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MN's without children?

115 replies

giggly · 19/04/2014 18:34

I have often wondered why there are OP's who post who don't have children. Taking those TTC, MC or bereaved into account I keep coming across posters without kids.

I'm not complaining just genuinely confused as in the title "by parents for parents" why would anyone come across/ venture into MN if they have no kids, not TTC !MC or bereaved.??

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Perfectlypurple · 19/04/2014 18:36

I have a sd who I parent. I'm not on your list.

Sparklingbrook · 19/04/2014 18:37

Take a look at all the topics not related to DC. Dogs, cats, books, dieting. health to name just a few....
Lots of topics for people without DC. And people without DC can Chat and be Unreasonable the same as anyone else.

Pipbin · 19/04/2014 18:37

I failed at ttcing and IVF.
I like being somewhere female friendly.

Anyway, someone asked this about 3 weeks ago.

nothruroad · 19/04/2014 18:39

Can you recommend another site with intelligent debate and humour that covers a wide range of topics then? I can't find one anywhere else. I think parenting is a tiny part of what is covered here to be honest.

wheretotheEasterBunnygonow · 19/04/2014 18:39

To be honest I have wondered this in the past. I think Pipkin's explanation of it being female friendly is lovely (although it's not always friendly on AIBU!!)Grin

wheretotheEasterBunnygonow · 19/04/2014 18:40

Pipbin - bloomin auto correct

AlpacaLypse · 19/04/2014 18:40

What's AIBU about this?

This question's been asked dozens of times, and answered too.

Sparklingbrook · 19/04/2014 18:40

There are blokes on here too Shock

MoonRover · 19/04/2014 18:41

Childcarers
grandparents
teachers
journalists
students

MoonRover · 19/04/2014 18:42

MEN????

ICanSeeTheSun · 19/04/2014 18:42

Because mumsnet is a lot more than children.

kukeslala · 19/04/2014 18:43

Is someone who has been blessed with children only a "mother"... They are a person who enjoys many different things, there are many topics on here apart from the child specific ones, which shows this.

Does a person being a parent stop having things in common with me, who isnt?

In real life do people who are parents only communicate or socialise with others that are parents?

You don't know if these posters you are talking about are TTC, MC or bereaved, some may choose to discuss this some may not.

I am/have been TTC for years, however I found this site when googling something else unrelated and a thread came up.

Sparklingbrook · 19/04/2014 18:43

My two are 12 and 14, the threads I am on don't tend to have anything to do with them.

Eminybob · 19/04/2014 18:46

Often if you google a question or subject, a mumsnet thread comes up. That's how I found it. Admittedly it was an MC related question, but I imagine the same would apply to loads of different topics.

razmataz · 19/04/2014 18:47

I don't have children at the moment. But I read Mumsnet because there are such a wide variety of topics covered, and very high traffic so there's always something new to look at. Few other forums are as active.

There's lots of topics on here that you don't need to have children for in order to find interesting or have a valid contribution.

minipie · 19/04/2014 18:48

What northruroad said.

the title of the site is out of date, IMO.

heyfattynomore · 19/04/2014 18:49

I found it by accident when I googled YANBU - a friend had put it on Facebook. I like it, so I stay :)

nonameisgoodname · 19/04/2014 18:51

I came across man as a nanny. For a while I just stayed on the nanny board, then ventured across to others. No longer a nanny and no dc but reckon I spend 15 hours of each day with children...

SinglePringle · 19/04/2014 18:54

Because those of us without children are daughters, sisters, aunts, godparents and the like.

We are also well up for a bunfight discussion on AIBU.

Blithereens · 19/04/2014 18:55

It's the best female-centric, wide-topic board on the Internet. I like to be able to talk and debate with women online. I want children (TTC currently on hold, waaah) and have a lot of friends with children and this site has been very useful trying to work out how to fit into their lives as a currently-childless friend!

Scuttlebutter · 19/04/2014 18:55

Hmm This, again.

It does get very wearing - this crops up every three weeks or so.

EBearhug · 19/04/2014 18:56

Because it's got loads of stuff, not just children. A friend recommended it; they're also childless, but had initially come here because someone else had asked them to look at a question about HE.

YoureBeingASillyBilly · 19/04/2014 18:57

Imagination is a wonderful thing.

EllaFitzgerald · 19/04/2014 18:58

I don't have children. I just don't offer the benefit of my inexperience on threads involving child issues.

I can, however, be unreasonable with the best of them on every other topic.

Original poster
giggly · 19/04/2014 18:58

Ok fair enough, but men and sp do parent as do grandparents as do others mentioned. My list was not meant to be exhaustive.
I ask because I found MN after years of TTC and yes icansee mumsnet is more than children and if the questions been asked a dozen times, I guess I just missed those timesConfused

Perhaps I should have phrased it better.
If you have no interest/no contact with children how do you end up on MN?

That's all I'm asking , not looking of a gunfight.

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