to ask what's the worst/silliest advice you've seen on here?

[Francoitalialan]

MN is such a tremendous source of info but sometimes it goes wonky. What's the worst/silliest advice you've seen?

the same posters are still there posting the same four things

Sure, because different posters are posting their own problems (although the same type over and over again).

Really, don't bother going there or unhiding it if you are looking for excitement or a having a good time.

I love the passive aggressive put-downs advice in response to stealth boast OPs.

Q My dd is in Y1, she is a old nc L 3a in reading and L 4 maths, is that good?

A That is about average, is there anything you could be doing at home to support her more?

To skint OPS:

"Take in some ironing"

My child was with my ex at the weekend and didn't have a great time. I'm thinking of cutting all contact and refusing for my child to see him.

Do it. Stop all contact. Don't let your ex anywhere near your child.

Problem:My child's school has banned a particular item.
Solution: Remind the school of its obligations under the Geneva Convention forbidding collective punishment of civilian persons.

That we should stick our children in the local failing school threatened with closure, poor performance, poor attendance and bad bullying problems because it's not going to get better unless we send our children there and improve from the inside. anyone who insists on putting down schopl selections where reports are actually good is a snob.

of course posted by people who's chikdren attend lovely small village schools with fifth different enrichment activities after school who got 99 percent of kids through then 11 plus and all in their child's year attend Eton

fifty

I work in mental health and I despair at some of the shite people post.

Apparently anyone who is self-absorbed, unpleasant or prone to telling lies has a Personality Disorder. They can't just be a twat . How is it that I've worked in mental health the whole of my adult life and have never come across anyone with an actual diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder but 70% of Mumsnetters seem to have an SIL, friend or cousin with NPD?

"If you can't afford a (insert ridiculously expensive item here) you shouldn't have kids"
"Get a cleaner" in response to almost any problem.

My favourite response to me when asking about a c section was "don't do it you'll probably die" Of course it does happen unfortunately but probably not the balanced response I was looking for at the time

Best advice I've ever seen was try putting your mil in a sling and co sleeping with her. That made me laugh for hours.

Oh oh oh, the peolel who agreed that a host was being selfish because they put a guests early rising likely to wake whole house chikdren in witg the parents rather than allow then to share with the other kids so the parebts could actually ignore the banging and chatting and sleep.

fucking brilliant

'My landlady is harrassing me and I told her to eff off after she broke in and stole my post"

"Well I suggest you go off and have a quiet little think about your communication style"

If love this thread!!

Go to your and demand XY and Z. Don't leave the surgery until you get it

Sounds like an abscess.

You need antibiotics.

And from a thread today "DH is being expected to work 14 days in a row"
He should be grateful to have a job

Well I'd bloody love a spa day.

So many MN threads these days seem to be moans about MN. Have all topics finally been covered? Is MN about to eat itself?

I just read that one MrsMorton and was about to add it to this thread. Madness! Although tbf most people called her on it!

squoosh as an official mner I hereby advise you to go and have a spa day.

HTH

now you advise me to get one

Yes, giles, the guests sleep in the hosts watch the guests' children, I loved that one, too. They quite freely admitted they didn't want their kids in their own room because they got up so early!

Join the PTA ;)

There's a few prolific posters on the relationships board that seem to push their own agenda rather than offer advice.

Yy to this. I was really quite shocked by how some people seem to want a poster's relationship to be as bad as theirs are.

Agree with "join the PTA", er, no thanks.

The gazillion threads that a child hasn't been invited to a party "have you checked their bookbag OP?" Every. Single. Time.

paula, I suggest you book a Spa Day.

(Hot stone massages are good.)

squoosh it's because we're all jaded and have seen it all before, but can't resist some threads as they're like catnip. Are you feeling ok

Thanks paula. I think I will. A full body massage followed by a few glasses of champagne in a jacuzzi sounds just the ticket for a Friday afternoon.

You look tired, perhaps you need a spa day too? I've booked you in for a colonic at Towel your Bowel.