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AIBU to feel sorry for the people who spend half their lives on mumsnet?

476 replies

destinationzero · 09/09/2011 12:27

I lurk a bit at work ( prenteding to be busy, saves me making the tea ) and have started the odd thread here and there seeking advice, BuT my god I feel sorry for the posters who are on here day in day out for hours.
I know some people are socially isolated and I'm sure they get a lot from mumsnet, but it is rather sad when it becomes your main source of adult interaction, and by choice for many I imagin. I know mumsnet has one million members, but it's always the same names coming up in active conversations. These forums should be a place where you drop into now and then, not somewhere you rely on for friendship.

AIBU ?

OP posts:
UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 22:30

I have done recording myself and my brother pretending to do the top 40 countdown

SuePurblybilt · 09/09/2011 22:33

Jakers, am not a professional person at voices or anything. I worked in both places, years and years ago.

BeerTricksPotter · 09/09/2011 22:35

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UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 22:37

Are you doing a Pam Ayres there Sue?

Have proposed it to MNHQ

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/1297345-We-have-had-a-RIGHT-good-idea

SuePurblybilt · 09/09/2011 22:38

A Pam Ayres? How's that? I mean, I know how she is but why am I she?

UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 22:51

Jakers was an exclamation was it, not a reference to an MN name? I mean Jakers like what pam ayres would say? In my mind?

UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 22:51

I have had ALOT of sugar.

SuePurblybilt · 09/09/2011 22:53

Does she say that? I've only heard it as an Irish thing. Pam is West Country, no? I am not. Deffo not.

BeerTricksPotter · 09/09/2011 22:53

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UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 22:53

Idontknow!

SuePurblybilt · 09/09/2011 22:56

It's an Irish exclamation. Like saying Gordon Bennet instead of God, it's a way of saying Jesus and not blaspheming. I think.

Blimey, how much sugar have you had? Grin

UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 23:02

2 slices cheesecake, one large strawberry nesquik, some caramel chocolate. Not much.

Honeydragon · 09/09/2011 23:06

UrsulaBuffayHere2Help

You are my kinda woman Grin

UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 23:08

I am one bloated woman on a comedown Grin

oh and one G&T but that's neither here nor there

skirt · 09/09/2011 23:12

I work from home, this is the equivalent of gossiping at the coffee machine, even though I'm not a regular poster really

skirt · 09/09/2011 23:13

oh fuck you've gone off topic and now I look like a twat :o

SayCoolNowSayWhip · 09/09/2011 23:15

:o skirt. I did the same Blush

Honeydragon · 09/09/2011 23:19

skirt keep up, where at the bar now! Fgs woman don't do overtime or we'll all have to!

Honeydragon · 09/09/2011 23:19

we're not where Blush

Thumbwitch · 09/09/2011 23:24

Did someone say bar? Where? Mine's a double whatever...

Honeydragon · 09/09/2011 23:28

*the tipple, not the Mr Wink

Honeydragon · 09/09/2011 23:28

Should you be drinking this early Hmm

mumsamilitant · 09/09/2011 23:49

Gin, who said gin? stop being such lushes the lot of you!

Thumbwitch · 09/09/2011 23:59

errrr, probably not, but it's the internet, innit so it's ok! After all, I've got all day on here now in between taking DS to the flicks and shopping and out to the park

Honeydragon · 10/09/2011 00:11

well I 'spose if you tae it slow& steady.... Grin