HOBBY

[InspMorse]

DH's 'HOBBY', my HOBBY, DC's HOBBY...
AIBU to feel irrational rage when I read this? Just tell us what the activity is FGS.

Cycling/running/swimming etc aren't hobbies, they're sports.

It’s amazing how often the super identifying ‘hobby’ that cannot be disclosed on MN is cycling.

Even if it isn’t cycling, I don’t know why people don’t just substitute it for warhammer, bobsledding or whatever the actual hobby is. That would save anyone the speculation on the thread. And if it is cycling, it’s not in any way identifying.

I hate the word hobby too. I don’t have hobbies. I have things I sometimes do, but they’re activities or interests not ‘hobbies’.

My hobby is not illegal or dirty, I just don't want it to become mainstream. No way will I tell a bunch of easily irritated mumsnutters what it is. Get your own hobbies.

NameChanger: then for MN purposes your hobby can be either ‘cycling’ (if sporty/outdoors) or ‘knitting’ (if indoors).

Or you could lie and say it’s bobsledding, just for a laugh.

Unimaginative sadly that means those activities are your hobbies, doesn’t it? You might not like the word but that is what it means!
hobby - an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure

Unless it is bobsledding?

Yeah, its bobsledding.

Cycling/running/swimming etc aren't hobbies, they're sports

No. A hobby is defined as "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure", so any of those things can be defined as hobbies.

Plus cycling or swimming is certainly not a sport the way a fat fuck like me does them!

I resolutely refuse to recognise them as hobbies.

I almost want to say ‘hobbies are for jobbies’. Autocorrect does not like it though.

Shut: be warned; if you decide to adopt a hobby, this may entail a “crafting-room” or “hobby-room”, this being the accepted feminine equivalent of the masculine “den” or “man-cave” that renders me homicidal. You can retreat in there with your hobby and a cuppa 🤮

weird things that anti-social closeted types grunt over in their back bedrooms: painting orcs, making reborn dolls (same thing I suppose), things to do with remodelling cars, polishing obscure medals, making little aeroplanes that will never be played with etc etc.

And you wonder why people are at times unwilling to say what their hobby is. Do fuck off with your judgypants.

As long as your HOBBY isn't gaming I think you're mumsnet approved , so it's okay to name it.

My hobbies are eating and online shopping.

I hate the mysterious, outing, hobby thing on here. It just seems so unnecessary.

My hobbies are eating and online shopping.

Mine too!

I've been researching hobbies since starting this thread:
Mooing. 'We all know there are people superb at imitating animal calls but, believe it or not, there is such a thing as competitive mooing.'
Faking Your Death.
Competitive Dog Grooming.
Milk Bottle Collecting.
Soap Carving.
Tape Art.
Navel Fluff Collecting.

In my head hobbies are weird things that anti-social closeted types grunt over in their back bedrooms

...You've just described me and my hobby, ephemeralfairy!

I do jigsaw puzzles. In my bedroom at the back of the house. And all that bending over the board on my bed doesn't 'alf make my back ache, hence the grunts!

“Does his hobby” sounds even worse than just the word on its own.

Haha UnimaginativeUsername “my husband does his jobbies”

I'd rather people talk about hobbies than 'their activity', like when someone writes on here that on Tuesdays she takes DD to her activity because it would be outing if she said that DD did swimming or football, like thousands of other DCs up and down the land each week.

A lifetime ban should be mandatory for anyone who does this.

Agreed.

You are most definitely not being unreasonable.

I think AIBU is my hobby.

I might say that I have to take DS2 to an unspecified activity on an unspecified night of the week. But that’s because I’m being general, not trying to obfuscate. Because I’m pretty sure that cubs and swimming club are not outing. Nor is the fact that he does both cubs and swimming, and also taekwondo and plays piano. I can think of several other kids who do exactly the same combination of things (or almost identical, maybe substitute violin for piano or karate for taekwondo).

If I was worried about it being outing for some bizarre reason, I’d just fiendishly substitute something similar for the actual activity: taekwondo/judo, piano/guitar, swimming club/gymnastics club, cubs/boys brigade. Very easy, and means people have enough information to get the general idea. Obviously that won’t work if you’re looking for specific advice about goggles and you’ve claimed that the activity is football. (But, equally obviously, neither swimming nor football are in any way unusual things for kids to do so I don’t know why you’d feel the need to obfuscate).

I do agree that cycling just needs to be named for what it is - cycling. Hardly outing as just about every man aged 35-50 seems to be zooming in lycra as far as I can see, including DH.

However, some hobbies may actually be very outing and people just can't say.

weird things that anti-social closeted types grunt over in their back bedrooms: painting orcs, making reborn dolls (same thing I suppose), things to do with remodelling cars, polishing obscure medals, making little aeroplanes that will never be played with etc etc.

And you wonder why people are at times unwilling to say what their hobby is. Do fuck off with your judgypants.

^EXACTLY^ JamPasty has it in a nutshell

Some people are ridiculously condescending about any interest / hobby / pastime (choose the term you prefer) that they do not understand or consider to be "normal"

Very often the question in the post is irrelevant to what the "hobby" actually is but you just know that if it is named people will take a pop at that rather than considering the subject in hand.

And no I don't get why so many find the term "hobby" risible. Isn't it just a useful term for any activity you are interested in and wish to pursue in your spare time?

YABU

It really is easy isn't it?
For example...
'My DH spends every evening building his (to scale) matchstick model of Buckingham palace on the XBox. AIBU to think he should give it a rest and spend some time with me & the DC?

Just swop one 'activity' for another when you post. No need for hobby secrecy.

but you just know that if it is named people will take a pop at that rather than considering the subject in hand.
See above post ^