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randomusernam · 21/05/2024 12:17

I'll go first ...

B&M is over rated

Most of the home decor is tacky
I can get cleaning products at in the supermarket without a separate trip.
It's not super cheap like people say when you really compare the prices

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dizzydizzydizzy · 21/05/2024 18:11

The term "fur baby" makes me cringe and if you say that, you automatically go down in my estimation. Dogs are animals. We should stop anthropomorphising them.

I think ULEZ (car pollution charge in London). I don't know anyone who agrees with me. I think we are all going to have to make big sacrifices due to climate change.

Tel12 · 21/05/2024 18:13

Feminism has meant that a lot of women do a lot more work

NonPlayerCharacter · 21/05/2024 18:14

People who are vehemently in favour of spanking children are usually acting out a repressed sexual fetish on kids and it is all kinds of fucked up.

DeadbeatYoda · 21/05/2024 18:17

Overt patriotism / pledging allegiance to flags is mindless and moronic.

SabreIsMyFave · 21/05/2024 18:21

Women who say they are happy single secretly desperately want to be in a relationship. (And the 'single women are the happiest' poll that was done some years ago is a massive crock of shit, and most of the people polled were single women kidding themselves that they're happy single.)

Being a mother is way better than being child free.

Women secretly want to stay at home and have their husband bring in the money whilst they play homemaker. Most women do not want to be 'career women' they want to be looked after, and stay at home as a lady of leisure.

Weddings these days are ridiculous, with too much money spent, and ludicrous hen weekends (often abroad,) that nobody actually wants to go to. Also most weddings are too long. I have been to THREE in the past 2 years that were 10-12 hours long. They are fucking exhausting. I am turning down ALL wedding invitations for the next 5 years, (except my DC.)

Some people are genuinely jealous of people in social housing, and bitter that they don't have it.

Feminism is one of the worst things that ever happened to women.

NO-ONE looks more than 7-8 years younger than their actual age. Not when you look properly.

If you smack your children, you have failed as a parent.

Anyone who parks their car on the road, when they have a driveway is an arsehole.

Botox and fillers does NOT make anyone look younger.

PossumintheHouse · 21/05/2024 18:24

SabreIsMyFave · 21/05/2024 18:21

Women who say they are happy single secretly desperately want to be in a relationship. (And the 'single women are the happiest' poll that was done some years ago is a massive crock of shit, and most of the people polled were single women kidding themselves that they're happy single.)

Being a mother is way better than being child free.

Women secretly want to stay at home and have their husband bring in the money whilst they play homemaker. Most women do not want to be 'career women' they want to be looked after, and stay at home as a lady of leisure.

Weddings these days are ridiculous, with too much money spent, and ludicrous hen weekends (often abroad,) that nobody actually wants to go to. Also most weddings are too long. I have been to THREE in the past 2 years that were 10-12 hours long. They are fucking exhausting. I am turning down ALL wedding invitations for the next 5 years, (except my DC.)

Some people are genuinely jealous of people in social housing, and bitter that they don't have it.

Feminism is one of the worst things that ever happened to women.

NO-ONE looks more than 7-8 years younger than their actual age. Not when you look properly.

If you smack your children, you have failed as a parent.

Anyone who parks their car on the road, when they have a driveway is an arsehole.

Botox and fillers does NOT make anyone look younger.

Fucking crickets for you.

mossylog · 21/05/2024 18:26
  • I love dogs but the apologism for dangerous dogs gets pretty idiotic. "Oh he's a big softy, a chihuahua is more likely to bite you", yeah, that might be true, but a chihuahua can't maul you to death
  • Most of stuff like ADHD is just a normal variation in personality type that is maladapted to the complex demands of modern life
Revelatio · 21/05/2024 18:30

In heterosexual relationships men should have compulsory paid paternity leave for 6 months and have to be the primary care giver, meal provider and houseworker (whatever they expected their partner to do when they were off on maternity leave).

GingerPirate · 21/05/2024 18:31

lotsofpeoplenametheirswords · 21/05/2024 16:25

Having been both child free and also a mother, I can assure you this simply isn't true!

Child free and also a mother?
That's interesting.😁

NonPlayerCharacter · 21/05/2024 18:34

GingerPirate · 21/05/2024 18:31

Child free and also a mother?
That's interesting.😁

I assume she meant she didn't want children, then did, and had them.

Pettyman · 21/05/2024 18:36

SabreIsMyFave · 21/05/2024 18:21

Women who say they are happy single secretly desperately want to be in a relationship. (And the 'single women are the happiest' poll that was done some years ago is a massive crock of shit, and most of the people polled were single women kidding themselves that they're happy single.)

Being a mother is way better than being child free.

Women secretly want to stay at home and have their husband bring in the money whilst they play homemaker. Most women do not want to be 'career women' they want to be looked after, and stay at home as a lady of leisure.

Weddings these days are ridiculous, with too much money spent, and ludicrous hen weekends (often abroad,) that nobody actually wants to go to. Also most weddings are too long. I have been to THREE in the past 2 years that were 10-12 hours long. They are fucking exhausting. I am turning down ALL wedding invitations for the next 5 years, (except my DC.)

Some people are genuinely jealous of people in social housing, and bitter that they don't have it.

Feminism is one of the worst things that ever happened to women.

NO-ONE looks more than 7-8 years younger than their actual age. Not when you look properly.

If you smack your children, you have failed as a parent.

Anyone who parks their car on the road, when they have a driveway is an arsehole.

Botox and fillers does NOT make anyone look younger.

I think I ❤️ you. Completely agree with all of the above

Alalalalalongalalalalalonglonglilong · 21/05/2024 18:36

Women who have long nails, caterpillar eyebrows and massive fake eyelashes look stupid and in my experience, almost always are.

sheroku · 21/05/2024 18:37

Women secretly want to stay at home and have their husband bring in the money whilst they play homemaker. Most women do not want to be 'career women' they want to be looked after, and stay at home as a lady of leisure.

I'm not sure many SAHMs would appreciate being referred to as a "lady of leisure". Most of my friends were desperate to get back to work after maternity leave.

ginasevern · 21/05/2024 18:40

AccountCreateUsername · 21/05/2024 17:59

Can’t edit twice 🤦
Please ignore that post completely@ginasevern
It’s been a long week! Flowers

No worries at all. I'm a bit confused now though about who's quoting who. Agree about the long week!

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 21/05/2024 18:41

SAHP should pay for their own lifestyles instead of leeching off working parents (tax payers)

larkstar · 21/05/2024 18:45

30 yo men who buy ridiculous gaming chairs and spend all evening "on line gaming" are pathetic sad f*cks - silly spoilt little boys - not what adult women are looking for....and they have no idea how they come across!

VictoriaEra2 · 21/05/2024 18:50

Agree with you, OP. Went once - never again.

Garlicked · 21/05/2024 18:51

Tel12 · 21/05/2024 18:13

Feminism has meant that a lot of women do a lot more work

Yes, it was so much better for women to be unpaid servants with no right to their own bank accounts, no political voice, and being badly underpaid for the very hard work most of them did, in fact, do on top of their domestic labour.

GingerPirate · 21/05/2024 18:54

NonPlayerCharacter · 21/05/2024 18:34

I assume she meant she didn't want children, then did, and had them.

Yep. 🐣🐤🐥

ilovesooty · 21/05/2024 18:55

I like being single. I don't want a relationship. I've never wanted children and have never regretted being child free. I disagree with @SabreIsMyFave .

Fatnold · 21/05/2024 18:58

Margaret Thatcher was a magnificent woman.

VictoriaEra2 · 21/05/2024 18:58

TeamPolin · 21/05/2024 15:48

Croissants are massively over-rated
All posh, artisanal crisps are shit.
Leopard print looks naff on everything.
Adele's songs are really boring.

Very much agree with last two points

NonPlayerCharacter · 21/05/2024 18:58

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 21/05/2024 18:41

SAHP should pay for their own lifestyles instead of leeching off working parents (tax payers)

How does the state pay SAHPs?

PossumintheHouse · 21/05/2024 18:59

Fatnold · 21/05/2024 18:58

Margaret Thatcher was a magnificent woman.

Here's a lukewarm milk for you.

Shittyproblem · 21/05/2024 19:01

NonPlayerCharacter · 21/05/2024 18:14

People who are vehemently in favour of spanking children are usually acting out a repressed sexual fetish on kids and it is all kinds of fucked up.

Or possibly teaching the children not to hit their newborn sibling, stamp on the cat, etc.