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

opps ha ha im not the only one who put instead of
shame you three couldnt help me read the instructions a bit better though!!!
love you all

I would like to thank all the lovely ladies on the PMcK thread for the support over the last few months - on issues both food related and not! And especially the lovely Giganticus for soothing my worried brow and getting me some RL info so quickly.

Also to the lovely Slatterns, past and present for helping keep my house in some kind of order, and holding my hand through the dark days of PND.

and more

And the 2011 Aprilites - love you!

to everyone
to knitters & crochet
to quilters
and to MNHQ

To the amazing ladies (and often their OHs) from the Due Oct 2007/Piggies born Oct 2007 who have been there since I discovered I was pregnant with dd2. Every day I feel lucky to have such loving, dependable, understanding friends whom without, I honestly believe I wouldn't have got through some difficult times.

The way in which everyone rallies round when one of us is upset or in times of woe makes my heart swell everytime.

So, to every of you ladies, I wish I could give you every day :)

ThePsychicSatsuma
Worley
Macdog

You're gooduns. Love you all, and one day Worley we will meet!

to Blondeshavemorefun for giving me lots of advice on poorly hamsters! I know this prob sounds silly, but I was distraught . I later found out she was going through a horrendous time herself, much much worse than poorly pets, but still found time to reply to me. Hope she won't mind me mentioning it on here!

a huge huge for Secondtimelucky, for being so generous and absolutely wonderful! I sit here with the biggest I had in months and tears in my eyes at the same time!

a huge for all the lovely ladies on the bereaved mums thread, you ladies have been my rock in the last few months!

another huge to all the ladies on our ttc/being pregnant after angel babies thread, for being such a support throughout this difficult journey of ttc after a loss.

another to all the ladies on the Christian Prayer thread, for all the powerful prayers that are going all the time for all different reasons! you are amazing!

Shabs for being a good friend and all the lovely ladies on

The Bereaved Mums Thread.
Mrs De Vere for your advice and words of wisdom.
LewisFan and other ladies for their lovely comments on my Wilf

threads.
Scuttlebutter and the other doggie ladies for their help and advice

when Bumble arrived at our house!!

to all the hardworking ladies at MNHQ who make this a wonderful
place to post. Apologies to any special ladies i may have forgotten!

I think it's almost a year since I first posted on the SN:Children's board. A massive thank you to all the mums (too many to mention individually) who have got me through the last year. It's been a dark one but finally there's some light at the end of the tunnel but I couldn't have got here without you!!

What a wonderful thread....its fab to have a moment to focus on all the positive, wonderul, amazing, inspirational and totally inspiring individuals who make up MN... to all of you, for sharing your wit, wisdom, moments of joy and sorrow, and (especially) for all the silliness I really don't know how I would get through each day without you....

Especially:

Madmouse for being inspirational, supportive and a beautiful person
LaTrucha for the shopping tips
JKS for demonstrating how to rise above everything, and for (nearly) always doing it with grace and humour
Simpson for finding the time to support her friends, even when she's flat out with her own stuff
Mixedmama for her friendship and positivity
Gingeme for doing it with 5
CantSleepWontSleep for the teasing
and everyone else on January 09 and June 10 babies for being supportive through teething, sleepless nights, childcare nightmares and the return to work

and, of course....

Custy for sorting the xmas meetup

to all the ladies on the Bereaved Mums thread. We have been 'up and running' for almost 4 years. Although my sons died many years ago there is always something to learn from other peoples experiences. It also, daily, reminds me of just how far down this road I have walked. Thank you girls - you are stars.

to everybody on the Multiples D'ya ever threads. The most amazing ladies who have never, ever made me feel as though I shouldn't be there because I lost one of my twin sons. Most especially to Triplets who I have met just once in RL but who will always be my amazing friend. We have had 'virtual' hen nights, wedding receptions and also a marvellous 'virtual' holiday in Rhodes, Greece

A huge to everyone who has supported me since the death of my parents and also a big to those who make me smile regularly on _chat.

to Lissie et al for being good friends.

MN for teaching me sooooo much about motherhood... and life! I've learnt more that I could have ever hoped for, at a time when I was feeling like a total failure. You all changed my life so much. [massive cheese emoticon]

to those who made me weep with laughter ..... and for the occasional eye-opening "google/don't google" incidents

Pagwatch, Hully (I'll never forget your baton of love), Bupcakes (fart like a bear barking in a metal bin - priceless!) Mme Lindor, LeQueen, Shiney and many many others for teaching me how to stop taking myself so seriously. May sound superficial but you all gave me reeeeaaaaaly big lessons.

to everyone who helped me on the bereavement threads from 5 years ago to 2 years ago. Thank you all.

also to all those who are currently helping me with my MIL's situation

to all the mumsnetters who frankly make me laugh out loud on days when i just want to cry out loud - your a funny lot

Just to all of MN.

I would like to say to betelguese, yellowstone, fifi, ponders, mumoverseas, peternas, milliways, riven, donindisguise, seiglinde, kalidas and others for support on the oxbridge thread last year and this. They kept me sane.

and pagwatch

I nearly forgot to flowery - you helped me under a different name back in 2009. Your advice gave me the push I needed to phone my union who acted on my behalf to secure a great post when my company merged with another while I was on maternity leave. I'll be eternally grateful!

Just wondered if still worked

So, MN for our icons, they make me :)

Gosh, I'd loads of people, from the ones who were here when I was very new and had a mmc and the ladies who were on the ttc after mc threads.

But if I could only give one it would be Blooferlady because she started a thread that after taking the plunge and joining I am 3st 3lb lighter and still going . I'd also offer big bunches of to the regular core of our Day of Doom list (you guys know who you are) because we keep each other going.

I am finally back on line because I have resorted to dongling (broadband down) and what do I find?

A thread obviously designed just to make this hardarsed old bag well up.

I am very touched and to have been mentioned.

I have so many MNers to thank.

I would like to express my appreciation to everyone who has EVER taken the time to PM me and comment on my threads about my DD. I dont think you will really ever know what that means to me.

All the SN lot - I know we are sometimes seen as a mob waiting to pounce on anyone saying the wrong thing - but I know you are NOT and you are lovely and inclusive and welcoming. Thank you.

To all the wonderful MNers who contributed to my Bungalow thread. I have to make special mention of MissMarj and Mistle whose advice I could never have afforded in real life! But there are lots of others who were simply brilliant.

All those on the bereavement thread for parents who allow me to burst in every so often and shout about something then run out again. Thank you

Some very special mners who have helped me such a lot when dealing with a situation involving a young lady I was fostering and trying to support. Their openess, support and wisedom was wonderful and having people around who understood was amazing. Putting up with my PMs because I couldnt really discuss it in public was such a help. Thank you and I really hope you recognise who you are because I suspect you are all a bit too modest for your own good. Thank you

Most of all I just want to thank everyone who has ever remembered DD's name, written it down, allowed me to talk about her, encouraged me to talk about her, asked about her, told me how beautiful she is and even remembered her birthdays and anniversaries. Thank you

Now I feel like Gwenneth Paltrow or Kate Winslet