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SeaSaltandLime · 19/08/2019 22:52

  • A Biscuit isn't a good thing.
  • You must RTFT (read the full thread) before commenting.
  • If you find an unidentifiable object in your home, you must lick it.
If that object is moving, you must poke it.
  • You can bookmark and save threads. Placemarking and littering (I.e putting . on a thread) is not necessary.
  • Any parking threads must include a diagram.
  • Adding a 'fuck you daily mail' disclaimer to your thread will do fuck all.
  • You do not need to prove your MN worthiness after a name change by including old 'classic' thread themes (naice ham, Pom Bears..) It's not necessary.

Anymore to add?

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MrsKittyFane1 · 21/08/2019 10:41

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MrsKittyFane1 · 21/08/2019 10:42

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MrsKittyFane1 · 21/08/2019 10:42
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AnneKipanki · 21/08/2019 10:54

Grin @MrsKittyFane1 Biscuit Biscuit

SirJamesTalbotAndHisSpeculum · 21/08/2019 11:00

Never post that you are experiencing difficulty looking after a puppy.

It is invariably your fault for not figuring out in advance that a puppy will take a good deal of your time and will need to be trained.

You will receive no sympathy for the fact that your house has been chewed to pieces within two days and that you haven't slept since the puppy arrived.

It's your own fault, obviously.

SirJamesTalbotAndHisSpeculum · 21/08/2019 11:05

If you're trying to sell your house and have had zero interest/viewings so far, never ask MN why.

It is asking for trouble to post a link to RightMove so that others can see your property and slatternly ways.

You will get 102 replies telling you how awful the décor in the second bedroom is.

You will get 428 replies telling you that your bathroom is dated.

You will get 359 replies pointing out that similar houses in your area are £20,000 cheaper than yours.

As you reach for the shotgun be aware that you brought this on yourself and that your house is a mess which nobody in their right minds would ever want to view.

Propertyofhood · 21/08/2019 11:14

If you are thin then you need to wear the Parisian 'groomed' uniform consisting of cigarette pants from Cos, crisp white shirt from Mint Velvet, loafers and designer handbag. Expensive highlights and good brows are a must.

If you are fat, then you must wear a 50s style circle skirt dress from Lindybop. Expensive highlights and brows not so important, but a red lip is a must.

Whatever your size, if you are going out for cocktails, then you must wear skinny jeans, cami top, ankle boots and a statement necklace.

60minutemakeunder · 21/08/2019 11:15

Never mention London house prices. You will get a dozen links to huge detached houses for a fraction of the cost and gasps of amazement at the price of a 3 bed semi in London.

Never mind the OPs whole life, work, family, friends is in the capital and they have no desire to move elsewhere.

What’s the point of a huge detached house in a place where the person can’t get a job, has no family or friends or any desire to be.

MorrisZapp · 21/08/2019 11:16

If you attend a wedding 'empty handed' you have absolutely no manners or class.

If you're getting married and imagine that anyone is going to bring you a present you have absolutely no manners or class.

Propertyofhood · 21/08/2019 11:17

If you have a teenage son then he has to be over 6ft and very athletic.

Teenage daughters must have long skinny legs.

AllBellsNoWhistles · 21/08/2019 11:20

If your DH trips over DD clarinet which she thoughtfully left at the top of the stairs, causing him to fall down them and land on DS flute which made the DDog bark, a rescue dog of course, and he shouts at the DD and DS then he's an abusive bastard. In which case you should immediately throw him out of the house, change the locks and log it with the police.

You must also hate his DM, with a vengeance.

If you have a high flying DH, who is lovely, then you must show your appreciation for your lovely DFamily by cooking wholesome meal which will be the last remains of the mumsnet chicken with plenty of hummus and a skip full of salad. Once you have finished your own high flying career work, which you have done from home, which the cleaner has cleaned with zoflora.

When your Dchildren reach the age of 18, they are adults and therefore must be able to use the family home like a hotel, whatever your own views are.

You must wash all bedding and towels on the hour, every hour. To do anything less is seen as slattern and you will die a slow painful death.

You must never, ever admit to living in rented/social housing or sending your children to a state school. To do so will result in another slow painful death.

You must be mindful of your carbon footprint and the planet whatever you are doing, even putting your veg peelings in the wrong bin will cause the sky to fall in. In fact, you shouldn't put them in the bin, you should put them on a compost heap or make something delicious for lunch with them.

You must never, ever refer to your fanny as a vagina! To do so will have mnetters clutching their pearls and hoiking their bosoms up so far that they will be wearing them as ear muffs while tilting their heads to one side and saying ' surely you mean vulva' with a tinkly laugh of disdain.

The use of the letter D prior to Husband, Daughter, Son etc is a must, as set out in the first paragraph. However, you may confuse other viewers by using DF, which could mean DFather, DFriend, DFiance or similar.

60minutemakeunder · 21/08/2019 11:20

I find the education threads weirdly fascinating, but I am surprised at how much personal information is shared about the posters children. Grades, health issues, friendship issues, university destinations, which specific hall of residence they are in etc. Some of the posters and their children are easily identifiable, I often wonder if the kids in question know how much info is being shared about them on an open forum.

CharityDingle · 21/08/2019 11:28

You must not wear knickers to bed as your 'bits' need to breathe.

I'm not sure what bits or how they 'breathe' but hey

FermatsTheorem · 21/08/2019 11:40

Ah yes, house price threads are amazing!

OP: my house has been stuck with no viewings for a month. Can you wise women of MN cast an eye over the right move page and tell me where I'm going wrong.
P1: repaint the entire house in Farrow and Ball and get a new kitchen extension at 25% of your sale price then people might consider it.
P2: you're over priced by £100k - I live in Orkney but a quick Google tells me that this house half a mile away [on a sink estate, with subsidence problems and knotweed, in the catchment of a failing school in special measures] is going for tuppence ha'penny so clearly that's what you should price it at.
P3: I wouldn't buy it, your sofas are hideous and there's clear evidence in some of the photos that you have children.

AnneKipanki · 21/08/2019 11:40

I use TUNES , makesnmy bits breathe more easily .

AnneKipanki · 21/08/2019 11:41

makes my

MrsKittyFane1 · 21/08/2019 11:58

Do not start your OP with 'So....'

Chunkers · 21/08/2019 12:00

Never, ever give anyone a lift.. - AMEN to that...! Grin

BuzzShitbagBobbly · 21/08/2019 12:19

Never, ever give anyone a lift.

As a corollary to that, if you don't drive (1), not once ever in your whole entire life have you so much as wished for a lift off someone, let alone asked outright. In fact you LIKE trudging 3 miles uphill in the rain every day, when the return journey is 6 miles up another hill, in the rain.

People do try and FORCE you into their cars, but oh no you don't matey. It's the pedestrian grind for me out of choice.

(1) if you do drive, you must either be a road-hogging speeding maniac or absolutely terrified to even look at the steering wheel, to the point of fainting.

00100001 · 21/08/2019 12:48

If your adult offspring are still living at home, earning £120,000 a year, and you are eating mouldy breadcrumbs...you still can't charge then rent, how dare you charge your child for living in HIS OWN HOME? If you test the waters and suggest they contribute a fiver a year, they will strop and insist that nine of their friends are charged.
If you then post on MN about your situation, Posters will gladly tell you to stop rinsing your child, in fact, maybe you could find a way to make money, and maybe should actually be paying their mobile phone bill. I mean... they're your CHILD do you even like them???

Sparklingbrook · 21/08/2019 13:02

All DC should be doing all their own laundry and making the family dinner at least once a week from about 18 months old.

nearlynermal · 21/08/2019 13:07

When embarking on anything difficult, always make sure to pull up your big girl pants.

60minutemakeunder · 21/08/2019 13:07

Everyone seems to have a wedding that was magical, and all the guests still comment to this day about how amazing it was and it was the best wedding they had ever been to..

In reality, it was probably a pretty bog standard wedding, no one remembers what your colour scheme was or how fancy the favours were. No one is going to tell you that your wedding was bog standard, ordinary or plain. They will tell you it was amazing as that is just what people say..

Propertyofhood · 21/08/2019 13:10

You just give your kid soup in a thermos flask as part of their packed lunch.

Sparklingbrook · 21/08/2019 13:10

YY @CharityDingle, I have no idea how you obtain breathing genitals. Grin

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