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People you only meet on Mumsnet...

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CurlewKate · 23/04/2023 10:18

People who never answer their door/phone.
People who get really stroppy about taking in parcels for neighbours.
People who can feed a family of four for a week on one chicken.
People who wash mince (one for the oldies, there.)
People who resent giving somebody a lift to a place they were going anyway.
Fee free to add your own!

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Bananarama77 · 25/04/2023 18:25

Dottymug · 25/04/2023 17:41

@Bananarama77 Seriously...they weren't allowed to use your loo? Did the neighbours not object when they had to pee in your garden??

Not after the mess than 6 of them made a week into a 12 week project. I wouldn’t even wipe my DH skids off the back of the loo let alone 6 strangers once they didn’t even bother flushing. Piss all over the seat & floor & grout/tiles/sink absolutely filthy. They brought a portaloo second week for the duration

MagpieSong · 25/04/2023 19:26

SirChenjins · 25/04/2023 16:28

And the people who don't know anyone at all who could babysit ever and no, there are no neighbours or friends or teenagers or babysitting agencies at all that they could ask, not even in an emergency

That was us. We’d just moved to the area, knew no-one, had no family near by, no agencies in the vicinity. I wouldn’t have trusted an unknown teenager with my baby and toddler. Now the DC are adults I’ve spoken to many people who were exactly the same. It’s not that unusual really - and it’s a horrible position to be in.

This is us as well. Or was until recently. We could have asked my parents with notice etc. but we moved to Wales and they’re on the English south coast, so not simple or short notice. I’m not really comfortable asking an agency and don’t know any teenagers in the area. I’m not a church member or part of a club or anything and didn’t know anyone local. Now, I could ask another mum, but I haven’t yet and she has a baby. I have plenty of friends outside the area and a friend around two hours drive away (we tend to meet in the middle, but work together remotely sometimes meeting in person). We moved just before Covid and it’s taking time to get to know people well and settle in - it’s not that unusual if you move long distance. If you live in an area for a long time or work with lots of others in person who you get to know well etc. or live near family it’s a bit different, but plenty don’t.

WomanStanleyWoman2 · 25/04/2023 19:33

tobee · 25/04/2023 17:48

People on Mumsnet never reply "it depends on my mood". Everyone seems to have hard and fast rules.

And they are utterly bewildered at the idea someone else might do things differently. For example, when it comes to people “popping in” unannounced: if you’re happy with it, anyone who prefers some notice is a miserable, unsociable grump who will invariably die alone. If you don’t like it and prefer some notice, those who do clearly have no boundaries and are massive pains in the arse who you’d walk under buses t avoid. No one ever says “I get that some people are okay with it and that’s fine, but I prefer X”.

tailinthejam · 25/04/2023 21:17

aprilshowers4 · 25/04/2023 17:44

People who have the time to do all of this in 24 hours:

Walk 10k steps
Make delicious healthy home cooked meals
Earn a very high / at least above average wage
Go to the gym/yoga
Raise 2.4 kids
Maintain a good relationship with SO
Have a big circle of close friends and family

And they have plenty of time to come onto MN and spend hours telling us about how little time they have to do anything because they are so busy...
😂

clpsmum · 25/04/2023 22:45

@VWHoliday exactly. I have never ever met any horrible step parents in real life

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