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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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To join in on MN even though my children are grown up?

91 replies

Dingleinthevillage · 29/12/2013 16:26

Have been lurking for a while but wondering if you don't 'qualify' if you can have a full night's sleep, go on holiday without bothering what your children will eat and can send them to the off-licence if you have a friend round for coffee in the morning....and run out of wine before 4.00.

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HereIsMee · 29/12/2013 18:31

It's ok my DS is 16 I kept away from parent sites when he was younger as I am single and used to feel out of place amongst the relationship drama conversations. But somewhere around the time DS was 14 I stopped giving a shit matured. It's a fun read most of the time.

tudorqueen · 29/12/2013 18:31

My two are grown up (25 and 23) and living away, but going through the teenage years again with the DSc, though they are a LOT better behaved than mine were at that age!!

Wish this site had been around when I was a young mum - bringing mine up almost single-handed because exDH was in the Navy for most of their childhood and I was still nursing....sometimes I think it's a miracle that they actually survived....

Life's so much easier now!!

brandyandsummergloves · 29/12/2013 18:34

My DDs are 25 and 22 and I love mumsnet. I only wish it had been around when my children were babies and I was stuck in an abusive relationship with their father. I could have done with someone telling me to LTB.

Happily remarried now though.

ginslinger · 29/12/2013 18:35

Mine are grown up too - well, they're adults.

DizzyZebra · 29/12/2013 18:36

I have young children, eldest is four, and one of the things i like about MN is the bigger variety. Other forums are mostly parents of younger children and can be slightly blinkered when it comed to things involving children the same age as theirs. Its nice to read opinions from people who are at different stages.

BoJolly · 29/12/2013 18:43

Mine are 21 & 19.

I love MN because I can spread my "grumpy old woman" views further afield

timidviper · 29/12/2013 18:52

Mine are 25 and 23. I think it is good to have a range of ages, experience and social situations as we all support, educate and amuse each other.

I think our view of "lighten up, they'll live" is useful to some younger mums while they can definitely teach us a few things that have changed since we did all that

GlitzAndGiggles · 29/12/2013 18:53

Young mum here with a 2yo. I like mumsnet for all the advice and petty arguments I think it's nice to get tips from mum's of all ages whether their babies are babies or grown up babies :)

ComposHat · 29/12/2013 18:57

I don't have any children, not sure I want any and am male. It is just that AIBU is quite a nice place to talk about everything and nothing. I tend to refrain from offering advice sbout breast feeding, what carrycot to buy and whatnot.

Luckily most most of the aibu threads have nothing to do with children or are tangentially related to parenting. At its best it is hilarious, it is slso reassuring to see how well adjusted you are when you read some of the loony threads on here.

AnyFuckerForAMincePie · 29/12/2013 19:05

I have a husband somewhere too, and I pretty much never bother to talk about hmi either

larry5 · 29/12/2013 19:08

I have 3 children aged 39,37 and 25 and still get advice from this site and sometimes I am able to give advice on things that I have experienced over the years.

TalkinPeace · 29/12/2013 19:11

OP
on the 5:2 weightloss threads we have childless men, childless women, grandparents and aliens
parts of this site are incredibly welcoming

YouStayClassySanDiego · 29/12/2013 19:12

Do get stuck in.

My ds's are 14, 16 and 18, I wish I'd had this when they were small.

I've learnt a lot in the 4 years ive been here.

thenightsky · 29/12/2013 19:15

My youngest is 22 and my eldest is 27 (years that is, not months).

I joined when DS was giving me teenage angst over skiving off exams. I never left.

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Dingleinthevillage · 29/12/2013 19:21

Am feeling very welcomed :-)

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GimmeDaBoobehz · 29/12/2013 19:23

I'm only 23 but my Mum comes on here often, but is just a lurker and doesn't have a username (not the best with technology) she has two children which is myself at 23 and my sister who is 32. She has grandchildren though (we both have a baby under one).

It's great to get advice/learn about how things used to be done to be honest.

I am young and I still think 'Oh come on now, it's not the end of the world' :)

bakewelltartandcustard · 29/12/2013 20:19

I'm a Gran and wish so much that Mumsnet had been there when I was young. I had no family near, no friends, and no idea how to look after a baby. Now I look to Mumsnet for intelligent comment and information.

magimedi · 29/12/2013 20:27

I have a 30+ DC & am feel quite at home here.

There are all sorts of people here - it's the best thing about MN.

cardibach · 29/12/2013 20:28

I have one DD who will be 18 next month (when did that happen?) and I love it. I read a lot of the funny stuff out to DD and she loves it too.

Boaty · 29/12/2013 20:31

Grown up DC here too (25,24,22) I too wish I had MN when they were young.
I'm now a MIL and trying hard to avoid pitfalls of bad MILing! as well as being a GM so being here is still a valid learning forum for me.

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Dingleinthevillage · 29/12/2013 22:14

Thank you all for responding! Feel special now!

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ItsTheOnlyWayToLive · 29/12/2013 22:20

No children here (apart from dh ), but been on just over a year.
Love the different points of view, learned lots about myself and other people

PresidentServalan · 30/12/2013 13:05

I have no children - MN is much more than a parenting site (esp AIBU, chat and the litter tray!).

mummylin2495 · 30/12/2013 13:53

I too have adult children and 3 grandchildren who are almost adults too ! Have always felt perfectly at home here

RiceBurner · 30/12/2013 14:06

Another one with grown up children. I joined when mine had already left home ... just out of curiosity. (As had heard of MN in the media and wanted to see what was going on there.)

Found MN to be an amazing source of facts and of humour! (Loved it from the start.)

There's a lot of wisdom and love in here. And it's a good place to get help in a hurry and also find out what other people really think on sensitive topics!

You are most welcome OP.

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