I joined Mumsnet today - AMA!

[5hy133n]

As the title says!

Thank you. 🙂

I suppose I wouldn't mind helping parents who might be a bit confused as well. You can tell me if that's a good idea or not. 😆

Should I bother asking why? 🙂

That’s not a bad idea, but your best bet for that is to hang around on the education boards and wait for some threads to pop up where you might be able to give useful advice 🙂

As you've found, it isn't.
I wouldn't jump into a conversation without getting a feel of the general vibe.
It's the same online - if you decide you're going to start posting on a particular part of a discussion site, maybe look at some threads to get a feel of them?
I'm still not sure why you leapt onto MN AMA. Me, I checked it out and started on Chat iirc.

Believe it or not, I thought it would be a way to get a feel of the general vibe... 😆

What can you do with a chicken?

Hahaha, bad luck @5hy133n, I’m afraid you are discovering one of the fundamental truths of MN - no matter how innocent or well meaning and innocuous the OP, dozens of aggy posters will pile in, criticise and try to show you up. It’s so typical it makes me cringe.

Don’t be put off by them though, there are also loads of funny, clever and nice people on here, you just need to learn to laugh at the nutcases.

Anyway, my question to you is how are you finding your early experiences of posting on MN, and will you persevere despite all the mardy arses on this thread? 😄

Oh dear, cringing for you @PuppyMonkey - absolutely no need.

Here’s question OP: do you have an Instagram account full of nothing but selfies?

I didn’t realise we all had to apply for your approval on thread suitability @LaMarschallin - is there a particular email we should use to run it past you before posting?

Talk about delusions of grandeur 😁

Madam, MN is prepared for any outcome.

As this thread demonstrates

Why is the first reply always mean? (Welcome!)

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats to be fair you could be grumpy because you have cats even though you prefer dogs

Welcome OP. It’s like the Wild West on here sometimes, but there’s some great craic and good advice too. Ignore the meanies. There are a couple of threads running at the minute about how many absolute arseholes inhabit the site these days. They have been noticed. Don’t let them put you off.

@5hy133n if you had to choose one breakfast to have for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

Fair challenge. 🤣
Actually though I think I'd be even grumpier without the cats.

It worked then 🤣🤣🤣.
Welcome to MN.

We wont risk attempting a swap so!

Might I suggest you find a different outlet for you bitterness @cinnamontroll… it’s really boring reading about it all the time on here.

That's a horrible comment.

Agree, @cinnamontroll appears to be a mardy pain in the arse, best ignored I reckon.

It’s the bullies that spoil this lovely site imo, those I have referenced in my previous posts being the putrid examples.

Welcome OP, don’t let the losers put you off, it’s good here.

I chuckled at this… tell me you’ve been here a long time, without saying you’ve been here a long time… (and especially mixing all 3 stories!)

Welcome to MN, OP.

People here can be a little, er...blunt. And you need to be prepared for just about anything you post to get picked apart. But there is a lot of good stuff here too.

I recommend that you check out the various education threads - some of them are quite busy.