If you do know somebody and they're a mumsnetter I think it would be so easy to identify them. I'm sure some people know me. Makes me shiver to think of it but I can't give up Mumsnet. Just name change every month or two.
Plenty of people reveal their age, even birth DATE, the sexes of their children, maybe a name even, maybe their OWN name!
their profession, or their husband's profession!#
I know this isn't nasty but when I was pg with dc2 I knew he was a boy but didn't say so in rl. Turned out somebody I knew was reading my posts and told our mutual friends. I was made to feel very silly, but really I was just cross!
Somebody else, a different person name-changed to do a drive by 'i know who you are'.
REally, we are all totally mad to be here tapping away on mn.
Cod had a moment of sanity and left.