Have you ever..?

[Trekkerbabe]

Have you ever read a post on mumsnet and then realised it was about you or someone you know?

Not on mumsnet but I did once on another forum. I also got outed on the same forum after one of my posts.

Nope. Never. Have you?

No I haven't but I sometimes wonder if I know any of you!

No but there have been a few threads started where I could have written it give or take one or two minor details and I always think "if anyone I know is on here they will 100% think that's me"

I've recognised the op of a post before as an ex colleague. It was a unique situation about her marriage, I didn't follow the post once I realised who she was.

I always wonder this and then think would anyone really say anything, or just think "bloody hell, is that so and so?"

Wouldn't it be weird if lots of us knew each other irl?

I have once. The poster (a colleague) had her children’s names in her username and posted what their job was as well as a situation at work (not a particularly unusual situation, but one I knew they were involved in). She was asking for advice which she acted on the next day.

I’ve also thought I recognised someone once. Was almost certain and then they posted something that made it clear it wasn’t them at all.

@dappledsunshine how very restrained of you, I think curiosity would have got the better of me!

I've been recognised on here, the person sent me a message asking if it was me, I've since name changed and am careful not to post anything too personal now which is a shame as sometimes I'd love advice from strangers.

I did read one about engagement stories, and there was a response which sounded so similar to a friend of mine's. I haven't asked her mind

Not recognised, but someone referred to my junior school by its old name. I mentioned I went to it also, and from the posts, realised we were both there at similar times. Contacted her via the message facility, and found out she was in the year below me.

[quote MamaWeasel]@dappledsunshine how very restrained of you, I think curiosity would have got the better of me![/quote]
I know I surprised myself 😆

It was a sensitive subject and it just felt too voyeuristic. I knew about her situation from someone else and we weren't particularly close, it felt wrong to know her personal thoughts and feelings when we weren't really that friendly at work.

No but if I did I'd keep my mouth shut. People are allowed a bit of anonimity
What's said on line stays on line.

My friend is on here but I’ve never clocked her posting.

I have ID’d two acquaintances though, based on very unique circumstances they’ve posted about. I have pretended I didn’t notice and didn’t follow/contribute to their threads.

I'm sure I've read about my ex on here. I'm about 99.9% sure.
It was in the little details of the odd behaviour and how much of a narc this man was (OP didn't see it) and certain things be said to the OP.
Then I was reading further and it said how she was a nurse and they went to a certain country and basically how it all unfolded there. That was the start of their problems.

I did snoop and they did go there on holiday and she is a nurse. Just seems to similar.

I only snooped because curiosity got the better of me and I wanted to see if my suspicions were accurate .

He*

I read a thread once about a school situation. I was nodding along thinking “I’ve been through the same- I know exactly the sort of person you’re talking about” and then I talked to my friend IRL about the thread because she knew the person I had experienced and it turned out she had started the thread and it was about the exact person I had been having problems with! so I recognised it without realising I had recognised it.

Not a thread about a person, but someone I grew up with 40 years ago posts on here quite often. Many years ago she posted something that was oddly specific to the area we used to live, so I looked at her profile and she had a photo of herself.

No. Have you?