To have lurked for so long that am terrified of being an OP?

[Diamondcassis]

Apologies if done to oblivion already.

Have been lurking for an embarrassing YEAR & now feel cannot continue to spy on "active" for any longer without contributing. Actually feel like a voyeur.

Did the rest of you just plough on in without anxiety? Or feel actual Dutch courage was needed to start? Am I just a huge wimp?

A YEAR for heavens sake.

Not at all Diamondcassis!
Lovely name by the way!

Welcome! xxx

Start somewhere gentle? Aibu isn't known for its gentle tendencies!

YABU!

Well done for taking the plunge. I have been flamed before so I do think carefully before posting, and don't post much in AIBU!

Welcome to the world of posting Diamond and thanks for making me smile with your thread title!

Welcome OP!

I ploughed on in years ago, when this were all fields and got told I was being VVVVVU several times, flounced a few times, but always came back in the end.

I wear my MN bruises with pride. Actually, that's bollocks because I have nc'd after every flounce. Been over a year since my last flounce actually, had this nn a while now.

Dutch courage does help, I find, especially on the bumsex threads.

YABU, especially as you chose AIBU for your first OP!!

If you really were terrified you would have posted in chat!!

welcome to you, even though you have been lurking for longer than I have been a member

Oo thanks v much. Feel warm, but admittedly smoke emitting from oven now as took so long to press "post".

Don't worry bugger will grip something tight when next post

Well done for plucking up the courage to post!

And very brave to put your first OP in AIBU [bgrin]

I lurked for 4 months before posting, to see how it all worked.
didnt actually know how it all worked when I started posting, just thought I did!

Welcome Diamond.

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^ Bullet-proof gilet deflects slings and arrows of outrageous MNers

I ploughed in ...but that was ages ago, before MN was all over the media, and I can't remember if I've ever dared start an AIBU thread.

& after a year, you know I know how lovely you all are really on AIBU...

my sister lurked on another forum for a year before posting

however I started a thread the first time I even LOOKED on here, got it pulled and got into the most almighty RL row because of it

(well, not it, exactly. ME)

I think your approach is probably preferable

welcome to mumsnet

Welcome I just jumped straight in personally.

Genius, talc! And welcome Diamond

I dived straight in both times

Welcome diamond.

here's to your next few posts.

Your next challenge is to get over the awful creeping feeling that you're a thread killer ...

(my current predicament)

Soon you will be posting all over the place.

Get pissed and start a ruck just join in.

No one will know you are new ,there are so many namechangers on here, it's hard to tell.

No you're not fluffy!!

I thought you were going to set Diamond a challenge, then - such as: You must now go and streak through Baby Names. Wearing just a to protect your modesty.

I think my first ever post was in AIBU last Easter, something about AIBU to have not bought my children an Easter egg?!

OMG I got FLAMED! Massively!

Didn't put me off though, I just grew a thicker skin!

You can always NC if you get shouted at.

Aw cheers talc :)