To wonder why the mums on here seem so angry?

[LovelyBath]

Just that, really.

I'm always getting told I'm angry, or invested or virtriolic, mainly because I swear.
When in reality I swear when I'm happy, sad, or even mildly vaguely interested. So people are very wrong about my intentions/feelings about a post/thread.
I presume they do this a lot, assuming emotions that aren't there. I reckon the OP is doing this too.

What do you do to the children's toys? Torture them?

Hahahaha, but Seeyou, WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD IF PEOPLE DID?
We've had a few (perfectly understandable) reports about this one, but we can see that the poster is not new, never yet been a troublemaker (though there's always a first time) so think it best to let the thread develop for now.

FWIW We're not angry. Just disappointed.

Seriously, though, do you think being a mum is sometimes about having to be nice and lovely all the time, and due to that it makes mums have an inner anger...perhaps.

I am a mum. I am also a human being, same as the next person. Becoming a mum did not give me an instant personality change into some mythical image of what some people think a mum should be like.

In fact, I don't actually consider myself particularly maternal, tbh. My DCs are well cared for both emotionally and physically, we have a lot of fun. But maternal? Nah.

And I don't subscribe to some people's ideas of having to act in a certain way just because I had 2 children.

Hi again, oops sorry was off (kicking a few toys about) putting away some washing! Yes I am a mum of two lovely children who are at school

I did post yesterday and was quite surprised about the levels of anger vented but I don't want to get back onto that again as it's sorted out now!

I got myself some new names to call myself, however I'm just a normal mum not a troublemaker.

What do you do to the children's toys? Torture them?

Who among us hasn't done this at some point ?

It's not like I Kragle lego or anything weird.

Huh you're disappointed? I bigged MNHQs credentials up on another thread, that you deleted with an erroneous deletion message and left me looking a twunt. I'm do disappointed in you all I can't even manage anger

OK so the comments about being a mum in particular. I was kind of meaning more that as mums, or dads I suppose, we are under pressure and some of that pressure means some of us have to cover up some of our feelings at times. For example when on the school run at work or with other parents. Maybe it is easier to be honest on here and hence show our feelings more? Also as someone mentioned it's anonymous..

The things about kicking the toys about, well I only do when they're really annoying me such as left in annoying places where you trip over them

It reminded me as I saw another post perhaps on here about how we mums get angry with inanimate objects. One mum said she'd kicked her kids school bags off a bridge as far as I remember.

One mum said she'd kicked her kids school bags off a bridge as far as I remember.

Don't get that one - because IME it would be me who had to go down and get the bloody things or try and face off in some kind of Mexican stand-off which could take hours and I might lose.

I'll see if I can find it, it was quite funny. Is it possible to link to another thread I wonder?

We're not angry. Just disappointed.

MNHQ has surpassed my intended post by so far, it's no longer worth typing my reply.

And I am FUCKING BOILING ABOUT THAT!!!! How very bloody dare Helen be wittier, more concise and faster than me

SILENCED, I've been silenced [sadface] Made to stfu by the MN smartarse elite.

AIBU to want to have my say? NO, I AM NOT!!!!

'The mums' are just so monumentally pissed off. All the time. If there's a minute in my anger-rich day that I'm not pissed off, then I consider it minute wasted.

Right now, for literally no reason at all, I am fucking seething.

I will see if I can link to an article on Low Frustration Tolerance it may have some ideas to help with all the anger.

Snort @ Crystal (Peter Andre fantasy) and HelenMNHQ :o

Tbh I can identify with some of the things people get the rage over, like parking issues but they're always about a deeper issue - like realising the world isn't always fair, that people can be selfish and inconsiderate or downright arseholes. I know these things pale into insignificance compared to the suffering of lots of people but they're the grit in our oysters so to speak. First world problems? Yes, of course. But we live in the first world so they would be.

Yes you can link to other threads web address just have to find them.

GarlicBake - that is exactly how my DS reacts to my I'm not angry just disappointed in you face and talk.

Because this is the place I can be angry and let rip: I can't in real life.

And let's face it, typing a few posts and it feeling cathartic is better than getting angry in real life.

Much of it is exaggeration for dramatic/comedic effect. Posters are not - I think - literally going berserk if someone else uses a bit of their eyeshadow/moves their shopping list/has music leaking from their headphones.

Oh, what a goady set of posts OP!

I read that in the voice of Derek Jacoby doing In The Night Garden Silver and am now imagining the OP holding Iggle Piggle's hand and doing that solemn sinister slow head-nodding thing.

lost

I'm still fuming over an argument with DH on Tuesday. He insisted he'd vacuumed the bedroom but I knew he hadn't as I am 34 weeks pg and on bedrest therefore I was in the bedroom at the time he claimed he vacuumed it. He still won't back down and every time I think of him insisting he did it I can feel a rage come over me. It's a trivial matter in the great scheme of things I know. Sometimes a number of little things can irritate you to the point were something stupid tips you over the edge.

Oh dear, I tried but can't manage to cut and paste a link to something on Low Frustration Tolerance. Never mind I'll try to stay calm.

I'm just a normal mum not a troublemaker

What is a normal mum, pray?

Noone would post a thread like
"AIBU to say everything is fine and dandy and life is pretty ok?"

And if they did, some snarky bastard would be along within seconds to remind them of everything they should be pissed off about