What has MN taught you?

i've learnt:
where to buy the yummiest vanilla brioche ever! (aldi)
that you can have a real mutual laugh on mumsnet
likewise there is true compassion but also some real bitches

that i seem to live another life to alot of some MNers (poor and carp education in comparision)

some good advice given

has made me have more empathy with people in general,more than before i joined

some post back on just to have a rage and be offensive just because they can

mixed bag really

YY to all the above

And

• when/how to properly deploy the complete sentence, "No".
• when/how to properly deploy the phrase "fuck the fuck off to the far side of fuck and when you get there, fuck off some more"

that i need to join mumsnet!!!

That i have the most wonderful dh .
That i am being constantly judged
That there are many interesting and intelligent women(i never get to meet them in real life)
That there are some nice mils
That most people who post in aibu, don't actually think that they are being unreasonable.
That i am not the only woman who found bf difficult

That I am a feminist.

That other women woke up every morning whilst on maternity leave wondering how the fuck they were going to get through the next 10 hours until their DH got home.
And that going back to work was therefore the best thing I could do.
BFing advice, BLW, that a 9mo that doesn't sleep through the night is normal, that BFing till 12mo is normal.
That my MIL is not that bad.
That I am extremely lucky; to live without worrying day to day about money; to have a DH who pulls his weight, without having to be asked; and most of all, despite a shaky start, to have a healthy NT DS.
And loads more.

actually I have been thinking that I owe MN a great deal of thanks recently.

it really helped to be the kind of parent I want to be. I know the labelling of parenting styles on here is sometimes frowned upon but it exposed me to a lot of different techniques. This meant I didn't/don't automatically fall back to parenting how i was parented.

practical stuff like BLW and BF as well and that it doesn't matter what you post on AIBU people will still find a way to flame you. I have also been shocked at how many households seem to run a 1950's policy.

A lot of :( for the awful relationships some people go through as well as other hard times.

the humour at times as well is brilliant

That you can put lunch bags in the washing machine! Who knew?!

The shred exercise DVD
C25k jogging
Paul McKenna thin hypnosis
Flylady cleaning system

If in doubt to leave the bastard

A lot of sleep deprived parents out there

YY to the squeezing spots
How lucky I am
The word "twunt"
Mars Lady's LDC - oh yes
BF stuff
BLW
Acronyms rule

That people are a lot more bolshy on the internet, than they are in real life - (me included).

LWW hadn't heard the spot squeezing one before. Sometimes I chase my teenage ds round the house to get at his!!

That there are other people out there who have the same nightmares finding support for their SEN children, and they care and are prepared to offer help when you are desperate and feel there is no one there who either cares or knows what to do. I would be lost without the SEN board and all those who post there. Its a lifeline that we need more than words can say.

That I'm not the only one who enjoys squeezing spots

That the received wisdom that children are resilient and will adapt to most situations is usually bullshit - I've read some stories of people's childhoods on here that have made me cry for an hour after reading them. All of you who had crap parents, you make me humble, and I'm grateful for your hard won experience.
And that domestic violence is common, and as awful as it ever was.

That some people get inordinately upset about pierced ears on children
That the sexual revolution only seems to have happened for men
That I'm very, very lucky

That women are there for each other, when times are hard. Sometimes it is hard to see that in real life.

It doesn't matter how obscure your question, someone will have the answer.

That unfortuneately there seems to be many more people with mental health issues than I thought.
That there are many more people willing to be agony aunties or uncles than I thought.
That people from all walks of life can have decent conversations with each other.I did always think that,but it actually doesnt happen so often in real life,does it.

That I'm not the only person who gets referred to in consultants' letters as "this pleasant lady". That was a blow, I can tell you.

• Never speak to a pregnant woman. She will be offended, whatever you say.
• Instead of judging a child having a tantrum, it might be a child having an ASD episode.
• Don't use a disabled loo just because you've got a pushchair.
• When I feel poor, I see there are those who are so much poorer and coping admirably.
• What to cook in a caravan.
• WOHM or SAHM, you're still a mum all the time.
• My DH is a saint
• I am not alone.
• When I am sad and nothing can make me smile, I look in Classics until I weep with mirth.
• I don't feel lonely any more.
• It's like a brilliant encyclopaedia made just for me and includes everything I ever needed to know.

snotsville naice ham is the ham of choice for MN-ers apparently. I'm relatively new here but have gleaned that much.

still can't understand what the whole nobdie thing is about or whether MN-ers love or hate PomBears though

That other people have got a mum as weird as mine - THAT was a revelation.

Oh, and I realised I can be wrong and it doesn't matter

Isn't it great FoofFighter - I feel like some kind of domestic goddess every time I do it!