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You know you've been on Mumsnet too long when...

37 replies

WhatIfWhatIf · 19/12/2024 19:32

... your six year old comes out with the line, 'Mummy, did you mean to be so rude?'

(In my defence, I wasn't actually rude, just chivvying with a little more enthusiasm than usual, which they were clearly not impressed by!)

OP posts:
vodkaredbullgirl · 19/12/2024 19:34

You go to the supermarket and see someone in parent and park with no kids.

Jessica167353 · 19/12/2024 19:35

You pass a couple in a restaurant and hear the man compliment the woman and your first thought is that she is being love bombed.

OAPapparently · 19/12/2024 19:37

You accidently say ‘how’s your DC?’ when asking someone about their children!

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DancingNotDrowning · 19/12/2024 19:38

There’s a list in the bottom of your trolly and your first thought is chat or aibu

Storynanny1 · 19/12/2024 19:40

When my husband says “ see what mumsnet thinks( about,y,z)

OAPapparently · 19/12/2024 19:44

You start calling your salad a big salad.

stillavid · 19/12/2024 19:46

You just know half the threads on here in the last couple of weeks are totally made up.

vodkaredbullgirl · 19/12/2024 19:47

How am I going to make 6 meals out of this chicken 🐔

TickingAlongNicely · 19/12/2024 19:48

You start planning diagrams of inconsiderate parking

BloodyHellBob · 19/12/2024 19:48

Someone says "give your head a wobble" and you lock eyes and they know they've outed themselves as a fellow viper.

ItsCalledAConversation · 19/12/2024 19:48

When your reaction to a normal yet unpleasant situation is to report it to the police

vodkaredbullgirl · 19/12/2024 19:49

When someone in real life mentions a car parked in the wrong place, you ask for a diagram.

Meowingtwice · 19/12/2024 19:49

When your husband doesn't appear to do his fair share of housework that week and you think 'wait to the mners hear about this - no energy due to a secret family'

MoonWoman69 · 19/12/2024 19:52

When a situation crops up and your first thought is, I wonder if anyone ever started a thread about this on MN!

GiddyRobin · 19/12/2024 19:54

When instead of writing your husband's name in a text to a friend, you find yourself writing "DH", and then frantically tapping the back button.

Jellyslothbridge · 19/12/2024 19:54

When you plan a piccy tea with naice ham. And yes No is a complete sentence. No?

AnxieTeapot · 19/12/2024 19:57

When you have a mysterious friend who recommends helpful things but really you just read it on Mumsnet.

Onlyonekenobe · 19/12/2024 19:59

When you have a RL conundrum and to resolve it you ask yourself what MN would come up with in Chat or AIBU and which responses you'd go with

Iloveyoubut · 19/12/2024 20:06

When you can hear everyone telling you to LTB! And they’re right! And you know it!

LongDarkTeatime · 19/12/2024 20:21

GiddyRobin · 19/12/2024 19:54

When instead of writing your husband's name in a text to a friend, you find yourself writing "DH", and then frantically tapping the back button.

You too? 😂

GiddyRobin · 19/12/2024 20:23

LongDarkTeatime · 19/12/2024 20:21

You too? 😂

I swear I've nearly outed myself as a MNer so many times now. 😂 I even caught myself thinking of him as DH once, and logged out for the day!

Thunderlegs · 19/12/2024 20:33

When your husband fails to unload the dishwasher and you think, just ltb

EnjoythemoneyJane · 19/12/2024 20:35

OAPapparently · 19/12/2024 19:44

You start calling your salad a big salad.

Massive, surely 😉

VegTrug · 19/12/2024 20:36

stillavid · 19/12/2024 19:46

You just know half the threads on here in the last couple of weeks are totally made up.

You mean you've decided that they're made up because it's NEVER HAPPENED TO YOU

Hoppinggreen · 19/12/2024 20:37

You write YANBU on ranty FB threads about dog poo