to really fucking love MN.

[Reality]

I mean really.

I can't adequately express it, actually. I have met my best friends here. I laughed and cried and celebrated and commiserated here. It's been about seven years, I think, which makes you all my longest ever relationship (I met you a week before I met DH).

A rl friend linked the fucking Penis Beaker thing from FB earlier and it gave me the rage (apols to penis beaker OP) because I am so protective and proud of you all. I don't like that we are known for penis beakery and not known for being the wonderful warm place I love.

You lot held my hand when [http://justsomestuffaboutus.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/im-going-to-write-the-shit-out-of-it/ this shit happened]] and I wouldn't have coped without you. You raged with me when I needed to vent about my cunty ex. You slapped my virtual arse when I was a dickhead (often). You've even banned me once or twice. But my love for you (collective you, all eleventy million of you plus MNHQ) has never wavered.

So I just wanted to say that I love you all. Some more than others , but you are all part of the rich tapestry of my wonderful Mumsnet so it's a general love-in.

MN loves you back. You deserve it, too.

I hate you all because you just don't love me enough. Probably.

I love you tethers

How much is enough, tethers?

Aw, what a lovely thread.

It's sad it's something like that that you needed support for, but MN is amazing in that respect.

I feel really lucky to know all of you.

Even tethers.

Oh, and I definitely get the protective thing.

One of the funniest and oddest things I have done was when I went to RadFem2013 with a group of other MNers and they had a session on feminist parenting. So, I say, I'll come with you but I'll just sit quietly and soak up the wisdom, as I don't have kids.

Then someone badmouthed MN.

I was not quiet.

Its alright I s'pose.

Although seems to be irritating me today, so I think I'd better haul my sorry arse round Sainsburys and cheer up.

I love mumsnet too. I love the company and the chattiness of it. I love the campaigning and the 'this is what I think about...' aspects. I love being able to help people a tiny bit with difficult things and I love being helped. I love that today I took some flowers to the grave of a friend's child. She can't do that because she lives overseas now. I love that it's mumsnet and mumsnetters that have taught me what I need to do in situations like that. I love that I've prayed for mumsnetters and mumsnetters' children harder than I've ever prayed for anything or anybody.

This is a funny place a lot of the time. Sometimes it's a difficult place to be but it's always at the bottom of it a good place to be.

Aw.
I love it for threads like this

and also like this >

Best job in the world
Mwahahahahah

Reality, yes I am! Looking forward to seeing you again.

tethers! see my OP

That's really lovely, northern.

I've had some amazing support on here wrt my very ill father (Parkinsons), my nice and her narcissistic toxic mum (my aunt and oh boy did I ever take sides) and my DH (when MIL died and left him in pieces.

I've had some amazing laughs too - lunatic name changes, the recent ruin a film thread and the church of Allan to name but a few.

There's been robust debate too, and a few bunfights in which I have been far from innocent - I've even had posts deleted, which felt like a milestone in MN membership at the time (Sorry, MNHQ).

I wouldn't be without it.

nice niece, even. Although she is. Nice.

Today a thread about maths reached 1000 posts! Now that is why I love MN.

Oh yeah, and all the supportive stuff too...

You are all atrocious cunts & I just love it here & 99% of members.

Yup, total MNaholic, even the asshats give me something to rage at.

The Church Of Allan was my fault pointy, isn't it wonderful how a simple typo can cause mirth.

God bless MN and all who sail in her.

YANBU.
If I ever talk about mn in RL I get this look and half of me is furious that someone is taking the piss out of it but the other half is secretly happy because it means more mn for me.

I have no idea who I know that's on here though. Some people who I have down as MNetters for sure have no idea about it!

I adore this place, I've had endless advice, laughed, cried, been inspired and humbled, and most importantly, have my OFRS ready for the zombie apocalypse

Ive been bordering on wanting to write a similar thread, but I wont need to now, you said it all and you are so, so right.

Ive had a really fucking hellish last couple of years, shit really rained and it wont stop raining for a while.

Mumsnet has picked me up time, and time again. Extended a hamd which I didnt know existed. Gave me options I didnt know were there. Understood when I didnt understand myself, and all the rest. All other cliches that happened, that are true.

I too, get my heckles up when I see MN bad mouthed.

I would go as far as to say it saved my sanity, and I mean that quite literally.

I would be in a very, very dark unhappy place without mumsnet and all the amazing people that frequent it.

I love it too...it took me a little while to get into it but you've been invaluable for me the last few days (marriage breakdown). I genuinely don't know what I would have done without the Relationship regulars this last week. You've made me so much stronger.

I get really pissed off when people do the whole "nest of vipers" shit on certain other sites and I always stick up for you. You're all crazy...but then so am I

Sorry to hear about your marriage breakdown Scarlet, I used relationships recently for a relationship breakdown of my own and they were excellent.