What makes you un-mumsnetty?

[GlummyMcGlummerson]

For me

• I park in parent and child spaces when I have my kids with me. I don't make my life harder by parking in a tiny normal space just in case that childless bloke in the Porsche 911 who runs into Asda like Linford Christie might have a better reason for it than me

• if I have a bad experience I complain. If I find my £40 steak swimming in fat with a pube in it, I don't refrain from saying anything just in case the chef has had a bad day.

• I go to the supermarket during the pandemic, I don't leave shaking and sobbing and riddled with guilt over it because I bought a Galaxy. I even take my kids with me.

• I don't "seethe" if, when the secret Santa budget is £5, I get a Bayliss and Harding gift set. I accept that £5 means limited options and I say thanks, move on and don't take it as a personal alight for years to come. I don't have the hump becauSe they didn't personally whittle a keyring from wood in the oak tree that tenderly grows in their back garden

What makes you unmumsnetty?

I’ve never used zoflora!

Mumsnet do not use zoflora! You're thinking of netmums, Hun.

I like my dc's SM AND my MIL

I don't think the UK is that shit, there are far worse countries to live in
I'm not terrified of covid
I have and use loo brushes but not bleach
I cant stand Harry and Meghan particularly her, they've proved themselves lying hypocrites that spout a load of crap
I think some people need to grow a backbone and stop being pathetic
I don't shake, rage, and cry hysterically at nothing
I love my family even the in laws, I've been on holiday with just them

I don’t use this forum as a means of taking out my anger at the world on other people by responding to posts with bile & venom.

I don’t understand how anyone could eat animals and still profess to love them. You really don’t.

I don’t blame the other woman and make out she is a horrible human who led a good man astray.

I think some people need to grow a backbone and stop being pathetic

Yes.
There have been far too many threads recently from posters who are being taken for granted for want of a polite and assertive word or two. It needn't be confronational.

I got married young.

I had my first child in my 20s intentionally.

I'm overweight and I'm not apologetic for being so.

I have several large and visible tattoos which I love.

I don't want to leave my husband every time he does something "wrong". We discuss it and we work through it.

I hate the breastfeeding brigade, and I don't often use the word hate. Their propaganda massively contributed to my PND.

I don't put D in front of relatives initials when writing on a thread. I don't know why but it seems really odd and creepy.

I don’t notice if people use the ‘D’ prefix or not. I can work out what they’re talking about either way but there’s been a lot of whining about it over the years.

What a great thread.

My 2p’s worth:

• I am 100% certain my DH doesn’t watch porn.
• He spends time (sometimes a lot) playing his Xbox, and I don’t mind.
• I have a lot of children, with one on the way.
• I drink more than one bottle of wine sometimes, and feel nothing more than merry. May even have a gin or two on top.
• that previous point is only when I’m not up the duff, obvs.

I didn't go to uni and i don't have a career, i have never been livid or furious in my entire life, if the doorbell rings i assume its someone i know and happily answer it. My dc don't have limits on their screen time and i absolutely hate gin.

I'm working class, I live in a tiny council house and get UC.
I work in a dreaded Wetherspoon pub 😱

I've never had a cleaner or been on a spa day.
I passed my babies around my family to whoever wanted a squeeze when they visited.

My husband is great,hes my best friend,he helps alot around the house and with the kids and hes bloody sexy!
I like thorntons chocolate and cheap rose to get me drunk quick when I get a very rare night out!
I like grey walls,the colour goes really well with so many other colours
My children aren't geniuses,they are academically very normal and like me all shit at maths.
We have more than three takeaways a week sometimes and that's not counting takeaway coffee and Macdonalds!
I buy cheap eggs and chicken that's not free range.
I use copious bleach to clean the toilet
I change the bed covers three weekly!
I wash my hair once a week and shower every other day!
I eat so much chocolate,sometimes it's the only thing that gets me through the day!
I cannot wait until the kids are back to school
I wish I was really rich and had a celebrity lifestyle,just to not struggle would be great!
I cry and get upset and feel sorry for myself alot about stuff that's happened in my life
I'm not strong and take ages to get over things

I'm an American who has never been to the UK.

@MissConductUS

I'm an American who has never been to the UK.

You must find some elements of Mn completely mystifying.

I love fire works
Hate gin
Am overweight
Suspect a lot of people on MN who ‘have anxiety’ are self diagnosed
Have no savings
Believe that being a single parent is VERY different to having a husband who works away/long days during the week
Don’t fall out with my friends and family

When it comes to breast or formula feeding, the only right choice is the one that allows the mother to feel comfortable and therefore have a happy, content baby.

I do answer the door when someone knocks unexpectedly.

Don't mind a wedding evening invitation and have even travelled out of the county for them; I see it as quite a nice opportunity to have a weekend away.

I have never had any kind of parking dispute with my neighbours, let alone drawn a diagram about one.

I would quite happily explain on here what my partner's hobby is. It's not cycling but it isn't outing either.

I don't like the word "naice".

Sometimes I smoke, as well as drink more than 14 units a week.

@DressingGownofDoom

Oh and for weeknight dinner I usually shove in a frozen pizza, or make soup or spag Bol, or get a chinese if it's been a particularly trying day. Mumsnetters always seem to have 'simple midweek suppers' of pesto roasted chicken thighs with smoked harissa cous cous, feta cheese, mint plucked from the herb garden in a lovely kefir dressing and fondant potatoes.

YY So true!!

I am a SAHM with a DP who works - we claim UC and will continue to do so while entitled to.

I have debt, and no savings.

I rent my home and don't want to own one.

I like having my own last name even though DC all share DPs.

I am a firm believer in household income, and although we have separate accounts, our expenses and bills all come from one account. Even when I worked there was no yours and mine.

I believe in child lead for most things. DC age 3 still has a dummy and bottle at night for example, but potty trained pretty much by themselves at age 2.

I don't like parent and baby groups.

I believe in working through things together as a couple instead of throwing it away quickly (seems to the standard response to the "my DP pissed me off" threads)

And various other things lol

I bloody love M&S and Next and I think all their clothes are well made and I don't have a problem with polyester at all.

I also love all inclusive package holidays

[quote GlummyMcGlummerson]@FrangipaniBlue I've even been known to answer unknown numbers 😱[/quote]
Now that's going a step too far......

@KosherSalt

You must find some elements of Mn completely mystifying.

I do. I've been here for three years and I just learned what Christmas crackers are. I thought they were a traditional baked treat. I do enjoy learning about it all though.

You must visit us! We’d love to have you! (For Miss Conduct)

@Flipflopsaga

You must visit us! We’d love to have you! (For Miss Conduct)

I'd love to. My DH lived and worked in London for almost a year before we met so he can be my tour guide. He was single and very good looking at the time so I suspect there was at least one British girlfriend in the picture.

We currently have two DC attending uni in the US and are paying eye watering fees for both of them, so are a bit skint at the moment. But I think we will come visit when they finished with uni.

I sleep naked and change sheets weekly.

I don't feel guilty about spending the money I earn on luxuries.

I am not "lucky" I having my own successful business- I've worked bloody hard for it.

I am not a "shit" employer - I treat my staff well and pay way over the normal going rate for their jobs as they are worth it.

I love Dove and Nivea products and wish I got gift sets at Christmas.

I own and ride several big motorbikes and have tattoos.

DD started staying for a week's holiday with her grandparents when she was 18 months old.

I pay someone to do my ironing and it is worth the cost.

If there is a job I don't want to do, I pretend to DH that I don't know how to do it so he does it for me.

Never had a joint account and we don't divvy up "spends"

I spend a lot of time with MIL and we go out together on our own, a lot.

Can't stand Benedict Cumberbatch. He looks like an animated penis in a condom.

We fly abroad to stay with friends about 4 times a year.

I believe in ghosts.

I believe in God - and I don't give a fuck what anybody thinks.