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Harrielady · 27/09/2017 19:23

What the actual fuck?! I have just joined mumsnet and can say I will be leaving it after the negativity I've experienced. I joined expecting women helping women.
Women encouraging other women. Whether that's with their children, their marriage or their careers?! 'Insta mums' are mums who have decided a career in instagramming! And why the fuck not?! Before you ask no I am not an insta mum. Not that I wouldn't want to be - I just can't be bothered to tidy. But they do! They make their homes beautiful and enjoy decorating and showing their efforts off. Other women are inspired and they can bring many other women joy and happiness. Who are you bringing joy and happiness too? Going into the internet and plastering negative energy and bitter comments is not helpful, not nice and not at all fucking productive! You bitch about these women spending their days cleaning and shopping and not 'caring for thier kids' but how are you fucking idiots any better?!? Your too busy slagging off other hard working women to get your kicks. It's sad. Pathetic and downright bullying.
Something's that have been posted have hurt 'insta mums' and have caused upset - what have they actually done to you?? You are no better than the disgusting internet trolls who target celebrities or others who are slightly better looking or better off than yourselves. Get a grip.

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anxiousmumtobe33 · 06/03/2018 22:26

Ooooh FOD is reet pissed off about being called a 'wanker' on here. Says he isn't, obvs, but it's pretty much his whole Instagram story today.

jollyjester · 06/03/2018 22:27

Just a friendly suggestion. Think you have to open the meme for it to be clear! (Please don't have a go at me! 😁)

Don't like anyone on insta, then just unfollow.
Personally I have no interest in what the kardashians are up to do I don't follow them.
Good on these people if they want to take opportunities going their way, it affects my life not one tiny bit.

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Sidalee7 · 06/03/2018 22:29

@anxiousmumtibe33 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Sidalee7 · 06/03/2018 22:32

After saying how horrible for Fod to be called a wanker I have now watched his pass agh stories - sorry FOD but you really are!!!!!! I am so cringing at him! Wish I could unsee that....

PavlovaPalava · 06/03/2018 22:37

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cannotchange · 06/03/2018 22:38

Cannot understand why The Unmumsy Mum had a third child, when all seems to do is moan about the inconvenience of her other 2 ???

Badmotherpukka · 06/03/2018 22:41

@Sidalee7 I am cringe on many, many - so many - levels but I wore that T-shirt because I was asked to talk about the Flex Appeal campaign on the day. The campaign isn’t about me. Flexible working isn’t about me. But I have no one else to shout the message. Unless you fancy it? You can be my c**tometer; let me know when I’m sounding like an idiot and harming the message.

Alisvolatpropiis · 06/03/2018 22:41

Poo lover?

Babaloo88 · 06/03/2018 22:48

@jipeston I cannot agree with you enough. I just lost 2 minutes of my life watching FODs video. He is obviously taken back by someone not finding him ‘the most funniest dad that has ever existed’.

@mrspaddywack here comes mod and fods fan girls!

Just reminds me of when mod attacked another insta Mum, wrote it in her stories and then the poor instamum was bombarded with comments like the ones from above. Stay classy mod, stay classy!

Sidalee7 · 06/03/2018 22:49

@badmotherpukka believe me I know about flexible working. Went back to an unforgiving corporate environment with dc1 and lasted 6 months after feeling like shit at having to leave the 5 pm meeting early to get to nursery pickup. So I have been trying to make my career/homelife work for the last 10 years.
I'm sorry that it made me cringe but it did. I'm sure you are well meaning and you do care about women. But you don't help yourself with the "selling your family on the internet".

PavlovaPrincess · 06/03/2018 22:53

As awful as it must be to be be called a wanker on the internet, I've just turned myself inside out with cringing at FOD's Insta stories.

Iminthecclubnow · 06/03/2018 22:55

Oh god, I just watched FODs response to the wanker thing.

Noooooooooooll, Simon, you should have just kept a dignified silence. That was CRINGE!

Roisinduggan · 06/03/2018 23:00

holymountain what has my age gotta do with anything??
Yeah I can be a bitch. To people who have nothing better to do than slag off others.

Roisinduggan · 06/03/2018 23:02

If you don’t like what people are putting on their social media DONT WATCH IT THEN! Watch things you do like and make you happy and not want to say negative things about it

Jjpeston · 06/03/2018 23:03

@Babaloo88 He seems very naive in being unable to accept that even one person might not find him appealing. I've always found him seriously arrogant actually - no humility there at all that I can see. I do admire what he's done to bring awareness to dads and parenting as I think there's far too little chat out there about this. But he is sooooo arrogant, and I don't believe he has integrity.

Badmotherpukka · 06/03/2018 23:08

@Sidalee7 am interviewing at the moment to try and get back to journalism. Have you tried Timewise? Had a meeting with them recently and they are only posting jobs that have pre-negotiated flexibility. Worth a look.

Jjpeston · 06/03/2018 23:09

@PavlovaPrincess @Iminthecclubnow How embarrassing! And goady of him. I have to say him and MOD come across as really naive and young sometimes for people with 4 kids and good jobs. Guess what, some people won't like you, Simon - far better to stay silent and dignified about a 'hater' and count your lucky chickens - four kids, lovely family, money...! Nothing to flipping complain about as far as I can see mate!

Babaloo88 · 06/03/2018 23:12

@rosieduggan but you just slagged all us off. Oh the irony!

Also I don’t follow them. Any of them they just come up on my Instagram as ‘sponsored’ post. So yeah if I see unwanted s**t like them on my feed, I am going to complain!

crazybabyladymaybe · 06/03/2018 23:15

You lot giving @badmotherpukka kudos for being 'honest' and 'fronting' are fools and toadying. She's trained to deflect criticism

You cant be an honest, normal mum online then shill for brands every other post.

"im just playing the cards ive been dealt" is such a dumb thing to say it really is.

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faceandpalm · 06/03/2018 23:22

I’m of the belief that if you don’t like MoD and FoD, simply unfollow them. FoD’s stories were dreadful this evening - quite embarrassing actually. Unfollowed.

Jjpeston · 06/03/2018 23:23

@crazybabyladymaybe Like his bike charity thing - a fun lads holiday dressed up as charity more like. He is far more transparent than he realises.

Babaloo88 · 06/03/2018 23:24

I wish it was as easy as unfollowing them. They always pop up as sponsored posts...

Atalune · 06/03/2018 23:24

I love this thread so much.

It gives on so many levels.

faceandpalm · 06/03/2018 23:25

They definitely need media training. I’ve never posted on Mumsnet before but his arrogance got my goat... and I can’t sleep.

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