To ask for things that happen on MN that you’ve never seen happen IRL

My grandfather died of sepsis - went to hospital with a broken foot not looking very serious and died 24 hours later of sepsis. I don't know anyone in real life who had it and survived.

I've never heard anyone say That doesn't work for me

The belief that benefits are a lot of money and easy to get is what astounds me.

I am very unwell. DH is my registered carer. He has had a lot of time off over my frequent life threatening events and ambulance trips to hospital. Now, his employer is making noises about getting rid of him. I can't work. I can't even stand up without falling over. My heart is clapped out. I can barely eat. Do little but sleep. I've been looking into universal credit just in case the inevitable happens because we couldn't survive on my pip of £150ish a week. It's terrifying. The hoops to jump through. The bad actors who work for the system, who you could randomly run into along the way. The rules you can't comply with because of lack 9f funds, ability or being housebound. I'm pressuring myself so bad to sit there and shut up while he gets in work that it's making my heart conditions worse through stress. Whenever you try to access the assistance which is claimed to be there waiting from council, dwp, advice organisations or the NHS, what you find is that nobody is available to pick up the phone and if they finally do, they just say, "I'm too busy to help". I only got PIP because a care worker from the council who the GP referred me to pushed me to try and helped fill in the forms. I feel like I must be the only person in this country who just can't grasp any of these benefit rules and the systems in place.

I've always been told I was quite intelligent but I must be totally intellectually inept because I just don't understand it all. If DH loses his work, I'm going to very quickly end up dead.

Actually sat in the garden listening to this now lol

I've never met anybody who's had sepsis (and I have a fairly broad and varied social circle), yet if half of the A&E threads on Mumsnet are to be believed, most people have had it at least four times.

I’ve never seen or heard a parent refer to their child as “sexy”

I’ve never seen anyone having a nap on a public bench.

I’ve never seen someone cajole their daughter into the aisle at a wedding so they can be a stealth bridesmaid

All the above is what I’ve read about on MN recently that people do and have seen before done, regularly.

They do, all the time.

I read somewhere that something like 80% of deaths announced on the internet aren’t real.

I imagine there are people on MN whose death people have mourned after being told by a relative posting here that it’s happened weren’t real, I know someone who invented several personas online, befriended people on WhatsApp/messenger and then killed off the persona just as they were getting close.

There have been people on here who have made up premature births, miscarriages, child illnesses. They do it because it gives them attention and gives them a sense of validation.

It’s much easier to lie on the internet because it’s anonymous. Nobody knows who you are or is ever likely to find out, so why not.

And there will also be people living out their life which they would like to have, a big house, loads of kids, rich husband, while meanwhile they’re living in a two bed flat with an army of cats and are still a virgin.

Basically you can be whoever or whatever you want online.

the comparison is made because they are living beings with free will being taken into spaces where the accompanying adult is responsible for their behaviour.

I am in no way saying dogs and children are the same.

I have never seen a dog take a shit in a café so I'll count myself lucky.

I have also never heard anyone, in the comfort of their own garden, talk about all the benefits and PIP they get, and say how they lie about getting it... all in earshot of neighbours and anyone walking past their house.

My sil also died of sepsis when she was 41 although it was prior to covid,
she had what she thought was flu, and died during the night leaving her three kids without a mother ,it's frightening how quickly it can take hold.

My fil died of sepsis as did my husband's niece. The niece was ill during covid but it wasn't covid so she was repeatedly to go away She had a huge absess on her liver. It burst resulting in sepsis. She was admitted to hospital and pumped full of antibiotics but it was far too late. She was 42.

I've never met anyone who loses their shit over a tiny scratch on their car

My fil died of sepsis as did my husband's niece. The niece was ill during covid but it wasn't covid so she was repeatedly to go away She had a huge absess on her liver. It burst resulting in sepsis. She was admitted to hospital and pumped full of antibiotics but it was far too late. She was 42.

Totally agree on the rent point. Virtually all of my university friends, as well as my siblings, spent some time living back home after university. Never heard of anyone paying their parents rent. I was shocked to read on MN that people charge their 18 year-olds rent - complete eye opener.