to be sad at losing my long-standing name?

[theteasonme]

It's my own stupid fault really. I while ago answered my sister truthfully when she asked what my user name was on MN. It was just one of those moments when you're caught off guard and you can only speak the truth.

Anyway, forward a few weeks later and my sis says to me 'oh, I see you've got a doctors appointment tomorrow' and that she's been reading my posts - I'm on the conception boards ffs and am having some difficulties.

Please tell me I'm not unreasonable to be pissed off 1) that she's 'looked me up' and 2) that I need to change my name

Grrr!!

errm, it's a bit of a pain, but you only have yourself to blame really

all is in the public domain if you don't hang on to your anonymity

good luck with ttc, btw x

I told someone my mumsnet name at a dinner party ffs. The champagne and tequila shots had much to answer for.

I doubt they would be interested enough to look up my posts. They did seem interested in mumsnet though, I have never had a RL conversation about it before or since.

Did she look you up or does she lurk herself? 'Cos if it's the latteryou might want to avoid repeating your conversations if you want to stay incognito...

depends on your relationship with your sister. I would be quite touched if my sis looked me up on here, but then I know it would be because she cares. If your relationship is not so hot, then I can see why you would prob. be a bit miffed. GL with the TTC.

And did you find out what her MN name was? See how she likes it when you start talking about her MN stuff...

Yes, she was a bit cagey! We have a lovely relationship and most of my issues she already knows about but all the stuff about fertile times etc...not the sort of thing I'd share in RL and yes, I really do know it's my own stupid fault but I feel kind of violated...and embarrassed...and terratorial...

but if she reads this she will now know your new name too ??

Hopefully not! I like your name....

YANBU, you had a lovely name!

Gah I am following you round the boards tonight!

ah, BFST is not my real MN name!

i changed a couple of weeks back to get advice re DDs BFST, and as everyone in RL knew the whole sorry saga it would out me and let everyone know my usual name,which i dont want.

just not bothered changing back yet!

Well, serves you right for telling her

My sister stalked followed me on here for ages. Asking me if I'd changed my name if she hadn't seen a post from me for a bit. So I'd tell her my name change and she'd stalk me look up my posts.

She stopped when she realised that I am just as dull and boring on MN as I am in RL.

Plus there's nothing I am bothered about keeping from her that I am prepared to post onto the world wide web.

Although I did keep forgetting to tell her stuff and she'd say things like "another thing I have to find out from bloody mumsnet"

So. 1)give a fake name if you want to. Hell, give MY name if you want to
2) never post anything on the world wide web that you are not happy to be public. You are more identifiable than you think.