AIBU: The threads that annoy you most

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Like those where the OP writes hardly anything and expects others to entertain them.

Now you go.

Dog threads......

"I've name changed as this is very outing..." Really?! Mumsnet has a zillion users and you're anonymous anyway?!

Where they put a 'D' before everything like 'DCousin'...just write cousin for goodness sake. I know it's a mumsnet thing but I hate the short versions, especially when they interchange in the same post like DH (Husband) and then DP (Partner)?! Eugh just write normally, this isn't the early 00s with Nokia phones.

iklboo Yes. "My £800 Mulberry handbag changed my life! You do know your cheap Primark knock off will spend 500 zillion years in a landfill and will single-handledly kickstart the zombie apocalypse?"

This is all very interesting. I've only been on here about two years I think, but was under the impression it wasn't acceptable to not use abbreviations (obvs not DCousin and its ilk as they're not actually abbreviations, but DH, DP, DS and so on). I've even started thinking of my husband as DH in my head, worryingly. I'm only a few glasses of Baileys away from referring to my relatives with these abbreviations in real life, I reckon.

But if it's so annoying I'll happily type out son, husband and so on. And potentially avoid some embarrassing conversations in the near future...

Most people use them lily, and everyone knows what they mean so it's fine.

Oh good. As you were, then.

People who get so upset because something horrible has been said about themselves or family members especially by other family members and they don't say anything but come on Mumsnet bleating about it. If I was in their shoes I'd challenge that person and if they didn't like it tough. Life is too short to be nice to the nasty.

People who don't update their original post and new kitten owners who don't immediately post a picture of fluffy cuteness.

lilyb84 I never use those abbreviations (unless taking the piss out of them) and nobody notices. Do whichever you like.

I don't understand why some users say 'name changed so I'm not outed'? Do their friends and family know their previous usernames?

Also solve all baby problems with.. wear a sling! You can hardly cook tea, control the toddler, go for a run, take a nap- you're still practically holding the flipping baby!!

Yes Donald, I couldn't have said it better!

The baby names threads; specifically the 'what do you think?' ones. It doesn't matter what I think, name your child whatever you want!

I apologise for not liking the things to do in London threads. If I was going to West Yorkshire I might ask for things to do.

People that pile into make up or hair removal threads to state that 'life's too short to wear mascara / shave your muff/ legs' Fuck off!

The DF, DH etc model is brilliant as far as I'm concerned until, as mentioned, there is a sister and son, or friend, fiancé and father. Then it all goes tits up.

Oh yeah the long convoluted threads, always paragraph- free, about friend's A, B and C, and cancelled lunch dates leading to feeling snubbed going NC.

I love this thread though.

I'm not going to lie to you, I love a good " my husband hasn't come home in 3 days" thread

My personal bugbears:
Not checking punctuation/ spelling in the OP or posts that are a wall of text that read like a Bukowski soliloquy.

AIBU to put the heating on at 6pm/shut the cat flap/serve Brie at Easter nonsense threads

"I'm sat here sobbing" threads. No you're not love, or you wouldn't be able to simultaneously type.

A very obvious one, but troll posts which are so banal that you think 'why even bother'? I mean seriously, if you're previously banned and going to start a thread which will be pulled by MN then at least make it a good, juicy one which results in tears, flouncing and handbags and dawn.

OP: My baby only sleeps for one hour every night. We co-sleep (DH downstairs) and I am desperate. I will try literally anything.
MN: Have you tried not co-sleeping?
OP: Oh no, I am not prepared to do that.
MN: Have you tried not jumping to every whimper?
OP: Oh no, if my baby needs me, I must be there. Reports have shown that for every second a baby is left to cry, half of their brain dies.
MN: Well, it worked for m.
OP (and supporters) You are so judgy! Just because your baby slept does not mean all babies must. You are a great mum OP, and just thin of all the night-time cuddles and smiles the others are missing on on.

Why ask??

I think that's a bit unfair Cath. I got some really good advice and reassurance from the sleep board which didn't involve leaving the baby to cry.

I agree with cath , that's exactly my experience of the sleep board too.

Co sleeping can fuck right off.

Co sleeping for me meant baby sleeping soundly, and me not sleeping a wink.
Night time cuddles my arse.

I hated co sleeping too. I think my point is that it's OK to post for advice but include things you're not interested in.

So for me that was bed sharing and leaving the baby to cry. I found some of the advice I got an absolute life saver.

And any of the sharing food ones. I gave to hide them

Is this derailing into discussion of co-sleeping meant as hilarious self-reference to the comments about hating threads that get derailed?

Gashley

I'm also about the advice to go NC with an 84 year old nanna because they made one slightly homophobic comment. Like it's that easy! Sometimes family are different to you and you have to put up with it.

I'm get flamed for this but also the compliment fisher threads.

Example-

AIBU to think I'm the shittest Mum in the world?

"My DD is 4 and loves a book called Teddy's Special Day. I'm 12 weeks pregnant and have HG so around 99.7% of my day is spent being sick. I only read 10 out of the 11 pages tonight as it's all I could manage, I am a terrible mother and she will grow to hate me won't she? DH would do it but he's currently downstairs figuring out how to wash dishes for me, he's such a good husband that I couldn't ask him to do this as well".

Cue 400 "you're a wonderful mum Hun" posts.

Just piss off and have a lie down!

5 consecutive posts about co sleeping does not equate to derailment.