No kids but on Mumsnet?

[Alone1971]

Why do women with no kids (intentionally) post on this forum? It says "by parents for parents". Genuinely interested as to why?

I don’t get all this “don’t like it, don’t answer”
Op asked a question. People answered. She doesn’t like some of the responses. And, I say this nicely, with the best will in the world that’s always going to happen on a forum. You’re not always going to get lovely replies. You’re going to get rude, miffed, affronted replies as well as helpful, articulate, thoughtful replies. Some might be a mix of some of the above.
So really if you can’t handle negative responses, maybe posting on a forum isn’t for you. I think you might find the mental health boards friendly OP, I certainly have. Do steer clear of posting in AIBU for a bit though if you think this thread is venomous, it’s mild compared to most of the threads on there!

Must be time for a 'can we have a Like button?' thread, it's been a week or so.

Just because i cannot have children doesn't mean i dont like the posts and i find other peoples opinions interesting.

God almighty. It's like Groundhog Day.

I’ve seen this question asked a few times and I wouldn’t respond with anger. However it frustrates me because....I am trying to become a parent. I initially came to join the conception boards. Then used the miscarriage boards a few months later.

So that’s what initially brought me to mumsnet. But I soon discovered all of the other topics and that’s why I love it here.

When someone asks why somebody without children would want to be here it makes me feel like I’m not worthy of this exclusive mums club even though the a lot of the talk here has little to nothing to do with parenting. For me personally it stings that little bit more because I want nothing more than to be a mother and I’m beginning to feel like it is something that will not happen for me.

To answer the extra question asked mid-thread of how a childless person finds Mumsnet, I found it from a news story where a thread had been nicked by the media. Can't really remember it (think it was something about a problem with in laws). It was dramatic so I had a read of more and stayed.

For those going through fertility issues, a lot of google searches will link to mumsnet.

Just to be clear though, not having a child has never stopped me being able to enjoy a parking thread. People without children can suggest penguin bollards and require diagrams too.

Come for the drama, stay for the CFs

Because it’s s fantastic contraception

Live and let live op

You need to be a parent in order to talk about cats, plants and Brexit.
FACT!

I don't have kids yet and I'm not even a woman

Then again, I stick to Gaming/Chat/AIBU.

Plus just because I don't have kids now doesn't mean I won't have them in a couple of years..

More to life than having kids OP!!!

I do have a child now but didn't when I started lurking. I stumbled in following a search engine link to a totally unrelated topic (I think it was gardening related but might have been baking). We started TTC the following year then followed a long and harrowing journey to finally becoming a parent many years later. For much of that time a lurked and found answers to many fertility problem questions without having to ask. A book thread promoted me to finally speak up and generally dispite infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy and motherhood I rarely post on those topics and tend to be on much more general boards. Welcome to the vipers nest, you aren't really one of us until someone has muttered "oh FFS" at you and you've muttered it at someone so with this post you've got the ground running!

I had this before I had a child. Was told I was infertile and wanted to conceive.
Do you think the same of fathers on mumsnet?