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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:
Westfacing · 10/04/2026 14:45

Opened the curtains

Enigma54 · 10/04/2026 14:48

I never married my partner.

My kids played out from morning until night, without a mobile phone ( I always knew where they were).

I’ve argued with my partner, but ducks have never been put in a row.

I answer the door.

I have incurable cancer and have been forced to claim benefits.

DP and I don’t mix finances. We both know what’s what if either of us dies. We have wills in a central place and access to our own substantial “ safety buffer”.

DripDripAprilshower · 10/04/2026 14:49

I’ve called a trans woman ma’am.

Vintageblueribbon · 10/04/2026 14:50

I've never married-I dont want to

I scroll for hours to find the perfect present for dps family,ill pay for it and wrap it up

I then take joint credit for it,even though the first time he claps eyes on it is when they open it

Ditto cards

I dont have my own family to buy for so I spend ages choosing theirs

Catcentral · 10/04/2026 14:50

Surrogacy

FKAT · 10/04/2026 14:51

Shagged married man
Turned a blind eye to friend's affairs
Use loo brush
Shout at my kids
Spoil my kids
Be completely inconsistent with my kids
Don't limit my children's screen time
Let them play GTA from secondary age
Never had a routine
Worn attention seeking clothes to a wedding
Believe money is a perfectly acceptable gift request at a wedding
Make a massive fuss about adult birthdays
Christmas Eve boxes

youalright · 10/04/2026 14:52

I regularly feed my kids freezer food, I answer unknown and withheld numbers. I don't earn 100k a year. I sometimes day drink, I vape, have tattoo's, use a toilet brush, I don't hate my family and friends. I let my kids watch as much TV as they want

MyDogTheInternetSensation · 10/04/2026 14:52

We take our dogs in shops, cafes, even a lido that was strongly disapproved of by some on here.

We put our dogs bowls in the dishwasher and sometimes they lick our plates.

We have a second home in Cornwall

We have continued to visit the US

We have lots of TVs in our house, including in bedrooms

We decorate our house for Autumn

We didn’t make our children get part time jobs while in education

We have never got married

We have find my app on our phones, including our adult children, and none of us feel like we are being tracked or spied on

Parker231 · 10/04/2026 14:52

Don’t cook from scratch

Didn’t change my surname when we got married

Never had a wedding or engagement ring

Fly extensively- always by business class

CremeEggThief · 10/04/2026 14:52

Em probably most stuff tbh!

A big thing for me is if someone is rude to me, I will be rude back. I almost feel it's my duty! 😆

Vodkamartini3olives · 10/04/2026 14:53

Sometimes on my day off (like today). I wait for the kids to leave for school and then get in the hot tub and smoke a joint (legal). If I'm feeling really rebellious I'll put the BBQ on for lunch without asking my neighbours permission.

SerendipityCat · 10/04/2026 14:54

I’ve just done something which has the hardcore MNers clutching their pearls in droves - farted loudly and unashamedly. Not in anyone’s face, though, that’s pushing it.
I also have a toilet brush and I’m not afraid to use it, and put the cat’s dishes in the dishwasher. Just to put the tin hat on it, I’m overweight, can’t be bothered to exercise much, and am happy to have embraced the grey. Oh, and I love my husband dearly and we happily share bank and savings accounts. What a shocker, eh?!

Meadowfinch · 10/04/2026 14:54

I chose to leave ex. and to take 2yo ds with me, without discussion.

Sent my ds to independent school

ohyesido · 10/04/2026 14:55

Took my DH’s name when we got married

Besafeeatcake · 10/04/2026 14:57

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

I think there is non MN approval and then breaking the law…..

pepinillo · 10/04/2026 14:58

I'm not bothered by the sound of children playing outside.

I love my MIL.

Owninterpreter · 10/04/2026 15:00

I worked part time not full time for 15 years and I changed my name on marriage and I have a toilet brush. I like my MIL.

MidnightPatrol · 10/04/2026 15:00

Left my child in a hotel room while I’ve gone for dinner - with a baby monitor so I can see them.

Everyone I know has done this at some point in places they’ve felt comfortable with it. I thought it was normal.

On MN it’s child neglect and they’d be calling social services.

I see the biggest discrepancy between MN’s view on this vs what I see in real life, than any other topic!

HelpMeGetThrough · 10/04/2026 15:01

smoke like a train, drink a fair bit. Will have a fag in the back garden and if the neighbours smell it, tough shit, I’m in my garden, so don’t care.

user954309886 · 10/04/2026 15:01

Have a friendship with a trans woman.

golla346 · 10/04/2026 15:03

Besafeeatcake · 10/04/2026 14:57

I think there is non MN approval and then breaking the law…..

Good shout.

another thing to add to the list..

I don’t care for the law.

DreamingOfGeneHunt · 10/04/2026 15:04

Absolutely fucking everything.

DisappointedofMeryton · 10/04/2026 15:06

I had a massive salad for lunch and enjoyed it, and I'm fat to boot.

sammylady37 · 10/04/2026 15:07

I’m childfree yet post here on various boards
I don’t want a committed relationship
I have casual sex and generally have several lovers on the go, rather than just one FWB.

hammerjones · 10/04/2026 15:07

We made different meals for tea almost every night and nobody was forced to sit performatively at a table to eat it, in fact we barely ate at the same time let alone the same dinners.