To think we need a Dadsnet?

[mumtoateen]

So dads cannot be single parents? There's a nansnet and mums net but no Dadsnet. Yes there's a single topic for it, but surely dads should be able to have their own site?

[ICanSeeTheSun]

www.thedrum.com/news/2014/07/29/mumsnet-founder-justine-roberts-eyes-potential-dadsnet-launch

There you go op.

[Bifauxnen]

Disgrace - not as good as it sounds, then.

[SpeedofSound0]

Pistonheads. Plenty of men on there.

[DisgraceToTheYChromosome]

WatchingSeaMonkeys: Of course, but compared to some HGV forums and FB groups, where racist bollocks and knuckledragging is de rigueur...

Bifauxnen: The Lemon Drizzle threads were a magnificent festival of bosom hoiking and pearl clutching, and contained a post by the OP which included "Fuck you, lemon drizzle murderer, fuck you up the bum". Also "go and piss on a hotplate and boil your @#$&€!".

[WatchingSeaMonkeys]

I like it here because its general tone and intent is of one of kindness.

You have been on AIBU right??

[MeanwhileHighAboveTheField]

There is a cycling forum I use that is very much a male equivalent of Mumsnet, it is ace

[Bifauxnen]

What's lemon drizzle sweariness? I think I like the sound of it.

[DisgraceToTheYChromosome]

I like it here because its general tone and intent is of one of kindness.

There's little of that at work, Macho bullshitting and gallows humour, along with Lemon Drizzle sweariness, but not much compassion. The sexism is pretty Jurassic, which is hardly surprising when we have a male/female ratio over 95%.

[Sherborne]

Lol at WatchingSeaMonkeys

That's exactly it for me. There are many specialist sites for practical "things", but fewer sites for the wooly "feelings" type questions. Mn is great at both the practical stuff, and great entertainment for the eavesdropping and gossip (kind of like overhearing conversations at the school gates)

That's why I like it; I think a dadsnet would never get that dynamic.

[WatchingSeaMonkeys]

We have a vibrant Dadsnet section on here that's pulsating with manly talk and discussion. Have a look if you think you can handle the pace.

You'll generally find that if a man wants to know something he'll either ask another man or go to a specific website/forum if it's practical in nature....

He's very unlikely to need a place to post "My bestest friend invited me to a wedding, but not my wife - should I hate him forever??"

[HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen]

Yep.

[TiggyD]

You're a man.

[HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen]

d. But with an addition of a table saw, because it was in Screwfix and had £30.00 of and it's bound to come in handy.

[TiggyD]

A man-ness test for Weasel!

You have a slotted screw loose in your house but you have no screwdriver . Do you:

A. Use a hammer?
B. Use a new knife?
c. Hire a handyman?
D. Go out and buy a rechargeable electric drill and complete set of bits?

[HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen]

I'm totally a dude, dude.

[TiggyD]

We have a vibrant Dadsnet section on here that's pulsating with manly talk and discussion. Have a look if you think you can handle the pace.

(Although I think some of the posters might be women pretending to be men.)

[ViviPru]

I too agree with Fireside. I joined MN a good 10 years or so before the concept of motherhood was even on my radar.

It has evolved and changed since it's inception, I suspect if the founders had had any clue at the outset how it would grow and mutate, they may well have called it something else.

To me it is essentially familynet. Most of the topics/musings no matter how abstract tend to have a basis in family life I. Some form or another. But as Fireside quite rightly says, it's a successful brand, it would be crazy to change it now.

[firesidechat]

You amaze me NotAnotherPackedLUnch.

Or maybe not.

[awsomer]

You don't have to be vetted to join MN - there's not a test where you have to prove you identify as a woman and have at least one child. All are welcome (yes that means dads too).

[NotAnotherPackedLunchBox]

mumtoateen my not have absented herself from the thread.

She had a couple of threads deleted earlier so perhaps she can no longer post.

[northlight]

Hello mumtoateen waves. Are you back home or are you still 'enjoying' your canal holiday?

You seem to have absented yourself from this thread pretty sharpish.

[firesidechat]

The OP hasn't come back to argue her case.

[Fluffyears]

Men have football forums and these have non footy related topics.