Things you 'should' feel guilty for but don't

[TinaTwinkleToes]

I don't like my mother but she helps with childcare

If you feel you should feel guilty about it then you do because otherwise why would you even associate it with guilt?

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply it was you being weird. It's just as you say, people telling you that you should 'stop being lazy'. Pure misogyny.

Well, Nan wouldn't of cared and she'd call you a snitch. You would have been crossed off the Christmas card list, and she would've turned her nose up at your cake offerings at the WI meetings. So there.

She went to her grave unrepentant and with the nicest garden in the village. As this is the only vaguely dishonest thing she did in her entire life, I'm sure God will have forgiven her, and she is tending her herbaceous boarder in heaven. Probably still nicking bits from other celestial gardens though.

100% with you on this, sounds like we have very similar children!

I don’t feel a bit guilty about hoping a snake I know gets their comeuppance

Gosh most of these it wouldn’t occur to me that guilt might be attached to them! The recycling things though - I couldn’t not do it!
@ConstanzeMozart certainly no guilt attached to having a cleaner - you are giving someone employment! I work only very part time and I’d have one if I could afford it!
I’m a landlord and my family live off the income. I don’t feel at all guilty about this, the properties are lovely and I’m an excellent landlord, but MN acts as if I’m the devil incarnate and how dare I deprive those desperate to get on the housing ladder/take such advantage of people? Because yes I’m sure there are plenty out there who can afford a £750k flat … and it’s amazing how some people are happier renting, for whatever reason.

Why the washing snobbery?

What A brilliant idea - albeit sad really

Glad it’s not just me! Can be really hard when you hear all the ‘typical‘ mums going on about their swimming, football, martial arts, dance, drama and art clubs. Kind of nice to just chill about the weekend when we’re not dealing with meltdowns

This should be the norm.

Shame I needed to make low key threats of violence to get someone to behave like a decent human being.

I got the idea on Reddit when I was trying to find solutions. I laughed at it at first, then a few weeks later I thought why not. Best £5.50 I ever spent 😂

Why do you need to do that?
I don't get that , the need to post.

Don’t post then duck ? Xx

Take it as sick for free if you need it for your wellbeing x

I used to feel guilty for getting married when I didn't want to. I now realise I was in a weird controlling situation

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Why do you feel the need for validation though and do you think people are really interested?

I want the pics saved in an album to document our trips to my family abroad , friends here and the kids, and then to do the 6 monthly snapfish upload

Oh and to show off obvs- which as per the point of this thread I do not feel guilty about?

you do you duck x

Validation lol - are you 24 ?
i feel ‘validated’ by having grafted since i was a kid, raised my kids, and now enjoying the fruits of my labour lol
What a strange thing to say -validation lol -I’m 50 years old you daft apeth!!

Also I don't feel guilty for not entertaining people who are actual dicks to me. Family or not

Neither do I but i would never subject my child to her care. U cant dislike her that much?

She's not the mother I would have chosen put it that way. My child is happy and safe with her so that's what matters