To wonder why people without children post here?

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

No, I have never pushed a person out of my fanjo - therefore my thoughts on postage or wallpaper or cakes or knitting or cats are pointless.

Just when I thought society didn't make childless women feel anymore of a failure I find that I can't even have an opinion because of my blocked fallopian tubes!

mrsruffallo Thu 06-Nov-14 17:02:50 YANBU I don't mind them being here...

As someone with no children, I'm so grateful for this...this...this tolerance

I've never pushed a person out of fanjo either but I had a massive poo once. That's nearly the same isn't it?

I don't have DC (although I plan to have a baby in the next 3 years or it will be too late... just got to find a man first!) - I got hooked in by AIBU, I read a couple of threads on AIBU and just had to join in!

I've been here 2 years now...

I do like having a space for women to comment online without being harassed or told they are stupid.

Did this really even need to be a post?

There are a lot of meanies around this week. A few days ago there was a thread started about Weird Things Old People Do. And then the OP qualifed the "old" as being people in their 50s

50 is not old. it's ancient.
60+ are fossils.
fact

As someone with no children, I'm so grateful for this...this...this tolerance

Remember though you must wear your 'barren old hag' or 'selfish bitch' (depending in whether you FAILED to have children or selfishly decided not to have any) badge at all times so that people know you have no children. They don't want any of us posting on their threads.

It really bothered me! I kept asking ds if I did Weird Things. One of the Weird Things in the thread was having an airing cupboard . Ds said the only Old Person thing I did was to listen to Absolute 80s on the radio. I suppose it's the modern day equivalent to Sing Something Simple.

Brenda - now come on, it was not about having an airing cupboard (they are lovely and I miss mine - sob), it was about the fact that the need to put all clothing and linen in there for 3 days before anyone could wear them or it, is something that people no longer do these days (on the whole).

The OP of that thread is young, to her people in their 50's are the older generation, it wasn't meant badly. Poor thing has had it changed by MN, time to let it go I think!

Thanks Zing. I'm currently behaving and holding onto it. I quite like my freedom but it's here and it's bringing me a certain amount of comfort

I caaaaaaan't !!! And what on earth is wrong with airing things for three days? No self-respecting 50-year-old wants to wear damp pants.

Oo. Missed that thread. I miss my airing cupboard too - it was lovely, double sized, full length hanging space next to the boiler, and then 2 shelves over the hot water tank. BUT! I also had 2 more cupboards above the whole thing, for blankets and linens etc. (It was built to spec by the carpenter who lived there before me, and almost certainly to his wife's spec - it was fab!)
Here there are no airing cupboards, not proper ones, as the hot water tank tends to be sited outside of the house.

I've never pushed a person out of fanjo either but I had a massive poo once. That's nearly the same isn't it?

Having never pushed a person out of my fanjo either, I'd going to say, yes, I imagine it's pretty similar. My friend once had a poo the size of a pint glass

pip

some might not. I do.

I want you to post on all my threads.and if you don't there will be words!

Rude

I have had some poos that took days to arrive. current record is 6 days.

in comparison even my longest labour was less than 30 hours &C-section was poodle piss.

I'm on the fence.

Even if they are threads about children, Zing?

I've never shot anything bigger than a ping pong ball out of my fanjolina, plus I'm a fossil with an airing cupboard - can I stay?

I have a dog. He needs his bum wiping and constant attention (he's old)

Am I qualified to comment on parenting threads?

Not that I ever do. Can't say I've ever even bothered to read one, why would I when there's far more interesting and relevant stuff to waste hours on, such as threads about ghosts, sebaceous cysts, or bridezillas?

AIBU to wonder why posters go to the trouble of starting a deliberately insulting thread and then never come back to it?

AIBevenmoreU to wish posters who do that should never be allowed to darken the hallowed halls of MN again.

Does mrsruffalo think that only people who have children have parents and siblings as well, do all these child-free people have absolutely no experience or wisdom from the way they were brought up, or their own family dynamics? Sounds like one of those people who tries to shut down any debate or challenge on her opinion with the "you're not a mother so you can't possibly know what you're talking about." line. Ed Byrne told a very good joke about people like that.

Oh god I've just realized that since I've also never married, does that mean I can't comment on the Bridezilla threads any more?

That's a point Rude, can be people who haven't married post on wedding based questions?

Great minds rude.

pip

yes! of course! you can come criticise my kids so I can take a break doing that anytime you like.
mainly I'll agree. or I'll ignore you. but I wouldn't never say you can't butt in!

AIBU to wonder whether the OP did in fact come back, under the guise of MrsRuffallo?

Or maybe there really are two people out there who want us childless spinsters banished have the same opinion?