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.

These points of view are really nice to hear.
I have always wondered about the provenance of posters without children.

I do have kids but wish very vehemently that MN had existed when they were small; I would have left their abusive fathers sooner.

Not how I found mumsnet, but often if I google advice on something, a mumsnet thread shows up in the results. Happened to me at the weekend when I was looking for advice on a health problem. I should imagine many find the site that way.

I certainly don't use my miscarriage as a weapon. That really is a vile thing to say.

You made no mention of miscarriage in your post. I would havr thought that if you have been through this vile experience you might understand why people are here if they don't have children or trying to.

I am here because women empathise with each other. Which you seemingly can't.

I came for the fact it was frequently referenced in news articles and wanted to see for myself. I never left

Google.

Press click.

Read.

Strangely people talk about things OTHER than children.

I have no idea how I ended up here Been lurking around for a couple of years now I think.

I found it before we had DCs, either through looking for places to chat about adoption, or through the mainstream media, I can't remember which.

I never posted on boards other than adoption pre-DCs though because I found that there were too many people in the "when you have chiiillldren you'll understaaaaand" camp. I'm slightly annoyed though as while main boards like Chat and AIBU are like this, I'd probably have enjoyed boards like Style and Beauty and Feminist Chat.

I ended up here, like many others, because the penis beaker thread was linked on another forum. Had a look at some other threads and liked it so I joined. I think I mainly joined because of the mental health section actually - there was a thread on there for people on sertraline which I started taking last summer and I was completely ignorant about it and anti-depressants in general. Reading that and seeing other people were having side effects like me and it was normal helped me to carry on with it.

I also work in maternity so am interested in pregnancy and childbirth issues although I rarely look at those boards now.

An odd OP. What does having or not having children have to do with it?

I found my way to MN via the TES website. It linked to an hilarious teacher-bashing thread. None of it was related to my childed/free status. If you look at my info you'll see how long ago that was.

And how the bashing hasn't stopped.

I'm TTC now, but wedding drama threads and a thread complaining about rockabilly/vintage fashion led me here in the first place!

I was looking to buy a new penis beaker for DH.

Tee hee at know

My kids are grown but I found myself googling certain subjects for info and the topic would many times have been discussed on MN - so I just joined!

But OP if the person you mention was posting about her husband not wanting kids then of course Mumsnet might be an obvious port of call?
You don't have to be TTC or even want kids to still be thinking about what it means to be a mum.

I like sitting in a cafe people watching so MN is a fascinating glimpse into what makes people tick- sometimes quite humbling, often hilarious and sometimes quite unbelievable!

I was interested in a bit of yoni and I live within a 50mole radius of York ;-)
The usernames mylittleyoni and Iamtheoneandyoni still make me laugh today. Whoever you are I applaud your quick humour! :-D

I dont have or want kids, I stumbled on mumsnet when I was googling foundations for pale skin. I like reading relationships and AIBU, I find it funny, helpful and informative. I like the way anything and everything is discussed.
Thanks to reading mumsnet, I've started to overcome my OCD, start dating and wear jeans (it sounds a small thing but I have zero body confidence, always thought my legs were too fat). I find reading other womens experiences and opinions really helpful.

hooliodancer Miscarriage is a truly shit thing, I'm sorry.

OP many trolls have posted similar OP thoughts to you. Had you quantified in your OP as you did your update then you wouldn't have got people wondering if this was another one and being suspicious as to why you've posted. I am sorry for your loss as well.

My sister first told me about this forum, she had a miscarriage and for a while she couldn't come to it but then she went from ttc and miscarriage forums to AIBU and relationships and she found it great. I know she found mothers day very hard though and definitely avoided mumsnet for the whole month around it because posts even here really pissed her off, upset or reminded her.

i think i googled something to do with trying to get rid of prickly heat and it led me to a thread in style and beauty

PENIS BEAKER!

Found via Google looking for both pet and health advice (not at the same time), then joined. Found AIBU, stayed. Also use the skiing threads, as an active member of another skiing forum, in the hope I can be of some help. Never ventured onto one of the childcare specific areas.

Was looking for things to do on my then new iphone, found aibu and relationships totally gripping and never looked back.
Maybe it's time mumsnet had a name change as it obviously isn't just for mums. Laydeeznet.

Oh I do have a DS but that's not the point.

I found it while I was working in a different country to my child. I joined so I could still feel like I was a parent, even though I had little to do with my day-to-day life and even skype was difficult. And then I ended up completely ignoring all parenting threads . It's such a great place for women to come together and discuss random shit without the omnipresence of men, it would be a shame to limit it to just mothers.