Hi all. I'll try and answer a few questions.
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As previous posters have noted, it's one of the downsides of Mumsnet being an open site that stories will be picked up by the press - it's important to remember that this is a public forum, searchable by Google, legally linkable to, and quotable by all. (The plus side of this is that there's loads of easy to find help, advice, support, and discussion on a huge range of issues).
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