What’s the best bit of advice you’ve ever received on MN?

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For me, there are loads, but there is one thing that is really working out for me.

On one of my many distraught threads about 2 toxic women I have to deal with in my DH’s family, I was told to “drop the rope” and “do nothing”.

I’ve been doing this for 3 years now, and it has transformed my MH and life around these people. It’s still a DH problem, yes. I just “do nothing”. When they texted me, I just diverted them to DH. I left him to arrange all meet ups, communication, remembering birthdays, everything. Turns out, it doesn’t get done if I’m not doing it. I grey rocked, dropped the rope, did nothing, and am still doing nothing, and I am now seeing them once a year where I smile and say nothing and grey rock it. It’s absolute bliss.

So, who’d have thought that doing nothing could change so much? Its amazing.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever got on MN and how has it helped you?

Me too , very intrigued.

Also works for curry stains.

Would you share how you tackled the EHCP please? My daughter is in desperate need of help for my grandson.

Why no need?

Mine was it's better to have parents that are happier apart than to have warring parents still together (I shudder at that thought).

Also, the stuff that constitutes emotional abuse is still abuse 😔

To get help with debt problems by contacting Christians Against Poverty. Amazing support given

@thistletits

EHCP support thread no. 4 - www.mumsnet.com/talk/special_educational_needs/5197351-ehcp-support-thread-no-4

Thought of another: it's an invitation not a summons

No need to buy dog toys just put an empty plastic bottle in a sock or the cut off sleeve of an old jumper and tie the top.

A dropped knife has no handle? I don’t get it??

Nothing to grab hold of if you drop it @Pippyls67. As in, you're bound to grab the blade and cut yourself.

WTAF!???!

“Let them”

@Buddyboy my bank does this automatically to me: with starling I have a FUN pot set up and all transactions are rounded up to the next pound and added to that account. It’s great way to save!

@GrannyNannyMagratandGreebo

Ok so the thing about sterilising was that basically it's kind of impossible.

The best thing to do if formula feeding is to wash bottles in hot soapy water, rinse and air dry.

All bits of this process are important.

I have tried to search for the original poster as she had preemie twins but can't find the post.

I am WELL out of this stage. It predates perfect prep machines but in keeping with the thread it was the best advice I had from MN.

No is a complete sentence.

The Mumsnet calm collective have me solid advice during the last 5 years of my abusive marriage ,,- it comforted me , gave super practical advice and held my hand in the middle of the loneliest nghts. And for that i am eternally grateful and wish I could thank all the posters who helped me x

Don’t leave your clothes outside on the line otherwise they’ll be darked on.

And don’t trust spiders as they rub their willies on your face at night as you sleep.

The power and economy of the electric blanket

What variant of nizoral shampoo please?

Someone just said this: “you can’t be a lifeboat for someone who keeps jumping overboard.” That has struck a chord.

Not mums net but a fellow mum - and in the spirit of the post I’ll pass it on-
You can’t help your child out of a well if you get in there with them and push. You need to get yourself out first then lean in with others holding you and pull.

To LTB

I can't remember. So long as it has the antifungal ingredient, it should work.

To leave the bastard.

And I did 😂