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?

Actually some of us DO pee from our vags, I know this because I thought everyone did, and was disabused of this fact by MN, who then persuaded me to crouch in the bath and pee on a mirror.

Er ... what? You really, really don't pee out of your vagina - I don't care how many mirrors you've peed on!

The word goady and the phrase "that's not the done thing".

No, you don't pee from your vagina you pee from your urethra (sp)

Everyone pees through their urethra, but due to natural anatomical variation some women's urethras are situated pretty much within their vaginas - hence to the naked eye they pee from their vagina and have only one hole. Class this under "the things you learn from MN".

I learned that a) the flushable moist toilet wipes they sell for toddlers should not in fact be flushed down the loo and b) some women only ever use tampons, and never towels, even at the very beginning and end of their periods, which I would have thought was impossible - natural biological variation again.

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The massive book of labels inside Gap children's underwear can simply be ripped out with a sharp tug.

Job done!

Swoons at the pasta server measuring hole!

Petrol pump thing had never been wrong for me. But I've always been perfectly able to pump from both sides anyway

I use tongs to serve spaghetti or tagliatelle, and a slotted spoon for the rest. What is this pasta serving thingy you all have?

My pasta spoon has two tiny holes in it rather than one the size of a spaghetti serving. I feel robbed.

Demented it's the spikey spoony holey thing

"It's the spikey spoony holey thing"

^Oh you and your technical terminology!

Ah! A spikey spoony holey thing. Nods wisely.

Ohh another one..mumsnetters tend to wear Boden, White Stuff or White company (whatever it's called), seasalt and M&S. First time I've heard of most of these brands, had a look, and they're pretty frumptastic

When I mentioned Mumsnet, one of my friends looked at me in disgust and said 'I hate that site, you can smell the Boden'. It did make me laugh.

Rice measurement. 75ml per person, double that of water. Don't take the lid off until all the water is absorbed and the rice will be just right.

That I feel REALLY sorry for MILs and if I ever have one I'll try and be extra nice to her, granted some sound utter batshit, like the one who was pleased the OP was in hospital at Xmas - but we only ever get the DILs version anyway. They can't ALL be batshit.

And on that topic those whose own mother is a lovely gem who is welcome the instant the baby is born and for as long as she wants but god forbid MIL visits until at least two weeks have passed with no sense that this is cruel and hypocritical regardless of how much you like her.

That some prejudices against disabled people are way more entrenched and prevalent than I thought but people are far quicker and confident to say that stuff behind a keyboard and alias than they'd freely admit to their F and F

That people will invent sick children 'for fun'

That Ronan Keating was once punched by a MNers Mum

That I would end up in the Daily Mail but no-one I know knows!

Oh yes, I learnt recently that some women put their bras on by fastening them at the front and then twisting them round into position. I am still shock at that one!

Wtf, doesn't everyone put them on like that?! I could never get mine on the other way.

I have one: there's no such thing as a fussy eater apparently.

I know someone who does up her bra, then steps into in like a swimsuit!

I have actually only recently discovered the pasta server, I was doing it on a wooden spoon for years, and constantly picking it up. Discovering this amazing server changed my life (maybe not).

I used it this evening. Mine doesn't have a hole , it has a slot!

I don't have a tommee tippee cup, will have to try out different cups for rice. It sounds like not a lot of rice , maybe we eat too much.

Yes my mind is boggled at women who can do their bras up behind their backs, I've tried and I just can't do it.

BeYourself, it should be easy, do you have mobility/flexibility problems?

That mooncups are the best thing EVER!

If you practice holding your hands high up as far as you can reach behind your back , you will be able to do your bra up that way eventually. If you do the exercise every day for a while . It's just a question of muscle stretch and strength. (it also gets rid of bingo wings )

Wait a minute there is a woman out there stepping into her bra is she a stick woman