, and lang may yer lum reek! Xmas Smile

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TofuDelights · 24/12/2021 11:45

This has been an awesome thread, I didn't expect so many replies, thanks everyone! And yes, Tinsel, you're right - we all should.

Merry Christmas 🎄

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Distractable · 24/12/2021 10:11

Big thanks from me too. I lurk frequently and have learnt so much. I am always pointing people here and wish that more people read Mumsnet to find out about what women's lives are like.

Yesterdaysleftovers · 24/12/2021 09:08

Thanks and Merry Christmas from a serial lurker!

Blessex · 24/12/2021 08:02

Yes a lurker here who is late to this. Got very angry mid year and started roaring your messages on my social media. Many women have been grateful - have been blocked by one friend with zero question (which says it all really) - and will continue to lurk and learn. Thank you

Calyx72 · 24/12/2021 07:27

Thanks to you all, I also come straight here when I read or hear things on Twitter and I love your analysis and the discussions.

I also love the support and digging for GC cases and causes.

You are all brilliant Smile

RVN123 · 24/12/2021 07:26

Not really a lurker anymore - Mumsnet and the amazing women on this board have given me the courage and knowledge to speak out here and also in real life.
This really was the year I woke up.
I hope the lurkers that have popped their heads above the parapet here to say hello, will continue to come back and take part in the discussions. We need more voices.
We need sunlight.
We need truth.

Merry Christmas to all these strong women.

HashtagLurky · 24/12/2021 07:16

Massive lurker here. Thank you for my daily fix of sanity and clear-eyed arguments. I work in the very wokest environment and this place is a godsend.

Eightmagpies · 24/12/2021 06:08

And me! Thank you Xmas Smile

ErrolTheDragon · 24/12/2021 01:28

It's a bit late for many of us this evening but I'd like to extend a warm welcome to all lurkers (and the rest Grin) to the Bluestocking pub. It's been quiet there for a while but it's definitely open for Christmas!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4334006-something-old-something-new-something-bluestocking

LilyRed · 24/12/2021 00:50

Thank you to all the brave GC women of mumsnet who have taught me such a lot over the last few - err, several actually! years - I owe you so much. Thank you for your wisdom and inspiration.

BessieBraddockAliasThorne · 23/12/2021 23:42

Yet another lurker here to say a heartfelt thankyou to the amazing women who are much braver than me. Thought I was pretty fearless and outspoken on politics until it came to this. I felt like I was going mad because people were wanting me to believe things that I know aren't true. Very similar feeling to being in an abusive relationship. Will try to be braver next year, thanks for the inspiration all of you xx

SphincterSaysWhat · 23/12/2021 22:20

Thank you sisters x

Billy310 · 23/12/2021 22:06

I’m a lurker and glad to delurk to add my voice to the vote of thanks. Living outside UK, this board has been my window into this issue (things are in a different situation here), and helps me feel ready to give answers when the questions inevitably arise here. I will continue to read and learn with gratitude.

RabbitOfCaerbannog · 23/12/2021 21:47

❤️

Wauden · 23/12/2021 21:43

Thank you FWR for articulating common sense.

TinselAngel · 23/12/2021 21:18

You should all make a new year's resolution to post more Smile

Thethingswedoforlove · 23/12/2021 21:02

A huge thank you from me too

EnamelWoman · 23/12/2021 20:48

Thank you to all the amazingly articulate posters who have helped me think more deeply about the environment my children are growing up in. I am hoping I will be able to move from quietly signing petitions / donating money to being able to discuss the issues more openly, and with good evidence to back up my points - this board is hugely helping my progress with this

Abelard40 · 23/12/2021 20:29

Grateful lurker here.. and I’ve taken some small steps from here into my old career in teaching and a recent career change xx

Whatsnewpussyhat · 23/12/2021 20:06

What a nice thread.

Hello all you lovely lurkers! 🍷

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NatalWoman · 23/12/2021 19:24
Xmas Smile
Datun · 23/12/2021 19:12

Bloody Nora.

I know FWR gets the odd lurker thread, but this is extraordinary.

And thank you @plus3 🥂

Wow.

At the end of the day, this is a fairly small island.

And women standing together, one by bloody one, actually bloody works.

I thought my day was complete when the window cleaner arrived two days before Christmas.

But noooooo...

❤️❤️❤️

daringdoris · 23/12/2021 18:25

Another rare poster and everyday reader/lurker here. Came for the breastfeeding/sleep advice in 2007 and have been reading on and off ever since.

Reading the fantastic posts on here gives me the confidence to articulate what I think on the rare occasions that I can talk about this in real life. Results have been varied! Hmm Confused

Thank you so much. Nadolig Llawen/Merry Christmas!

gailforce1 · 23/12/2021 17:41

Thank you from another lurker/occasional poster for all the intelligent, well-informed and articulate contributions. Here is to more powerful sunlight and wins in2022.