Mumsnet for company?

[Onebyone1by1]

Anyone else who doesn't have friends and uses mumsnet for company? I post most days. Sometimes pointless stuff Sometimes not. Im single with children so no partner. I do not work due to having a special needs child.

Apart from my children I could go weeks without talking to anyone.

I'm not looking for advice but was wondering if anyone is simlar.

Yes. I think a lot of us are probably in this situation.

Yes! I have a handful of friends IRL but I'm on mat leave - sometimes days pass without me talking to another adult about something other than my children. They're my favourite topic but even still, I need conversation outside of them sometimes!

I have a couple of good friends IRL , but we don't see each other often, we communicate in other ways.
I look at Mumsnet as another way to connect with like-minded and the not so like minded as well.
I've learned a lot from reading posts and all of the many responses, some of which are so wise with experience and I often feel a kinship with some of the MNetters which brings a kind of contentment to my days.
I think the best part about coming on here is knowing that we all need the help and support of others at some point. It's a feeling of solidarity quite often when good people lend their support and their caring to those who genuinely need it, no matter where they are, no matter how late it is, if someone is alone, afraid, worried, or in despair, there's always someone to hear and to respond with kindness.

I’m a single parent and have a lot of ‘alone’ time when DC are in bed. I use mumsnet to find out what other people are talking about and give myself a reality check.

My DH is away for a week and I check in, post, chat and spend way more time on here than when he’s home so it’s 100% for the company and to feel like I’m chatting.

Yes me! Mumsnet is my connection to the real world and I'd be lost without it
I get so much from posting here with my thoughts and opinions, and it gives me a boost when I read " someone has reacted to your post"
I may not fit the typical Mumsnet demographic as I'm 60, unable to work as I have CP and bipolar.
I have been through dark times I could write a book about and I live and learn from everything I've been through
I like to think my posts strike a chord with others
There are some heart wrenching threads at the moment, one particular poster walked out to a hotel and it's giving her confidence to change her life.

I’m seriously disabled and it’s quite tiring to go out and socialise in person. I do go out most days but love Mumsnet as well. I’ve learnt a lot from it.

It definitely helps fill the void for me in particular when I'm struggling with MH issues and think of other things.as a pp wrote I've learnt a lot whilst being on here.

Without wanting to sound OTT Mumsnet has 1000% made me a better person. Like many people I live my "real" life in a little bubble and without mumsnet I would have very little insight into the triumphs and struggles of other people's lives. MN has made me more open minded in the best sense of the world, and much, much less judgemental.

I have a reputation within my family and friends for being uncannily well informed about all kinds of issues that by rights I should have no insight into at all. Little do they know starts and ends with mumsnet!

Completely agree. I have learned so much here.
And honestly, how many friends would you have to socialise with and for how long to get the variety of opinions and situations that you get on MN in one evening?