Who do you think about from Mumsnet?

[Mrsknackered]

Have you read a thread that has really stayed with you?

I always think of the foster mum, who sadly passed away. She was looking after lovely ladybird (I think that is what she called her) and her posts made me laugh and pulled at my heartstrings. I did feel utterly heartbroken when I read she had passed on and she truly has inspired me to go into foster caring in later years.

I think about the poster who was pregnant and found out about her DP having an affair, after he was in hospital because of a car crash. I wonder how she is getting on and hope she is doing well.

Whenever I think about the poster who accidentally took the case of prosecco (was it prosecco?!) and the following Christmas, she was given a single bottle only, I really chuckle.

Mia fest is going strong. In memory of the beautiful red headed 3 year old.

What did happen to the lady who questioned the services charges in her cul de sac?

Oh yes. I missed what happened? Does anyone have a link to the thread?

Ooh yes, the strange service charge thing! The neighbour was named Roger and IIRC he was the one helping her uncover it all. There was a sub-thread about everyone having or needing a good Roger.

That’s very sad about Cogito. When I joined Mumsnet several years ago she stood out as a poster & her advice was always so reasoned. I noticed that she left so suddenly.
I Was Happy made up stuff on her thread & got caught out with inconsistencies, but I think it was established she wasn’t a troll

Gigondas, who had cancer and a small child or two. Funny, positive woman. I don’t know what happened.

The person who was so desperate for help she wanted to it her daughter in care and even appeared on the news. Was that Riven? What happened, does anyone know?

There was a lady a couple of years ago who was trying to stop her son having contact with her ExH as there were suspicions that the little boy was being abused during the contact, but the courts wouldn't do anything? I often wonder what the outcome was and hoped that she was a troll, as the situation was heartbreaking

I remember GettingBigger who turned into GettingStronger - I hope she managed to stay away from her abusive husband.

And I remember a poster who helped her trememdously OxfordBags who gave excellent advice, but then either stopped posting or namechanged. Im not good at spotting namechangers - exept for Xenia

I really miss CogitoErgoSonetimes

@Glowworm123 yes I think it was. I hope you are happy and well.

GuiltyPleasure.... iwashappy was the trolliest troll of all time, caused a lot of upset.

What was iwashappy's story? Name is familiar...

I think of OhTheRoses often...she was one of the factors which inspired me to return to work and to achieve financial independence

Riven left MN after the media circus. she was a typical example of how it's never a good idea for posters to deliberately jump on a thread and start calling for media involvement, tweeting links to threads etc. Before she knew it Riven was being contacted by the press and had the tabloids on her doorstep. Hideous over investment by other posters on here despite warnings that it wasn't a good idea as once the press got hold nobody would be in control any more...

To whoever asked about tdwp she was a longstanding troll who had been here for many, many years always dramatising about her relationship, posting pretending to have been locked out by her dh etc etc and she was a nasty piece of work into the bargain when not trolling about her own life.

But as so often happens in these situations it appears she may have fallen victim to a genuine abuser but of course we'll never know since so much of her life was made up.

OpheliaRose was incredibly questionable IMO. Once threads start moving that quickly with thread four and five appearing in the week telling the world how wonderful you are with only scant references to e.g. Your children and posting in the heat of the moment it is questionable IMO. Her last post I remember was her posting from the car in the carpark on the way back from solicitors saying she'd had a bad day and would post more later. And that was the last she ever posted but I know that numerous posters reported her threads so who knows whether she disappeared before being formally outed.

cup thank you for your update
I often think of beautiful Beatrice and how loved she was

Ooh yes I think about never Google :o where have you been?!

A lady called HoarseandSad who was enduring an unhappy and loveless marriage and reminded me so much of my own mum.

It was a very complicated situation and not an easily ended relationship, and in the end she stopped posting but I hope that one way or another she found happiness.

I remember so many of these, especially the heartbreaking ones, sadly

However, I can't stop thinking about the poster whose neighbours claimed to have 'accidentally' knocked down her brick gatepost and then wanted to rebuild it to a different height so they could install hideous electric gates (which they were clearly determined to have but had never actually discussed with her). I think the thread went poof because she was afraid it was too recognisable. But I'd dearly love to know what happened!

Hi stealth. I got very distracted with RL and sort of wandered away from the fold. Instead of posting on here I wrote a business plan and lots of other productive things. By the time I wandered back I didn't recognise anyone. So all good. You?

I've just seen that my reverse-off has had a couple of mentions on this thread! I still live in the same place, but I don't go in that direction any more, so it's not quite so horrific. Still pretty bad, though.

I never saw non-reversing woman again, but I've encountered a few more repeat offenders over the years. I've pretty much given up getting into stand-offs over it - unless it would mean reversing half a mile down the road, I generally take the view that it's less of a waste of my life to be the bigger person and back down. It does sometimes stick in my throat, but I think my levels of lane-rage have generally come down with this approach.

I do still have the occasional burst of 'screw you, I'm not moving' when someone is being particularly twatty, but they're reasonably rare. I did dig my heels in recently when a woman I've encountered a couple of times before - and who I strongly suspect actually can't reverse and covers it up with belligerence - tried to get me to reverse onto the wrong side of the road so she didn't have to get her shiny wheels dirty in a muddy passing place. I think my expression clearly conveyed that it wasn't happening, even if we sat there for the rest of the week, and she did eventually pull over, with much gesticulating and mouthing.

There seems to be something about this stretch of road that makes people lose all common sense and courtesy. I've even had people try to overtake me while I am waiting for someone to come the other way.

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I'd like to know that portofino is okay.
And youknownothingofthecrunch.

Still miss WWIFN and it's been a very long time now since she posted.

Was portofino banned?

The marathon man affair thread and the really sad post from the man who's partner had undiagnosed OCD/other issues and was making life hell for him and their young DS. I really do wonder if he's okay. He was supposed to be getting away from her.