To wonder why you use mumsnet?

[Misty9]

For me, it's a sort of social connection I think I'm seeking. An emotional side which is sorely lacking in my marriage. And I like to think I might help people. Sounds a bit sad I do sometimes wonder what I could achieve if I used the hours I spend on here more constructively...

Why do you come here?

For the good natured companionship and thoughtful measured responses. hahahaha

Misty9 i could have written the op word for word!!

Like Peter Cook I enjoy the pedantry of others

Came here for advice, I don’t post too often on other threads. Some are interesting to read but I don’t get the political threads and when I’ve posted to ask questions I feel thick
Some threads are funny, some a heart breaking .

Killing time breastfeeding.

Originally because I was researching something for work.

These days, I don’t honestly know. I want to l leave but can’t.

As it turns out seems to be the same as you OP, apart from no partner. I do spend way too much time on here.

It does suck time away it seems, being on here! I can't actually remember how I first came to mumsnet. It was while pregnant with my first I think, so at least 7 years ago. I was on the 'other' site first

I work from home and it provides me with banter and chat during the day so I am not so isolated.

The greatest thing about MN, for me, is that it is like being with a large group of friends. You can meet them at any hour of the day or night. They won't say WTF are you doing her at 3 in the morning. You can Zap the ones you don't want to listen to. You can ask advice and know that the person replying is not just saying what they think you want to hear. You can offer advice without being thought a Know All. You can walk away without causing offence.

Nowhere else will you be in contact with so many intelligent, funny, articulate and kind people. Most of all, it is a journey of self discovery. Finding out that things you have done or said quite innocently may cause distress to others.

I came for the feminism & stayed for that plus the running threads.

I joined MN in 2013 when I came off FB as suddenly my world shrunk and I was lonely. It's like having a bunch of friends and a snapshot into other people's lives. I've made some good online friends in here and one real life friend.

I'm here because the parenting site I was a member/moderator of had closed down and I missed being part of it.

I stay because I love reading about everyone else's experiences and because I enjoy giving wanted or unwanted advice. I even enjoy a bit of a row on aibu occasionally

It's less annoying than Facebook...

I can interact with people without actually having to interact with people.

Sometimes to help, to get recipe ideas, to make sure I'm not the only one feeling....overwhelmed/bored/worried/guilty/angry about something - to find common ground when I feel isolated.

As a side effect I decided to complete a degree, reading knowledgable posters on mn (particularly feminist chat) kept my brain whirring after having children, and made me realise I should push myself.

To hear other sides / opinions / viewpoints

I think as you get older you are more in a “bubble” with friends and what’s “normal” to your group

I can see other viewpoints on here which is good

I am forrin but living in the U.K. and it helps me figure out what you oddballs are thinking when you say/do peculiar things

I came here originally for something mundane like 'how to keep my oven clean', and lurked for a while.

I generally post on the boring threads like 'whats for dinner' or any loo brush.

I sometimes post on the more controversial threads though because they seem to be full of enablers and (I feel) I post common sense replies.

The true spirit of MN is when someone can post at say 2am and get help, advice and support.

Mumsnet feels like home for me and I don't know what I would do without it. It's the large group of friends that are always here, no matter what time of day or night and ready to help and support.

Was routed here from an online search when searching for PND advice years ago, lurked on chat, AIBU ever since. Had an unhealthy obsession with the relationships board at one point but have managed to overcome that :)

I go through peaks and troughs with it. Sometimes never off it, sometimes don't look at it for days / weeks.

MN saw me through many a night feed with a newborn to the point where I was the newborn was actually getting more sleep than I realised because I'd be glued to some random woo thread in classics with a thousand posts.

A random google link brought me here when I was googling symptoms of something or other. I don't post often, but reading through aibu in the evenings is more entertaining than the shit telly that my DH watches.

Penis beaker brought me here and something about mumsnet keeps me here.

I came for the TTC threads

I stayed for the parking ones...

Now I think of it like a giant magazine iykwim. I flick through it, read the bits that interest me, skip the bits that don’t, reply to bits.

I’ve been here for donkeys and really started to use it when I was pregnant - met some lovely people on a prenatal thread but now I’m a flicker . I’ve got some great tips from the Travel section.