Introducing the new Cadbury chocolate emoticon! Share your chocolate-worthy moments of joy and rate them on the Joy-O-Meter - 1x £200 voucher to be won NOW CLOSED

[AngelieMumsnet]

We’re pleased to announce that here at MNHQ, we’ve worked with Cadbury to create a shiny new chocolate bar emoticon

There are many occasions when a MNer may deserve a chocolate bar, and a moment of joy after your DCs have done something you’re particularly proud of may be one of these key moments. The more joyful the moment, the higher it might rate on the Joy-o-meter.

Cadbury say “What we’ve created in partnership with Mumsnet is a fun addition to the MN emoticon family which allows people to share their love of chocolate and how they feel about it. It’s something we feel passionately about in Cadbury and anything which brings people together in the joy of chocolate is a great moment to be embraced. Of course, we prefer the real thing, but who knows where the future will take these little emoticons so let’s wait and see ”

So, what have your DCs done in the past couple of weeks that brought you some joy? Maybe your DC made you a cup of tea for the first time? Perhaps you’ve finally succeeded in potty-training? Or maybe your DC has done their homework without you reminding them? How would you rate this moment on the Joy-o-meter: 1 to 5 chocolate bars?

Whatever your moment of joy was, we’d love to hear about it!

Share your stories here, and offer a bit of chocolate to your fellow MNers if you like – everyone who adds a comment will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will receive a £200 John Lewis voucher.

Thanks and good luck
MNHQ

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Last night DD1 made dinner for DD2 and they were eating sociably together when I walked in the door from work. I was so thrilled I laughed out loud! Just one of those joy moments you get less when they are teens/preteens but are all the more poignant when they do happen!

A 4 on my joy-o-meter was when my son learned to swim and snorkel while we were on holiday in Egypt, he was so pleased with himself and it made me SO happy to see.

DS is going to compete in a judo tournament. He's very shy, so this is a big thing for him. I am super-proud of him for having the nerve to compete in front of an audience

DS swam a width of the pool front crawl for the first time - amazing!

It's Friday tomorrow - that thought brings me joy!

My MIL who has been very poorly for months seems to be a bit more stable....

It has to be my son finally scoring a goal in football. He was so pleased that he was jumping in the air. He was floating on cloud nine all day. Definitely a jackpot on the chocolate o meter

My little one was in a special mention assembly a couple of weeks ago for her extensive knowledge of Guy Fawkes and the gun powder plot. She then told the entire assembly everything and I mean EVERYTHING about Guy Fawkes. She is 4 years old. She probably knows more about it than I do!
It was our first special mentions assembly. Joy-meter was off the charts!!

DD has started a new school last week and already came home with certificates of excellence today

DS1 chomped down 3 carrot sticks unprompted. Hoping this means we're out of the vegetable-less years! I'll go for but maybe don't tell DS!

My 13 month old was poorly yesterday and wanted to cuddle on the sofa with mummy all day. She really cuddled in and it was a blessing to take the opportunity to sit down, switch off and spend proper time doing not much with her. She felt better this afternoon and kept grinning at me along with her new trick of reaching out to hold hands. It's the little things :-)

So is this only for people with DC then? The many MNers who don't have children can't enter? Is that right? Seems a bit off to exclude some of your users tbh.

I'm awake before DD. Unbridled joy 5 Thankfully I have some nice Belgian chocolate to enjoy it with - Cadbury's chocolate is shit hasn't been the same since the recipe was changed. No longer a source of joy for me

This is the first time I have felt properly fucked off with MN. I am not playing this game.

Maybe it is my fault for forgetting that MN is a business and not just a parenting forum, but I fail to see how any halfway responsible business, whose members have been integral in building up a brand and a deserved reputation for plain speaking and honesty, would engage in a tie up with a company such as Kraft who behaved downright dishonestly in their takeover of Cadbury's, screwed over their workers and destroyed the product that so many of us loved.

This is in addition to the weirdness that is a parenting forum which aims to support good parenting and publishes parenting books and healthy cookbooks seeing fit to encourage an association in the minds of young children between a fat and sugar laden snack and happiness. Emotional eating anyone?

So one for amusement at how crap Cadbury's market research is given how they have been slated on here and another for chocoholic DD spitting out the last Cadbury's chocolate bar she tasted.

Here, here! Well said altered images.

Excellent post AlteredImages

Are you listening MNHQ

My DD (12 months) has learnt what kiss means. The absolute cuteness of her yesterday when she was on my knee and I asked for a kiss and cuddle - she leaned her head into my chest and kind of smacked her lips together trying to kiss me. She amazes me everyday and never fails to make me smile.

My beautiful girl Bella started crawling last week and this week she can wave and say da-da. So proud! She brings me joy everyday :-)

Do we get entered into the draw for the voucher even if we post negative and cynical comments about Cadbury paying MN a "6 figure sum" and then a month later announces more redundancies for their staff, just in time for Xmas?

Can you answer my question please MNHQ?

My daughter chose me a box of Lindt balls for my birthday.

@alteredimages

This is the first time I have felt properly fucked off with MN. I am not playing this game.

Maybe it is my fault for forgetting that MN is a business and not just a parenting forum, but I fail to see how any halfway responsible business, whose members have been integral in building up a brand and a deserved reputation for plain speaking and honesty, would engage in a tie up with a company such as Kraft who behaved downright dishonestly in their takeover of Cadbury's, screwed over their workers and destroyed the product that so many of us loved.

This is in addition to the weirdness that is a parenting forum which aims to support good parenting and publishes parenting books and healthy cookbooks seeing fit to encourage an association in the minds of young children between a fat and sugar laden snack and happiness. Emotional eating anyone?

So one for amusement at how crap Cadbury's market research is given how they have been slated on here and another for chocoholic DD spitting out the last Cadbury's chocolate bar she tasted.

Hi Alteredimages,
Sorry you're fucked off with us.

Yes, MN is a business. We need to raise money or we couldn't possibly run this site for free (Although, it's true we did for about eight years with minimal advertising but as some might remember in those days it was a lot less busy/demanding). Nowadays we need lots of staff - Tech, community team, content, admin etc and we need to pay them and pay for the servers and the app development and the security firewalls etc.

Largely we do this via offering advertising and insight opportunities to commercial brands. Our partnership with Cadbury's is a year-long and includes product tests, sponsored content, video, display ads, sponsored threads, sponsorship of Blogfest and the recruitment of a panel who will be called upon periodically for different research activities and testing opportunities.

A good portion of what we're planning involves Mumsnetters giving feedback - clearly Cadbury's want to hear what we think - and obviously they are going to do so, which broadly I think is a good way for us to work in partnership with brands. (It's worth pointing out though that a rough analysis of Cadbury's mentions over the last three years shows that while obviously there are folks who are very annoyed with recent changes there are plenty who clearly are still Cadbury's fans/ consumers.)

Mumsnet is very much a site for adults, not children. I don't agree that partnership with a chocolate brand is inappropriate, in the same way as I wouldn't think partnering with a wine producer was. And indeed it's never been proposed by MNetters that we should not work with brands like these. No one is suggesting here that chocolate is a necessary part of a healthy, balanced diet. More that it's one of life's pleasures. But obviously, sadly, not in this case for you, or your daughter.

Justine, is it true that all the testing is only for people with DCs?

@Wagglebees

So is this only for people with DC then? The many MNers who don't have children can't enter? Is that right? Seems a bit off to exclude some of your users tbh.

Hi Wagglebees,
I don't think it would be a problem if you could come up with something that gave you great joy, not involving having dcs, we'd be very happy to here it. (I know I would right now )