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Old threads you followed that you would love to know what happened afterwards

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DaimondSpine · 20/06/2025 11:21

I remember an old thread where a group of friends basically denied themselves treats on holidays and days out for years because one couple in the group were supposedly hard up and they didn’t want the other couple to struggle. It turned out that they actually had saved a substantial amount to put their son through Uni . I wonder what happened next as the OP and friends were absolutely outraged and were going to confront hard up couple, but the thread had reached maximum posts so never knew what happened next . What is the thread that you remember and would love an update on ?

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CharlesBakerHarris · 21/06/2025 02:07

My mum was a Mumsnet oldie and kept in touch with Kateandthegirls. I think she remarried and moved to Florida? (Or moved to Florida and remarried!) Either way, last I heard she was doing well.

LetsGoGiants · 21/06/2025 02:15

Not sure if it’s the same one @NeedyTiger mentioned up thread or a similar one but a few months back someone posted that their husband kept ‘hugging’ them and cutting off their airway

He was ND and some posters said he may be stimming, op also seemed to feel like it wasn’t intentional but they also said that he had intentionally repositioned and squeezed harder when they had t reacted

Everyone told op to leave and how dangerous it was and they never came back

PoopingAllTheWay · 21/06/2025 02:37

I remember so many of these threads that i have decided i spend way to much time here 🫠

Buxusmortus · 21/06/2025 02:55

TheFormidableMrsC · 20/06/2025 21:35

My missing person is Somerville. She has name changed I believe but is possibly still here. Such a wonderful woman with such a tragic backstory. I hope her life is perfect as it’s no less than she deserves. She was also an epic support to me during my bloody awful divorce. I think of her often.

I was once mentioned in a thread like this and it’s really lovely and comforting to know that so many are rooting for you!

Didn't she remarry a gardener and have a baby?

Poodledoodley · 21/06/2025 03:00

There was one about an allotment where the friend of the seller of the house it came with basically laid claim to it and refused to vacate.

MelaniesLaugh · 21/06/2025 05:07

There was one at Christmas where a guy had got his DDs a toy monkey each but his ex wife said they couldn’t take them home with them. There was also two older DCs and they weren’t allowed to take their gifts either.

I could never find the thread again but would love to know what ended up happening

DundeeCake58 · 21/06/2025 06:07

JustGoClickLikeALightSwitch · 20/06/2025 21:58

Another one who was hugely invested in the allotment squatter / house sale. The allotment squatter’s allotment neighbour kept glaring at OP’s DH over the fence. It was springtime and there was a lot of chat about uprooting plants, moving sheds etc. Possibly someone was called Babs? There was a side drama about a garage?

Not quite the same but for years there was a poster on here called BigChocFrenzy who led the 5:2/Intermittent Fasting boards. Predating Michael Mosley iirc! Hugely knowledgeable and just lovely. Lived in Germany, described her lovely riverside walks. She left MN after, I think, some sort of issue on the FWB board. I often think of her and wonder how she is doing.

I think of BigChocolareFrenzy also and I hope she’s well and happy.

Betty1625 · 21/06/2025 06:16

Teaandtoast12 · 20/06/2025 22:59

There’s two for me -

the one a while ago where strange things were happening and it turned out a neighbour was breaking in but they couldn’t say much due to investigations

one recently where a mum was scared for her son aged around 15/16 due to controlling behaviour and concerns with his health related to seizures and it turned out the gf and her mum were really scarily odd

The boy with seizures - there was an update,the family are well, boy cut ties with the weird girlfriend. I think she had sent a note encouraging him to harm his family

DundeeCake58 · 21/06/2025 06:22

handsdownthebest · 21/06/2025 01:25

When I first joined MN there was a lady called onitlikeacarbonet who was going through a divorce. She was quite amazing in how she was dealing with it all. Wonder if she’s still about? And how she’s doing today?

Edited

She gave an update about (I think) a year ago now,
she’s happy and still with her partner from a few years ago.

HLL80 · 21/06/2025 06:24

Trinity69 · 20/06/2025 18:58

The lady who had upset the crows. She went out for a dog walk and never came back to update!

I came on to say that one too. Sometimes it just pops into my head at random times!

BlueyandBingo · 21/06/2025 06:40

ReacherOMGyes · 20/06/2025 18:23

What happened to the woman who's husband was leaving her and their kids to move to New Zealand to be with a woman he'd never met? Wasn't that long ago but can't remember the thread title

I often think about her too. I hope she is happy now

NescafeAndIce · 21/06/2025 06:45

Teaandtoast12 · 20/06/2025 22:59

There’s two for me -

the one a while ago where strange things were happening and it turned out a neighbour was breaking in but they couldn’t say much due to investigations

one recently where a mum was scared for her son aged around 15/16 due to controlling behaviour and concerns with his health related to seizures and it turned out the gf and her mum were really scarily odd

Oh God yes that first one! Was that the one with what looked like blood drops around the cistern? I would love to know what happened there!

WaneyEdge · 21/06/2025 06:46

There was a lady a few years ago who had married (I think) and had a little boy with this guy. He had cameras all over the house and so she couldn’t do anything without him seeing. She got bare essentials together and left and went to her sister miles away. She then found out he’d been using a false identity and a few other things.

Her sister posted and said she was fine a while after, but I often think of her and hope she and her son are doing well.

NescafeAndIce · 21/06/2025 06:53

NescafeAndIce · 21/06/2025 06:45

Oh God yes that first one! Was that the one with what looked like blood drops around the cistern? I would love to know what happened there!

Just replying to myself - no it's not. Blood on the cistern was horseHorseHorse and doesn't seem like it got resolved - @horseHorseHorse did it?!

TheMerryWidow1 · 21/06/2025 06:58

Softzilla, ran for ages then op had to stop as it went legal. One of the first I followed, always wondered what happened.

NescafeAndIce · 21/06/2025 07:04

But I definitely remember one thread being updated to say a neighbour had been coming in while they were out. Anyone remember which thread that was, or was it deleted? I was sure it was the milk one.

peace7 · 21/06/2025 07:47

Does anyone have a link for Somerville and the link posted for lobster boy isn’t the initial one @ChopinandChampagne had posted.

PauliesWalnuts · 21/06/2025 07:56

WynkenDeWorde · 20/06/2025 20:40

I always wonder what happened to MrsHenryWinter. Her threads were so scary. (Abusive husband, she first posted because he had sex with her without a condom without her knowledge/consent - he was trying to get her pregnant)

That thread has stayed with me too. It was genuinely one of the most chilling things I’ve ever read on here.

Same here - I’ve never forgotten her. It actually made me set up a direct debit to Refuge, which is still going several years later. I hope she’s ok.

Lilactimes · 21/06/2025 08:05

edamismadebackwards · 21/06/2025 00:06

There was a new thread started recently, OP had a house lined up and was very close to leaving.

I think she did leave and posted a picture of her lounge with a couple of chairs around a fireplace. Her ex just seemed to text back “bye then”…
Hope she’s still ok and the ex DP didn’t bother her and she’s now happier,

onehorserace · 21/06/2025 08:09

The thread by someone about their father who had a sealed up door or something in an outhouse and it having to be opened?

GuevarasBeret · 21/06/2025 08:19

Hannibalism · 20/06/2025 22:14

I don't want to share too may details but regularly think of the poster who had a history of psychosis, could feel her MH deteriorating but couldn't get an appointment. Absolutely heartbreaking to read her posts and how the situation progressed. Thread ended up deleted but I really hope she is doing well.

I wonder if we are thinking about the same poster. I remember one called dontrunwithscissors or similar. I truly hope she and her family are OK

GloriaHotcakes · 21/06/2025 08:26

The poster whose partner drove his van over a cliff was MammaTJ. I think of her often as his family were being awful to her and the house was in his name.

It must be a good ten years ago now but I hope she’s found peace and happiness

Billybagpuss · 21/06/2025 08:51

Yolo12345 · 20/06/2025 23:07

The lovely widowed lady, whose daughter + husband were quite grabby, possibly the daughter was under her husband’s control. He didn’t work, lots of ideas of how to use everyone else’s money, they were moving to Ireland last I heard.

This was lobster boy. She’s spent years being thrown crumbs and allowed to see gc then cut off again. The last thread things were improving and op had started enjoying life for herself.

Billybagpuss · 21/06/2025 08:53

TheMerryWidow1 · 21/06/2025 06:58

Softzilla, ran for ages then op had to stop as it went legal. One of the first I followed, always wondered what happened.

I think this one turned out to be troll. And the rainy puddles with the neighbours who were convinced the water ran up hill. I think the op was sock puppeting on that one

HerNeighbourTotoro · 21/06/2025 08:53

Not sure if anyone remembers this thread but it was a lady who went got a walk or job, and passed by a weird creppy looking house with newspapers or something covering windowsand messages written on them, and then she couldnt find the location on google maps as it would come blank/empty?

Maybe I am totally imagining it it mixing a few threads, I tried to find it later and couldnt find the post.

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