to ask if you ever wonder about certain posters/threads?

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i’ve used MN for years, and i often think about particular threads or posters that stuck out to me or i interacted with ages ago that i haven’t been able to find (or just seemed to stop posting without a trace) since then.

anyone else get strangely nostalgic/curious thinking back to threads/posters and wonder what became of them?

Yes, in my first pregnancy there was someone else on the TTC thread who had the same due date. There were also a lot of similarities between us. Exactly the same age, both on first child, similar line of work. I went on to miscarry but she had her baby and went on to post for several years, I would often see her name. She and her OH split up and I think she had another child with a new partner.

I have name changed several times since then and I doubt she'd remember me and would probably think it's really weird that I still remember her!

@bloodywhitecat people make up all sorts.

I can remember the exposing of dizzymare! That's how long I go back

@StanfordPines

And the one where the OP lived in a protected building but the neighbours had torn windows out to make a door or something. Maybe they were trying to lay claim on her garden? They were going to get into trouble with the heritage people. I occasionally wonder how that got resolved.

I think that turned out to be a troll.

Nooooo! I still have this on my watch list as I wanted to know what happened!! 😂

@HandyBendySandy

EatShitDerek wasn't banned?? She was in a difficult domestic situation, if I remember rightly, and poured her heart out here - but then got horribly outed IRL, I think. I thought she name changed but ultimately she may have vanished and had all her posts deleted (haven't looked).

I remember because she was very witty and I missed her posts. If I've got the scenario wrong someone who knew ESD better might correct me!

ESD was neither a troll or banned. She was horrifically trolled on here though. I used to know her on a MN offshoot and last I heard, both she and her two lovely children were fine.

@GirlLovesWorld I totally agree. I hope ex pat is ok

Anyone know if Twittlebee is still around?

Maybe someone with more knowledge will be along to correct me, but I think Twittlebee suffered a loss/bereavement.

@HeadSpin5 I was just thinking the same!! Can't believe people have enough time or can be arsed making it all up!!!!!!

I remember one poster who was a regular on here a few years ago - she was homeless and spent most of her time living on a bus, I think.

No idea what happened, or even whether it was real.

EatShitDerek is one of my FB friends as she lives very close to me. She and her two lovely DC are doing really well. I will message her to let her know that kind people are asking after her.

Oh good, glad ESD is doing OK - I didn't like to think of people saying she was "banned" when she wasn't, I didn't know her but recall she had a pretty rotten time of it - on here and IRL.

I secretly hope she name changed and still trolls us all regularly

I remember a terribly sad thread where foster parents wanted to adopt the little girl who lived with them, but new adoptive parents had been found for her, the child was devastated and asking what she had done wrong to be sent away, and the new parents were refusing to keep any contact with the foster parents who had had the child practically from birth iirc. I often wonder how the little girl is.

@HandyBendySandy

Oh good, glad ESD is doing OK - I didn't like to think of people saying she was "banned" when she wasn't, I didn't know her but recall she had a pretty rotten time of it - on here and IRL.

I secretly hope she name changed and still trolls us all regularly

Me too.

There was one from 5 ish years ago, possibly more. She had 3 kids I think, husband pressuring her to have another but there was some half-renovated death trap bit of the house which he wouldn't fix?

Also another who's husband actually kept her short of food?

Oh bugger that sounds like I'm saying she was a troll, of course she wasn't - just take out the "still" from my last sentence! I meant, I hope she is still here lurking quietly.

I genuinely don't care is the Sistine chapel one was made up I laughed so hard I thought I would puke

@Hangingover

I genuinely don't care is the Sistine chapel one was made up I laughed so hard I thought I would puke

I laughed so hard I woke my husband up - he was really concerned because I was crying, until I managed to tell him what I was laughing at!

@BlueLikeASmurf

EatShitDerek is one of my FB friends as she lives very close to me. She and her two lovely DC are doing really well. I will message her to let her know that kind people are asking after her.

She won't remember me but ESD was always one of my favourite posters. I remember her posting about buying a miniature hat for her hamster. Please tell her I hope she is well.

I often wonder about the lady 2 years ago whose dh upgraded himself to first class on a flight home from holiday.
She had no money or food on the flight.
He sounded like a complete arsehole.

GreenBeret. Literal years of posting bitter diatribes about THE EX and how he hadn't paid for her to stay in the family home and not work. Her last post was her moving to the country in September 2019 when both kids went to uni, as they were supposedly moving out forever. Wonder how that went when they got kicked out of halls in March 2020...

@Rockmehardplace i think the lady died.

@SparkysMagicPiano @WithMyOldCockLinnet @cattypussclaw

I followed Twittlebee's story. She found out she was pregnant mid way through the wood saga. Her son was born premature and very sadly passed away after a short time. The wonderful knitting crew of MN actually made a fantastic blanket in his memory-I wish I could find the link!

I believe she now has another child and has shared photos of lovely new baby with the blanket in his honour.

MN at its best there

How do people remember the names of all these posters ?

Where someone’s elderly father said they had been given a covid vaccine at a homeless shelter he worked in but took the vaccine home and gave it to himself!

The one thread that had me sobbing was one about a lovely foster mum.

I believe this thread may now be in classics somewhere?

She and her husband took in a newborn baby who unfortunately was born with a drug dependency. She would post late at night whilst feeding and caring for this beautiful (girl I think). Every few weeks or months would be some small miracle progress the little girl was making.

It was obvious she and her husband were simply wonderful people. The baby grew and was thriving under their care. When the baby was a bit stronger (I think 1) they (agency) started to look for adoptive parents. The poster and her husband never intended on adopting her but it was clear they loved her greatly and wanted what was best,

A couple were found and the poster would visit with the baby. She could see how much this couple loved the girl and was so joyous that the little thing that arrived a year ago with little hope was going to such a wonderful family.

Her post the day that the adoption was finalised was so sad. She was clearly thrilled for the girl but had packed up all her favourite things and walking through the empty nursery seemed so sad. It was bittersweet.

She occasionally updated the thread that the adoptive parents had kept in touch and they'd met for walks and sent photos etc. The gutter punch at the end of the post was an update from someone who knew her saying she had sadly passed away after a long illness.

I just remember absolutely sobbing at such a rollercoaster of a thread. It has left me in awe of the generosity and kindness of people.