Things I only ever see on Mumsnet and never in RL

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Wedding gift lists angst. I don't think I've ever been to a wedding where there wasn't a list. It's normal.

Parents who never have even a sniff of booze when their kids are in the house, and the angst over 'what if I need to drive them to hospital?'. Perhaps everyone I know is a raging alky, but it's just never come up as an issue.

Old ladies on the bus having a pop about breastfeeding/children/the yoof of today. Has never happened to me in all my eleven years of parenting. I only ever meet nice people on public transport. Perhaps I am just incredibly thick skinned and don't notice the judgy stares?

People giving much of a shit over BF/FF, or at least not once they are past their own days of feeding a baby.

There is more.

I'm off to think of some.

I agree that porn is unacceptable. For many of us, it is a deal breaker.

OK, I admit it I'm that fool - yup the one and only RL user of F&B it would appear - we got the Jonah White ... it isn't White and I haven't the foggiest who Jonah is, but I've got his paint!.

it does look gorgeous. And it goes a long way. Hey ho, maybe in 6 months time it will have peeled off ...

I'd love to know who makes up all the daft names "Mizzle" "Ball Green" "Elephants Breathe" (urghh).

ha ha sebsmummy1 I remember that thread. I think the outcry was that the child may have SN (competetive SN) or the parents can't afford anything else (competetive poverty).

Grennie - yes I agree with you 100% it would be a deal-breaker, why would anyone accept that (but sadly they do ... and dare I say it, they convince themselves, its OK I like it too ... hmmm right, OK)

thebody with you on all of them.

Very few acquaintances in rl seem to give a toss how I parent (bf/ff, wean age/co-sleep/sleep training blah blah blah), I don't give a rats how they do. I do, however, discuss it amongst friends if it's relevant or if invited to.

My cat presumably shits in gardens and that suits me as I don't have to empty a litter tray any more.

My kids seem to watch a lot of tv, but they also go out to play - they have done since they were about 4 - my 11 year old even goes off across town to call on his friends .

The phrase "you sound entitled"

Does anyone else actually (literally) wince sometimes when they read an opening post and know that in a matter of minutes the gates if he'll set going to (metaphorically) open and they are going to be ripped to shreds until they are gibbering wrecks?

Sometimes I find myself muttering flee flee, save yourself, think of the children for god sake

Of hell

Interesting wigglesrock. I must admit there is a move amongst some of my younger friends (I am an old gimmer and late mother) towards thanks for presents on facebook or by email or text, which is fine I agree. I wouldn't write to a relative we had thanked in person when the present was opened but we don't normally open presents at children's birthday parties (doubt many people do) so have to do thanks afterwards one way or another.

I always had to write thank you letters as a child so I guess it is a hang up. Even at my advanced age, my mother still asks me if I have written to such and such a relative who has sent a present and gives me the stinkeye if I haven't got round to it.

Mind you, it is a flipping nightmare when the cards and presents get mixed up as they did at my daughter's last birthday party.

Whenever there's a thread about meal planning or cheap dinners there will always be people suggesting whipping up a batch of dhal. I don't think I've ever met anyone as obsessed with dhal in the real world.

The use of moon cups. I know no one who uses them in RL (or ever would). First heard of them on MN and still Boak.

Breastfeeding in swimming pools. Breastfeeding in supermarkets. All the bf ing mums I know go in a baby room ,find a bench or just wait until they get home.
One person eating an omelette with 4 eggs and 7 slices of ham to themselves.

That so many people live where there are pavements are so covered in dog shit, you cannot take one single step without stepping in it. Now, I'm not saying that some pavements are not covered in dog crap but there are so many places?

I don't drink alcohol, and never had it in the house when the DC were younger, even they at 22, 20 and 19 don't really drink or have it in the house.

I cared about reading bands/levels, have toxic parents.

We all write thank you letters, and someone mentioned non drivers earlier,

I dont drive and neither do any of my DC.

Oh and people get all het up on here about any female over 16 being referred to as "girls" insisting they're "women"

No one I know, and I certainly don't refer to them as such, they're girls (and I include my own 2 DDs in this) til about age 30!

And more more thing- like another poster stated why does everyone claim not to have a tumble dryer??

I'm a non-driver, and I know quite a few others ,as well.

sebsmummy1
The best example I read of judgey pants was the poster who dared suggest that cold garlic bread and chips wasn't the best lunch for one of the nursery children she had observed that day and did anyone agree.

Well of course no one agreed and the consensus was she should wind her middle class neck in and keep the cuntibg hell out.

I would be very interested to read what her replies would have been had she posted that she had sent her daughter into nursery with a cold Bhuna from the local takeaway because the DMwas late that morning and did anyone think that was wrong? I imagine she would have been hung up for it.

Yes, I saw that thread, and it was... odd, to say the least.

Yes I saw that thread and agreed it wasn't a great lunch. But I knew better than to get involved in it.

monicalewinski you let your 11 year old out alone??

fcek totally on you about moon cups. have made an effort to ask every single friend and work colleague ' have you ever had or ever used a mooncup?' and no one had either heard of it seen one.

apostrophise???? who gives a fuck.

I know 3 people in RL who actually care, ALOT about bf/ff. I'm not one of them.
(One told me I absolutely SHOULD breastfeed like she does and not 'shove crap down C throat') Another told me it was absolutely disgusting as breasts are sexual in nature. (Whollleeeeee other thread there). The third is 'BREASTFEEDING IS BEST but do as you please as you will never compare to use supermummys'.

Wouldn't give my son yesterdays takeaway for school dinner as husband will inevitably not have left any.

Admiral yes to be fair I do remember a loony acquaintance who banged in about how everyone SHOULD bf but assume such people are best shunned as clearly deranged.

Fruit shoots (occasional), McDonalds and telly as a (temporary) babysitter. They are all widely indulged in in RL - I would get nothing done at all without the Peppa Pig DVDs.

Dorothy not sure about you but I don't consider google to be my RL. Again in my RL you never hear the phrase benefit bashing.

Dorothy not sure about you but I don't consider google to be my RL. Again in my RL you never hear the phrase benefit bashing.

Excuse double posts. Grrr iPhones.