Why do people on here talk about 'pulling' their kids out of school?

[noomchikka]

Is it for dramatic effect?

I've taken both of my DC out of their crappy secondary academy into better schools this year.

No pulling involved. Just changed their schools.

I've seen people use this on mumsnet to mean. "Make a point I don't agree with."
Eg. "Why are people screaming that they wouldn't do so and so?" I guess it's to make people voicing a different opinion seem irrational

When do people stop “falling” and start “having falls”? About age 75?

Yes! There was a thread the other day about someone "scrawling" something all over MN. (a word that the OP had taken against) How anyone scrawls on a phone...