Posters you still think about

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Proof I probably spend too much time on here but does anyone else have posters they still think about every now and again?

Mine is the Australian poster whose son was in the abusive relationship and her many threads about helping him get out of the relationship and realizing she was toxic.

Can’t find the threads at all now but I hope her and her son are still doing well!

Does anyone else have stand out posters or threads that stick in their minds?

Thank you, ASighMadeOfStone, I feel rather irrationally comforted to hear that. If you know her, or even are her, I’m glad all is well.

There was one recently about a pregnant woman who suffers with her mental health and she threw herself down the stairs and pinched her belly while pregnant. I worry deep down what may become when she has the baby. A lot of people were jumping on the thread and posted old mumsnet threads they thought were from her. Has anyone seen an update from her. I wish I remembered her screen name

There was another lady who used to post. I think she might have been living in Wales. She’d had lots of trauma, appeared to be virtually housebound and lived in very straitened circumstances. I can’t recall her name. She was in a bad way.

Oh thank you for the lovely update - I'm so pleased things are going well for you!

Spot on

Single mum www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/4766930-single-mum?msgid=-4766930#-4766930

It's all in this thread if you go back and look! (Not meant in a snarky way)
Possibly workworkworkugh.

@Raccaccoonie - that's the one thank you !

I had forgotten almost all of these old names but do remember MrsDeVere was lovely. There was something sad about her also IIRC.

Does anyone remember WavesandSmiles? She was fleeing DV I think and was pregnant with a baby called Caspian? She was going through HG at the same time as me and I was basically lying in bed being looked after by DH while she was dealing with a horrible ex, solo parenting, a lodger… anyway, I hope she and the kids are all well now.

I always think about the lady who I think suffered with me and she posted a thread and the more it went on the more that came out, she wa drunk with her children who I think were later removed, she had slept with her best friends dad she kept asking for advise but the attacking everyone. I think it got deleted in the end

I remember her! Her username was ionkydrinkondaysendinginy or something like that

The one a couple of months back, whose husband was gutted when she told him their female friend (whom he fancied) did not fancy him. That was totally batshit and bizarre. Poster never gave an answer to a single question, just ignored all advice while complaining we weren't helping her. Kept repeating the same thing over and over or giving some strange explanation that nobody could fathom - and the explanation was in answer to a question nobody had even asked, (all whilst assuring everyone it was a real-life problem we were helping with).

It may never have been genuine but was like a script for Royston Vasey/The Twilight Zone.

I remember her. I think she took him back and had another baby.

Fabulous, thank you
About to stat work, but looking forward to catching up with progress this evening

@TheFormidableMrsC - I'm just wondering, are you the same poster that was going through a divorce and ended up coining the phrase "Stunt Pineapple" with your SHL (shit hot lawyer) during the divorce proceedings? Was that you? I have often wondered how you got on after the divorce was finalised if it was you.

Was she not the one who made up some story about going to a vending machine in a hospital and being transported back in time to a WWI burns unit lmao

Hi. I’ve no idea but these things start to grow feet and legs once someone has hinted at it and the mud sticks. You only have to go through this thread to see the mention of it by a few posters.

I suspect what happens is that some people can’t see how many a thing can’t be true because in their world things are very different.

Recently when I realised that Claire’s mum was my cousin it wasn’t until they were on the very last leg of the Journey to our home town that I said to myself - if they are on the way to Ninewells this is definitely her. And then about 5 mins later someone asked where they were heading and were told Ninewells. Granted I could have been wrong but other things had been said in the thread that made me think of my cousin and as it went on I became more convinced it was her. Not that I contacted her until another family member confirmed that it was her. As a family we’re scattered all over the world and we’re dealing with 4 different time zones when contacting each other. It’s very easy to be labelled a troll when some of the people around you can’t see outside of their own box.

I think it was MarmaladeTwatkins that did a thread called preggers and peng about her cousin.

There was also a woman who put clean bedding on her bed every single bloody day

No it's not me. 😊 But her son had a thread just last week. I'm on a long running annual thread with her 🪩 and they're fine.

The magnificent Getorf put clean jeans on every day. I think it might have been her with the sheets as well. She was brilliant.

Yes that was me, although I didn't have an SHL unfortunately, I had a fabulous Mumsnetter who accompanied me to court and helped me with all the legals. I honestly wouldn't know where to start with how things have been. It's been 10.5 years since I started that first thread. An awful lot has happened since I drew the line with posting. In summary, he and OW remained abusive. They made my life a misery when I was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of the pandemic. He then decided having dragged me through years of proceedings that he didn't want contact with our son any longer and OW bought a house in Scotland, some 750 miles away. So I presume that is where they are. There was an awful lot in between. There is an injunction against OW in relation to DS (Cafcass recommendation). It would take me days to post it all 😩. It is no wonder I ended up with cancer, the stress was prolonged and horrific. DS has just turned 13 and is a lovely young man. He has autism and combined type ADHD but I'm so proud of him and how he's coped with everything. He's had an awful lot of therapy. So we're ok I think. Life is definitely more peaceful. Thank you for remembering us ❤️

The magnificent Getorf put clean jeans on every day. I think it might have been her with the sheets as well. She was brilliant

The poster who changed her sheets everyday didn’t go by the name of Getorf. Not that changing the sheets everyday is a big job when the climate a person lives in can have them dry in half an hour. And trust me - when a person is going through the most awful of hot flushes getting into a beautifully made bed every night with fresh sheets even if they are only fresh and cool till the first hot flush of the night strikes is the best thing ever.

I think that’s chickencuddles who I think about all the time! Poor woman.

redtoothbrush - escaping her abusive husband.
Champagneandchopin - her DD1 is in a terrribly absuive marriage. Her writing is so eloquent.

Life is definitely more peaceful. Thank you for remembering us

I doubt anyone would forget you. We used to chat often on your threads as I was going through something very similar and it seems that we don’t just have children on the spectrum in common we’ve both also done a round of the kitchen with cancer. Ovarian in my case. And yes I blame stress even if it was just by way of the stress making me neglect myself.

I have a grandson who’s just been diagnosed with ADHD inattentive style - something else to get my teeth into.

Im glad you and yours are well and happy.

You are most welcome @TheFormidableMrsC .
I do remember that there was a very helpful MNetter who helped you through your divorce. I'm so terribly sorry that you were diagnosed with cancer but I hope you're in remission now. He really was a piece of something to you and your son. I'm thrilled that your son is turning out into a lovely young man! Clearly he got that from you 😉Hope the collection of stunt pineapples is thriving 😆and that your ex and his bit can shove them all where the sun doesn't shine!😮😱😆