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Mumsnet Discussions: Am I being unreasonable? : ...in being sick of AIBU? threads where the OP quite clearly KNOWS that they are NOT being ??? (26 messages)
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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By binkleandflip on Sat 10-May-08 22:06:09
Well??
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Custardo on Sat 10-May-08 22:07:01
i agree with you in part = i think it depends on the op - sometimes i think its done with heavy irony.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Rhubarb on Sat 10-May-08 22:08:04
grin

I did one once. I had my mind changed! But yes, normally they are but just don't like being told that they are.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By BroccoliSpears on Sat 10-May-08 22:09:29
Binkle, you quite clearly KNOW you are not being unreasonable in this case.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By eenybeeny on Sat 10-May-08 22:10:40
My pet peeve - and this is really silly - is when the poster starts the subject line with "AIBU" - because the whole point is the subject catagory is called "AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?" Its like saying it twice. And I am not even a pedant I cant spell for shit.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mylovelymonster on Sat 10-May-08 22:12:21
so to analyse a bit further, you cannot know that you are not being unreasoable or you wouldn't start this thread, so I believe it's quite safe to say, without upsetting anyone, that you are being unreasonable?

How do you feel about AIBU threads where the OP knows they are being unreasonable, but seems to want a bit of a public flogging over it? Just out of interestgrin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By abouteve on Sat 10-May-08 22:16:32
I dont think people post knowing that they are not being unreasonable. I've started a thread on AIBU and I wasnt sure if I was or wasnt. Nice to know that other people thought that I was not being unreasonable. Phew.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Psychomum5 on Sat 10-May-08 22:18:24
I ma always unreasonable...so I dont do them unless I can have 100% agreement!!!!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mylovelymonster on Sat 10-May-08 22:20:44
I think that's perfectly reasonable PM grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By shrinkingsagpuss on Sat 10-May-08 22:29:36
sometimes its nice to get some support, so my asking the quesiotn, lots of people tell you YANBU. Sometimes the home world gets so crap, you know the answer really, but it needs a whole load of MNers' to kick to into touch and make you sure of yourself.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By shrinkingsagpuss on Sat 10-May-08 22:31:01
.. so BY asking the questioin..... sorry its dark here and I can't see the keyboard!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By squonk on Sat 10-May-08 22:31:24
Perhaps the topic should be renamed the "come and agree with me in my righteous indignation about this situation... if you want to disagree with me fuck off" topic

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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Psychomum5 on Sat 10-May-08 22:31:34
I am often in need of a rant tho....I do think that MN needs a rant section!!!!

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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mylovelymonster on Sat 10-May-08 22:32:19
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Nighbynight on Sat 10-May-08 22:35:17
agree, psychomum
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By binkleandflip on Sat 10-May-08 22:36:02
lol at squonk grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mylovelymonster on Sat 10-May-08 22:36:47
IME the whole of MN is one major rant session section grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By cadelaide on Sat 10-May-08 22:40:48
eenybeeny, about the AIBU twice thing.

I feel like that when people ask me to "please enter your PIN number", cos really they're saying "number" twice, aren't they?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By eenybeeny on Sat 10-May-08 23:08:48
wow cadelaide I have never thought of that and I say please enter your pin number all the time at my job!!! going to hide my head in shame now.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MrsFogi on Sat 10-May-08 23:37:41
I always know I'm not being unreasonable when I post but I like to check grin and sometimes find iabu.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Psychomum5 on Sat 10-May-08 23:49:23
AIBU to want to kill mice???????????

tell me I am not...I have a snooker cue ready...

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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By 2shoes on Sat 10-May-08 23:58:05
i am never unreasonable..
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By sunnydelight on Sun 11-May-08 08:51:01
You will ALWAYS find someone who things you are being totally unreasonable, even when you are only having a bit of a moan. It's quite interesting to see the righteous and the people who state the bleeding obvious because of course you couldn't possibly have thought of that pop up grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By LMAsMummy on Sun 11-May-08 09:11:05
Loving Squonk's suggestion!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mylovelymonster on Sun 11-May-08 09:46:54
PM - can you borrow a cat?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By LyraSilvertongue on Mon 12-May-08 22:38:58
I think the topic should b renamed 'Rant', because that's what it's there for. People just want to have a rant and get things off their chest, whether they're being unreasonable or not.


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