Is this the most overused term on MN at the moment?

[BenWillbondsPants]

'You seem to be quite controlling' ...

I've seen it on 4 threads in the last 15 minutes of being on here. Someone says they're not happy about something and they're controlling. Someone says they'd like to change plans and they're controlling. Want to have some input in your child's life? You're controlling. Changed your mind? Controlling.

It's getting rather trying! Apologies if this makes me sound controlling but for the love of god.

But a lot of Mumsnetters are quite controlling People on here get het up about all kinds of stuff I could never bring myself to give a shit about.

Im just glad 'entitled' dissapeared finally. Didnt even make sense

Has it replaced snowflake?

I mean, I hate to say it, but you do sound somewhat....

Keen to take charge of things.

Is that better?

It is definitely thingy of the moment though - it’ll wear off in the end and be replaced by the next thing soon enough!

“Disingenuous” gets a lot of air time I think

It'll give 'narcissist' and 'gaslighting' a wee breather.

Oh and “cool wives” which is really fucking insulting tbh

Narcissist. Difficult MIL or ex? Yep, they'll are a narcissist/ narc/ NPD.

Red flag is overused too. Takes away from genuine cases of abuse when it's banded around for anything and everything.

“Food of the gods” aaargh it makes my skin crawl!

*bandied

Not to mention "resilience" being suggested as a solution whenever someone feels overwhelmed by a problem....

Yep, gaslighting, narcissist and entitled are still kicking around but we seem to have a new frontrunner at the moment.

@YouWhoNeverArrived I don't really give a shit, it just fucking irritates me in an 'oh god, here we go again' way.

Ooh ‘visceral’. I see that used all the time on MN - ‘I’ve never had such a visceral reaction to a stranger.’
Never heard anyone in real life use that world

'triggering' is used an awful lot.

Maybe you need a spa day, OP?

YANBU.

Nuance/nuanced is v popular too.

'You seem to be quite controlling'

'You seem to be quite jealous'

'You seem like hard work'

'You don't seem to like your SIL/MIL/DH/DC'

All overused on MN.

@BenWillbondsPants I think you need to stop worrying about overused MN terms and just^ start getting your ducks in a row^

'You seem like hard work'

In fairness, anyone saying this to an OP on AIBU very often has a point

cool wives

I haven't come across that one.
Is it like "yummy mummies" or something?

Raging seems to be another one. There’s always someone raging on a thread!

Thank fuck we don't see 'toxic' as much as we used to.

LTB
Not everyone runs at the first sign of difficulty and some just want some advice on what to Do not how to leave. And the process of leaving always starts with a bloody spa day

Obsessed with is overused and utterly irritating. You actually meant to say quite fond of.

It’s been replaced by narc Worra. Everyone’s a psychiatrist or read an article online