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Mumsnet race to the bottom

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limeandwater · 24/03/2026 09:15

I have noticed on MN there has been a real race to the bottom mentality. To be clear I am not talking about budget advice threads that can be incredibly helpful.

I am talking about the posters that think working people should be so accepting of a miserable life.

Again I am not talking about 5 star holidays in The Maldives, 26 plate Range Rovers, or shopping at Harrods Food Hall.

Somebody posts about the price of coffee then the response is to make your own and bring it with you. Somebody posts about the price of a cafe lunch on a family day out and the response is bring your own sandwiches. Somebody posted about the cost of running a car and the answer is cycle. Like that's realistic in a rainy December.

When did people get so accepting that life had to be miserable?

OP posts:
TelContact · 24/03/2026 09:17

I see it on birthday threads. When someone is upset at the lack of care and thought from their spouse. You get, ‘be grateful he said happy birthday to you at bedtime; my husband makes us eat bread and water on my birthday and that’s enough for me’.

damelza · 24/03/2026 09:16

Sometimes such advice is given by those who will NEVER have to endure it.

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