What makes you immediately think 'Mumsnetter' ??

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I was watching Dinner Date this morning and the girl on it served up on Emma Bridgewater plates and bowls.

The dresser behind her had loads of Emma Bridgewater cups on too. She was young so assume still living at home.

My first thought was "bet her Mum is a Mumsnetter"

People referring to their family as DP DD DS etc, I never saw that before being on Mumnset and now I’d if I do see it on a Facebook comment or somewhere there’s usually about 5 posts asking what it means until another obvious Mumsnetter explains

Biscuit.
Entitled to nothing.
"I'm sorry but"
Op op op op op

The word "invested"

Olivia Colman used it in an interview and I was like

SHE'S A MUMSNETTER

Nothing at all in RL. I've been here since my first DC was born 15 years ago, and have never associated anyone I've ever known in RL with anything I've ever read on here.

I saw a sign about Brexit aimed at Boris with 'You ok hun' on it. Proper Mumsnetter I reckon.

I have inadvertently used a acronyms in the wild before. I referenced my 'MIL' in a text once but wasn't caught out as my friend didn't know what it stood for.

You're joking, this can't just be a MN thing. I wrote it in a work document the other day, I thought it was a legit abbreviation. Have I been here too long?

^ That worked well 🙄

They never answer the bloody door, even when they are in

Naice.

Intelligent, gobby, not prone to Netmums speak.

Oh and a higher proportion than average who think their kid is gifted.

Never, ever answering the door. Several pairs of pyjamas on the washing line every day. Constantly watches people parking near their house.

Am I THAT obvious?!

Women who either:

1. Have interests and hobbies and enjoy interesting and direct debate about a range of issues ... And they happen to be mums.

Or

1. Aren't in the Nethuns category of kicking the floor under their hubbabub's feet, but have no hobbies of their own because the sky would cave in if they had the slightest opportunity to have their own interests. They can usually be found bitching about their man child and how even going to the corner shop alone would lead to a house fire so life on earth would end if they took up a choir or a jogging group or went to a yoga class.

"Now Hugo, mummy is putting the petrol in the car to make the engine work so that when mummy presses the accelerator pedal the car will move forward!" Poor, 3 year old Hugo, just wants to lick a dog and eat a crayon.

People who have two professional salaries but lament that they aren't quite sure they can afford children as things will be tight on £60-70k a year. They may not be on MN yet, but they're the numsnetter if the future.

**licking the floor

Definitely someone who spends ages on their phone but isn't on social media unless tagged by friends doing amazing fun packed things. They're basically having a better life than you but don't draw attention to it

Has a bunch of penis stickers. I would love to run into sticker woman IRL, to be honest.
Owns a whale butter dish.

Two bit twint

A schoolgate mum who I'm fond of said, "My DD...My daughter..." once and then a few weeks earlier she posed an almighty similar question to the group that I'd seen posted on here. My eyes immediately slit with suspicion.

I fear that my fridge is becoming totally Mumsnet.

My shopping habits are so Mumsnet it hurts.

Rotisserie chicken and hummus: I am looking at you.

And the Pom bears. All the Pom bears with their sad little 2D faces.

Mainly though, they have weekly or monthly meetings with the inlaws. These meetings include comparisons to Tarpon who is younger and is talking aged 5 months. These are usually dreaded. They also have monthly nights out with their friends where someone eats all the garlic bread or refuses to pay or something. Then you have the school mums. Fuck me. Guaranteed. 1 will have ran her way there while her Nanny ferries the cherubs. This woman is to be feared. She wants all of your husbands (in fact - I have it on good stead that she's shagging Joe).

I'm waiting to see someone put the divider length ways on the conveyor belt at the supermarket, then I'll know they're a MN'er

Its easy - just ask in the way of normal conversation "Are you following the thread about XXXXX on Mumsnet?"
OK - It outs me (without having to give my hobby), but its amazing how often people say "yes and did you see the one about YYYYY?"

@FawnDrench is that what it means! I thought it was Precious First Born. 🤣 I wonder how many other acronyms I've just made up.

Constantly watches people parking near their house.

Yep, oh dear, I’ve started doing this.

I have been on here about a year but don't know what the Pom bears thing is - please enlighten?

Heard DP’s mates wife use the phrase “ducks in a row” a few weeks back. A phrase I’ve only ever read on mumsnet.