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I HATE MUMSNET: Why one mum thinks the parenting website is smug, patronising and vicious

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morningpaper Thu 26-Nov-09 22:51:59
SixtyFootDoll Thu 26-Nov-09 22:55:27

PMSL!!

alwayslookingforanswers Thu 26-Nov-09 22:56:18

oooooo - d'ya reckon someone called her a troll on her first visit and she took the hump grin

Stupid mare - obviously didn't stick around long enough to see the TrinityRhino support thread, or the Christmas appeal thread or any of the myriad of kind threads.

Of course we bitch sometimes - that's what most of us do in RL as well with our RL friends sometimes isn't it????????? (well I do sometimes grin)

morningpaper Thu 26-Nov-09 22:56:22

grin

paddingtonbear1 Thu 26-Nov-09 22:56:38

maybe they would prefer netmums?
(must not forget the smiley )

So, the Daily Mail turns on Mumsnet?

It was only a matter of time.

southeastastra Thu 26-Nov-09 22:57:10

i think most mn posters are super sensitive

alwayslookingforanswers Thu 26-Nov-09 22:57:57

and if she doesn't talk about clothes, children, baby names, and the whole other myriad of things she mentioned in that piece of shite - what does she talk about with her RL friends.

Oh yeah - she hasn't got any so does't need to worry about that grin

MaryMotherOfCheeses Thu 26-Nov-09 22:58:06

She obviously prefers netmums.

Who cares.

She's just an ex MNer who happens to have a job as a journalist. She's welcome to have her opinion.

alwayslookingforanswers Thu 26-Nov-09 22:58:39

Southeastra - I think most parents are super sensitive wink

alwayslookingforanswers Thu 26-Nov-09 22:59:35

nah - she can't like netmums - she doesn't like all the acyonymns that are found on any parenting website you care to visit (DH, DD, etc etc etc)

said Thu 26-Nov-09 23:00:07

PTSITIGTV

biscuit

bring back Leah!!!

Louby3000 Thu 26-Nov-09 23:02:28

Hahaha, what total crapola.

AitchTwoToTangOh Thu 26-Nov-09 23:03:19

bien sur, madamedefarge.

VinegarTits Thu 26-Nov-09 23:03:48

'Let's just say the overall tone of the posts is somewhat smug. Then again, they are penned by grown women who have given themselves such online aliases as FizzyLiz, Jellybean, FlamingoBingo and RosiePosieFlump'

Arf

Bleatblurt Thu 26-Nov-09 23:04:28

She sounds Very Cross.

She really didn't get to know the real MN when she was here but tbh when I first found MN (3 years ago) it was intimidating for a newbie and I ran away scared and didn't come back for 2 years. grin

Ewe Thu 26-Nov-09 23:04:35

Oh that is a very amusing article. I am not sure that in all the press witterings over the last few weeks I have seen someone miss the point of Mumsnet so wholly and thoroughly as Sarah Chalmers.

"And be reassured - us mums aren't all as pedantic and kiddie-obsessed as the Mumsnet crew."

Bit rich coming from the woman who has written such articles as...
What does your pram purchase say about you? Us kiddie-obsessed? hmm

PotPourri Thu 26-Nov-09 23:05:03

Hmmmm

spicemonster Thu 26-Nov-09 23:05:37

PTSITIGTV? I've obviously been on the wrong threads hmm

TheCrackFox Thu 26-Nov-09 23:05:55

Who reads this shite?

paisleyleaf Thu 26-Nov-09 23:06:03

I expect she feels a whole lot better now.

lockets Thu 26-Nov-09 23:06:36

That isn't mumsnet she is describing at all- I think she got the wrong site.

PotPourri Thu 26-Nov-09 23:06:46

Crackfox, clearly we all do - haha. Off to bed. I am very busy don't you know! No time to chat.

VinegarTits Thu 26-Nov-09 23:07:29

I ahve never seen PTSITIGTV on here before

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