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What have you done in the real world that MN disapproves of?

528 replies

Nourishinghandcream · 10/04/2026 13:56

As per the title.... what have you done in the real word that would have Mumsnetter's frothing at the mouth?

I will start.
Someone reversed into my (parked) car and we sorted it out ourselves (without informing insurance!😲) with them paying us to get it fixed (which has now been done).
Gosh..... aren't we naughty!🤣🤣🤣🤣

OP posts:
MissSold · 11/04/2026 18:48

GoldenPineapple15 · 10/04/2026 14:10

I throw away the roast chicken carcass without making stock or soup.

Sacre bleu!!!!

Meeatcheese · 11/04/2026 18:48

This is the funniest and most realistic of all threads!
I'm a boomer and I am unapologetic about it.

TheFirstMrsDV · 11/04/2026 18:51

TheFirstMrsDV · 11/04/2026 17:56

Depends..,
mate the no nos still the same as about 10 years ago?

I’m so rubbish at proof reading!
it was supposed to ask if the no nos are the same as when I was on here regularly

S4uk · 11/04/2026 18:51

HotChocolateBubbleBath · 10/04/2026 14:37

My daughter has the middle name May. I’m sorry people, there are reasons for it, good reasons, but I won’t even tell you what they are, because I don’t care what anyone thinks!!

Mine does too - it was my grandmothers maiden name - her first name was too awful!!

QueenStevie · 11/04/2026 18:58

I have a tattoo
I am a teacher
I drink more wine than MN deems acceptable
I eat more than MN deems acceptable
I let my DD's BF stay over at an age which MN deems unacceptable

I don't belong here at all really.

NotAWurstToIt · 11/04/2026 18:59

To add some more - I watch a lot of TV, I have a toilet brush and sometimes have to scrub DH’s poo off the toilet, because he just doesn’t always -that doesn’t make me want to LTB because he’s a lovely man who does lots of other things around the house that are genuinely helpful!
I drink more than the recommended weekly amount sometimes and I like chain restaurants.
My dogs sometimes sleep on the bed and I sell clothes on Vinted and don’t put measurements on my listings 😱🤣

S4uk · 11/04/2026 19:01

Reading this thread makes me realise everything I do is not-mn approved!!

from the fags, to the drinking to the living with my parents (at 45) and adopting 2 children…
oh god and god forbid the loo brush…

SemiRetiredLoveGoddeess · 11/04/2026 19:03

golla346 · 10/04/2026 14:08

I own an xl bully
I drove for 19 years without a license (have one now)
I drive an suv and about to buy a second one.
I breed dogs
my children’s ears were pierced at 4 months old

Are you a Traveller of part of the Romany Community?
Sorry. Just joking

Allseeingallknowing · 11/04/2026 19:04

Don’t let teenage boyfriend stay over
Leave door open for Amazon man
Don’t often cook from scratch
Don't go on holiday on my own

Sueandthegoldfish · 11/04/2026 19:26

I wash everything in the same wash. I live on my own and I’m damned if I’m putting on a wash for two towels and a dishcloth.

Sueandthegoldfish · 11/04/2026 19:28

Ooh yes I forgot.. I don’t have a loo brush.
And I love travelling on my own.

Butteredtoast55 · 11/04/2026 19:29

My children ate cereal for breakfast.
I get on pretty well with my neighbours.
I go to see who it is when the doorbell or (gasp) landline rings.
I don't wash my towels every other day.
I didn't expect my children to move out when they turned 16.

Crudd99 · 11/04/2026 19:33

Bunnybackinherwarren · 10/04/2026 13:57

I use a toilet brush and have claimed benefits in the past without guilt.
I also have lots of dc..
And had most out of wedlock..

OMG not a toilet brush .........!!!!

Chocaholick · 11/04/2026 19:36

My kids names are both in the top 10.
I don’t faint if somebody knocks on the door unexpectedly and I pick up calls from unknown numbers.
I think long hair on little boys looks awful.
I would rather risk ‘giving my kids a complex around food’ than run the much bigger (no pun intended) risk of them being obese and needing fillings/extractions
I judge parents who let their kids out in onesies and hooded blankets. They look neglected even if they’re not.

keffie12 · 11/04/2026 19:39

I daren't say. I'd be hung, drawn, and quartered 🤣

FoolOfShips · 11/04/2026 19:48

keffie12 · 11/04/2026 19:39

I daren't say. I'd be hung, drawn, and quartered 🤣

Come on, own up - you served a whole chicken in one sitting, didn't you? <wags finger>

merryhouse · 11/04/2026 19:50

@Chocaholick I used to think that about long hair on little boys - a particular cut was quite a thing about 20 years ago, and I remember thinking how unattractive it was

then I happened to be in the same place as two cute little boys with that haircut and realised that actually it wasn't the haircut at all😝

OldHattie · 11/04/2026 19:53

Gave my dc a phone to watch something while we were out

auserna · 11/04/2026 20:00

Stayed in bed after 8am.

SpiritOfEcstasy · 11/04/2026 20:00

I have not prioritised my pension 🤭

MoonWoman69 · 11/04/2026 20:03

I have 5 tattoos, all of which were carefully thought out. I plan to get a couple more.
I smoke roll ups despite having COPD. (Although I spent 8 days in hospital last year and was told by 2 different professionals, that I didn't have it! My back door into the living room is ajar all year round, the smoking and the cats! (Unless it's really freezing that is!)
We let our 2 cats sleep on our bed.
Have been with my husband a total 36 years and I love him and hate him in equal measure.
I don't get dressed properly unless I'm actually going out. I wear loose bottoms and t shirts, if it's cold I'll put a cardy on.
I have a silicone, "self cleaning" or whatever it's called loo brush.
I use scented candles, plug ins, laundry beads etc. I love the smells.
I have a diesel car and absolutely hate petrol and electric.
I wash all my recycling.
Never had kids.
We each have a towel and flannel, they get washed every Friday along with the kitchen towel, dishcloth, draining board mat and tea towel. I don't use the flannel on my face.
I only shower a couple of times a week, but strip wash in between.
During winter I change our bedding every 3 weeks or so. In summer more often.
I love a massive salad, with everything I can get onto it!
I love roasts, doing lamb leg tomorrow with all the trimmings.
I make Yorkshire puddings for all roast dinners including Christmas!
The cats occasionally eat leftovers off our plates, without either of us getting a fit of the vapours, or ill!
I don't possess an air fryer or a dishwasher. But I do have a microwave.
I'm totally judgey about WLI, I lost 7st with willpower alone. It can be done, no matter what anyone 'claims'. It's just an excuse for laziness.
I don't clutch my pearls if a man offers to hold a door open for me, or if anyone calls me love, sweetheart etc. I do it too!
The older I get I really don't give a shit what anyone thinks.

Lokiswife · 11/04/2026 20:10

I'm disabled, 90% bed/house bound due to very erratic sleep & pain issues, so only leave my house (& get out of my pj's & often bed) once every 3 weeks to take my girls to see my mom, as my youngest is doing beauty at college, so does her nails for some pocket money. The last 7 months have been the worst in the 18 years I've been disabled & I hate it. I'm lucky that my docs know me, so do telephone consults to discuss changes to meds, but it's been very difficult & frustrating. I've currently been awake since 2am, after just 3 hours of sleep. It's like psychological warfare, from my own body. Luckily my girls are lare teens & very self sufficient & look out for me too.

SulkySeagull · 11/04/2026 20:38

I’ve asked for, and gifted, money as a wedding present. I don’t want some tat I’ll never use, and I’d much rather newly wed couples put my money to a honeymoon or meal than buy them a toaster!

Itjustnevergetsthere · 11/04/2026 20:43

I've gone completely off sex and I haven't done the noble thing of setting my husband free to sow his wild oats. He might actually think that because we have 26 years of history, two children and shared values, I might be worth sticking around for.

TON618 · 11/04/2026 20:49

I let me neighbour pay privately to fix my wheel arch after she smashed it up, I have tats, I let my terriers sleep under the covers, I sometimes eat processed food, never batch cook, I wear skinny jeans for work in an office job. The list goes on.... I draw the line at a freakin bog brush though