To wonder why people without children post here?

[SomeoneStoleMyUsername]

How would you even find the place? I'd imagine they googled something and stumbled upon a thread and stuck around. Am I right?

I was looking for advice on a dodgy lodger (how to get rid - not how to find one). A thread from Mumsnet was top of the list in Google. I never left (well, I log off now and then to partake in real life).

I am now trying, rather unsuccessfully, to conceive. On such a forum which has a conception and infertility section, perhaps you should re-think your thread title. It's a little insensitive to those of us who are wanting, but without, children.

OP MN is a household name, I joined because I like witty banter and the promotion of equality in all things, which MN seems to do quite well. However, I feel like your post drags the side down. Am I somehow less qualified to be here because I haven't had an egg fertilised and carried it to term? Should I not be able to post until I have some kind of postpartum licence?

My sincere apologies.

Do you honestly not think that most threads apply to people, rather than mothers exclusively?

I had a look out of curiosity as it was getting slagged off on Twitter once. I liked it so I stayed.

I also still hope to be a Mother one day and if I am I'll put all the info I've learnt from here into good use.

In the meantime, I'm a woman, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt and a friend. I don't think Mumsnet is just for Mums. Despite the title.
The women who post on here are women who happen to have children and I'm a woman who doesn't. That's the only difference.

So I'm stick around if that's alright with you? I'll stick around even if it's not

should say, some^ of the women that post on here

Should add, having now RTFT, I've never been made to feel unwelcome because I don't have children. Quite the opposite. I like that about it too.

Women without children are as important as those with children. But I suspect you already know that.

Is someone paid to ask this question every three months or even every week ?

No, it's purely voluntary.

I saw MN mentioned in the newspaper and it was also referred to in another web base chat forum I read. So, curiosity got the better of me and I looked it up.

I was fully expecting to not be allowed to post as I didn't have children. I thought you would have to supply at least the d.o.b. of your children to somehow prove you were a mum/parent.

However, the automated sign on screen was pretty standard and here I am. As a previous poster remarked, 'ask that question in the TTC or MC threads'. Yeah, good point I thought. (I have no children and no intention of having children. Just like a good few of the other MN posters.)

I made it just in time for, 'penis beaker'. I even contributed to it. Er, I mean the thread. I often wonder if the OP of that thread went into hiding similar to a witness protection programme ?

I've learned to stay away from the relationships board. I got a bit heated. I found out the hard way who MN royalty are and I keep out of their road.

However, AIBU, Chat, Christmas, property etc are really good threads. Very entertaining. Interesting. Sometimes intentionally funny. Mostly not ! The bunfights/catfights are a sight to behold !

Oh, and I got my fingers burnt criticising Waitrose on the, 'why do people criticise Waitrose' thread. Especially when it expanded into praise for the sanctity of John Lewis.

I thought Mumsnetters were no nonsense Tesco shoppers. Clearly not. There's high handed snobs as well as dirty biaches too.

Chipping

OP has not posted again and it's a pointless thread designed to achieve what exactly?
I reported thread.
just because I can.

OP

you've upset and angered a few people here.
if that was your aim guess which finger I'm holding up.
if not you'd better apologise

My pp is way too reasonable. I'm with Zing

rafflesway - that would be great but you're forgetting that we're too fucking old to skip anywhere

Also, I'm here because I don't know of anywhere else in the real world where you can swear quite so freely with no judgement whatsoever!

I like swearing and don't get enough of it in my working life

Rude

you can buy a mug with "fuck fuck fuckety fuck" printed on it.

And I have learnt a lot about subjects that don't directly affect me. I happily come on here daily to hang out on my favourite boards.

OP assuming you ever come back

Because it's a good place for discussing issues, guaging opinion etc (most of the time).

I don't know why people need to ask. It makes it far more interesting.

My kids are all grown up. Shall I fuck off

Echo'ing

Actually, pick up a lot of current thinking/info here which I can then relate to DGC. Aids understanding 'modern' approaches without sounding critical by questioning DD directly on why she does things in a certain way

Again??

Relationships, mental health, finances, holidays...

also I want to be a midwife so I find baby/pregnancy threads interesting despite not having children, shall I just fuck off then??

I rarely post child related issues.

Tis the Craic

I came for support during IVF
I stay for the parking threads

I have kids, but wish I'd found MN long ago. I love the fact that anyone can show up; I love the wide range of subjects that get discussed, and i love the clever, articulate responses. I love that it's not nicey-nice and that people will tell it to you straight if you ask. And I love that it's mainly women. Surely the fact that people who are not parents choose to come on here shows that it's interesting in its own right, not just for parents? Sounds like rather an accolade.

Exit
no, I can't say you do.

but I make up for that by banging on about mine all the bloody time!

(psst I have more mallets for you!)

I feel sorry for anyone who comes here to post primarily about their children! Good grief, how dull.

What about men with no children, how dare they post here

People find this place for all kinds of reasons and many stick around. We all get to learn from each other, helps to be able to ask someone who has been there, worn the t-shirt, had it puked over by a baby/child.

Everytime someone's drags this daft question up I wonder they
think the site only contains child-relevant information? As if nothing else here could ever appeal to a non-parent?

No kids. Would love to but looking unlikely for me. I love mumsnet. I've learnt so much on here, really opened my eyes to a lot of things & how life works for other people. Not just the penis beaker thread ??

And I think my sisters-in-law are grateful that I've learnt a few things about kids so I'm not totally clueless to the things they have to think about & it makes me a better auntie!