... to think MNers are a strange bunch?

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Aibu to think that Mumsnet can't be representative of real life, can it?!

A lot of people on here just seem so, I don't know, just... odd. Bizarre. Strange. A lot of people on here just seem to have really outlandish odd opinions that I'm just not sure if I'd ever hear someone have in real life. Posters just seem to pick up on the most unusual things from posts i.e. A poster posts about how they didn't get a house they bid on, and then another poster chimes in saying how they're even lucky to have 5p in savings etc etc (I'm rubbish at examples).

So yes, aibu to think that some (not all) mumsnetters are crazy aliens who I have no idea how they function in the real world?

Ps I like mumsnet and it provides me with a lot of entertainment. The strangeness does not make me want to leave.

YY to the "at least you have 5p to lose" "At least you have a MIL" FFS ok then I won't ever complain about anything again...

The weirdest thing, not really representative of Mumsnet, I ever experienced was posting in Mental Health about being diagnosed with mild depression. I was looking for a bit of handhold and information. In my post I mentioned that I had got diagnosed as my husband, who has had anxiety and depression on and off since childhood, had recognised the signs and persuaded me to go to the GP.

The first reply was from someone who told me they felt sorry for my baby DD having two parents with mental health issues and how she would struggle in life and we should think about the effect on her rather than ourselves

Oh man the thread moved on. Sorry

"What happened to the rest of the vigilante mumsnetters?" Terrys mum asked.

"Well, my neighbour had looked up some of their profiles during the commotion with the police, and realised that most of them had been complaining on the 'most irritating things about Facebook' thread. So she stuck some of her kids 'star of the week' school certificates in the window, a picture of a baby covered in spaghetti, and wrote a few offensive messages on sheets of A4 paper and stuck them to her front door. (#feeling blessed and #making memories).
This was enough to send the vigilante mumsnetters running for the hills.

"So there you go. That's why we dont see her around quite so much. I had heard she'd moved over to the dark side".

"Do you mean Satan?" asked Terrys mum.

"No, Netmums". I said.

the postman asked me to take in a parcel for them I just quoted that old mumsnet classic - 'No is a complete sentence'

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I couldn't bear confrontation without a carefully worded typed out email, written for me by a mumsnetter, first.

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I never get that 'No is a complete sentence' only if you are 2 I reckon.

Fair enough 'No I'm sorry that won't be possible/ doesn't work for us' etc without explanation. But I can't imagine saying 'no' to someone then continuing a conversation/ shutting the door in their face/ walking off. It makes me cringe in fact at the thought.

"No. She was wearing a pair of black see through leggings with a short top".

That just made me burst out laughing.

And YY to all the people terrified of confrontation or gasp! being rude.

GLITTER!!

I need lots of updates. Too many unanswered questions. Stop drip feeding!!