AIBU to ask you all to start some really controversial and interesting threads

[marriedinwhite]

Went to docs yesterday and diagnosed with a really serious infection and instructed to spend at least two to three days resting completely with legs elevated. Am on sofa, have tea, have water, have i-phone, have house phone, have tv, have dd running jobs, have dh ironing and being very attentive. I feel absolutely fine in myself (can barely walk though). MNet seems very slow today and I am almost bored enough to start on the christmas cards!

ha i've given up doing that . too many nasty comments on here now

sorry about your infection though :(

breastfeeding vs formula feeding
circumsision
MIL;s

take your pick!

I think David Cameron is from Jupiter and it should be compulsory for fit people without children to park in the P & C spaces at the supermarket (unless there is a blue badge space and then they should take that) and that school place arguments should be settled by public wrestling matches between the mothers concerned and that it should in any event be illegal to send a girl to primary school unless her ears are pierced, will that do? :o

Ooh no, something that hasn't already been done to death please.

And of course sorry too about your infection, get well soon.

I think the Jupiter bit may be new marriedinwhite

Well, I once went to a dinner party with David Cameron and I have to agree he could have been from Jupiter at 25. Possibly not Jupiter because it wouldn't sustain life but certainly from an alternative universe.

I wonder which planet he thought you were from?

It wouldn't sustain life as we know it marriedinwhite. Does Cameron qualify?

And actually I did park in a disabled space at Waitrose yesterday (thought I'd better stock up after the visit to the doctor) but I was just going to wave one of DS's crutches if anyone complained

My controversial thread would be:

1. 47yo gets in to debt to have IVF (egg doner) ends up with twins and now can not afford to cloth them - should the doctors check the people out better to make sure they can provid for the children before implanting the eggs?

2. Lots of young women are now getting PND - is this because of an unrealistic idea that children are accessories and are in shock at how much their life has to change due to having children and more so if the do not have younger Brothers or Sisters so they have no idea what having a newborn is like?

Ooh, they're good ones Just !!

Hmm... I'll have a think...

In fact I'm actually quite interested to know the AIBU opinion on #2

"Should pregnancy be considered a disability and get a blue badge and free car. And maybe incapacity benefits"

Me and my one year old are watching Saw. At what age would this become inappropriate?

Where has everyone else gone? :(

Similar one to his Andrewfogg I would imagine; possibly closer to Venus

I could put a thread up about banning the army? Appropriate time of year for that.

During my year off from Mnet I got seriously into Slate and Salon and eventually found a bit of dodgy software so that I could watch stuff on www.thedailyshow.com. Any good?

Is it just me or are Tinkerbell and Co a bit too tarty?

AIBU to get into debt to have a cleaner, and not clean my own house because I can't be bothered to get off my Lazy Arse, and I'm sure it would damage my mental health to clean my own house regularly?

That'll get 'em going. only the debt part isn't true

I have 16 children all aged under 7.

AIBU to live in a shoe?

I think Tinkerbell has a very short dress and too low cut at the top - definitely too tarty for a disney fairy.

Do you have a view about feminism, OP? Or about dogs? Bring it on!

Mumsnet Classics is always a good distraction, saved my sanity on a hideous delayed train journey recently.

AIBU to let my 2yo watch Scooby Doo?

AIBU to not feed my 6mo at night so he goes 9 hours without food and if he crys i just put the dummy back in untill he goes to sleep as i want 9 hours sleep?