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To think that going out with the "girls" isn't the B all and end all and that maybe these people need to grow up and stop dumping their kids on people so that they can go out and get drunk!

438 replies

Suzi78 · 03/10/2015 15:28

Just that really. I have shall we say aquaintences on Facebook who I've known from various places, work, college, school etc and their posts are full of nights out, holidays, lunches etc and this is all they seem to care about. There are four women in particular, three of whom are single parents (if you can call it that) and the other is married. There Facebook feeds are all about how they can't wait to dump the kids on their fathers at the weekend as they can't wait to go clubbing, to parties, concerts etc etc, but are dreading their hangovers the next day!

Now I know that everyone is entitled to a bit of me time and shouldn't be begrudged a night out but with these women it's every single week! Three of them don't even work so I don't know how they afford to go out every week as well as buying a new outfit, getting their hair done weekly, manicures etc.
As far a I'm concerned (before anyone suggests it, and I know that they will) I'm not jealous, I'm relitively happy with my life and could chose to go out every weekend if I wanted to as I have enough friends who socialise in different circles and I'm always invited to go out, but I work all week, my children go to after school club so weekends are for family time. Now I know that people do things differently and whilst that's all good I don't know how these women can just dump their kids every week not spend any time with them and spend their money on goog out when their kids need things first. I know I'll probably get flamed for saying this but I dot care, I think it's disgrace, a parent is supposed to put her kids before everything (within reason) and clearly these women don't give a damn and would rather spend their time getting drunk on nights out than with their child and spend money on flashy clothes and haircuts rather than on their children, AIBU to think this is kind of sad?

OP posts:
TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 03/10/2015 22:24

Shock wow, you most definitely need to be on the boring couch!

Never had a fried egg sandwich? How old are you? How on earth have you lived to that age?! Shocking. Just shocking.

MrsItsNoworNotatAll · 03/10/2015 22:35

Never had a fried egg sandwich?????

Oh have one. Please!

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 03/10/2015 22:36

Am nearly 40!

Will have one tomorrow and report back. Ive had fried eggs on toast.

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 03/10/2015 22:36

Hard yolk or runny?

lemonade30 · 03/10/2015 22:37

Runny.

Brown sauce

BlueBlueBelles · 03/10/2015 22:40

DS1 is addicted to fried egg sandwiches.

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 03/10/2015 22:41

Runny! It HAS to be runny, hard is just not the same at all and makes you go straight back to the kitchen to try again after eating it . A nice drippy yolk is what you need

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 03/10/2015 22:41

You can add some bacon for some extra delicousness too

Birdsgottafly · 03/10/2015 22:43

Oh, no, it needs to be on toast and with Ketchup.

I'm now Vegan, but back in the day, I destroyed many a fried egg sandwich.

OP, you can't start a thread on this subject matter when the Grafton (Liverpool) is due to reopen.

Birdsgottafly · 03/10/2015 22:44

Defo runny.

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 03/10/2015 22:45

Sauce just ruins the eggyness though!

winterland · 03/10/2015 22:45

Ahreed

lemonade30 · 03/10/2015 22:45

Don't you mean the Olympia birds?

Or are you just really old? Wink

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 03/10/2015 22:46

I won't be putting sauce on, certainly not brown!

CalleighDoodle · 03/10/2015 22:49

Ive not rtft. Ive read page one and sixteen and im wondering wtf happened in the other 14 pages!!!

Heathcliff27 · 03/10/2015 22:56

White bread, lots of butter, runny egg, brown sauce. Dogs bollocks.

ouryve · 03/10/2015 23:10

DS2 is addicted to fried egg sandwiches. He's been known to follow me round with a box of "ovals" begging me for some.

I've been known to put them up on top of the 6' tall freezer before they end up all over the floor!

I haven't had a night out in 12 years. Still don't see the point in the pearl clutching goadyfuckery that is the OP.

Birdsgottafly · 03/10/2015 23:13

""Don't you mean the Olympia birds?

Or are you just really old"

I am old, but the Grafton is really reopening and the best best bit is, I'm a granny so I'm up for being grabbed.

ghostyslovesheep · 03/10/2015 23:19

of course fried egg butties are just trumped by eggy bread ... with cheese

and that's what I am having for breakie - night all xx

YouTheCat · 03/10/2015 23:26

I now have a hankering for fried bread. I haven't eaten fried bread in 10 years.

Ghosty, I have seen your pics of nights out and am bloody jealous because it looks like you have a right giggle.

I think it is so sad to get to an age and say 'oh, I'm too old for that now. I must sit at home and watch crap tv and talk about the weather'.

I'm heading towards 50 and am never too old for anything... except bungy jumpy... I think that ship has sailed. Grin

lemonade30 · 03/10/2015 23:32

No shit?

In that case I'll tell my mum to dust off her shoulder pads and pat butcher earrings....

ghostyslovesheep · 03/10/2015 23:36

Youthecat we do cause mild carnage - but we are older and richer (than we where at 18) and fuck it Grin

you have to join us sometime - I love a good drunk night out

laffymeal · 03/10/2015 23:38

Won't somebody please think of the children?????!!!!!!/?????""

MiscellaneousAssortment · 04/10/2015 02:28

Good lord, the gloves came off there didn't they?! Revealing the insane screaming harpy within. Yuck. I wonder what it's like knowing that you provoke feelings of nausea and revulsion because of the darkness in your soul?

Ledkr · 04/10/2015 02:40

I'm just in Grin have had a good piss up and a kebab and am about to fall asleep in my mates dds bunk bed.
We dumped them all tonight
Wink