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If you’re a regular user: Is MN your guilty secret or are you open about using it regularly?

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Theboredpanda · 05/04/2026 07:24

I’m just wondering if it’s just me or if everyone does this…I’m a regular user, but never in a million years would I admit that to anyone in my real life! If I want to talk about something i saw on here to someone IRL, I may say something like “I saw this thing on MN” and make a self-deprecating joke about how I’m a bit of a loser for being on it. I’d never admit that I’m a regular user or that I have debates with strangers on here or use it for anything other than asking for parenting advice occasionally. Does everyone else do the same or are you open about it with your friends & wider social circle? If not, why not?

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applescentedcandle · 05/04/2026 09:02

I've also been here decades. I might've mentioned it in the early days, but not anymore. It's got a BAD reputation. Even worse than it deserves!

Divebar2021 · 05/04/2026 09:01

I did mention seeing something on here to some friends and one of them scoffed at me - something to the effect about needing help parenting my child. ( which of course I might need ). Clearly they had no clue what it was but it made me feel a twat.

Womblingmerrily · 05/04/2026 09:00

I'm a proud mumsnetter. I have been here decades though.

The13thFairy · 05/04/2026 08:58

I mention it occasionally, if that's where I read something or other. I'm not ashamed of anything I read online.

TY78910 · 05/04/2026 07:25

Yeah pretty much same as you! I think it’s mostly about admitting you’re debating / talking to strangers!

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