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Things you've noticed that are frowned upon on mums net

333 replies

ChitterChatter1987 · 21/04/2025 22:52

I'll go first 😆

-Kids sharing rooms
-Complaining about schools or teachers
-Feeling upset about a friend hurting you
-Having more than 1 kid on an income under circa 50-100k, or having more than two on an income under circa 100-150k
-Renting long term
Complaining about dogs being given human rights.
Complaining about grandparents care of DC's 'because it's free so like it or lump it!'

OP posts:
TheCountofMountingCrispBags · 22/04/2025 06:35

Gardenbumblebee · 21/04/2025 22:56

Posting a picture of yourself
Smoking weed (but not taking mdma, weirdly)
Expecting any kind of help from family

Omg, smoking weed is the behaviour of skanyy, lazy, unwashed losers, who will turn children into zombies...
Conveniently forgetting that people from all walks of life use it regularly, go to work and use it, care for people, do complicated things, and function very well. And will be so unlikely to start an argument or a fight as they would after a drink.

Katemax82 · 22/04/2025 06:32

Ivalueloyaltyaboveallelse · 21/04/2025 23:03

Step parents
mother in laws

children and technology
Christmas Eve boxes
more than one Christmas present for your DC
Easter more than one egg or any other presents
the less fortunate just get a better paid job
spelling and grammar mistakes
SAHP
having more than two children

I'm.a bit averse to my kids having more than 1 easter egg

Katemax82 · 22/04/2025 06:29

Lovemyones · 21/04/2025 22:56

The only problem with "Karen" is there are many really lovely people that are named Karen that I feel bad about 😩

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I know right?

Pinkdreams · 22/04/2025 06:28

Seems having an opinion on pretty much anything is frowned upon

IveGotAnUnusuallyLargePelvisISwear · 22/04/2025 06:28

Not realising well in advance the person you had a child with is a massive prick/abusive prick. “but why did you have a child with him if he’s soooo bad” is written a depressing number of times on threads where the OP is struggling to navigate a messy break up.

NeelyOHara · 22/04/2025 06:28

Lovemyones · 21/04/2025 22:56

The only problem with "Karen" is there are many really lovely people that are named Karen that I feel bad about 😩

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Wait, that’s the only problem with Karen? Wow.

Snarf23 · 22/04/2025 06:27

User1786 · 22/04/2025 00:36

Liking your husband
Dieting or eating anything under 2000 cals a day otherwise your body goes into starvation mode - no consideration for body sizes
Cycling, we’ll sport in general but cyclists deserve a special place in hell according to MN

I think it’s the other way round everyone recommends less than 1200 calories a day and cuts out whole macro nutrients. Because menopausal/peri menopausal women apparently can only eat like sparrows.

WhatMe123 · 22/04/2025 06:26

Having house plants I saw a post where a person basically got told her house was awful as she had plants and stuff in there, too much clutter.... it was literally two little plants

SargeMimpson · 22/04/2025 06:26

Lovemyones · 21/04/2025 22:56

The only problem with "Karen" is there are many really lovely people that are named Karen that I feel bad about 😩

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That’s definitely not the ONLY problem with “Karen”

sammylady37 · 22/04/2025 06:25

Women enjoying casual sex

Scratchingaroundinthesameoldhole · 22/04/2025 06:22

Inviting family to weddings. Its ALL just about the bride and groom and if they don't particularly like one sibling then its FINE to invite everyone except them

foxyfour · 22/04/2025 06:22

Loads , as many of you have mentioned above but also

Pandora jewellery

TranceNation · 22/04/2025 06:21

Using bleach to clean

KimberleyClark · 22/04/2025 06:17

Being friends with your DH.

Austenpirate123 · 22/04/2025 06:12

Sleep training. (and worst of all, cry it out.)

far better to spend several years in a sleep
deprived fug, wondering why you are depressed.

broccolienthusiast · 22/04/2025 06:12

Anything vegan related.
Eating carbs!

Spanador · 22/04/2025 06:05

Being fat
Taking weight loss injections because according to Mumsnet the only acceptable way to lose weight is to suffer by exercising for 6 hours a day and not eating any carbs. Anything other than that is cheating

Lazlothevampire · 22/04/2025 05:57

Not going to A&E, now!

Lazlothevampire · 22/04/2025 05:56

Liking McDonald’s
Not liking McDonald’s

Poor old Ronald doesn’t know where he stands on here.

Globules · 22/04/2025 05:54

Calling someone your partner after only knowing them 6 months.

Introducing a partner/boyfriend to your children (adult children included) before you've been with them a year.

Pointing out that the terms "give me the ick" and "get your ducks in a row" are awful childish phrases that should never be used by a grown woman.

Disasterclass · 22/04/2025 05:49

Doing anything perceived as American (even if it has origins elsewhere)

  • Halloween
  • Baby showers
  • General consumerism
Rabbitoney · 22/04/2025 05:42

Drinking more than 2 glasses of wine in a sitting means you have an alcohol problem and should seek help immediately. If done within a 100m of any children means you are an unfit parent and should have your children removed immediately.

Admitting that Australia is a great place to live and not the racist hellhole many MN posters seem determined to believe. Conversely, acknowledging that the UK is also still a great place to live with a lot to offer and not in fact a third world basket case.

Totot · 22/04/2025 05:41

Bottle feeding
Not having a baby between 30-35 (outside of this and you’re selfish)
Liking sex
Couples being able to choose their own wedding and not take into account every single guest’s preference
Being vegan
Being friends with the opposite sex if you’re heterosexual
Sending your child to nursery
Enjoying weddings and birthdays
Calling a child a name that wasn’t popular in the UK in 1900 (and god forbid a foreign name!!)
Having a competent adult partner
Liking fashion
Wanting a night away without your children
Liking your mother in law
Splitting the bill

DreamTheMoors · 22/04/2025 05:35

Lovemyones · 21/04/2025 22:56

The only problem with "Karen" is there are many really lovely people that are named Karen that I feel bad about 😩

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The most gigantic pain in my arse was named Karen.
We were supposed to be old ladies together but we lost her to cancer back in 2007 before the “Karen” thing began.
I’ll forever be sad that I never got to say, “Please pass the salt, Karen,” and “Don’t forget to shut the door, Karen,” and “You’re a pain in the ass, Karen, and “I miss you so much I could cry, Karen.”
You know - the typical Karen stuff.

Roselilly36 · 22/04/2025 05:32

Hot tubs
second homes
landlords

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