Anonymous wrote:I really wanted melatonin mom to come back and update on what happened.

And some of you think it’s boring, but I like to have resolution on where is my necklace, ring or pants posts.

I’m the necklace poster and it’s still MIA. (I’m still salty)

I saw, however, that the pants poster found her pants! (I’m jealous!)

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Anonymous wrote:There was a regrets thread, and somebody posted about getting in touch with the one that got away. I always wonder if she did.

me too. I hope she did.

The one where she talked about how she looks for him in airports? I thought that was evocative and terribly sad and I, too, was pulling for her.

I miss Eye Candy.

I really wanted melatonin mom to come back and update on what happened.

And some of you think it’s boring, but I like to have resolution on where is my necklace, ring or pants posts.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Years (truly) ago a woman posted saying she just found out she had a brain tumor and had no idea how to tell her husband…. she also had very young kids. No follow up. I think of her from time to time and still hope that wherever she is, she had a good outcome. It hit me hard because I had young kids at the time and had lost a young friend to a brain tumor.

There was the guy who I think was continually sharing an analysis of local Covid data if I remember correctly, then he got sick with cancer. I actually went down a rabbit hole online and found when he passed and his obituary.

I though it was all very sad, and sort of regretted that the anonymity of DCUM meant he didn’t really get the tribute that he would have gotten if people had known who he was in real life.

It's weird but kind of endearing how we get wrapped up in the lives of 'anonymous' people, isn't it? Years and years ago (like 20) there was a forum similar to this one called Lonely Planet Thorn Tree. There was a woman there that got sick and died. She was extremely kind, hard working, single, poor..

She had a daughter who was a sophomore in college at UVM. The dad had bailed long ago and they struggled so hard.

At the risk of sounding super stalky, I too went down a rabbit hole and found the daughter's mailing address and sent her envelopes of $50 occasionally over the years. [b]I still know her name and am so happy to know she graduated, married, and has a beautiful little family of her own.

That's really sweet.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of us have been here for years. Some of the referenced threads were a long time ago.

I've been here a long time. Got bored working from home during Snowmaggedon.


Anyway, anyone remember lightly fried tuna? That one was fun.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of us have been here for years. Some of the referenced threads were a long time ago.

Found DCUM when I was newly pregnant with my 15 year old. Been a regular for over 16 years now.

The people who kept receiving the neighbors ham around Thanksgiving

Anonymous wrote:I want an update on the baby born with ambiguous sex. Maybe baby was named Adrian? They must be well past the baby years now. I wonder how they’re managing in the current political climate and hoping the best for the family. OP seemed like a really good mom.

OH YES!!! ME TOO! Maybe post a thread looking for how things went with Adrian!

I just tried but I’m horrible at searching and can’t find it, so does anyone have the link to the lost Thanksgiving pie thread? I’m so intrigued!

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Anonymous wrote:Years (truly) ago a woman posted saying she just found out she had a brain tumor and had no idea how to tell her husband…. she also had very young kids. No follow up. I think of her from time to time and still hope that wherever she is, she had a good outcome. It hit me hard because I had young kids at the time and had lost a young friend to a brain tumor.

There was the guy who I think was continually sharing an analysis of local Covid data if I remember correctly, then he got sick with cancer. I actually went down a rabbit hole online and found when he passed and his obituary.

I though it was all very sad, and sort of regretted that the anonymity of DCUM meant he didn’t really get the tribute that he would have gotten if people had known who he was in real life.

It's weird but kind of endearing how we get wrapped up in the lives of 'anonymous' people, isn't it? Years and years ago (like 20) there was a forum similar to this one called Lonely Planet Thorn Tree. There was a woman there that got sick and died. She was extremely kind, hard working, single, poor..

She had a daughter who was a sophomore in college at UVM. The dad had bailed long ago and they struggled so hard.

At the risk of sounding super stalky, I too went down a rabbit hole and found the daughter's mailing address and sent her envelopes of $50 occasionally over the years. I still know her name and am so happy to know she graduated, married, and has a beautiful little family of her own.

Anonymous wrote:There was a regrets thread, and somebody posted about getting in touch with the one that got away. I always wonder if she did.

me too. I hope she did.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of us have been here for years. Some of the referenced threads were a long time ago.

I know! The toddler from the Ruth Chris thread must be in high school lol

Indeed. My kid had just turned four then and he’s a junior now. Damn I’ve been here a long time (since the beginning)
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/280828.page

Not on DCUM, but years and years ago on The Bump (which I started reading at the same time I started DCUM), there was a woman freaking out because she got pregnant from anal sex.

She started freaking out “I DONT WANT TO HAVE A BUTT BABY” and thinking everywhere she and her baby went, people would point and laugh at the butt baby.

Best part was someone asked her if she pooped on the pregnancy test.

I often wonder if she ever had her butt baby and how they’re doing now.

What happened to the lovely bowl of fruit in Burger King lady’s kitchen?