Mumsnet #2

[Lady_H]

The drinking thing is incredible. Nobody drinks. Well, maybe a shared bottle of wine with “DH”
once a month, but no more than that. Can this really be true? All these middle class mums? I just don’t believe it, but why would you lie on an anonymous forum?

I have a large glass of red wine every night, which firmly places me in the “problem drinker” category according to MN. Oh well.

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

God have just been targeted by an ad for a children’s clothes labeller and the comments section reads like Mumsnet with boarding school mums writing essays about how arduous labelling their kids’ clothes is, then evidently financially insecure day school mum pipes up with similar woe is me essay, must be mumsnetters in the wild!

 

[Gemgemgemgem]

The drinking thing is incredible. Nobody drinks. Well, maybe a shared bottle of wine with “DH”
once a month, but no more than that. Can this really be true? All these middle class mums? I just don’t believe it, but why would you lie on an anonymous forum?

I have a large glass of red wine every night, which firmly places me in the “problem drinker” category according to MN. Oh well.

I don’t know. I don’t ever drink: I just don’t like the taste of alcohol!! But whenever I’m out I’m always in the minority - or even the only person not drinking. So much so that everyone asks if I’m pregnant, on antibiotics or have an alcohol problem! Nooooo, I just don’t like it! My vice is chocolate. I eat a family bar a night - ask my dentist!

 

[TheDragonWithAFlagon]

I don’t know. I don’t ever drink: I just don’t like the taste of alcohol!! But whenever I’m out I’m always in the minority - or even the only person not drinking. So much so that everyone asks if I’m pregnant, on antibiotics or have an alcohol problem! Nooooo, I just don’t like it! My vice is chocolate. I eat a family bar a night - ask my dentist!

I don't do chocolate or alcohol. Or biscuits. Even I think that MNs are insane whenever these things are mentioned.

 

[gigilouxx]

I love how they're kids always eat "healthy" like quinoa and Pan fried seabass with a tamarind glaze followed by a small square of 70% organic chocolate for a treat only eat chicken dippers on a leap year dahhhhling

 

[maytoseptember]

I love how they're kids always eat "healthy" like quinoa and Pan fried seabass with a tamarind glaze followed by a small square of 70% organic chocolate for a treat only eat chicken dippers on a leap year dahhhhling

The same ones who yell, horrified, that McDonalds isn’t food!!

 

[Gemgemgemgem]

I had plenty of those quinoa kids around for play dates. They demolished our pantry. They’re usually the ones at birthday parties gorging on as much junk as possible as they’re so deprived then end up sugar crashing!
I was one of them. Was never allowed chocolate or sweets as a child so now I have no self control I did the Boston marathon and ate 3 packs of haribo and 12 (yes 12!) Mars bars over 42km while passing everyone munching on their bananas and energy gels

 

[CyanideKiss]

They can't have all the other Hyacinth Bouquet wannabes on there thinking they are (gasp!) Northern or (clutches pearls!) Northern and working class with such words It's a slippery slope. Next thing they know, they'll have a (the horror!) husband called Dave who is a tradesman!

Sometimes I fantasise about my DDs marrying a really good hair stylist, or plumber or electrician. Can you just imagine how useful that would be? Unfortunately DD's long term boyfriend is in his final year, studying Economics at a vair posh uni which is neither of use nor ornament, frankly.

 

[ElectricDreams]

I had plenty of those quinoa kids around for play dates. They demolished our pantry. They’re usually the ones at birthday parties gorging on as much junk as possible as they’re so deprived then end up sugar crashing!
I was one of them. Was never allowed chocolate or sweets as a child so now I have no self control I did the Boston marathon and ate 3 packs of haribo and 12 (yes 12!) Mars bars over 42km while passing everyone munching on their bananas and energy gels

I had a couple of these kids in my scout group and I remember one Christmas family night they kept coming over to the tea and coffee stall and helping themselves to handfuls of biscuits. They must have eaten about two dozen between them in the space of about 10 minutes. They just kept coming back for more, despite being told to leave some for other people. Their parents were both scout leaders so I think they thought they could get away with it and they wouldn't stop them or make a scene!

 

[Brigitjonesbuttcheek]

Sometimes I fantasise about my DDs marrying a really good hair stylist, or plumber or electrician. Can you just imagine how useful that would be? Unfortunately DD's long term boyfriend is in his final year, studying Economics at a vair posh uni which is neither of use nor ornament, frankly.

We have a plumber in the family, unfortunately jobs for the family are always bottom of his list. But at least you get stuff done at cost price. My hairdresser family member is brilliant though, I've never paid to have my hair done

 

[Rags2Riches]

I had a look over there today and someone dared to post “pregnant people” and omg the way they were all kicking off in the thread was insane.

The OP was baffled, said she hadn’t meant it like that and they still came snarling after them.

 

[ClaretFairy]

I don’t know. I don’t ever drink: I just don’t like the taste of alcohol!! But whenever I’m out I’m always in the minority - or even the only person not drinking. So much so that everyone asks if I’m pregnant, on antibiotics or have an alcohol problem! Nooooo, I just don’t like it! My vice is chocolate. I eat a family bar a night - ask my dentist!

I do drink but not very much, mostly because I'm always driving but tbh not drinking is cheaper. People still try to pressure me into drinking, they can't understand how I can be in a pub for hours and not drink.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

I had a look over there today and someone dared to post “pregnant people” and omg the way they were all kicking off in the thread was insane.

The OP was baffled, said she hadn’t meant it like that and they still came snarling after them.

Only women get pregnant. You might think it's 'insane' to be annoyed at women getting erased out of language but you clearly have no idea how bad it is

 

[EmilyChambers]

The one where the boyfriend wants a "man cave" in one of their spare 2 bedrooms and she wants to know if she's unreasonable to say no because she wants a baby in 5 years and that will be the babies room is quite amusing

 

[Traveler001]

On a thread about 400/500 quid jumpers, someone said they would spend more than 30 quid on a jumper and someone said...

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I don't know where I'd go to get a jumper under £30.

 

[Pinkii]

Can someone explain to me why people seem to post a thread at the most unconventional times!?

Eg- husband having a heart attack- need a hand hold waiting for ambulance

If that was a normal Person surely their focus would be on their husband or whatever the situation is.


I can’t imagine going through something scary and my first thought being i need to post on an anonymous forum

 

[April89]

Can someone explain to me why people seem to post a thread at the most unconventional times!?

Eg- husband having a heart attack- need a hand hold waiting for ambulance

If that was a normal Person surely their focus would be on their husband or whatever the situation is.


I can’t imagine going through something scary and my first thought being i need to post on an anonymous forum

It is very strange! And it happens a lot!

I have started to notice more and more ‘typos’ for effect. I understand most are probably genuine, but some are obviously fake, and just to start a thread of hundreds of ‘hilarious OP!’ and ‘this needs to be in classics!’

 

[Hunsgraveyard]

Can someone explain to me why people seem to post a thread at the most unconventional times!?

Eg- husband having a heart attack- need a hand hold waiting for ambulance

If that was a normal Person surely their focus would be on their husband or whatever the situation is.

That's one which has always mystified me too!

 

[ElectricDreams]

It is very strange! And it happens a lot!

I have started to notice more and more ‘typos’ for effect. I understand most are probably genuine, but some are obviously fake, and just to start a thread of hundreds of ‘hilarious OP!’ and ‘this needs to be in classics!’

The one about the secret santa and the boss being late for the "fisting" springs to mind. Someone found that so funny they managed to unlatch their breastfeeding child as they were reading it while breastfeeding

 

[FrannyGallops]

On a thread about 400/500 quid jumpers, someone said they would spend more than 30 quid on a jumper and someone said...

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I don't know where I'd go to get a jumper under £30.

I was coming on to mention that thread. I can’t believe there are so many people wandering about who spend so much on a single jumper. Someone else said they wouldn’t get good enough cashmere for that amount and to spend more!

And what’s with the mention of Brora all over the S&B boards at the moment? I had a look at their website and it’s like fashion for the over 90’s. Someone started a thread about buying a skirt off there and I was expecting them to get a flaming but everyone rushed on to tell her how lovely it was. It looked like something you’d find on a decrepit 102 yr old in a nursing home. All it needed to complete the look was a pair of flesh coloured velcro slippers.