What random nugget of information were you completely unaware of before you discovered mumsnet?

[777holyandsinless]

I’ll start

it being a commonly held idea that itv is uncouth and bbc is the classy alternative

As Mum to only boys I do feel terrified at the prospect of being a MIL. I get on well with my own (probably helped by the fact I have all boys and know I will be Dads side of the family if my sons ever have children). That being said, some people really do have awful family situations they post about and if going low or no contact is best for them I am glad it’s becoming less normalized to just take abuse and mistreatment because ‘well it’s family.’

The amount of money people spend on new clothes!!! £350 for a new top!!! That's a years clothes for me -
The grammar police - i have a friend who corrects me from time to time - she was a teacher - when she corrected me and asked me " if I couldn't spell" I kindly told her that it did not matter as much to me as it did her.

I love my MIL. She’s really nice! So as long as youre a nice person I think youll be fine.

I agree there are a lot of us. Most people
with typical kids dont feel the need tk post online.

That I am in fact autistic (now diagnosed) and not a sociopath 🙈

‘hobbies’

which must never be named.

I’ll get mine out now. Gardening, hiking and running. Although I’d never describe them as a ‘hobby’ & I’m pretty sure no one will identify me on here from them.

DH’s ‘hobby’ is photography.

Have you identified us irl yet?

And OF in place of HAVE!!!!!! 😡

Thank you! This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone acknowledge ‘paddy’ is offensive. As an Irish person with a toddler in England I heard this many times.

Also an ‘Irish exit’ is often mentioned when someone slips away from a party - which I assume means leaving without thanking the host (?) although I find this confusing as Irish people are not typically known for leaving parties early!

Off you go...

That so many people hate the disabled with a zeal that should be reserved for mass murderers.

That it's horrifying and terrifying that anyone would expect you to answer the door.

That putting suitcases on beds is disgusting.

see also not washing your towels every time you use them.

I'd argue that most men are more than capable of doing all the "life admin". The reality is that those men would do it in their way, aka a way in which most woman wouldn't be happy with.

Before we got together, my partner was doing all his family life just fine. Now we're together, I get most of our "life admin" done, as I get to it before he does. It doesn't bother me and it certainly doesn't make him lazy. I plan ahead more than he does. It's who I am. It doesn't mean he's incapable of planning. It just means he prioritises differently to me.

You know your husband best, so he may be lazy. Is it possible that if you left him to it, things would get done in his way?

I remember being surprised at a thread where loads of women were saying they take their bra off as soon as they get in from work.
I'm not particularly big chested but my boobs hurt without the support of a bra so I leave mine on until bedtime and had assumed that was what other women did too!

Oh god I haven’t seen these mentioned on mumsnet my unpleasant discovery of them was on twitter (accompanied by an image🤢)

Oh no! My dad wouldn't allow ITV on our TV when I was a kid in the 70's. Absolutely not!

The difference between unsociable and antisocial…only one will get you an ASBO!

That makes me an aristocrat who could happily eat a whole chicken to myself, and my mum never let me watch ITV because it was ‘common’ 😂

That there are people who start posts with ‘kindly’ and aren’t being sarky. Or are they

I never knew this. Thank god I can deploy this next time I have guests round for a 10 minute candlelit supper. Because anyone staying any longer is outstaying their welcome and a cheeky fucker

How some people are obsessed with their "boundaries" and policing them.
How quick some people are to "go NC" (or advise others to do so) with family members they find irritating.
How many people consider themselves or their children ND and often seem to think this absolves them from doing their best to behave in an acceptable way.
Oh, and a recent one - how many women wear knickers under their pyjamas!

Is that you, Tom and Lydia? How's the cat?

One of the joys of an anonymous forum is that you can be on whatever salary you please.

That's the thing that's amazed me, really. I've always answered the door. Although I keep it locked.