To ask how or why you found your way to Mumsnet if you don't have children

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And aren't TTC or don't see yourself having children in the near future .
I read some threads and responses and see that some posters seem to be in this boat.

I'm a social worker and was doing a bit of researching online for ideas to plan some 1-1 sessions on looking at the impact of domestic abuse on children when I stumbled on some of the threads in Relationships. Really helpful and inspiring, straight talking but compassionate. Like others have said though, it's the craic that draws me back.

All the misogynists on DigitalSpy mock it for being feminist, so I thought I would fit right in.

I also have an issue that although I don't think we should have kids, my husband does (we both changed our minds from our positions when we married) and I think we have some tough conversations coming up. I like reading about what parenting is really like. Although it still hasn't made my mind up!

There's so much varied stuff which isn't parenting related which I enjoy. It's only the name which makes it sound as though it's about being a mum...the content is quite different.

Do a google search on just about anything and a MN thread will appear. One innocent click and you're sinking through the internet quicksand that is Mumsnet.

I had to do a survey as part of my school work, and wanted a wide variety of ages so I posted it on here, as well as a lot of other sites. Since then I've been a general lurker on here - I find a lot of it really interesting and not wholly parenting-focused.

There was a link to it from another forum when Mumsnet was discussing something happening at my work. Mumsnet were at it's AIBU harshest and I thought they were all nutters! Years later someone on another forum posted a link to PenisBeaker and I realised how funny Mumsnet was. I ended up on here more than the other forum.

I'm not a mother, but am a stepmother. A huge amount of the threads on here are nothing to do with being a mother.

Was pointed at it from another forum. There's plenty on here that isn't about parenting. I also thought it might help me understand my childed friends better, and mean I could contribute to their never ending conversations about their kids. That last one didn't happen so much, although I can now judge them from a more informed position.

Wedding forum - full of sensible people planning thoughtful weddings not narcissist bridezillas like every other wedding forum. Thought I'd stay and look around the rest of the site.

The Penis Beaker brought me here, I've not looked back since

Proud aunt

I was working as a nanny and a googled something nanny related and ended up on Mumsnet.

I was googling how to find a bra that fits, and found lots of Bra Intervention links... Got sucked in!

A colleague loves mumsnet and recommended the relationship forum to me during my hideous break up. The advice and kindness was wonderful and I've been here ever since.

I'm another one from the Horse & Hound Forum waves. Though I think in my case the link was to Classics; perhaps even to the legendary thread of genetalia and drinking vessels.

Do the Horse & Hound people look like Jilly Cooper heroines?

I read a few threads after reading about mumsnet in the papers and got hooked.

I'm the only one in my friendship group without kids, and most of my direct reports at work have kids, so I like reading the chat boards to understand them better. IMO it makes me a better manager (and friend) if I understand the challenges of working mums, for example some people's kids being constantly ill when they first start nursery, I didn't realise this was a thing until I read about it on here

Someone linked to a classics thread when I was on the moneysaving expert forum. I was impressed by the creative use of the word fuckwit and have stayed here.

I don't have children, so don't feel qualified to comment on a lot of threads here, but mumsnet is about WAY more than that, and I've learnt a lot.

I googled wedding chat.
It's a great forum for women to discuss relationship issues, family problems, not to mention style and weight loss. I found the posters to be a very down to earth and helpful bunch really and I don't know of any forum as helpful and understanding in regards to everyday and especially women's issues.

I work in an environment that is 80% men. For 7 years, most conversations i had was about football.

My best friend was having a baby and I was idly speculating about baby names. Google led me to the baby name forum and from there I hit active threads.

Wham! A whole forum of women have womanly conversations. It was like being led from the desert to an oasis!!

it was the babyliss big hair, many moons ago

I have a child now but joined/lurked before ttc. Did a Google search and read a mumsnet thread about wee smelling like sugar puffs...I'd had a wee that smelled like sugar puffs
I thought the posters were funny, had a mooch around aibu and got addicted as I'm quite nosy and lots of varied topics come up.

I do find questions like the OP's a bit distatesful. As if not having children makes someone less qualified to join into society or something. Childless women get enough flak -- I see the pain my sister feels on this topic. No need for them to have their motives questioned here as well.

I was looking for threads by people who were / are unsure about whether to have children, a friend who is a mum sent me here. I am 35 and indecisive and couldn't find much sensible online commentary or discussion along those lines. I did find a couple of interesting threads. I stayed to lurk on aibu.