Mumsnet #2

[TheDragonWithAFlagon]

It's also a massive date harvesting site - to turn off all the tracking takes in the region of 85 separate swipes and clicks, as they've deliberately used one that defaults to allowed AND refuse to have a Object/Reject All button. Plus if you do go through those 85 swipes/scrolls and clicks, but check back on the Vendors page before saving, every single one of them resets to Allow.

People who have pointed that out, along with the actual laws are told that IT say it's not possible to do and are then swiftly permabanned.

 

[colouredlines]

It’s the DH, DD, DS acronyms I can’t stand. Why did it start? Is it too difficult to type husband, daughter, son?

Especially when it's in the context of "finally leaving my abusive DH" or the like. No need for the D, surely?

 

[FrannyGallops]

Anyone who thinks Tattle is the worst on the internet has lived a very sheltered life

I know. I actually think MN is worse in that respect. Posters on here are genuinely funny and mostly respectful towards each other and save their ire for influencers who deserve it (imo) and don’t do it to their faces. Whereas MN is just a free for all, with everyone attacking each other left, right and centre. Even when someone is desperate for advice, they have no qualms about going for the jugular. They’re actually despicable but they’re so filled with self importance, they can’t see it.

 

[DCICassieStuart]

Possibly controversial so I’m sorry if I offend anyone but I’m absolutely staggered by how many times I see “LTB”. I know some people will absolutely leave a relationship if they feel a line has been crossed and they have every single right to do so but sometimes couples try to work things out first especially if they have children and they should be completely supported in their choice if both parties are capable of moving on and living a good life together. I know couples who have a had things happen in their relationship that would definitely get a LTB on MN but they’ve really worked at their relationship and made it work. Obviously this doesn’t work in every scenario but life is very rarely black and white.

Exactly, and they seem to think it's so easy to do "Pack a bag and go to your Mum/sister/friend's house NOW". It never seems to occur to them that some people may literally have no where to go, may be estranged from family, may not live anywhere near them, may not have friends anymore because their husband/partner was so controlling that they weren't allowed.
No to mention the fact that many women (especially SAHMs) may literally not have any money of their own or any access to money, but they rattle off "LTB" every five minutes as though it's the easiest thing in the world to do

 

[sixdinnersid83]

Has the poster with the ‘seriously hot husband’ rocked up yet? She will.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

They are honestly the most joyless people you could ever come across

I think if I were to examine the reasons I am child free I'm pretty sure Mumsnet is one of them- can you imagine having to deal with those ultra competitive Moms? The type that would look down at someone for putting Peppa Pig on for 10 minutes to entertain the kid "Personally I would never do that as screen addiction is endemic in society, when little Johnny is misbehaving, I find that cello lessons help to ground him"

 

[Blond3g1rl]

I noticed some competitiveness about how late they put up their Xmas decorations. Obviously it started as mid-December being the earliest a classy person can put up their decs and some saying they don't put up decorations any earlier than Chirstmas Eve evening at 11:59PM

And then bring them down at 00:01 Boxing Day

 

[DCICassieStuart]

A&e is for accidents and emergencies only. If you aren’t dead you shouldn’t go

Unless it's "DOCTOR here. Ambulance NOW"

 

[Becclo44]

There’s a post from someone that only buys super noodles at self service tells as she’s ‘just so embarrassed’ buying them. These people kill me haha

 

[Briar Rose]

Mumsnet really scares me. I lurk now and again but won't even register, there is no point at all when I've found Tattle, which I am really liking so far because having different opinions is actually welcome and encouraged here.

I wonder why Mumsnet is as vicious as it is? The only place I can think of that is as bad/worse is Twitter.

 

[Lady_H]

I was banhammered there during the hysteria when one poster decided there HAD to be a Black Mumsnetters section.

Mumsnet seems to me a place where an awful lot of projection of subconscious guilt is going on.

For instance why are people so obsessed with what other people’s’ kids are eating? For a while the food conversations always made me feel bad as I’ve always had a real struggle feeding my son. Things are better but we are still a thousand miles away from carrot sticks and hummus. He lived off cereal at one point which apparently is “shit in a box”. I’m glad to say that having discovered tattle I never go there now.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

Rather than an overhaul it needs to be nuked. But on the other hand I do quite enjoy hearing about some of the idiots on there, makes me feel good about myself

 

[FrannyGallops]

Funny how lots of them look down at anyone that likes video games, but they enjoy creating a fake persona a message board to gloat to strangers as a hobby?

Not just video games, but also social media. Whenever anyone makes a post about someone on IG or FB, they’ll all rush in to tell you how they don’t ‘do’ social media as though it makes them superior.

Wtf do they think Mumsnet is?! Spending 16 hours a day on that doesn’t make you any better than someone who knows which influencer is which on IG.

 

[Chunkeylaydee]

There’s someone having a fit that the postman woke her up at 7am with a delivery. She’s not had her 8 hours sleep

 

[Daisymai]

I’m reading a thread where someone is asking what their children calls a fart. Apparently dh wants to use the phrase ‘blow off’ as this is more respectful. Anyways, someone wisely replied: ‘blow off reminds me of fellatio’.

 

[AlanBanan]

It’s very small thing to annoy me why can’t they just write “my husband” or “my daughter” rather than writing stupid acronyms like DH or DD?

I’m just on the style and beauty section and there’s a thread about boots for a night out. I can’t believe what I’m seeing being recommended. I’m no fashionista but really?! For a night out??

They curl up like witch boots, I would cry if forced to wear them

 

[DCICassieStuart]

Mumsnet would make a fantastic drinking game. You can have a shot each time you see a comment containing one of the of the following comments or statements:

POAS
Vulva
Mooncup
Naice
Wendied
Mint Velvet
Keep us a float
Keep our heads above water
Go NC

If you see ‘Call Women’s Aid’ or ‘LTB’ that’s a double shot.

We’d all be pissed within minutes!

What about 'Get your ducks in a row' and 'All money is family money anyway'

We'd be on the floor in seconds

 

[Sunlifeover50]

I had a quick look earlier and saw the detention thread reminded me why I don’t stray over too often. People telling op to get her daughter to walk home for an hour in pitch black down a country lane when a girl has literally just been taken from a bus stop and murdered but hey when they were younger they’d walk 20 miles to school and then get a train and a bus so….

 

[SqualorVictoria]

All Mumsnet kids are the most gloriously behaved with the most nutritional diets, best grades, impeccable manners, only watch French subtitled shows instead of Peppa Pig, can read novels from the age of 2. In other words, they're all full of shit

 

[Lechat]

OMG I saw this thread earlier, not surprised it’s been deleted

Some people on the thread said their stuff had already arrived! It was carnage when they all started turning on each other

yep that’s right! A few lucky people had their stuff arrive, but most seemed to begetting their orders cancelled. The best was a poster that had emailed John Lewis to ‘remind them’ they needed to honour her order at the price she paid. So bloody cheeky. Like if you get lucky with a glitch on a code, great you save some money. But taking the piss trying to get hundreds of pounds of goods for free is a joke and then acting all indignant when they cancel your order. I mean what did they expect!

there were also posters claiming they had bought stuff to give to charity with the glitch. Total bullshit the way some posters pretend they are oh so virtuous. They just wanted to be greedy like the rest of them, at least admit it!