To wonder what the actual fuck all these hobbies are

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That men on mumsnet seem to have. And why people never just state them. "His hobby" sounds so pervy

I was talking to a recruitment consultant once who said that people should be careful about what they put down as hobbies on CVs - e.g. if the job is one that involves often working evenings and weekends, then putting down "socialising" can look bad, because they'll think you'd rather be off down the pub than putting in hours at work.

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Oh, DP does motorbikes too! I used to quite like it but there's no way I'm squeezing into leather these days. DP threatened to buy a sidecar once during an argument, which would just make us look like Wallace and Gromit.

Wasn't there a series of Ladybird books for hobbies? It seems that back in the days of the Famous Five (RL historical epoch) people had ONE hobby, which almost defined their existence outside of work.

Daddy would be a train spotter/stamp collector, Mummy would be a sewer or baker. It was like you had to pick a hobby, and treat it with all the gravitas of a full time job and get really good at it, something of an expert. Then people would say, "Oh yes, Norma, something of a baker you know. In fact, I do believe she provided the last royal wedding cake."

It was what clearly marked you out as being middle class and superior to the working classes who went down the pub and smoked in their free time.

That was the bollocks I grew up with. Now I go down the pub, and maybe mess around in a kayak once in a while.

@cod, DH's is canoeing and mine is hiking. I have zero interest in canoeing. He sometimes comes hiking with me but is not massively bothered about it.

What about when people ARE training for an event?

Well, those people are training. That was my point...

remember these?

I always thought if it was a proper hobby you should be very anal about it and take it very seriously. All or nothing.

That's exactly how my parents treat these things. Sucks all the joy out of it.

Today my hobby is eating left over trifle and drinking the last of the Pimm's. Actually, I may become a serious hobbyist about finding the perfect cocktail & dessert combo. That could A Thing, right?

Some kind of spotters card could legitimise the Wetherspoons thing, elevating it to a pursuit.

Football here, so for 2/3 of the year there are matches pretty much every weekend. Away for away games. (Watching, not playing.)

all the shirking husbands going past on their million pound bikes with their stupid clothes on

Love this.

You could drive up right behind them as revenge, but that would be dangerous, so don't. Plus you'll get the one single guy who has every right to be there or whatever.

Does it matter what the hobbies are though? If the DH is anything like my husband, you tend to lose track tbh. At the moment it's competitive cycling, car racing, rugby and training to go up a mountain in Sept. A couple of years ago it was paragliding, diving and triathlons. I still maintain golf is the worst and most boring hobby though.

My DH's hobby is all about steam railways. 4 DC later, and not one has inherited his train enthusiasm, it's quite sad really. He sets off with his anorak and manbag (with butties and an apple) and has the best time ever. But none of us can enthuse alongside him. Sad really.

My hobbies are reading serial killer novels, playing Alphabetty, and lurking on mumsnet.

Remember scrapbook people. They swarmed on here once.
And freaks who sell home made cards like they're bloody art.

I referred to a non-specified hobby on a thread I started once. Not my DH's, but a female relative. If anyone's interested the hobby is scuba diving!

DH does the odd bit of five a side football and some jogging, but nothing he's married to.

Until recently, all my leisure money got eaten up by driving lessons. Now I've finally passed my test I'll start Zumba again. It's the only exercise I seem to enjoy.

We both love cooking as well, but since having dc it's a lot less fancy.

Urgh scrapbooking.

Maybe it's because I'm a teacher, but I'd be quite happy if I never had to touch PVA glue ever again.

See, I would class playing football as a hobby urgh if it was a regular team but watching it and going to matches is not in my eyes.

I bake. I'm not a baker. I wouldn't say it's a hobby. I probably do it once a week or so.

I think this is what annoys me about people talking about "hobbies" so much. It just sounds like someone trying to make something ordinary sound much more exotic.

I wish my husband would have a hobby again - instead we just have an outhouse full of fucking hobby equipment that hasn't been touched in a gazillion years. In fact - maybe his hobby is collecting hobby equipment!

Hate: when "hobby" is used to mean "I know more about this than you do so let me (man)splain to you." e.g. "reading books on child development is something of a hobby of mine. Do you really think you should be allowing Tarquin to climb up those ropes?"

Fine: when "hobby' is used to differentiate from a full-time professional. e.g. "she has only ever done gymnastics as a hobby, but she still made it onto the national team."

Otherwise, you just name the thing, like playing football at the weekend.

I always presume it's a none mumsnet approved thing like game shooting, deer stalking or gambling and don't want to muddy the waters.

My hobby is parenting, I only do it when I'm in the mood.

Dh is building a sauna soon. Could sweating be a hobby? Then I could refere to my hubbys hobby in his shed and that would be AWESOME!

Ewwwww sauna, sweaty. (I have a horror of all things sweaty and spa type bluuurgh)
My hobby is cooking, but I don't say, "I do my hobby each evening between 5-7", because I'd sound like a twat.
Dd likes to play the guitar, play online games, look sullen and shag her bf, I'd never say, "oh my Dd has several hobbies, including playing guitar, electric and acoustic natch", again because it's twatty.
To sum up, hobby people are twatty people.

Saunas are ace.

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