to think that some mumsnetters just like to cause agro

[babyhmummy01]

And actually have nothing better in their lives than to argue black is white just to piss people off?

To be fair BabyH, I've come to realise that said poster really is just on a wind up. All the talk about children etc - her kids are grown. The OP and the aim of the thread (which was actually quite reasonable at the start) had no bearing on said poster, she just wanted a ruck.

It is bloody annoying, but unfortunately happening more often I feel.

Hmm, possibly time for another break..

I didn't get riled for text language being pointed out! And my comments were no worse than others but fair enough.

Yeah. That weasel poster was a right goady fucker

dallas but that is what I don't get I guess, why deliberately wade in on something just to create agro?

LtEve don't you fucking dare leave me! >

I'm going to have to go and read the bloody dog thread now.

Haha receiving end of a Birkenstock.thats priceless
I will steal that,and shamelessly use it
As if it were me

I avoid dog threads, for the sake of my mental health. If your 'friendly' dog is out of control and runs towards me/the children it might find itself on the receiving end of a Birkenstock. As long as you take responsibility for that I am happy.
^
I am in this camp as well.

I'll have to take your word for the weasel poster, as obviously I've missed it.

Usual, don't do it love. You'll read it. It will rile you, you'll get involved. You'll get angry. You'll lose faith. The comes the flounce. Then

BAM!!!!!!!

Side Bollocks of Shame. The Sequel.

Saints bloody preserve us - do I have to read it too? Or can you precis and bullet-point here when you're done usual?

Personally, I have much more of a problem with the professionally unoffended.........

I'm going in...

TSC

what size are you? I could do with a new pair of Birkies.

Usually nooooooooooooooo!

Dallas and babyhmummy I am sorry, I'm fairly new to mn and didn't realise a dog thread would cause such controversy.

Oh dear - I considered going and reading it, but am going to hold back and let usualsuspect do recon. Much safer this way.

I have to say think an awful lot of posters just agree with the OP as their default setting and never try to think of the other side of the story, so yes I do try and think of that to redress the balance. I think sometimes people would get dreadful advice if you didn't. Sometimes just nodding and agreeing isn't constructive.

Don't bother usual. The thread was all about controlled dogs - ie those on leads walking at heel with their owners, but being run up on or hit etc by 'uncontrolled' children.

The OP asked a very reasonable AIBU - about parents teaching their kids not to do that, because it could mean that the child was bitten by a startled, scared or hurt dog. Common sense no?

The dog haters started going on about uncontrolled dogs not what was being talked about and so on, then the Goady fuckers started and it all went downhill - oh and some passive aggressive wanker decided to try and put another poster down for using txt spk (u and ur rather than you and your) but luckily just made herself look pathetic.

There you go, whole thread in a nutshell - and it wasn't even in the Doghouse

Precis:

OP: children shouldn't annoy my well behaved dog, it might attack them.
Some posters: yes, I agree.
Other posters: no, owners should control their dogs.
One particular poster: so some people think children's faces should be ripped off with impunity!!??!
Posters: shut up.
OPP: you shut up.

(Unexpected leaves the thread without following to the end)

Stealth boasting again TSC? Tsc tsc. Birkenstocks!! Some of us only have flipflops you caaaaah.

Well MrsW

I taught her how to go down the slide this weekend. So now I can take her to the park and not get into trouble as she's knows the correct Mnet slide etiquette of up the steps and down the slide.

Usual night on mn then

So it's the usual doggy woggy apologists berating anyone who doesn't love a slobbering,shitting,barking mutt