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AIBU to say Mumsnet has some particularly bonkers opinions?

132 replies

coulditbeme2323 · 15/06/2026 11:37

I have been a long time MN lurker, but the last 3 weeks have actually been posting due to a post op. The place is bonkers, and I am going to miss it now I am on the mend.

Here are a few bonkers opinions.

  1. Men can become women

  2. If you have more than £3.46 left for the week, you have loads and shouldn't ask for budgeting advice.

  3. If you are uncomfortable with husband going to a strip club or a candlelit dinner with his ex, you are a controlling old witch who doesn't trust him.

  4. Something magical happens to your children the day they turn 18, and you should charge them market rent and not help them anymore.

  5. If you want to see a country that is a long haul flight away, you are environmentally worse than a Bond Villain.

  6. Dogs should always be on their leads, even in dog walking parks.

What else?

OP posts:
TheLoneliestSnail · 15/06/2026 12:08

coulditbeme2323 · 15/06/2026 12:02

In what way?

I disagree strongly that those are majority views on here. I would say the opposite is true.

Darragon · 15/06/2026 12:06

There has been an influx of new posters who are suddenly very prolific over the past week, aggressively shouting down reasonable views (in the opposite direction to usual) and arguing black is white. No idea how they all suddenly decided to join MN at the same time but it's really gone weird over the past week compared to how things usually go.

2msoundsright · 15/06/2026 12:04

I think these are all minority opinions on MN.

coulditbeme2323 · 15/06/2026 12:02

TheLoneliestSnail · 15/06/2026 12:01

You are way, way off on 1 and 3.

In what way?

OP posts:
TheLoneliestSnail · 15/06/2026 12:01

You are way, way off on 1 and 3.

SecretSquirrelSect · 15/06/2026 11:47

Mumsnet is not a single being.

There is never a consensus - have you spent any time on AIBU?

LizardyGuts · 15/06/2026 11:45

Some posters have some of those opinions, or nuanced versions of them. Some don't. That's just human variety.

Some things you think are bonkers I think are sane, and vice versa. It's not just Mumsnet, it's reflective of the real world.