to think that there is an extraordinarily high instance of people whinging about nothing at the moment?

[Rockbird]

Every thread I open seems to be whinging about something so totally insignficant that it boggles the mind. I can't give examples as I don't want to quote individuals. I'm not one of the 'be grateful that's all you've got to worry about, brigade' but really, I don't know how some people go about their everyday lives when inconsequential things piss them off so much. I understand people coming on here for a whinge but I've seen threads from people who are really angry about things, really having a go at family members etc when the 'crime' is so tiny as to be non existent.

AIBU to think that people really need to get a grip and stop whining? Or have I just got too old and grumpy for MN? (could well be the case)

(Am prepared for a flaming, would be a darn sight more interesting!)

D'you know what I hate? People whingeing about people whingeing I mean, what use is a forum without whinges? Didn't Shakespeare himself say No Forum may discussion claim to bear, Be whines and whinges not displayed there? No? Well, what makes him think he's qualified to comment anyway, especially with forced accents on elided last syllables? Typical male, thinking he can rewrite Elizabethan English! I bet he wouldn't be so happy about it if his DW did it to him!

And another thing ..!

and breeeeeathe, grace!

He did. My dad asked for his autograph (very politely). My dad was annoyed because he didn't really want his autograph just saw him and felt he should take the opportunity.

Rockbird, this is possibly the most meta title for a thread ever invented, and for that I salute thee.

I generally find that, unless it's a very specific question (like the definition of a word or what's the capital of such and such), MN is much better than googling. why would I trawl through links to ebay, amazon, wikibloodypedia and porn when I could instead get advice from real people?

i deserted mumsnet for facebook after getting bored with the exact lameness rockbird has pointed out, after thrashing facebook half to death ive returned today to see one of the threads is " oh people don't put their shopping trolleys back" oooh how uncivilised and lazy moan moan.... agentzig zag im quite happy to 'fuck off' as well im going back to facebook where there are some people with a pulse. see yas....

PS just in case anyone was wondering i do put my trolley back but couldn't give a monkeys what you do with yours xx

Oh

I meant Rockbird to fuck off bobbydazzler, and she seemed happy for me to tell her to

I think you're right to go back to facebook if you can't find anything to float your boat on here, or can't think of an interesting thread to start.

ah bless ya i might start a moaning post on how annoying it is that people can't express themselves intelligently and eloquently on mumsnet.

Ahhhh so it's the fickos you don't like.

Not everyone can, as you say, express themselves eloquently using text, I think that's something in you that you're looking down on them because of it.

Perhaps you'd enjoy it more if you looked beyond the written words to the point the poster is trying to make?

Just a guess, but are you the type of person who pedantically picks up on spelling and grammar mistakes to put the poster down?

And really, you're not saying that people on facebook are more eloquent in their prose than those on MN are you? hahahahahahaha v funny

Oo, ello bobbydazzler! Haven't seen you around for yonks, now I know why! (Can't imagine you'll recognise me but I recognise you)

Perhaps, if you prefer the more erudite discussion, you should join the Wanker's thread - they delight in such fare. Currently masquerading as Spa Angst, I believe (I left them to it, they weren't paying me enough attention, I don't think I was wanky enough )

Oooh, but bobbydazzler, there's a whole Pedants' Corner in MN just for those who love to express themselves eloquently about others' textual inadequacy. Couple that with Facebook subscriptions to Pedants Anonymous, Sarcasm Society and Overheard In The Newsroom - recipe for happiness!

why don't you all use your energy over some threads on here that could constructively use your boundless wit and wisdom instead of flaming me. what else have you actually done today? there are mums on the mental health thread losing it as we speak and i just commented on the thread where a three week old baby is having water thrown in its face to keep it awake. maybe go tell them what you think or try and help someone.
im just pointing out going on to mumsnet to moan about breaking a nail or purely to tell people to fuck off is a waste of energy. i don't look down on anybody and along with the fact i couldn't care what you do with your trolleys i don't care if you can spell.im just bored with it.

I was a bit like that last week, overtired and overwrought. It was the silly things that had me completely whinging and overreacting.

feel much more sane this week

hey bobby - hope that wasn't aimed at me - I wasn't being snitty with you!

OYBBK - how are you doing, are things looking up with DH's job?

no thumbwitch is wasn't aimed at you im not really aiming at anyone im not here for a fight! im just standing my ground :-)
im fine the kids are wearing me out especially in this heat but i muddle through and get there in the end...its high season at the moment so theres plenty of work which is good. but its still a stress because hes self employed so nothing is guaranteed and so we have to keep the pedal to the floor.. but thanks for asking thats really nice.... how are you doing? hope you are well x

not at the moment thumb - the paths he is exploring internally are all coming to dead ends. He has put some cvs out now to people he knows, they are being received with an 'interesting, will pass it on to our directors'.

I think dh is coming round to the idea that he may be able to it all self-employed. Big jump to make for him....

in the mean time I have a mental list of redecorating that we need to do for when he finishes. Either we will have a lovely freshly decorated house to live in, or it will be ready to sell if we need to up sticks. (I also have plans for turning our spare room into an office )

Well enough thank you - coming back to the UK in 3 weeks time, can't wait (moved to Australia last year). Just for a 3w holiday but I'm hoping that we'll get a touch of warmer weather (ha! British "summer", some hope!) and I can stock up on various things I can't get here.

thumb well the weathers here for sure - have a lovely holiday. sorry i thought you were asking how my dhs job was :-) typical mumsnet for me... sigh - wanders back off to the comfy bosom of facebook,
bye x

Bobby, I would have asked about your DH's job too if I'd known! Don't disappear again...

OYBBK - sounds more positive - hope it works out!

I'm don't judge people for what thread they end up posting on bobby, and you're posts are coming across as though you look down on 'less constructive' threads.

Yes, you can post to help someone get through something, but other times I like lighthearted banter to take my mind off the RL problems I have.

Why would that matter to you? and why come on to tell everyone they bore you and are boring?

You keep writing as though I seriously told Rockbird to fuck off, she asked for a flaming and I obliged, re-read it and you can see it was a joke.

If you have more significant things going on in your life of course you will deem people lesser problems as less significant than your own, it doesn't mean they are though, things just affect people in different ways

have I killed the thread through being too serious?

broderie, that could have been me getting shitty with bobby. Apologies bobby.

Yup