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Posters you still think about

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Helfs · 10/03/2024 13:17

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?

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ASighMadeOfStone · 13/03/2024 18:04

StrawberryJellyBelly · 13/03/2024 16:00

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.

Definitely Getorf (obvs there might have been others)

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1158118-to-ask-how-often-you-change-your-bedding?page=4

She was famous for it 😂

Lovely going down a rabbithole of fun threads there and seeing old names.

Page 4 | to ask how often you change your bedding? | Mumsnet

Am i being unreasonable or just nosey to ask how often you change your bedding and dc's bedding ?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1158118-to-ask-how-often-you-change-your-bedding?page=4

TheFormidableMrsC · 13/03/2024 22:07

StrawberryJellyBelly · 13/03/2024 16:05

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.

Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry to hear that, I hope you're doing ok now? It was breast for me. I hope your life is more peaceful too. Honestly, it's so difficult and life changing isn't it? Even without the cancer! I know your little grandson will be ok. I did lots of courses, followed lots of parent and support groups and we're navigating life! Thank you, I really appreciate your kind words Flowers

TheFormidableMrsC · 13/03/2024 22:15

LookItsMeAgain · 13/03/2024 17:55

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!😮😱😆

Thank you so much! I was very fortunate to make a wonderful group of friends from MN during that dreadful time. We remain thus! One actually lived literally round the corner which was so weird but lovely! WellWhoKnew was my "legal" friend who is the most wonderful human. She's name changed now but I will always always be in her debt for what she did for us. In terms of my cancer, it was breast, I am 2.5 years post treatment and 4 years since diagnosis. I've just had my 4 year mammo and waiting for results. Fingers crossed all is ok! We still praise the pineapple daily 😆. Thank you for for being part of that journey Flowers

ZeldaFighter · 13/03/2024 22:20

Ginny
Would love to know what happened next

Garlicking · 14/03/2024 00:28

Jellykat · 10/03/2024 20:08

Rivan -
Her last thread was so so desperately sad, i remember it well.. I just hope after meeting David C, that she got the help she so badly needed.

No, she didn't 😡 She and her family are doing better financially now, thanks to her husband's recent successes, but her daughter's still in & out of hospital and carers are very unreliable. I don't know how she copes - I understand you just have to but, hell, it's all so sad.

All she got from Cameron was empty promises.

IamGrannyNannyMagratandGreebo · 14/03/2024 07:40

TheFormidableMrsC · 13/03/2024 22:15

Thank you so much! I was very fortunate to make a wonderful group of friends from MN during that dreadful time. We remain thus! One actually lived literally round the corner which was so weird but lovely! WellWhoKnew was my "legal" friend who is the most wonderful human. She's name changed now but I will always always be in her debt for what she did for us. In terms of my cancer, it was breast, I am 2.5 years post treatment and 4 years since diagnosis. I've just had my 4 year mammo and waiting for results. Fingers crossed all is ok! We still praise the pineapple daily 😆. Thank you for for being part of that journey Flowers

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Keeping my fingers crossed for you Flowers

Ofcourseshecan · 14/03/2024 14:24

Trickabrick · 10/03/2024 15:08

The poster who lived in France and separated from her controlling husband but had to continue to co-parent their two teenage children with him - haven’t heard from her for a while.

Sounds like jamaisjedors, and she has updated recently. In Relationships, I think.

Rumbunctious · 14/03/2024 17:08

Timetodownsize · 12/03/2024 21:44

Thanks @Didimum - that one is purple lampshades and yes sadly is unresolved. The one I was thinking of was an Australian lady with a 16year old ds who was with a very controlling gf who was also a teenager. Someone upthread said that had ended happily but I can't recall that posters name

I sure there was an update posted earlier on the thread. They’d split up and the DS was doing really well @Timetodownsize

FrenchFairytale · 14/03/2024 20:35

Bannanafiah I think changed her name and has not had a baby to my knowledge. I remember someone called you boggle my brain. She was trying to have a baby via clomid in 2017. Her child was born but became ill when they were a baby. I hope they're better now.

GimmeGin · 15/03/2024 15:22

OMG just read the OpheliaRose threads from 2015. I hope she got over the terrible heartbreak her XH and OW caused.

And I hope the cheating scumbags got some form of comeuppance.

PassingStranger · 15/03/2024 15:24

Dotty2dot · 10/03/2024 13:24

None really. I don't tend to get emotionally involved with randoms on the internet. Especially MN which is full of troll threads.

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exactly especially as we are busy getting on with our lives too?

RunningFromThePastHell · 16/03/2024 03:38

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 12/03/2024 11:41

FluffyDressingGown? If that poster, I saw supportive posters

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No, although I remember her too.

Imbackfor1timeonly · 16/03/2024 20:45

Not sure if anyone would remember me but the help and support I had was so needed and I never forgot.
I posted one night that my husband had been unwell and had some blood tests. We got a call at 10pm to come to hospital that night. I was posting from hospital, panicking, and he was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Was 15 years ago this month!! Went by name lisad
Was on the cancer threads for quite a while, and SN boards as had 2 disabled children. Youngest was only a baby when all this happened. Just wanted to wave 👋

whynotwhatknot · 20/03/2024 13:47

softzilla

tink it was going to court and op stopped posting

SlackAlice1 · 20/03/2024 13:50

A poster called Deemented. She had a batshit MIL and the last I read she was having a baby and was pretty sure the MIL would ignore her wishes and try to barge in to see the birth. I’d love to know what happened.

Whoknowsohyoudo · 20/03/2024 14:07

The man(I believe) who's neighbor was lashing a large tarp to the trees on his fenceline to block their garden from his view. He shimmied up a ladder and removed the ties and tarp. Next day, back up with zip ties. Shimmied up and removed it again. Next day, back up again and he decided to give over. He posted pictures and diagrams of the yard(with the river they had to cross everytime to put the tarp back up!) Hilarious

SkyeLou · 01/04/2024 15:10

RavenT · 11/03/2024 10:25

I'm the chutney chunt survivor! Still around and post occasionally, but thankfully my life is pretty settled and uninteresting now.

All is well, DS starts secondary school in September. Haven't seen Chunt since we got divorced, he was looking very red faced and stressed in court back then! He used to send DS bday/Xmas cards (always late), but that stopped about 5 years ago.

I remember lots of lovely people from that time and am hugely grateful for the amazing support, advice and camaraderie I got on here. 😊

@RavenT
Hi, I often think of you and your boy. I was on your threads from the beginning.
Then I took a break from Mumsnet and lost everyone.
We had a nice wee group and I really did consider you all as online friends.
Glad to hear you have a settled life and that the chutney chunt is a distant memory.

ssd · 01/04/2024 19:45

I miss dementedma, sparkling brook and maryz

Hedjwitch · 01/04/2024 20:27

@ssd....dementedma lives on under a new witchy persona!!!

ASighMadeOfStone · 01/04/2024 21:49

Imbackfor1timeonly · 16/03/2024 20:45

Not sure if anyone would remember me but the help and support I had was so needed and I never forgot.
I posted one night that my husband had been unwell and had some blood tests. We got a call at 10pm to come to hospital that night. I was posting from hospital, panicking, and he was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Was 15 years ago this month!! Went by name lisad
Was on the cancer threads for quite a while, and SN boards as had 2 disabled children. Youngest was only a baby when all this happened. Just wanted to wave 👋

I remember that night ❤️

JMSA · 01/04/2024 21:52

I'm not observant enough to remember anyone. And I'm unremarkable enough not to be remembered myself 🎻 Grin

Februaryfeels · 01/04/2024 22:56

Whoknowsohyoudo · 20/03/2024 14:07

The man(I believe) who's neighbor was lashing a large tarp to the trees on his fenceline to block their garden from his view. He shimmied up a ladder and removed the ties and tarp. Next day, back up with zip ties. Shimmied up and removed it again. Next day, back up again and he decided to give over. He posted pictures and diagrams of the yard(with the river they had to cross everytime to put the tarp back up!) Hilarious

He'll love that he's cropped up on a thread about unforgettable posters.

Really?

Whoknowsohyoudo · 01/04/2024 23:03

Februaryfeels · 01/04/2024 22:56

He'll love that he's cropped up on a thread about unforgettable posters.

Really?

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Yes really. It was the first mumsnet post I ever read and it was a funny little story that made me continue on to read more AIBUs. After that I was hooked

RockyRogue1001 · 02/04/2024 00:37

It was made up