To wonder why there are men posting here?

[TheMenzAreBack]

The website is called MUMSnet. Not dadsnet or parentsnet, but MUMSnet. Most people who post here are female so why men would even want to post here is beyond me. It's even creepier when they don't have any kids.

Well there is a dad's section in the forums so surely that shows that mumsnet expects dads to be on here.

Chipping little out of my comfort zone here, but there's just something about that gaze...

BUt he's such a BABY! Look how he only looks about 12.

Yeah but he does have his steely moments.

Zing, you clearly have an empty life devoid of meaning and purpose. I pity you really. Maybe you should consider TTC? Children give life meaning you know

I don't even know who that cherub is, DaddyBeer

oh Pacific! That's Cary Agos from The Good Wife, aka actor Matt Czuchry. I'm sure he's not really 12, he just looks it.

Pacific he's a lawyer on The Goodwife, a great series on Netflix that MB and I are steaming through. Juliana Marguiles (ER, dated George) plays a wife who has to go back to work as a lawyer after her husband (Big from Sex in the City) is sent to prison.

Has some great cameos including Eddie Izzard and Michael J Fox (who is just flawless).

Cary just has something Robert Redford about him.

Thumbwitch I love DT when he's playing evil!

I haven't seen the Good Wife yet - heard its good though. I am still trying to get round to watching House of Cards Season 2 but it's going to have to wait until after Doctor Who has finished I think!

Pacific

or do you mean "get fucked"?!

Goodwife is well worth a look. Lots of great characters, including Archie Punjabi (Bend it like Beckham) who plays an investigator called Kalinda who's not afraid to use a baseball bat on people who piss her off.

Have just started rewatching House of Cards. As season 2 came out on Valentine's day last year, can you guess what I was doing 6.30 am Valentine's morning? I did make it up to MB..

Livia yeah it's Alex Polizzi. She just has a certain - let's say - "vibrancy" about her.

Zing!!
I would never use a bad word wrt you, my lovely
How's the latest Zinglet?

I used to watch The Good Wife - was it on Channel 4 or E4 for a while? Twas v good, but RL got in the way

Still don't know who the Cherub is. And don't care. Like my men more manly

Hi Zing - long time no chat :( Must catch up properly!! Need Zinglet news x

Thumb - no, no, no, no to DT. Not even with yours - bleughghghghgh

DaddyBeer - fgs surely that's not even legal? He looks about 12!! Mind you, no matter which side you are pitching, I'm not buying it!! You have a free run with all of your crushes as far as I'm concerned

Me too Pacific - at least to look like they're old enough to be legal I'm still after a young Colin Firth.

Pacific

surely you know by now I was only kidding!

There should be a headtilt emoticon though!

BabyZing is ok, almost 3 months old!

Chipping

that's coz I'm on HayDay instead of MN. shame on me.
We are ok. I'm having my gallbladder taken out on the 27th. [brave face]

BabyZing can giggle now and he is just scrumptious. He looks like the others, no surprise there.

ZingGirl is now 2.5 and still can't be bothered to talk, generally.

ZingBoys are fine. DS5 LOVES his school! he had ear infection last week and was heartbroken that he had to stay home. bless him, he is in reception, wonder how long that will last!

How are you?

Zing - I thought it was because I'd been missing in action Turns out it was both of us! WTF is HayDay??

Gallbladder out ouch that should make you feel better :)

LOL at BZ looking like the others & as for ZingGirl being 2, two HTAF did that happen Nice to know the lazy little muffin hasn't changed though

Lovely that the boys are all doing so well - DS5 will learn!!

I'm about the same... I'll PM you the gory details tomorrow trying not to think about them tonight
xx

yes PM me.

Hay Day is a brilliant game, courtesy of PD!
do not download it or you'll be hooked forever!

(I know that derailing threads and banter can be frowned upon but I think this one has run its course...)

Zing, I think this one ran its course some time ago!
And now I've realised who you are, of course - hope it all went well with production of no. 7!

Zing! Great to hear from you. Glad newest Zinglat is giggly. :)

I second not downloading hayday, I spend way too much time on there, my neighbourhood is full of mnetters.

Actually, I thought this thread was starting to look like a honey trap for all the dads on the site, while the mums got a clear run elsewhere.

I've never seen so many men gathered on one thread. Like wasps at a picnic...

I switch between hayday and mn. Hayday best game there is and we got the best neighbourhood..

"What would David Niven do"

Shagged someone and got drunk surely?

I started to mooch around here during the run up to my wifes IVF course, was doing some research and looking for advice/support forums and mumsnet threads kept on popping up on google so I dived in.

The Relationship threads were a bit of an eye opener and I like to think they were beneficial to me insofar gaining a female insight to things.

I generally have a look at Am I Being Unreasonable for a bit laugh more than anything else as there are some quite batshit crazy threads that have popped up there over the year.

I do think there is natural gender bias which is to be expected on a single gender dominated site, you can see the same thing on male dominated forums. Still, it gets a bit depressing sometimes when some threads just descend into what can only be described as total misandry.

Havana

which neighbourhood are you in? I'm in MN Moar.
just about to get my hands on Sandwich bar - it opens this afternoon. so exciting!

hi thumbwitch and Ye !

Captain

I hope you got good advice and support. I have seen many threads where women and men both chipped in to support OP so best to focus on the good (and the hilarious) and brush off the nasty stuff.

good luck to you and your wife!