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If you wanted to undermine motherhood, you couldn't do better than MNHQ

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Bonsoir · 24/09/2014 07:14

That CV on the front page is obscenely condescending; what on earth are you thinking?

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CatKisser · 24/09/2014 17:33

I agreed with the OP when I saw it but wasn't going to start a thread as I thought, not being a parent, it might be one of those things to keep out of. But I do think it's a bit cringey and twee.

It reminds me of that awful video that went about recently where all these women were interviewed for a job, or something, and it listed a million and one skills required.....the job being "a mom" of course.

JuniperTisane · 24/09/2014 17:31

There's a mumsnet front page?

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KateSMumsnet · 24/09/2014 17:28

Hi everyone,

Hang on - you guys didn't have to submit your parent CVs before getting upduffed?

We are joking of course. The whole idea of the parenting CV page was meant to be a joke, but clearly we might have got the tone wrong on this occasion - sorry about that. At the bottom of the page there is a plug for our Mumsnet Academy CV masterclass if anyone would like to touch up their real CV, or do take a look, or our mentoring programme - guaranteed to be free from bad jokes (and pictures of the Hoff)

RandallFloyd · 24/09/2014 16:03

I find that the most confusing picture ever.
There are just so many questions.....

HoneyDragon · 24/09/2014 15:44

I know Fent, but this thread was crying out for a good hoffing :-D

Pagwatch · 24/09/2014 15:41

It's a winner I think. The bored expression of the dog balancing on Hoffs bollocks is genius.

Fenton · 24/09/2014 15:36

I've been trying to find something that out funny's that Hoff pic, and I don't think such a thing exists.

StickEmOnTheWall · 24/09/2014 15:24

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Badvoc123 · 24/09/2014 15:09

I thought it was funny

That pic of the hoff, though!?.....ew.

Fenton · 24/09/2014 15:06

Oi, Honey that's my pic of The Hoff you stealer Grin

BIWI · 24/09/2014 15:06

Perhaps MN is no longer the place for you, Bonsoir? You don't seem to get the humour Wink

Pagwatch · 24/09/2014 15:03

Hahahahaha

HoneyDragon · 24/09/2014 14:57

No. Nude pictures of celebrities are never funny Sad

Pagwatch · 24/09/2014 14:54

Grin not just me then..

RandallFloyd · 24/09/2014 14:44

Admittedly, I'm not clutching my sides with mirth but obscenely condescending seems a bizarre overreaction and I certainly couldn't be arsed to be offended.

Agree that the Fab lolly lady could have a career she may not have imagined Grin

Pagwatch · 24/09/2014 14:35

God above it would take quite a lot more than a few cliche jokes to make me feel undermined as a mother.

The sucking the sprinkles off a fab lolly thing would work on a whole other type of cv

tribpot · 24/09/2014 13:03

Agree, it's very like those trite pictures people share on Facebook 'share this if you think being a mum is the hardest job the world etc etc'. Another example of MN's dumbed down agenda. The 'husband is useless' thing is offensive.

dreamingbohemian · 24/09/2014 13:00

Oof. I agree, it's rubbish. I get that it's supposed to be tongue in cheek but really? The useless husband meme, twice? Never occurred to anyone to have a section on 'Teamwork: Daily coordination with partner regarding household responsibilities and schedules'?

Anyway no way do you have the toughest bits of parenting on there, even in jest. Saying enough and cutting food equally, really? That's the toughest bit? I don't think so.

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OwlCapone · 24/09/2014 11:49

Over reaction, much?

OTheHugeManatee · 24/09/2014 11:46

No-one here is thinking it's serious, just that as 'jokes' go it's at best weak and at worst helping to perpetuate stereotypes that actively work against women going back to work after a career break raising children.

Sparklingbrook · 24/09/2014 11:20

I just took it as tongue in cheek. Anyone thinking it's serious has a sense of humour failure.

OTheHugeManatee · 24/09/2014 11:11

It's the 'husband is useless' bit that gets me. Way to propagate the 'only mum can do it RIGHT' thing that makes martyrs of so many women.

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