To ask the difference between Mumsnet and Netmums

[Emlou07]

Mumsnet seems more brutal (not that that's always a bad thing)

I haven't posted on Netmums yet.

Is there much difference in your opinion?

toffee that's because you get your username assigned to you on NM yes, I'm a member. Mine's unusual enough to be outing.

It’s not that at all,but the content and general milieu of mn is mc chatter.
mn did a survey of its posters who were high in socioeconomic status and income

It’s not a criticism it’s an observation

Quinions that's genius.

I realised I absolutely did not fit in when I joined one of the 'due date' boards on NM. I didn't contribute much and let them get on with the hunning, ordering personalised fur pushchair hood covers or whatever they are, and slagging off sonographers/midwives for not making their experiences special enough.
On the whole, if I were to massively generalise, I would say on NM I feel like I can impart knowledge and on here I feel I can learn more about things. Which sounds quite shit, I know.
There are plenty of people on NM who think this is hysterical, though, especially for first world problems.

I got sick of not being able to say anything slightly negative without somebody taking it personally.
Example "i didn't really like that very public thing" answer "how could yo say that i loved it, are you calling me stupid?"

Can someone tell me what BMC was and what happened to it?

Oh, the bodily fluids photos aswell.

abbsiss, lol

I did a thread on this a few months ago and it got removed as MNHQ "could see this wasn't going well" and had had lots of reports or something like that It started off as an innocent question but it obviously went down the wrong way. But from what I gathered, people said MN is a bit harsher and more left, whereas NM are a bit kinder, with lots of xxxx and hugs. Still not 100% sure, so am going to have a look through the thread now.

I got great post miscarriage support on NM. Not that I wouldn't have here. I've also had lots of support for other things there.

But there have been times when I've acted like a right pranny and MNetters have told me.

I always imagine NM to be full of the people who put up the annoying Facebook statuses ‘I can see a long night ahead’ when checking into the local children’s hospital and the people who reply with ‘inbox me hon’

Tickers - counting down to ovulation etc. It's really weird. Plus avatar pictures of pregnancy tests etc.

The demographic is much different and everybody just seems to agree with the OP regardless.

The only time I've been on NM's is when I googled easy toddler meals, and their cheesy lentil supper came up. That's the best thing on NM's.

I don't feel like a total weirdo for being here whilst also not a parent of a living child.

Also, you can say cunt.

Exactly Widdlin, there is so much more than just babies or children.

Saying cunt is a huge bonus.

NM makes me feel like the most mature person there.

MN is teaching me how to be a grownup by demonstrating that I have a long way to go.

NM is like Shoezone

MN is like Clarks

😂

Netmums is for pandering snowflake helicopter parents

Mumsnet is for actual parents

Can't be doing with all that hun rubbish.

Give me some straight talk any day of the week.

Netmums is like that nasty clique in senior school who will discriminate for even the pettiest reason and gang up. But if you point that out you get blocked for the rest of the day

I think:
netmums is a parenting forum
mumsnet is a life, the universe and everything forum

NM wasn`t for me and MN very much is.

That doesn`t say good things about MN, BTW.

I use both sites. I like the wit and variety of MN. Feminism is also a fave. But when I get bored of the threads criticising womens' looks, makeup, figure..the snobbish putdowns of SAHM (the S may as well stand for Satan), also the casual racism that seems deemed ok because it's outlined in 50 round the houses words instead of short and blatant, then I don't mind going over to NM.

& despite some claims that there are working class mum's, struggling mum's on benefits, etc over here - the derision re NM is definitely because it's deemed lower working classes. I think being able to insult in a more posh or wordy way is deemed sophisticated hence MNN deemed "upper". Or some such.

Netmums makes me feel geriatric.

I'm 33.