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

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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 ?

The poster who found a weird piece of wood in her attic with strange writing on it , but it wasn’t theirs ?
The missing hands on the grandfather clock. Did that ever get solved?

Someone posted at the end of last year about her husband leaving her after a long marriage. It was called ‘Endless winter’ after ‘Do they ever come back?’. She was distraught. I often wonder how she is.

This is the most recent Lobster Boy thread.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/relationships/4887355-at-chopinandchampagne-at-chopinanchampagne?reply=140997275

Re the lobster boy threads, have to say if a member of my family ever posted about me in that much personal detail on a public forum I’d never have anything to do with them ever again.

We need them to come back and finish their stories. I wonder why they don't......I personally would.

A good 15 years or so ago, someone posted about bring fed up that her partner had eaten all her peanut butter that she'd bought especially for her breakfast after night shifts.

It was a long thread and it turned out that a very young girl (early 20s) was in a physically, emotionally and financially abusive relationship with a cocklodger who was nearly 50. She was working all hours to support them both and was utterly miserable.

By the end of the thread she realised she needed to leave him. I do hope she did.

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Wasn’t that Whomovedmychocolate ? I remember the thread, and I know she had a ghost, but I am not sure if that was the same one or not.

It may have been but the ghost was definitely in her office not her home. Several people were disappointed when the thread was pulled, including me.

Please be careful about posting links to follow up threads which were started under a different title or name to stop people identifying them.

Poster called something like DoingMyCleaning who was in an unhappy relationship and had endless threads about it but never seemed to take any of the offered advice on board, there was always reasons why she couldn’t LTB, I think she worked in a Chinese takeaway.

Another poster whose DH’s actions led to their child being seriously injured at a BBQ, wonder if they’re ok, it was a long time ago.

The one where the lady found blood on her toilet seat, she called police but then there was no other response! There were comments to suggest ‘spider poo?’

I posted as much on one of her threads 🤷‍♀️.

It only takes one person, there is a lot of specific detail in those threads.

5YearsLeftHere. She was dying and so brave, I think maybe she's gone now but I wish I knew. She seemed like such a lovely person living a hellish life, and just stopped posting.

I often think of trickytreelou and Adam - it was about the time I started using MN frequently. Adam must be 12/13 now. I followed it to OTBT for a while.

I often think of the woman whose husband went to play golf abroad (Portugal?) and he posted a picture of a pint which was only available in Spain, or the other way around.

She was going to confront him at Bristol airport, and to see whether he came off the flight with his golf clubs but that was the last we heard.

No, not the same one. On the one I'm talking about she had actually left and posted a picture of her new living room with two pink garden chairs. It was almost on page 40, it filled up and we never heard from her again.

I remember the RedStripeLassie threads too (though I don’t remember her being addicted to codeine) - my DD is about the same age as hers, and the threads stuck in my mind. There was a later thread where she had left him after he’d been violent, but ended up going back to him and getting pregnant again, and he hadn’t changed.

She seemed quite oblivious to how other people would perceive it - one thread started because she was worried about whether people would judge her DD’s behaviour in the playground, and seemed astounded to find that we’d be judging her DP who was sitting in the playground smoking weed, not her three year old’s behaviour. She also didn’t grasp how awful it was that she couldn’t buy a winter coat because he’d spent all their money - I think a friend gave her a coat, in the end. It was all very depressing.

I know others have mentioned her but Pleasenotme’s posts were heartbreaking ( Endless winter etc )

Another one that's always stuck in my head was about a group of 4 friends, one of whom was desperately TTC and I think about to start IVF.

Another member of the group became pregnant unexpectedly and the TTC friend went NC and tried to insist the other two friends pick a side. Both of them refused to do so as they wanted to support both of them, the lady's husband then got involved and sent messages to them saying that they were terrible people and bad friends.

I occasionally wonder what happened because it was such a sad situation and you could feel the pain in the OPs posts.

I'd like to know how that boy and his mother are too. It sounded like such a nightmare. The gf's mother was trying to get the son away from his own mother.

Lots of great ones already mentioned. I’ll never forget the thread where OP’s cat had somehow got stuck in the neighbours house but the neighbours hadn’t moved in yet… she’d put crab sticks through a window to feed the cat as she was worried it would starve

Twittlebee appeared on a thread not that long ago when people were asking about her - she got some of her land back, but not all. The neighbours still have some of it and the whole process has been very, very stressful iirc, including legal action.

I still think about a young woman - can’t recall the username - who may have been mentioned. She lived with and worked for her 'D' P (on her own in an empty office/annex) and it was only when she started a thread saying she was fed up with 'having' to go to bed when he did (at some very early time) that it transpired he controlled her entire life in every respect. People helped open her eyes and she was at the point of escaping - I think she’d even secretly got another job and somewhere to live - but drew back at the last minute. She was utterly under his thumb.

She came back at least once, maybe more than that, but never quite dared to go. I’d love to know that she did LTB in the end.

Another great one was where OP had a neighbour put up bedsheets in the trees of OP’s property (!) , presumably to block the view into their own garden. The CF had also crossed a stream/brook to get onto OP’s property and OP suggested they may have had to use a ladder to do this. Sounded bonkers

I'm the old TrickyTreeLou, only very occasionally post these days as life is settled and thankfully drama free. 🙂
DS is in his room playing roblox with his friends. He's 12 now, has settled really well into yr7. He's a clever, sensible, caring boy. In 2 weeks I'm going to an awards evening for those who have had an 'exceptional year 7' because he is going to receive an award. 😊
ChutneyWanker never seen him, never been in touch, this is of course very sad, but probably for the best too,...
I'm still single but that's ok, DS has come first always, and I'm actually quite happy that way! 😁 We now share our home with a fabulous tabby called Fred.

This is so lovely to hear.

Thank you for sharing an update, I will never forget her, she deserves every bit of happiness possible.

I’m really pleased to read this. You and I were going through a similar ordeal at the same time and both had long running threads. My son was 2.5 at the time and he’s now 14 and a gorgeous young man. I’m so glad to hear your precious boy is happy and settled.

Like you, we have no contact with ex and I am glad and relieved. OW bought a house 700 miles away to ensure he couldn’t see our son. She’s a delight and I hope they’re very happy! Pair of wankers. I’ve also remained single and concentrated on my kids. It’s better isn’t it? I love my life now. Wouldn’t change a thing. I’m really glad you’re doing well ❤️

Me too!! She said she was going to delete and update on a new thread but can't remember her username