So far this year, Mumsnet has taught me.....

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Fanny is a very naughty word in Scotland,

That loads of people hate the expression 'little man' (guilty)!

That there are other toddlers out there that refuse to go to bed and actually for many parents there's fuck all you can do but ride it out.

Mumsnetters can offer a wealth of experience, advice and hand holding and it can make a massive difference in your life.

And loads more things but wanted to keep it lighthearted. How about you?

Fanny is a very rude word yes! Not as bad as cunt or fuck, but the equivalent of dick or cock. Which some adults might use affectionately, but I still wouldn't want a child saying it! But we're sort of stepping on the original thread here

I am about the towel sharing. Isn't it permanently wet and cold? How many times does each person use it?

There's a pasta serving utensil???

Pasta server

I've learned that you can cook cakes and fry eggs in a sandwich toaster. It's changed my teen's life.

Cakes in a toastie machine how ?

That pasta things amazing! I always Cook way to much pasta.

I always thought pasta utensils were actually boiled egg utensils

Boiled egg utensil!

I presumed every kitchen drawer had a pasta server - how do you get the spaghetti from pan to plate if you don't have one?

MrsJayy I think that thread is in classics

Oh I'll have a look for toastie cakes

sandwich toaster thread

I have this utensil set from Ikea and thought the hole was for the water to run out.

I always weigh my spaghetti but can never remember how much I use but I think it's 250 g ie half a pack for me and DP and a lunch portion for me. Works out about OK.

For rice I think you can use a Gu pot, as suggested in one of the many Gu ramekin intervention threads but I can't remember how many servings of rice a ramekin is - maybe 2?

unicorn if you have any of those small kids tommee tippee pots around, an adult portion of 75g of rice is one of those full up the the little ledge about half way up. A pot full to the top is just about right for an adult and a toddler.

3/4 way up, not half way up! Doh....

an opinion is always called 'judging' and you must never do that. If no-one had an opinion there wouldn't be a MN....

Oh and you can only lose weight by calorie counting and weighing your food fgs. Or fasting.

That the oxo tower and centre parcs should be avoided or embraced. depending on how adventurous you are.

That some people have an househould income of 100k and cant afford a holiday.

That some names doom your child for the rest of their life and its all your fault.

That luck trumps decisions and oppurtunity.

That if he doesnt take the bins out or unload the dishwasher or get up in the night with the baby or bring you breakfast in bed then you need to ltb.

That people will twist whats actually said to suit themselves.

Ooh pax, I shower every day and wash my hair every other day! I only change the sheets fortnightly though.

I've just learned that people will pay £51.75 for a hairbrush!!

That Netflix and chill does not mean a quiet night in in front of the telly.

I have benefitted from MN advice...

1. If you look behind a cushion and find a tablet that looks very much like a street drug, don't jump to the conclusion that your 14yo is morphing into Keith Richards.

1. You should lick said tablet to see if you die, or at least to see if it takes you to another dimension.

1. You will most probably find 'street drug' is obscure colour/flavour of Smint that merely tastes funky, after a long stay behind a sofa cushion.

1. You will resolve to tell 14yo about this one day. Just not yet.

My conclusion is that towel sharers live in houses like mine with only one bathroom and 6 people. If you don't share towels you can't fit through the door to get in :)

I've learnt that an honest question can get published in the daily mail and 1000s of people will slag you off because of it. haha.

I have sex with dh and a squeezed ds out of my body - I think we're past being precious about sharing a towel

1. How to change a duvet cover. Roll method. Priceless.
2. To be a bit more 'left' in my thinking. (Never encountered anyone on a low income before mn)
3. That me and my dh have a bloody good relationship.
4. To be more tolerant.