My very first thread on gn was ages ago and...

Can’t remember my first on here and it was only last Autumn😄
Prob a moan about something or other.
You get the ones demanding facts and figures on every forum, best to just ignore them.If they want them so bad they can google for themselves.

kittylester I seem to remember that and Greatnan of course. RIP x I did p'd off on here once and left for a while (I was previously Teetime). I don't join in so much now I drop in now and again but don't comment as much. Its usually all been said when I get here. However to continue with the theme I have recently been scared of the golf course by some old witch so now only playing with DH and not joining in ladies Thursdays comps. We are moving soon so it's back to our old course where I was once Lady Captain so I get a bit of support there.

I can’t even remember my first post but I do remember some nasty comments. I nearly left there and then because I know it would have been just a chatty thing, nothing political or controversial. The three witches ( that’s what I called them, can’t even remember their names ) flew off a couple of weeks later so I decided to stay.

I am relatively new to GN, I reply to posts but haven’t yet posted myself, I am sure I will at some point.

As regards people you feel you need to make an impression on: when I first got married I used to feel that the house had to be be immaculate when my mother & father in law visited and used to tear round like an idiot making sure everything was spic and span. I don’t know why I did this and neither of them ever commented. I think it may stem from my childhood. My mother was quite an untidy person but when she knew my paternal grandparents were paying a visit (wasn’t often as we visited them weekly) she would go crazy, tidying, polishing, hoovering, polishing any brass or silver, cleaning windows in & out, even bathed the dog!! I used to love it as the house always looked so lovely & tidy but my mother would be exhausted by the time they arrived. Maybe that’s where I got the need to do the same from, although my DH & I were relatively tidy most of the time anyway.

I soon learned not to worry too much, especially once I had children but even now there’s still a bit of me that hates being caught in a muddle by unexpected visitors. I suppose that feeling that you are being judged never quite leaves you if you’re that way inclined.

My first post was looking for support as I'd fallen out with my grown up girls and at the time thought I must be the worst mother ever and the only one in the whole world who had done this, so it was a great relief that I found there were others in a similar situation and I was helpfully encouraged to go to the Estrangement thread. Greatnan was the first to respond to my plea...she shot me down in flames and I took a few days to pluck up courage to return! She certainly spoke her mind...

Poppyred

One of my first efforts was a general moan about DH.. I was quickly shot down by Maw and a few others, telling me that I should be glad I still had one!

Apologies as one of those who “shot you down”
I have no idea how long ago this was but my loss was perhaps recent, so very raw and fresh in my mind at the time.

I can’t remember which thread I first posted on, but I do remember being shot down in flames a few times, and then actively hounded from one thread to another by a particularly nasty poster (she may well have been one of your “three witches” nanna8!). If it had not been for a fellow gransnetter who “had my back” I would have left permanently. She is a good friend to this day.
I remember how formidable Greatnan could be, and yet, for some reason I can’t fathom to this day, she PM’d me complaining about how upset she felt at some perceived slight she had received from someone on the forum! I can only assume it must have been intended for someone else - she never did it again😁! Her demise was both shocking and sad.

My first thread on GN, around 4 years ago, was about interior design. I can't quite remember what, because I love wallpapers, fabrics, styles of décor etc. I was chuffed it was well received, and a little discussion ensued. I've joined in several similar threads since, especially with photos..
I was a bit surprised a few years down the line when a poster shot me down about unnecessary spending on new kitchens and expensive taste - as though it were a frivolous and wasteful past time. Some of the information included was from my previous posts, so it made me reluctant to discuss further in detail. Shame.

I have no idea who Greatnan was, but she sounds formidable in more meanings than just the one!

MiL was from Sunderland and I don't think she had ever travelled further than Durham in her life before I met her. We generally both made the effort to get on well but were like chalk and cheese and I found her very intimidating. I had a 'hoity-toity' accent (slightly Welsh mixed with lots of other things but not from the NE 🙄 ) and I did everything differently to her (and not as well). She never forgave me after finding Mr A ironing his own shirts - FiL had never lifted an iron in his life. She died over 15 years ago but still sometimes I hear her 'way, hen, that's not right' and see her puckered up lips when I do something she disapproved of.

My first post must have been about 2011 as well Charleygirl. I can remember peeking in the window of a shed that some of you had taken refuge in, in the doldrums between Christmas and New Year.

I too was terrified of Greatnan at first but we eventually bonded over the traffic jams caused by returning tourists on the last Thursday in August.

Foxygloves

Poppyred

One of my first efforts was a general moan about DH.. I was quickly shot down by Maw and a few others, telling me that I should be glad I still had one!

Apologies as one of those who “shot you down”
I have no idea how long ago this was but my loss was perhaps recent, so very raw and fresh in my mind at the time.

No need to apologise, I should have been more considerate. Glad you’re still here. 😉

Can't remember my first post either by date or content. Must be a good couple of years now. Still enjoy it but don't dip in half as often as I used to.

I joined around 2011 but can’t remember Greatnan or the sad story around her I was another who got shot down in flames at the beginning (was it some kind of an initiation ceremony, as many of us seemed to have suffered that fate) I can’t remember who or what it was about but I stopped posting for about a year and then just gave it another very tentative try, never starting a thread just venturing a little opinion now and then
I do remember being very unsettled by jinglebells who everyone thought was wonderful but I thought she was a bit of a bully
Someone spoke of Maw is she ok I haven’t seen her post for ages ?

My first post was to jinglbells ( and it wasn’t praising her) 😉
Oh my lord you’d have thought I’d been blasphemous to everything sacred.
Dear Baggs sent me a pm explaining jings. Funny enough we were very alike.

In RL I’ve felt bullied by my BiL’s wife for nearly 50 years, constant criticism about everything from my flower arranging skills to my children and marriage. Lots of passive aggression. Luckily she lives hundreds of miles away and would never recognise herself from this post if she’s on GN.
On GN there are definitely posters I would always avoid - yes, I’ve been “shredded” (great word) by them and don’t want a repeat.

MerylStreep

My first post was to jinglbells ( and it wasn’t praising her) 😉
Oh my lord you’d have thought I’d been blasphemous to everything sacred.
Dear Baggs sent me a pm explaining jings. Funny enough we were very alike.

Oh, she was one on her own!! 😁
She did have a heart of gold but told it like it was.

She is very much missed.

I don't remembergreatnan but she was evidently a formidable presence.

I fell upon GN a few years ago while googling a relationship question. I was thrilled by the instant responses and sensible suggestions.

I still go first to GN with any question, domestic, technical, legal, gardening etc

But here you ask if I was intimidated by anyone. I try to avoid the political threads. They are too scary. Interesting to read but why jump into the lions' den.

I stick to the kind threads where difficulties are shared and nobody tells you off.

In RL I've spent days when I was young cleaning the house to pretend I was superwoman. Now I am beyond caring.
I host volunteers from around the world who can be trusted to keep the house reasonable.

Having met quite a few GN in real life I can vouch for them being welcoming, witty and kind.

My first post was about my GD being bullied at school. Lots of help there. Thank you.
But the one I remember most was when an acquaintance of mine suddenly showed me an explicit video on her phone. Why and what should I have done.? I asked …..Lots of pearl clutching, and isn’t porn nasty etc. No sensible advice whatsoever…….I must add that said acquaintance now has full blown dementia and her DH said she had done the same to other friends.
Someone even suggested my post was a wind up. Which quite upset me. I would never ask for that sort of advice again.

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My first post was ages ago and under a different name. It was on a fairly innocuous subject or so I thought and I asked for advice. What I got was a rakedown from one poster, now also here under a different name and support from several others. I soon learned not to take it personally when I realised it was her style. I only posted rarely, then found I was too busy. When I restarted, I changed my user name. I miss Rufus and his humour.

I have not seen Galen on GN for many months. I was wondering if she is okay.

I meet such lovely GNs for coffee or lunch and I have 2 who are really penpals as they live so far away. There are so many nice people around it does make up for the unnecessary nastiness.

I am afraid I do not miss Rufus as it appeared to be part of his life's work to be nasty to me. We are all so different.

My first post was about 7 years ago. Have yet to see myself again, and cant remember what name I used. I keep an eye out when threads are resurrected.
I only stayed a few months back then, as I wasnt then quite a gran and didnt feel I quite fitted in at that time.

Roll on 7 years and I returned with this name. First post with this name, was on a hi, I am new to this forum, if I remember correctly.
Was warmly welcomed and think I am staying.

I do remember jingle from back then I think. I presume she passed away? Or perhaps she left, or was thrown out? Cant say I remember seeing her name in the last 5 months.

My first post was about 9 years ago after I’d been reading but not posting for a few months. A valued ex work friend had died, we had been very close and I felt the loss deeply. My fairly short post enabled me to express my loss. There were supportive responses and a PM advising me to get over it, after all this was ‘just’ a work friend. I didn’t respond, too hurt and disappeared for a long while after that. I’ve since made some good virtual and rl friends through GN but have never forgotten that person and their comments.

Why did Greatnan have such a effect on everyone at the time? I joined quite a bit after her abd did not know her.
My Dad made me feel like that.

Why did Greatnan have such a effect on everyone at the time?

I don't think she did at the time - but unfortunately she died in a dramatic and public manner, so people who were around then remember and refer to her.

My first post was on the Good Morning thread about nine years ago, after having to go on long term sick leave. I was bored stuck at home.
I remember the firt posters who interacted with me were Kitty, Maw and Nan Kate.

I have made friends with a fair number of posters and been to many meet ups. It saved my sanity, when I had to retire on ill health and then was forced to shield for two years.
Chewbacca made me laugh so much, I miss her and a few others who no longer post.

There were a few posters, who upset me badly, when I was very fragile and I seriously thought of leaving, I'm glad I didn't.