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Jumping to conclusions

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proudestofmums · 31/07/2019 07:45

Just musing - I find it interesting that so many posters, with probably the best will in the world, jump to conclusions about an OP’s situation without knowing the full picture.

For example, years ago, when I was teaching students to weigh up all the evidence, I once told them my son couldn’t walk, talk or feed himself. Half the group got the point and laughed (DS was 3 months old) but half looked shocked and concerned and were obviously imagining a severely disabled older child.

Similarly, it is a fact that DH took £12,000 from my bank account this morning (one off windfall). If I had posted that fact in AIBU I’d probably be told to ltb.

However, it was at my suggestion, for a reason that will benefit me so saying ltb would not be appropriate.

Anyway, just musings

OP posts:
FullSizeRun · 31/07/2019 18:29

To play devils advocate, surely people can only go off the information they are given and therefore the answers reflect that?

marvellousnightforamooncup · 31/07/2019 18:38

You'd only post those facts on Mumsnet if you were worried about something or need advice. It's unlikely you'd start a thread if everything was fine.

Crunchymum · 31/07/2019 18:38

Aren't you jumping to conclusions that half your students "were obviously imagining a severely older child" ?

Soola · 31/07/2019 18:43

Often the op will leave out a vital piece of information and so everyone posts replies based on the ops post only for the op to have a tantrum and then drop the relevant piece of information!

We are not mind readers.

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