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Things you do that other people thing are abominations

157 replies

trebaco · 10/05/2022 17:20

Eating pesto out the jar. Delicious.

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Purpleavocado · 12/05/2022 13:06

Sardines mashed up with mayo on toast

Nydj · 12/05/2022 13:08

I rarely use my knife to cut up my food - use the side of the fork and then scoop food with the same fork using my right hand only. I also eat things like pakoras, chips and pizzas with my hands. I think most mumsnetters would be spinning in a frenzy if they saw me eat!

YetAnotherSpartacus · 12/05/2022 13:10

Put my career first over my OH's.

Giggorata · 12/05/2022 13:10

roast potatoes with stewed apple, oooooh.

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 12/05/2022 13:13

I eat pizza with a knife and fork. I also eat those cheap crappy Supernoodles, uncooked straight out of the packet. DH has to leave the room when I do that, but he covers fish with brown HP sauce so he's just as fucked up as I am Wink

Love how so many of these are about food Grin

emmathedilemma · 12/05/2022 13:14

Don't scrub my feet daily (see recent MN thread)

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 12/05/2022 13:15

YetAnotherSpartacus · 12/05/2022 13:10

Put my career first over my OH's.

I also used to work late to deliberately avoid getting ready for bed/bath time (DH was SAHD) which is derided on here when men do it sorry not sorry

SheisMammyof2 · 12/05/2022 13:22

Not me, DS.. crepes spread with Nutella wrapped around a sausage and drizzled with maple syrup.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 12/05/2022 13:37

As an aside @TheYearOfSmallThings I am intrigued by your username too

I was reading The Day of Small Things by O Douglas during the pandemic, and I thought "Day? Pah. This is the YEAR of small things." Sorry, I wish that was more intriguing Grin

GetOffTheTableMabel · 12/05/2022 13:40

I cannot even work out which of these things I am more horrified by.
You people are ANIMALS! I feel nauseous.

LonelyInAutumn · 12/05/2022 13:42

Dipping buttery toast into weetabix or porridge

Dianaofthelakeofshiningwaters · 12/05/2022 13:47

Wear shoes in the house.

Have toilet brushes.

Use a washing up bowl.

Only wear pyjamas for sleeping in even if not going out of the house.

Sure I can think of more if I really try but will probably have my MN login rescinded 😁

Sleepyquest · 12/05/2022 13:49

ChickenRat · 12/05/2022 09:51

Giving my daughter (2 years old) food from my plate. So if she's eaten all her broccoli for example and wants more she gets some of mine. FIL has been known to leave the table mid meal in horror over this. Not sure if he has a point, maybe there's some etiquette thing I'm missing here 🤔

I do this all the time! In restaurants too! Your FIL would hate me

TedMullins · 12/05/2022 14:01

Dog is allowed on the bed and furniture
Having lie-ins beyond 12pm
Farting in front of my bf
never having felt the female pressure to be a people pleaser and put everyone else before myself

Have to say, the soggy milk marmite sandwich is worse than anything I do, including tweezing my ingrown leg hairs

trebaco · 12/05/2022 14:03

GetOffTheTableMabel · 12/05/2022 13:40

I cannot even work out which of these things I am more horrified by.
You people are ANIMALS! I feel nauseous.

We have an enemy infiltrater

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OccultGnuNew · 12/05/2022 14:10

Mashed potato mixed with marmite. Spread on toast, top with grated cheese and melt the cheese under the grill. Good hangover food.

Tryhard40 · 12/05/2022 14:11

This isn't a stealth boast I promise, but spending lots of money on handbags/shoes/clothes etc.

My last handbag cost £2k and I had to tell my dm it cost £200 - she was even shocked at that! Due to my very modest (poor) upbringing I find myself often having to lie omit certain details of my life in front of friends and family who would think it's disgusting that I spend so much on material things. I can afford it but I know some people don't understand.

I am also a 40yo woman who still loves getting dressed up and going out with friends and getting tipsy/dancing. I understand from another thread this is considered an abomination by some and something we should stop doing upon marriage or once past the age of 23 or so..

milawops · 12/05/2022 14:18

I strip the meat out of raw sausages and eat it. And raw mince.

Cas112 · 12/05/2022 14:19

I put tomato sauce on my corned beef hash last night and my boyfriend had a breakdown 😂

Strokethefurrywall · 12/05/2022 14:27

Boil spaghetti and mix in a can of condensed chicken soup and add herbs.
DH looked horrified when I presented him with his "dinner" when we first started dating.

It's my "can't be fucked" food.

easyday · 12/05/2022 14:31

Most of these seem pretty normal to me!
I was introduced to a scrummy sandwich combo by an old colleague: on squidgy white bread put apricot jam, crispy bacon and Brie, microwave til Brie starts melt - yum!
Having pets in beds, feeding your kid off your plate, nothing wrong with these things!
I did have a friend who would squirt maple flavoured syrup (so not the real stuff) straight into her mouth. Gross.

PermanentTemporary · 12/05/2022 14:35

Change my sheets once a month or so.

nearlyspringyay · 12/05/2022 14:36

Cornflakes and orange juice, I hate milk.

HP sauce crappy white bread sandwiches

Super noodle sandwiches, also have to be crappy plastic bread

LadyLothbrook · 12/05/2022 14:36

I eat the shell and tail aswel as the prawn.

MintyGreenDream · 12/05/2022 14:38

Sliced jarred pickles on a fish finger sandwich.