Come and celebrate our new [thanks] emoticon by saying Thank You to a Mumsnetter who's made a difference. Spot prizes to be won and all!

[HelenMumsnet]

Hello.

We have a new emoticon:

It's meant as a way for say thank you to someone for something nice/funny/amazing they've done or said. And it's in no small way inspired by the lovely Mumsnet Blanket Crew who've been agitating- very politely but very persistently - for a thank you emoticon for some time now. (They originally wanted a star but we thought a bunch of flowers probably had a bit less of the 'prefecty'/'sticker chart' thing going on.)

We want to mark the arrival of our new emoticon by starting this special Thank You thread - and inviting you to say to another Mumsnetter who's made a difference to you.

Perhaps it's a Mumsnetter who has posted (or PM'd) something that helped you or supported you or inspired you ? or just made you laugh like a drain. Or maybe it's someone who's done something extraordinary for you, off-board or on.

Do come and tell us about it - and thank her/him for it - here. We're hoping for a thread full of for some truly lovely MNers.

Oh, and we've also got some rather covetable prizes - books, toys and some very cool (child and adult) bike helmets from Bell - to give away as spot prizes. Anyone who posts on this thread is in with a chance of winning - we'll pull names at random out of a hat in a couple of days' time.

, MNHQ

I'd like to say to StealthPolarBear for her lovely welcome back. It made me

I want to say thank you to PositiveAttitude who has done such a great job of bossing us all around sorting us all out over the last 2 years of our book swap - I think what they say about if you want something done, ask a busy person, must be true in her case so thank you - without you it would all fall apart.

Also to Tillyscoutsmum who kindly sent me a book a while ago (19th wife) and who was amazing on the book chat the other night (and I'm guessing puts loads of work into the book club in general.

Bit of a book theme there, but on a different note I can also thank the style and beauty board for lots of great advice and "larfs" and the feminist board for all the great thought-provoking discussions.

Ha - not sure Style and Beauty and the Feminism Boards will appreciate being lumped in the same thanks, but to me, that's MN!

Oooh and to Jer79 who organised a brilliant Oxford meet up that has resulted in the most fantastic bunch of friends Although I do now waste my Fridays in a wine cafe and spend too much money on posh ham!

I would like to say thanks and to all the lovely supportive people on the Allergies Board - Weta, babybarrister, chocomum, greenbananas, freefrommum and all of the others....

And a HUGE thank you to the person who I can't rememeber who when I posted about my beloved granny dying when dd2 was 8 weeks old and how torn I was about not being able to be with granny, suggested that I write her a letter.

I wrote straight from my heart, thanking her for the many things she had done for me, from bringing me up when my parents split up to the help in breastfeeding my dds. She died two days after reading it.
It has helped me enormously knowing that nothing was left unsaid and that she knew just how loved she was.
And I can't even remember who suggested it. But thank you.

to JuicyOlive for sending me some cds out of the kindness of her heart
to WhoMovedMyChocolate for showing concern
to SuePurplyBits for being obsessed with Pam Ayres
to Reality for "Off you fuck, then cuntychops"
to GetOrf for shopping for carbs with Claire
and to Bupcakes for, amongst others, laughing like a bear barking into a metal bin

Whatfreshhell - it's me who should be thanking you. I learnt a lot trying to support you a bit. And no I didn't stalk you much How is Orbit Buttonhole - he must be huge now?

There's too many to name individually but I'd like to thank all the ladies on the TTC after MC and pregnancy after MC. They've helped me through some tough times and I count several of them as true friends.

to the ladies in the June 09 postnatal thread, their support has been wonderful and invaluable these two-odd years.

And to everyone here, really. I've learned SO much, I'm constantly moved by the solidarity shown and the number of times I sit laughing in front of the screen when on MN are now too many to count.

I would like to give to Drowninginlaundry who offered me so much help on the waterproof coat thread the other day. She has so much technical knowledge that I couldn't have got from anywhere else other than someone trying to sell me a coat.

Also, I know it was a few years ago now, I still chuckle about the Easter that penguingate kicked off. It was one of the funniest week-ends I have had, so to Shiney.

Lots and lots of MNers have offered me support recently and I really need to get out of this namechange and back to normal so before it does disappear, thanks everyone. Things are great for me atm
And the one MNer that sticks out for me was many many moons ago when Peachy helped me out during a horrible time with her words of wisdom. I really appreciated it, and have never forgotten it

ConstanceNoring - what a lovely compliment - thank you so much!

- to all the lovely wolefs in the lair - for liking me even when I am all down and gloomy, and for their kind words yesterday when I had some bad news.

- to KnottyLocks and Purplepidjin for enabling the beautiful blankets, and for all their hard work on them.

- to all the people on mumsnet who have made me laugh out loud - too many for me to remember - but you have cheered up my days no end.

This is such a lovely thread.

I want to thank every one for putting up with me, I know I have been a massive pain at times but I could never explain how much I appreciate you all for letting me stay putting up with me .

to BasildonBond and Animula for secondary school advice!

To all the MNers that have allowed me the privilege of being at the birth of their babies (and there have been many).

I'd like to say to the all the posters who helped me out on the pregnancy boards last year.

to the posters on the SN board who've helped me so much on and off since I joined MN.

And finally, to my wonderful Nobdies, they've been kind, funny and supportive and they have no idea how much their friendship has meant to me this year.

I'd like to say thank you to all those who have supported me through my mcs over the years and through the resulting paranoia of my pregnancy with DS. Especially those on the mc boards and the wagoners thread

A particular thank you also to NatalieJane who urged me to ask for a presentation scan in the week before DS was due. It showed he was lying in a very dangerous position and I was kept in and had a CS as a result. If she hadn't posted as she did, I may not have got my scan and would have had a very complicated and risky birth. Thank you NJ

ah big to ItsMeAndMyPuppyNow, garlicslutty, AnyFucker and anyone else who helped me see that the guy I was dating was in fact, a big loser.

And for being kind and supportive on the Stately Homes thread when I was sinking.

to teej for making sense of the unfathomable doctor whoe! xx

to tiktok. Your advice has both helped me breastfeed and helped me get over my disappointment at not being able to for previous babies. No nonsense, always supportive, but never judgemental ime.

A big to purplepidjin and knottylocks - head of wollen stuff

also a to littlefish and also to blondes - inspiring people!

and to all the MNetters out there!

To mouseface , to you for kindness and sense on a thread I'd started (under a name change so you won't have a clue what I'm on about!)

The lovely ladies in the Sixth Form Common Room on the conception boards deserve a big . I think I would have gone slowly mad without them. I can't name them all on here but ladies, have a collective .

Also a to the ladies who replied to my miscarriage thread in February (I was meliesmummy then)

oh bless you, Fiderer

It's not a sentence I imagine I ever use much but

thank you fuck