Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

to think journalists pretend to ask for advice via DM

1 reply

leeds84 · 10/03/2016 16:14

Name changed for this. I've been approached a couple of times on here via direct message about posts I've made which have been of quite a sensitive and personal nature. The approaches are by people in a seemingly similar situation to me who are after advice and empathy, but when I've replied and tried to help there's been a follow-up of increasingly prying questions.

This may just be the cynic in me, and I don't want to seem unnecessarily harsh, but I can't help but have an inkling they could be from journalists trying to get anecdotes for a story.

Aibu? Anyone else had similar?

OP posts:
Katenka · 10/03/2016 16:31

I did have one. A person asking about school appeals, I had just won mine and a few people messaged asking for advice.

I got the impression she was trying to get me to admit I have lied or found a way to cheat the system.

I have had lots of messages from other people and never got that feeling they were fishing for something though.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.

Swipe left for the next trending thread