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Is she stalking me?

10 replies

MILdilemma · 10/12/2005 08:53

Horror of horrors.
My MIL, who is staying for a few days, just came in unexpectedly and caught me quickly catching up on MN. She lent over peering at the screen for a second (which irritates me in itself) and said "Ah yes. Mumsnet. Dh said you used that. It's good isn't it".
Ahhhhhhh! I will kill dh later, but now I have a dilemma.
I don't hate my MIL, but I do find her hugely irritating, especially on issues concerning dd, and also very interfering. The thought of her reading my posts fills me with absolute dread. I would stop using MN if I thought it even vaguely likely. I don't post that often (maybe twice a week for the past year), but I have mentioned where I live (small town, no other posters AFAIK) and it would certainly be possible to identify me from other info I've left, if you set your mind to it. MIL uses the computer ALOT - is always online.
If you knew your daughter-in-law used a particular forum, and were obsessed with your granddaughter, and all issues pertaining to her, would you search the site to try and find posts?
Do I.....

  1. Stop being so paranoid and carry on as normal
  2. Stop using MN
  3. Change my name, and be a bit more careful about details I talk about online? Will not get the chance to look for a while as out today (dutiful daughterinlaw), but would be interested in your opinions.
OP posts:
feastofsteven · 10/12/2005 08:55

I'ld change your name, and maybe use another name and change some details- say you have a son instead of a daughter for any threads that mention MIL.

6beetrootsAmilking · 10/12/2005 08:56

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GingerBearingGifts · 10/12/2005 08:58

If you are very concerned, ask for all your posts to be deleted then change your name.

SpringCrimboTurkey · 10/12/2005 09:00

I don't wish to make you even more paranoid but surely if she knows you use mumsnet and made the comment "It's good isn't it", then there is a likely positivity she will see this thread and realise it is you that has posted this message?

FWIW I would change my name and get posts deleted

flashingnose · 10/12/2005 09:00

Ask MN Towers to delete any posts which mention where you live (you could search for them yourself and then email them the links). Other than that, I think she'd have to be pretty spectacular to work out who you were. Plus any time you post about specific situations in your life that she knows abaout, change your name.

How horrid for you .

flashingnose · 10/12/2005 09:00

Agree with others, get this thread deleted too.

MILdilemma · 10/12/2005 15:14

Thanks for replies - not sure if I'm feeling more or less paranoid now!

I'm not worried about getting any threads deleted, as I've never posted anything about her, and the rest of it has all been just fairly trivial stuff. I just hate the thought of her reading it, knowing it's me, but not saying anything, and being able to judge me silently (she does that enough in RL!). I love the fact that mumsnet is so anonymous, and I can ask daft questions about dd's development, or take part in silly conversations, or give my thoughts on other subjects all within the security of that anonymity.

This thread shouldn't be a problem, as she's here for a few days (no surfing time will be allowed ) and then going somewhere without computer access for a week or so. The thread will be way off active conversations by then, and is so generic in nature that it can't really be searched for (and even if she did find it, could she be absolutely sure? Are we talking about you? Might even spook her a bit).

I think I will change my name, and sort of start again, but be less specific about really searchable stuff like where I live.
What do you think? What a PITA.

MILs - who'd have um. Not me and that's for sure.

OP posts:
Nightynight · 10/12/2005 15:23

kill dh and change your nickname. Lucky you found out really, before she annoys you and you have a huge rant on here...

Sleighmenere · 10/12/2005 15:38

I had an awful thought -if I was your MIL I'd probably be searching mumsnet for things you have said

overdrafttopayforchristmas · 12/12/2005 09:51

if you do kill dh as Nightynight suggested don't what ever you do start a thread in your new name saying I just killed my husband. otherwise she will know it's you again

Really though that is awful hope mine is not stalking me

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