Mumsnet pet peeves

[jokergal]

Does anyone have any pet peeves about the catchphrases or little snide comments on Mumsnet.
My personal favourite to a money related thread is "can't you just get a higher paying job"
So go on let's vent!

If the genders were reversed, the responses would be VERY different

I can't bring myself to get worked up about my DH using porn/going to strip clubs/sexting other women/visiting prostitutes.

'can you not approach the parent / why don't you offer the child to stay in your spare room / could you bath the child, give medication at your house / don't speak to social services / they're probably having a bad day and don't need perfect parents like you trying to get their children removed' and other terrible ideas on safeguarding.

'go to Ofsted / demand a meeting with the head / call the local paper' for the most mundane question that could be resolved by phoning the school and speaking to the appropriate member of staff with no fuming or raging required.

@ErrolTheDragon

Posts which make out 'Karen' is a harmless joke. Along with other casually ageist and sexist 'banter'.

A stock phrase I find annoying is threads starting with the announcement "xxx here." . Often xxx = 'man', but it might be someone's job. It just sounds weirdly self-important.

YES! ‘Policeman / receptionist / librarian here’. Drives me absolutely mad. Along with ‘offering’ babies a bottle or snack.

I’m easily annoyed tbf

Recent posts that refer to going out with a friend and mentioning that they 'obviously socially distanced'.
The words social distancing, lockdown and bubble are seriously doing my swede in as of late.

I hate the rent social distancing now.

Also, the fact that news articles, radio ads, EVERYTHING says shit like " we're observing the social distancing rules because of covid.....". / " We're temporarily closed die to covid" / "we're about to go under because of covid" / "I'm walking around the neck instead of last you because of covid"

EVERYONE IN WORLD KNOWS THAT COVID IS MAKING THINGS DIFFERENT, DON'T EXPLAIN IT EVERY SINGLE TIME.

When somebody makes a suggestion but puts the word no and a question mark after it. For
example. "Could your dh not help you, no? That's so annoying.

Oh and people suggesting to an op that when whoever they're trying to get rid of goes out "change the locks". Yes, because it's free, quick and easy...not.

When posters really go out of their way to describe food as home made.

Home made fresh fish goujons with home made farm grown triple cooked chips with home made on the vine tomato ketchup and home made freshly squeezed orange juice.
Only a thimbles worth though mind, anything else would be disgusting, gluttonous greed.

Home made fresh fish goujons

30ish years ago we were at a meal in a very naice restaurant for my grandfather's retirement. My then 4 year old brother was offered "goujons of plaice" and looked somewhat horrified. "They're just fish fingers" explained my mother and the waiter left our table with a very scrotty look.

We still suggest goujons of plaice as a fancy dinner for my brother once in a while.

I hate it when I post something and someone comes on several pages later, obviously not having RTFT and says exactly the same thing as I said previously, and gets loads of people coming in and saying 'what she said' and agreeing how relevant it is.

But that's just a personal peeve.

Referring to public/ private/ fee paying schools as ‘indies’.

Someone told me the term ‘Sanpro’ originated in the advertising industry about 30 years ago so not a MN thing.

Anything made 'from scratch'.

@jokergal

Any thread about food. There was one a couple of weeks ago when the OP said her DSD was eating three packets of biscuits every night. The girl didn't have her mother so it was obviously emotional eating and it turns out the packets of biscuits weren't full sized just those tiny iced gems

Oh yes, I remember that one. The child who was "stealing" iced gem biscuits and was being punished unbelievably by op fur "stealing family food".

‘And you had children with this man. Why?’

Very helpful. I’m guessing that she didn’t know what a massive twat he was at that point.

When someone posts for advice for dealing with their neighbour putting their dustbins out too early, or their SIL sending rollerblades for a 3 yr old, and a poster takes it upon themselves to compose an incredibly long and self-important text reply that runs into seven waffling and passive aggressive paragraphs, ending 'Regards, OriginalPoster'.

The idea that those in abusive relationships have somewhere to go, lots of support and can leave immediately.

That something is seriously wrong with your life if you do not have at least 3 holidays a year, most of which must be exotic.

That you cannot be attracted to someone else if you are married or in a relationship, even if you have no intention of acting on it.

The overall smugness which is often prevalent on here.

I can't bear it when someone puts "gavel" or that bloody clutching pearls comment. and other comments like that really irk me

I hate the "why are you having a baby/children you can't afford? ". I hate to break it to these people, but once you've got them it's not like you can send them back ffs

I remember one last year about the OPs friend's son came over for a few days.
The son was underweight and was only fed strange exotic cuisines rather than basic traditional dishes for a 5 year old!
The OP gave him all natural homemade burgers and chips and had jelly for dessert as a treat.He gained a little weight and she was proud for helping.
All the PPs said what she fed him was gross and unhealthy even though it was cooked from scratch with no oil

I wouldn't bat an eyelid.

Naive
Ugh.

Obsessive about their children being near them in public thinking they'll be kidnapped even statistically their husband is more likely to kidnap the child for custody and kill them.

Meant to say Naice not Naive!

YES! ‘Policeman / receptionist / librarian here’. Drives me absolutely mad.
Yes!
Unless it's actually relevant to the thread.

I dislike people offering so called expertise on the grounds their DH/sister/uncle's mate down the pub apparently works in that area or a tenuously related area. 90% of the time what they claim is nothing like the posters who work in that area and are offering advice.

I showed this thread to my DH and he says...