Phrases you hate reading on mumsnet

[Ohmycron]

I’ve been on mumsnet for about 18 years and you know what, if I read about people putting ducks in a row once more I might go mental.
What phrase do you hate.

‘Have you tried cosleeping/a sling/relactation after 52 years?’

Seems to be a common response to all baby related issues.

@Timeturnerplease

‘Have you tried cosleeping/a sling/relactation after 52 years?’

Seems to be a common response to all baby related issues.

Haha yes along with people shoehorning in how long they breastfed for, on a post about mortgages or something (always 2+ years)

On any weight loss or food related thread.
'we have lost sight of what a portion should look like'
So bloody superior, as if people struggling with weight issues are stupid.

The two that really grate on my ears are when someone is disagreeing with something they rewrite a sentence and finish with

‘ There fixed that for you’

and when describing how angry something makes them declare it

‘boils my piss’.

The first is so aggressive and the second is disgusting.

Sorry didn’t RTFT so apologies if I’m repeating someone else, but “cherchez la femme”. This really annoys me. People seem to trot it out thinking they look really original or clever

The living room wants cleaned/painted/hoovered,I can’t stand it.

I also don't like 'pissed on my chips.'

"If someone tells you who they are, believe them." When Angelou wrote that it seemed insightful. I've now read it so many times on here and posters write it with such pride as if they'd just come up with it themselves, it just sounds like a lazy, clichéd banality. It's ruined a good saying and made me start to hate a fab poet, Maya Angelou.

On the nail threads, some sneery poster popping on to say ‘Christmas nails? What are they?

Or , commonly on the Chritmas Threads :

"December 1st Boxes" / "Christmas Eve Hampers" / Christmas Bedding ... Is this A Thing now

More Tat - what next Boxing Day Hampers ?

"Christmas nails - is this A Thing now" .

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No , not A Thing . It's something fun that some people like to do . I do the Dec 1st Box and the Bedding . My DC are too old for Christmas Eve Hampers and I don't do my nails ever .

But like everyone else , no-one is holding a gun to my head to make me put Christmas Bedding and I don't sneer at someone who wants to have their nails done .

Its all too competitive to be the "I don't give a shit" and why are people posting on the Christmas Threads , primarily to sneer ?

Definitely the over use of misogyny. If a partner/husband hasn’t agreed or expressed they must be a misogynist and the OP should LTB at once.

"No is a complete sentence"

Does this ever work for people?!

HTH used in a passive aggressive way. It doesn't help because it wasn't intended to help. It's just rude and smacks of condescension.

Grabby. Must be a better word than that!

Not a phrase but the seemingly endless obsession with eating cheese

“If you cared about the environment you wouldn’t have had children” on any thread about anything environmental whatsoever. (Even worse on threads about infertility).

And picking apart someone’s grammar when it’s irrelevant to what they’ve posted about.

When people quite smuggly say their DH would never disrespect them that way

Or go on about their husband/partner being so great etc etc. It just makes other people feel like shit.

The rage
Saying 'it gives me the rage' literally does.
And I've seen it on this thread!

@Ohmycron

Also cut and colour. I know it’s not a mumsnst phrase but it just is so God awful

Context?

Surely it's fine at the hairdressers??

@Pawprintpaper

“If you cared about the environment you wouldn’t have had children” on any thread about anything environmental whatsoever. (Even worse on threads about infertility).

And picking apart someone’s grammar when it’s irrelevant to what they’ve posted about.

Ugh this is so preachy and pathetic, especially as these people clearly have other motives for not having kids. If they were told it was better for the environment to have one more they wouldn’t exactly be forcing themselves, so it shows a real lack of understanding of humanity.

It’s like saying oh I’m such a good person because I’ve decided to abstain from sex if you also happen to be asexual.

The only thing that really annoys me is when people quote someone else's comment and say 'this' and nothing else... like.. great, thanks for adding..nothing

Fuming. That one really annoys me. Usually it's someone who is excessively annoyed about something minor.

Also hate "super" in front of everything. Super happy. Super annoyed.

I'm also irrationally angered (fuming!) by posters who don't know the difference between your and you're.

"The tory bots are out." "Internalised misogyny." "You can see the men hiding on here."

I hate the way people are put down and dismissed because they dare to think differently.

When someone writes about their horrible husband and mentions they're pregnant.

Why did you have kids with this man?

Not helpful and just smug.

Yes!! Cheese is a thing somehow

That silly opening statement along the lines of 'Fuck off, Daily Mail' because if I was a browsing Mail writer I'd jump on the thread and make a huge feature out of it out of spite.

Anyone who ever called a pet a 'fur-baby' should probably be fed to their animals.