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?

My DH is a very hard worker, a high earner working long hours in a demanding senior position; he plays PS games to switch off and he’s no less grown up, intelligent, intellectual or engaged with me for it. It’s a perfectly acceptable hobby because he keeps it in check and never neglects me or our relationship or his responsibilities.

I can drive, I’m a great driver and I actually really like driving, but I also suffer with quite debilitating anxiety and when I’m having a bad day I cannot drive and absolutely won’t make myself do it because I’d be a danger to myself and others.

I shop in M & S for my clothes.

I never tried to limit my children's "screen time" and never took phones off them at night. They seem to have survived and grown up just fine.

I'm sure I will think of more.

I game, as does dh.
Own a toilet brush.
I don't drive.

My kids have loads of devices just because they want them.

My 9 year old stays home if I go to the local shop

I have no idea why people get into such weird possessive agreements with family over babies and kids sitting seething granny touched pfb without written consent

I don't mollycoddle kids let then make their own mistakes

I have never ordered from boden

I am dyslexic and refuse to spend ages spell checking and figuring out the correct spelling for things on here because it's frustrating and people know what I mean anyway.

So many more

I have zero brand loyalty. Don't care what supermarket I shop at, don't care what the label says. I just buy whatever looks like the best value at the time. Same goes for clothes, furniture, household items...

Oh and I have no idea what zoflora is.

I have a toilet brush

I do not have a bathroom bin.

I shop in M & S for my clothes

So do I. All my underwear comes from M and S. I don't have Katie Price sized boobs and M & S bras fit me perfectly and are comfortable. I don't have to rip my bra off as soon as I get into the house.

I have even tempered skin and love receiving toiletries, and can use any brand of skincare without any problems.

I have never ordered from boden

Nor have I, and I am never likely to. M & S is better.

I never mollycoddled my children either. They had to make their own mistakes because I am a fully paid up member of the benign neglect school of parenting. 😉

I dont like the lairy prints on the Scandinavian style kids clothes which are trendy.
I dont understand why taking pride in making sure my DD looks smart for nursery is smirked at. Why is it better to send her in with ratty hair and clothes that dont match? (they're cheap clothes from h&m its not like I send her in her best gear, but you get the vibe its looked down on to make sure she looks and feels good).

@Toomuchtooyoung01 I’m with you here! I always make sure my children look clean and presentable with brushed & styled hair which apparently screams working class. Couldn’t care less. Screams cared for to me!

I don't mind if children in my DC's class aren't friends with them. I even tell them to avoid children they don't get on with. Very unpopular here, in MN land if your child gets punched repeatedly in the face every day by one particular pupil, the only course of action is to invite them over for a play date with creme eggs and lovely chats.

I like Mrs Browns Boys.

This is a very therapeutic thread

I hate Frugi clothes

My children share some.clothes but I like my DS looking like a little boy and my DD like a little girl

I love a 5* AI resort.

I don’t have to have anyone with me when I do fairly mundane things like go and buy a loaf of bread from the shop.
I own 4 toilet brushes.
I take multiple foreign holidays a year (when there’s no bastard virus around to stop me).
I love my in-laws as much as my side of the family.
I answer my front door when the doorbell rings.
I love going to all kinds of weddings, big, small, hotel, far flung, kids, kid free, open bar, pay for your own, whatever. If I’m going to a wedding it’s because I like who’s getting married and genuinely want to see them getting married, however they choose to do it.
A chicken lasts us one meal.
I don’t shake when I have a confrontation with someone.
I spoil my kids at Christmas and throughout the year.
I don’t tie myself in knots over finding hidden meanings in conversations with friends.

[quote SendHelp30]@Toomuchtooyoung01 I’m with you here! I always make sure my children look clean and presentable with brushed & styled hair which apparently screams working class. Couldn’t care less. Screams cared for to me![/quote]
Oh I remember this from when DD was small. I was getting her ready for a party, so wiped her hands and face, brushed her hair and changed her into her party dress. All good. Except a relative's DH properly smirked at my efforts as being too try-hard and working-class

Ironically, I grew up in a leafy suburb and was privately educated - I just cannot bear scruffiness or grubbiness [shrugs]

I love this thread - it's so relaxing!
But it's making me realise how Mumsnetty I am......

All my children's clothing comes from JoJoMaman, MiniBoden with knickers and uniform from MnS - that's like a religious creed

My house is messy because I work FT and have 3 young kids and as much as I try, can't keep fully on top of it without a cleaner

My children's toys are mostly wooden

I drive an 05 reg car

DH cooks from scratch every night and makes things like harissa broccoli with halloumi

I don't shop at Lidl and have never even been in an Aldi - they look kinda depressing tbh

My children do loads of activities inc starting swimming and French at 6 mos old and they are forced to take wholesome walks every day (they actually really love them)

That said, I'm quite good at "confrontation" ie being sensibly assertive when required and I have 2 loo brushes, so maybe there is hope!

Everyone is doing like "10 things you dont know about me"
Which are the mumsnetty traits and which aren't?
I hate my job, and am dreading getting through this month. I dont have toilet brushes. Is that mumsnetty or not?

As the sisters of nonnatus house say, a clean child is a loved child. Mine always went to school in fresh clean uniforms with polished shoes , brushed, smart hair and a clean, warm , weather appropriate coat. And if anyone doesn't like that, tough.

I think seasalt clothes are really frumpy.
My teenagers are really lovely and not stroppy all the time.
I use my toilet brush all the time.
I really like thorntons chocolate

@OhToBeASeahorse your children sound like mine; boys and a girl!
I buy my sons dinosaurs and cars and my daughter barbies because that’s what they like.

We go on 2/3 AI package holidays per year.
Oh the horror.

I have never, ever said the phrase
“No is a complete sentence”

We're happily tucking into a box of Thorntons continental we were given as a Christmas present.

I don't 'name change' due to a fear that saying I live in the UK and have a child will be 'outing' 🙄

I like Turkey for a holiday
I’m good friends with my exDH
I’ve never paid a tutor for any of my kids
DP fishes and bowls (oh that’s outing)
I have a rescue staffie
Toilet brushes: what do you do without them?
I’ve never been fuming or shaking with anger, raging maybe 😉

@Mangoandbroccoli 😂😂😂😂

On the same note; I reckon @HerMammy has just revealed her true identity; a man who fishes, bowls, holidays in turkey and is married with children. Surely there can only be 1!