What are you most grateful to Mumsnet for?

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I can't decide. So many good things so thank you to anyone involved in the following decisions/advice/threads

Surcare washing powder (cured ds's eczema)
Aderma Exomerga (OK, maybe it wasn't just the Surcare)
The tip for getting poo out of hte bath using a plastic bottle
the Mooncup (yes, really)
Some fantastically funny threads (too numerous to mention)
The recent 80's music video link
The reassurance that other people's children are just as bad as mine.

My sanity.
Good friends.
Making me laugh.

Ante/Postnatal groups - it is amazing the difference in a pregnancy with pregnant women to talk to and without.

Keeping me company in the evenings when kids are in bed and dh is at work.
I get good advice, a bit of "thank god my horror isn't that bad", and quite a lot of laughs.
And a lot of mindless chat which is what I like when I'm relaxing.

A real good laugh most of all
Chanel Vitalumiere make up!!
Aveeno cream for ds
The fact that it is the font of al knowledge, MN always comes up trumps!

And the kind messages of support I received from strangers after my miscarriage. Oliveoil even sent me pressies in the post amd that cheered me up no end.

intelligent anonymous people to talk to.
My sanity
My social life
laughter
the right foundation the nicest wedges
the best pad thai noodles
the best fake tan
not to get french manicures

Piffle, would've said sanity but that quite obviously deserted me a long time ago

Oh and the reassurance that 2 glasses of wine after the children has gone to bed does not constitute an alcohol problem...

Don't be fooled... we're just all alcoholics reassuring eachother

All the wonderful women without whom this site would not exist - they keep me grounded, sane and remind me to have a good laugh every so often!

This may sound corny, but I mean it. I've met some brilliant people and made some wonderful friends, and because of meet ups I have hilarious and boozy nights out on a regular basis. I'm not that grateful for the hangovers though.

the SN boards.

it has given me such sanity and a sense of ....i dunno i cant think of the word...but to know that i am not alone and that DS isnt the only one.

i have spent such a long time battling the world and his wife alone that when i found MN it was like finding home.
to read about other peoples children and being able to say "yeh mine does that"!
its such a silly little thing but one that means so very very much.

Yes - I haven't had the chance to get very boozy at the meet ups, but I do enjoy Surfer's hangovers mwahahahaha

I'm grateful for all of the below/above(depending if you have flipped or not).
The knowledge that mumsnet is just there is enough iyswim. Lots of times I've felt that I could pour my heart out/ask about embarassing personal things/stress about dd's development if it came to it. Most of the time I don't have to but definitely for me knowing that I can makes it all a bit easier.

The amazing support that I have received throughout my troubles with H, has to be top of my list. The wonderful people who have supported me, have helped to make me a far stronger person & I am so grateful to each & every one of them.

I feel I have made some really good friends through MN.

MN is also good for great entertainment & there is no reason to ever feel lonely!

Introducing me to the mooncup
The Llama video
Suzy Wong's brownies
Letting me see that I/my children are "normal" and I am not alone!

it's good to get other peoples advice on issues affecting yourself/loved ones
its very funny most comments make me laugh
stops me spending loads of money surfing e-bay would rather chat instead

Ditto Carmenere, plus....

In my very first post a couple of years ago someone wonderful found me a duplicate of my ds' beloved comforter. Priceless. I've been hooked ever since.

When I moved to a new area, and was feeling v v low I met an absolutely lovely woman and her ds on my first (and only, so far) MN meet-up. We are now very firm friends and I'm not sure what ds and I'd do without them (you know who you are ).

Getting me to breastfeed past 6 months. (It was Tiktok's post(s) about alcohol and bfing that swung it, but various other MNers who made me realise that it wouldn't be Wierd!!!!)

immediate advice on anything