Things MN has made you paranoid about?

[ThinkingForEveryone]

I'll start:
I am fat....therefore I must smell.
I have pets....therefore my house is a germ ridden cess pit, that smells.
I use fabric conditioner on my laundry.....that must smell.
I sometimes wear a bra more than once.....I must absolutely stink on those days.
Obviously this is light hearted, I'm fairly confident I don't offend anyone with my body odour and my house is in reasonable order (and if you don't like it you have the option to piss off to your fresh smelling home!)
What threads do you read that makes you wonder what the general population must think of you?

I only joined Mumsnet this year when I retired early. Despite having worked for over forty years and not claiming benefits I feel like a scrounger with no self esteem. I feel I should offer up my house and savings to those youngsters I have inadvertently scammed due to being a baby boomer.

I shouldn’t think people are being arses because they probably have hidden disabilities (which I agree is the case.

I’m going to take a break as it’s definitely not doing my mental health any good.

I also probably smell, but the good news is I have thick calves so don’t wear skinny jeans.

Edited to say that I meant to say that sometimes people are being arses because they have hidden disabilities but not always.

I once went out with a much younger man. Now I'm worried someone may have posted on here asking if it was still ok to be my friend.

I’ve only been here for about a year as I now have a child so here goes:

Didn’t breastfeed - terrible mother
Use prep machine for bottles - even worse
Gave my child solid food at 5 months - call SS
Not doing BLW - awful person
Give the occasional Ella’s pouch - neglectful
Let my 7 month old watch some TV - omg no!
Bedshare because I am fucking shattered - don’t deserve to be a mother
Stay with my partner even if he’s 32 and still plays his games console - doormat
Don’t have a degree - thick

I could go on and on! It has made me really paranoid about the choices I make I’m ashamed to say 🥲

Ooh yes, me too. Totally paranoid about being an only and sticking with one DD.

I work 4 days a week and still a bit paranoid that I’m judged for outsourcing parenting/why did you bother having kids for someone else to parent them/giving DD attachment issues etc etc by putting her in nursery for those 4 days.

Also we have a house with no parking, a north facing garden and a big mortgage. I fear that would prompt a sharp intake of breath and a shake of the head from some of the Mumsnet Massive.

To top it all, DD watches a bit of TV and has done since she was 1. Clearly there are developmental problems just bubbling under the surface caused by my lax boundaries on this, according to most threads on the subject.

A whole pinch of salt?

Surely this can't be real.

Have you any idea of the health problems you are storing up for the future?

😁

@Coachwork beautiful name, my daughter is evie too :)

Maybe proving their point....🤣

But still beautiful name! Xx

That if I ever even think about putting up a christmas tree before the middle of December I'm showing everybody that I'm lower class, especially so, if my tree is artificial and has coloured lights and tinsel! 😝🙄

Visiting the countryside. As a city-dweller, even my very footprints will apparently cause untold damage to the farming community.

I confess to also having un-dyed, side parted hair, wearing skinny jeans and cardigans and failing to shower daily or keep my house spotless. Relieved to know I'm not the only one not to live up to the mn standards!

I dont shave my legs and rarely do under my arms. I never trim the foof!!

Bugger all, I am astonished how no one on mumsnet can make even the smallest decision on their own and how many posters so completely lack backbones. I mostly read because I find it fascinating in an "anthropologist among the aliens" way

When a friend or family members has a baby, I’m now paranoid that I am:

• Saying congratulations too late


• - Not saying congratulations soon enough


• Offering the visit at the wrong time. Thus offending the parent


• getting a judgemental present


• Being sexist by saying the mum looks well


• being sexist by not saying the mum looks well

🤣🤣

That I'm a disgusting freeloading scrounger because I currently live with parents again in my 20s. That I smell because I can't shower every day (in fairness I probably do sometimes but those days I'm not well enough to go out anyway).
That my (lovely!) stepmum thinks I'm leaching off her and my dad; alternatively that she shouldn't take me for days out or be nice to me bc she's stealing me from my mother.

According to some on MN everybody smells. A few people said children in general had a smell about them.

I’ve even seen on here some people claim that they can smell sanitary towels when standing next to women on their periods 🤮 I don’t believe them

It's may me paranoid that;

I dont give my children enough pocket money.

I'm a terrible parent for not having 25 after school clubs to ferry my children around to.

That is GENIUS!!!!

My pronouns aren’t she/her
I’m just a dolphin

Never realised how many people wished other people were dead. Then again who knows what abuse they suffered. Ergo never judge a book by its' cover.
From the recent thread.

(Unless it's Donald Trump then absolutely do. And assume the worst).

Also this ^
Brilliant analysis 👏

My DD was in full time daycare from three months old, five days a week and 8am to 6pm. I wasn't aware that I would be a single parent but even so, I should have recognised that my ex was a tosser prior to my planned pregnancy.

However I score points my being single 25 years later and no more children.

I think the stepmother bashing is the worst. Thankful that I am not one.

Well I'm a real outcast if I mention my religious beliefs, owning a hot tub, being a SAHM (mainly health reasons though) and get this...... I clean and cook and actually enjoy looking after my husband and dd 😬

Having an opinion!

It seems illegal on here. When you type YOUR OWN comment in response to an OP, someone (completely uninvolved) is almost guaranteed to pipe up, tag/ quote you, and challenge you on it in a cocky manner.

they shouldn’t be on here if they can’t give their own opinion (which must be fact) .. without challenging someone else’s

Piss off

I’m ok 🙂

The rationale is that they are considered dated because they have been taken over by more recent trends in the "fashion industry".
That doesn't mean people shouldn't wear them. All power to you 👌- if you like them and feel they look good then rock the skinny jeans vibe. Owning our decisions and not being dictated to is the back bone of the MN community

Wearing almost anything to a wedding. I never knew it was completely taboo to wear white, even if it is just background colour so a floral dress with any white/ivory/cream is a no no. Wearing black is a huge no no too so is wearing red. Wearing anything slightly frilly /flouncy means you are trying to upstage the bride. Wearing anything with a highish neck or calf length or below will also deem you far too frumpy and you will be told you are not the mother of the bride/groom.
Disciplining your child in any way seems to be a no no too.
Expressing disappointment or frustration with any member of your family will result in being told that you are a terrible person. You should be thankful that you have a husband/boyfriend/father/mother/friend etc because not everybody does. Some people’s relatives are DEAD so be grateful you have one of the above, no matter how abusive they are.