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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

To really love mumsnet

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Emabrmsca · 30/10/2017 08:25

Just that really.

I think it's so lovely that you can offer your opinion to someone who is struggling and without knowing it you could have helped that person turn their life around.

It seems like such a nice place to offload and get another person's opinion.

It can be funny, sad, uplifting, inspirational etc.

I have been reading some threads and it warmed me to see how people pull together to help others without even knowing them.

I feel silly writing all of this but just wanted to say I think it's a lovely place and you all seem so kind to offer your experiences to help others.

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Emabrmsca · 30/10/2017 08:27

I did put paragraphs but it didn't come up... bloodymumsnet

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Emabrmsca · 30/10/2017 10:15

Just me then! Grin

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PandorasXbox · 30/10/2017 10:21

Nope not just you! Mn can be a great place to pick people’s brains for all sorts of reasons, offload or just chat. Smile

PavlovianLunge · 30/10/2017 10:24

YANBU. At its best, MN is funny, supportive, generous and robust.

Every now and then, the Arsehole Squad come along to piss all over everything, but by and large, MN is a great.

Noimbrianfromhull · 30/10/2017 10:28

I must be reading different threads Smile

Farontothemaddingcrowd · 30/10/2017 10:30

No I love it here too. I don't quite know what I'd do without the support on here.

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Emabrmsca · 30/10/2017 11:00

I know. It's brilliant. It has helped just seeing that other people have the same issues. Smile

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Farontothemaddingcrowd · 30/10/2017 11:02

I've been here for a decade. It's like a marriage Grin

NotNowBernard1 · 30/10/2017 11:07

I love it.
most some of the conversations I read here are far more interesting than the ones I have in real life. Which probably says a lot about me!

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Emabrmsca · 30/10/2017 11:42

I don't have many any friends irl so it's nice to offload or try to help others on here. Think I may have become a bit obsessed attached!

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pointythings · 30/10/2017 12:08

I love it too. I have had so much support on here - emotional and practical. And now that I am divorcing my alcoholic H it is happening again. Yes there are some twats on here but most people are great.

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Emabrmsca · 30/10/2017 15:34

Sorry to hear about tough times. Hope you are ok Flowers

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auntBessiesAreAwful · 30/10/2017 16:08

No. I tend to read it and laugh at the disconnect from reality - remind myself that people I know are pretty normal.

I very, very occasionally interact with someone I think I'd like to meet in real life (or perhaps have).

I often wonder why anyone feeling delicate would hang around. Surely 4Chan's more welcoming?

auntBessiesAreAwful · 30/10/2017 16:10

Sorry, 'marvel at' rather than 'laugh at' is more appropriate.

DramaAlpaca · 30/10/2017 16:11

Yes I love it. Been here over five years now and the friendship & support I've found is very important to me.

Notreallyarsed · 30/10/2017 16:25

I’ve made friends on here who became RL friends, and learned a lot about autism from people far more learned than I. Which is handy since all my kids and I are autistic, but it’s nice to have found my tribe.

Christinayangstwistedsista · 30/10/2017 16:52

I've learned a lot on here and have had some real laughs, like most things in life it has its good and bad points

Justanotherlurker · 30/10/2017 18:51

It's a forum! not unique by any standard, but glad it works for you OP

Like others have said, I've had some genuine help here when I needed it, even though I got better legal and practical advice from other forums but have also seen some really shitty behaviour, I personally have an issue with shitty behaviour being whitewashed away to protect the "image" that many people like pretend is MN.

It has started becoming a parody of itself in many ways over the past few years, which I think is the real shame

SongforSal · 30/10/2017 18:57

I love it here! I've been desperately trying to get my friend to join actually, as the advice and help she would get on here would really benefit her at the moment. A problem shared and all thatSmile

BoucleJacket · 30/10/2017 19:02

It'd be considerably more worthy of your love Justine OP if they could sort out the trolling, PBPs and weirdos who turn up regularly.

FanjoBanjo1989 · 30/10/2017 19:03

I can honestly say, as a result of some of the chats and advice I've been given on here, my life has changed quite drastically for the better. I won't go into details (as I name-changed for it) but I often think how grateful I am for Mumsnet and the lovely people on it.

YANBU

Farontothemaddingcrowd · 30/10/2017 19:09

I left my drinking, gambling exH as a result of support on here and I've made a good real life friend.

brasty · 30/10/2017 19:27

MN has helped a lot of women leave a lot of shitty men.

grannysmiff · 30/10/2017 19:30

YABVVVU

CallMeKate · 30/10/2017 20:25

I imagine for a lot of people it's supportive but a lot of the time it's about posters putting the boot into others. That's the part that's not helpful.

Pandora will be along shortly to tell you what you can and cannot post. Madhugger will be along shortly with cat photos... they're like Beetlejuice.