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Your favourite unreasonable AIBU?

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Fulbe · 29/07/2025 23:21

There are so many wonderful examples of these, please share your favourites. Bonus points for links.

I remember one when OP was annoyed if the cost of children's birthday gifts weren't higher than the cost of hosting the party per child.

And the classic from a few weeks ago when OP thought it was ok to block the shared driveway and thought their neighbour who lived at the end was the unreasonable one.

I bet there are better ones out there though...

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JudgeJ · 30/07/2025 23:08

GoAwayNaughtyPigeon · 30/07/2025 22:06

It turns up every now and again 😂 but the stereotypical format is:

  • OP (probably breastfeeding so ravenous) goes to IL with her DH and baby
  • IL serve dinner and dish up for everyone
  • IL gives OP tiny tiny portion size of meal, but gives DH a HUGE portion aka the "penis portion" because he is a MAN so needs more food
  • OP annoyed and hangry, posts on mumsnet with or without making a trip to McD on the way home from IL 😂
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My late MIL was like that, she once harangued a waitress because the young woman on the next table had a bigger Yorkshire pudding than OH, she'd already complained because they had the same amount of beef as he had. No telling her that they were paying the same for their meals, a man should get more! If I cooked something like pork chops she would cut some off her chop and pass it to him then look at me expecting me to do the same, without success. He absolutely hated her doing this and got really annoyed at me when I asked if he wanted a man-sized portion!

steff13 · 30/07/2025 23:07

Createausernameplease · 30/07/2025 21:31

The woman who got angry everytime her husband expresses an emotion because she can “feel it”

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/amibeingunreasonable/5321369-dh-mopes-because-he-says-i-get-angry-every-time-he-expresses-a-feeling

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Oh my gosh, that was the one where people asked her what she did all day and she was like, "I pet the cat, I looked at the flowers, I took a breath..." 😂

JustSawJohnny · 30/07/2025 23:05

Hotflushesandchilblains · 30/07/2025 16:28

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3178898-DH-embarrassed-by-my-sensitivity

I treat myself to reading this every year.

Never fails to crease me 😂

Spookyspaghetti · 30/07/2025 22:59

Katemax82 · 30/07/2025 19:28

The one a few months back where an ex teacher who came across an ex pupil in the care home her husband was in who was rude to her. It transpired the op had been really abusive as a teacher but wanted to know if she should report the carer for being rude but got 99% piled on for being abusive when she was a teacher. I was the first one to reply

God yes, that was proper bat shizzle. The ex teacher admitted to properly beating children.

Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 30/07/2025 22:56

TaraRhu · 30/07/2025 16:38

The stepmom that thought it was fine that her kids get better Xmas pressies than her step kids. Who wouldn't share any of her VAST personal wealth with her husband or blended family.

Yes that was something else …
she was absolutely steadfast unbreakable iirc …

Leapintothelightning · 30/07/2025 22:53

Results9 · 30/07/2025 22:37

The one where OP invited a romantic interest on holiday, realised she didn’t like him that way and then went AWOL, then booked him a flight home the same evening and he had no idea what he had done wrong 😂

Oh I forgot about that one! That was mental 😂

Results9 · 30/07/2025 22:37

The one where OP invited a romantic interest on holiday, realised she didn’t like him that way and then went AWOL, then booked him a flight home the same evening and he had no idea what he had done wrong 😂

GameOfJones · 30/07/2025 22:33

RepoTheGeriatricOpera · 30/07/2025 20:08

I think it's this one?

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God I remember that one. It was mental!

LillyPJ · 30/07/2025 22:32

PixiePuffBall · 30/07/2025 16:17

The one who refused to say why her child would be sharing a room with their uncle in the holiday home... so that an empty room could be used if someone got ill. Or something

I remember that one! It seemed like everybody could think of a simple solution to the bedroom problem but she refused to see it.

Createausernameplease · 30/07/2025 22:31

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:25

And dont forget the one where she didn't want to buy DiL a souvenir from her holidays despite her buying her son something...I'll see if I can find it

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And when she got upset that the DIL wouldn’t take her shopping for a dress for the wedding because she was busy, as she felt owed after she wasn’t invited to the wedding dress shopping.

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:25

Createausernameplease · 30/07/2025 22:22

Yes! And then she got annoyed because the bride did a speech and thanked her mum and she felt left out even though the groom thanked her and recently she’s upset they don’t invite her round their house or come to hers at least twice a week for dinner. Turns out there’s like 4 other children but it’s just the youngest who the issue is with!

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And dont forget the one where she didn't want to buy DiL a souvenir from her holidays despite her buying her son something...I'll see if I can find it

Panterusblackish · 30/07/2025 22:23

The rapist dolphins thread. It was unhinged.

That woman really hated dolphins .

Createausernameplease · 30/07/2025 22:22

Leapintothelightning · 30/07/2025 22:15

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5350977-aibu-for-deleting-the-fb-comment

like this one?

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Yes! And then she got annoyed because the bride did a speech and thanked her mum and she felt left out even though the groom thanked her and recently she’s upset they don’t invite her round their house or come to hers at least twice a week for dinner. Turns out there’s like 4 other children but it’s just the youngest who the issue is with!

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:21

WhereIsMyJumper · 30/07/2025 22:18

I’ve just been reading through this, WTAF?!

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Yup, serious issues that one

WhereIsMyJumper · 30/07/2025 22:18

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:00

Can't believe people are still engaging on the receipts thread, it's quite obviously someone on the wind up...started quite funny but now it's ridiculous

I’ve just been reading through this, WTAF?!

Leapintothelightning · 30/07/2025 22:15

Createausernameplease · 30/07/2025 16:33

The woman who keeps starting new threads because she is very obviously jealous of her DIL. And when things don’t go her way she goes and then reappears under a new username with a new complaint

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5350977-aibu-for-deleting-the-fb-comment

like this one?

AIBU for deleting the FB comment? | Mumsnet

So my son just bought his first house and I'm beyond proud! He's worked hard for this and it's a huge achievement. I posted a congrats message on FB,...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5350977-aibu-for-deleting-the-fb-comment

BlueandPinkSwan · 30/07/2025 22:14

Everlore · 30/07/2025 17:12

The one where a mother of adult children, who no longer lived at home, had not invited her to a Halloween party they were holding for their friends. She was very upset not to be invited and was asking if it would be unreasonable for her to turn up anyway. Despite all of the posts urging her not to crash a party full of her kids similarly aged friends, who would probably find the presence of the host's mum acting as a chaperone quite weird, she was insistent that she couldn't see anything wrong with it. She was adamant that she would be a great help as she could bring some nice food and help her son's wife prepare food in the kitchen, which suggested a charming naivety about what twenty somethings often get up to at parties!

Just read OP posts, it's a wonder I've any teeth left I was grinding them with sheer frustration.😆

MooseLooseAboutTheHoose · 30/07/2025 22:13

GoAwayNaughtyPigeon · 30/07/2025 22:06

It turns up every now and again 😂 but the stereotypical format is:

  • OP (probably breastfeeding so ravenous) goes to IL with her DH and baby
  • IL serve dinner and dish up for everyone
  • IL gives OP tiny tiny portion size of meal, but gives DH a HUGE portion aka the "penis portion" because he is a MAN so needs more food
  • OP annoyed and hangry, posts on mumsnet with or without making a trip to McD on the way home from IL 😂
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Ahhhhh… now I see, I didn’t realise we had a term for the male vs female portion sizes 😅

MooseLooseAboutTheHoose · 30/07/2025 22:12

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:03

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5382825-do-you-want-a-receipt?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Here you go

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Oh, this is a new thread… I’m definitely thinking of a more historical one because I’ve seen the receipts thing referenced numerous times down the years.

GoAwayNaughtyPigeon · 30/07/2025 22:06

MooseLooseAboutTheHoose · 30/07/2025 21:56

Sorry… penis portions??? I have definitely missed those threads! 🤣

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It turns up every now and again 😂 but the stereotypical format is:

  • OP (probably breastfeeding so ravenous) goes to IL with her DH and baby
  • IL serve dinner and dish up for everyone
  • IL gives OP tiny tiny portion size of meal, but gives DH a HUGE portion aka the "penis portion" because he is a MAN so needs more food
  • OP annoyed and hangry, posts on mumsnet with or without making a trip to McD on the way home from IL 😂
MooseLooseAboutTheHoose · 30/07/2025 22:01

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:00

Can't believe people are still engaging on the receipts thread, it's quite obviously someone on the wind up...started quite funny but now it's ridiculous

I need to know what the receipts thread is!!! Have seen it mentioned numerous times… please enlighten me!

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 22:00

Can't believe people are still engaging on the receipts thread, it's quite obviously someone on the wind up...started quite funny but now it's ridiculous

SprayWhiteDung · 30/07/2025 22:00

LittlleMy · 30/07/2025 19:52

There ought to be a sort of ‘hall of fame’ section where a post can get upvoted by users for its hilarity factor and these OPs can have official icon status. And these memorable threads safely filed for easy access when anyone needs a quick pick me up! 😅

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Isn't that pretty much exactly what Mumsnet Classics is?!