to be sick of hearing my family sigh and say 'Oh Gawd, not that rubbish'

[littlemisssarcastic]

every time I happen to mention that I discovered something or saw something interesting on MN.
I don't mention it often for that very reason, so it's not like I say it much.

Every single time I mention MN, I can almost imagine them rolling their eyes over the phone, and I get the big sigh and the 'Not that crap again' before I've even mentioned what I have discovered.

I eventually snapped at my DSis today and asked her if she'd ever looked at MN, and if she hasn't, perhaps she should before dismissing it all as rubbish.

I feel like I have to bloody lie about where I saw something, or how I got the idea etc.

I have had a huge amount of help from here, and have read tips and learnt so much, but if I mention it and my family say 'Oooh that's interesting, where did you hear that?' I can't say MN without the eye rolling/sighing. What can I say instead?

Am I the only one who gets this reaction?

I introduced my MIL & SIL to MN.

I then got text from MIL saying "I never knew you felt that way about Joe, you should have said long ago - I feel the EXACT same!"

I had NO idea what she was talking about... until I discovered that she was confusing me with a poster who has a username which is my first name! eg: Sally1987 Jeannie1546 or similar!

I had never told them my username and they were assuming I was a poster whom I wasn't!

On the upside, I now know MIL isn't keen on SIL's husband

I say "I was in a discussion the other day..." or "we were having a chat about..."

Or even "I found this expert who..."

I tend to say 'I read somewhere' My Mum thinks its ok to quote DM as gospel but I dare not mention anything from 'online'

B/F does tend to call me Mumsnet Bear, but will quite often say... what would MN think of x,y,z and is quite chuffed if I ever mention him

DS1 says "you're on Mumsnet AGAIN"

DH mentions it but only in reverential tones

when my ds is naughty he says 'don't put it on mumsnet'

Have you been mentioning it upwards of 500 times a day? A relative of mine mentions her grandson that often and it makes me do a double involuntary eyeroll

Say you read it in the Daily Mail

Ah , i see oldraver has mentioned this ....

DP thinks i spend too much time on here and he is right.

However,when Roger Alton of The Times (editor) slagged MN off last week he was furious as was i having spent loads of money buying that paper for years.

We now are back on The Guardian/Observer as a direct result of his rude insulting comments.

DD thinks i'm a bit sad for being on here and DS2 thinks the 'sweary' threads are fantastic.

I don't tell many other people though.

A couple of my friends know i read MN and that i have a friend i met on the antenatal group here, but i don't like to broadcast it. My sis sometimes comes on here too.

I generally say "One of my FB friends" or "I read this article"

I shouldn't be ashamed as i think i am probably much more open minded and educated because of MN, but i know people will think i spend all my time on here and that i am a sad lonely bastard not far from the truth

My Mum and Dad think it's brilliant and wish it was around 43 years ago.

DH is less appreciative and says "What's the word on Moansnet today then?"

Git.

I don't mention it at all except to DH, and even then I reared up on him when he mentioned me going on MN in front of friends. I like the anonymity.
now I just say 'It was on the telly last week....'

My dh likes it because I will sit with him when there's sport on tv, before mn I used to go off and do something useful.

My DH absolutely loves MN and thats nothing at all to do with some of the stuff we've product tested and definitely nothing to do with me getting out of his hair so he can watch the cricket going on meet ups .

DH thinks I'm mad! I tried to explain the zombie threads and the need for us to have an Oh Fuck rucksack. I fear he may have me locked up! He does however know how much support and information I've received on pregnancy, birth, BFing, child rearing and actually tells me to ask the " MNutters " if something crops up we don't know the answer to!

I agree with those who just never tell anyone that they use MN - I don't want people I know coming on here - I also vaguely say 'I read somewhere .....' if I want to make a point.

I would hate anyone to know how much time I spend on here .

Some criticisms of MN are just veiled misogyny

DS was so impressed with Mumsnet taking his Yu Gi Oh card theft seriously that at the moment the merest of dilemmas and he is urging away "Go ask the MumNets, mummy ..I mean..mum...go ask them, they'll know".

DP knows I come on here but no-one else - anyone else would think I'm mad as I'm not even a mum!! I found MN when me & DP were TTC (currently on hold until are finances are a bit more secure) and just love it! As someone said, where else can you canvas the experience and insight of thousands of intelligent women from all walks of life at the click of a button?

I see it more as an online community of women, most of whom are mothers, then just a parenting forum.

I don't tell anyone. I know the reaction I'd get.
Someone once asked me and a friend how we met and we both lied - we had met on a mummy website.

I never tell anyone I come on here as I don't want them coming on and invading my space!!! DH knows I come on and doesn't much care either way. Although DH and I met online (not that many people in RL know that!) so he is open to forums! I found MN when I was pregnant with DD1 and it was invaluable to both of us!

Tut, here, it's a friend of mine or someone I know.

First rule of fight club?

My DH is starting to get the idea its not just about "mums" .... we have actively discussed the Zombie issue, though I have to call it OFR as he doesn't like swearing (fair enough); he is fully expecting to be greeted by random strangers when we are camping as I think its a mumsnet camping thing to take solar fairy lights .... we don't have DC.

Thanks and praise be for Mumsnet.

you tell pople? duh. keep it very quiet id say