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

[YouAreMySweetestDownfall]

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?

Apparently, Liam is short for William?

Bloody hell, is it?

I never knew that.

That most people have sex with their husbands a lot more than once a week.

.that letting workmenuse your toilet was cause of angst he might poo

Tbf Liam is stand alone name

Hosta - yeah, they say that...

Hosta - yeah, they say that...

It can't be true, can it?? Lots of them have small children!

That No is a complete sentence... thanks for the assertiveness skills Mumsnet!

That "Netflix and chill" phrase is not as innocent as it sounds ;)

That you mustn't ever ever ever stack your empty plates in a cafe

why?

There's a lot of people on here that are obsessed with protein consumption and healthy diets that must never be deviated from. They seem to genuinely believe that failure to consume 5/7/10 a day and good quality protein with every meal will lead to instant death or morbid obesity at the very least, despite the closest a lot of the population ever comes to a vegetable is the lettuce in their Big Mac or the tomato sauce on their pizza. Threads on the cost of food shopping end up being a huge stealth boast about prodigious fruit and veg consumption 'How on earth can you only spend £60 pw on your grocery shopping, we spend more than that on fruit and veg alone'.

If you stack your empty plates, people will think you have no parlour maid at home clearing the dishes for you, BarbaraofSeville.

If you stack your empty plates, people will think you have no parlour maid at home clearing the dishes for you

It really is a different world on here isn't it?

I would usually stack the plates with any crockery, butter wrappers and uneaten food on top and make sure there isn't any scattered debris on the table thinking I was being considerate but instead merely displaying my working class heritage.

no parlour maid at home

The sticker one that a PP mentioned, and the petrol tank arrow that has transformed my life , oh, and that I wasn't the only person to think all of Centerparcs was in a giant dome! And that the WEP is definitely not the party for me but that watching them being taken down in a MN webchat is hugely entertaining.

Well, now I've learnt there is a wrong way to stack plates

Is CP not a big dome?

Anyone with half an ounce of politeness about them, would stack the plates in a cafe.

I learned that the weird 'whip like' marks on my 13yr old DS's back, are stretch marks, due to how fast he's growing.

Hooray for the robot hoover! I have one and I hope my evangelism about it was a factor!! (probably not, no-one ever replies!)

I have had so many good recommendations. The Reisenthal travel organised has made trips away much better. The Aldi caviar face cream is fab. The Nivea for Men lotion is way better than expensive foundation primer. Uniqlo leggings are fantastic.

Bet you don't even have a cook .

1 of my Dds had stretch marks i had no mumsnet to ask back then i thought she had fell and hurtherself

That there are adult women who believe they urinate out of their vaginas.

I used to think I was uptight and highly strung. I now realize I'm lax and so laid back I'm almost horizontal.

This!

I don't ever need to go to centreparcs now I know that not only is it NOT in a dome but some of the allegedly compulsory activities don't appeal!

I used to think I was uptight and highly strung. I now realize I'm lax and so laid back I'm almost horizontal.

Oh god yes.

Mumsnet makes me look more chilled than a penguin's cock.