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PLEASE can we have a pre-menstrual emoticon? Or can we flag our names or something?

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WideWebWitch · 22/11/2006 21:02

I am v bad tempered today and while I have, I believe, been sweetness and light on mumsnet, I have been entirely unreasonable with my lovely calm husband and feel it would be fantastic to be able to warn people postng on mn in some way that I may, in fact, be talking utter crap and be snippier than usual, due to hormones.

Do people think it's a good idea or the thin end of the wedge wrt emoticons? Pregnancy could also be taken into consideration, maybe?

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MoreEggnogAnyone · 22/11/2006 21:05

Yes. I think it would certainly go some way to stopping the misunderstandings that only rarely happed here!

2Shoes · 22/11/2006 22:32

good idea I am totally irrational when I have pmt would be lovely to warn people.
Could we not just make up a code

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 22/11/2006 22:36

DEFFO!

I am on at the moment, so a little calmer, but emotions are all over the shop.

We need a PMT WARNING emoticon - could I get away with using it 29days a month?!

Olihan · 22/11/2006 22:38

Great idea, something to indicate irrational hormones are rife, whether pg or pmt induced!

hunkermunker · 24/11/2006 18:38

God, what a STUPID idea!

I've never heard dafter!

Honestly, WWW, I expected better of you, of all people!

[pmt]

is that the sort of thing you meant?

amynnixmum · 24/11/2006 18:40

What would it look like though? Crazed looking and carrying an offensive weapon?

motherinferior · 24/11/2006 18:59

It would be more

wouldn't it?

motherinferior · 24/11/2006 18:59

Hey, and it would be interesting to link it to the incidence of 'am I being unreasonable' threads too.

NomDePlume · 24/11/2006 19:02

but surely you would have to type the emoticon yourself ? If you are a true pro at the mad axe weilding PMT moodswing then you will be completely convinced that you are 100% right and therefore wouldn't use the [irrationality alert] button

foxinsocks · 24/11/2006 19:03

yes that's true NdP

I never realise how irrational/short-tempered I've been till my period arrives and then everything seems to make sense again

Californifrau · 24/11/2006 19:16

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WideWebWitch · 24/11/2006 19:50

ha ha ha at linked to Am I Being Unreasonable threads. Everyone could just go "Yes you fking are!" job done.

Maybe we don't need an icon, maybe I will just copy and paste

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motherinferior · 25/11/2006 13:47

It's probably the area where we need tickers, you know. So that everyone else can think patronising thoughts when one ventures into a rant.

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