Mumsnet Vs Real life.

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Inspired by a comment on an active thread at the moment. The comment was along the lines of
"Only on mumsnet would you be advised this"

I've also seen it on a few threads where posters point out that only mumsnet would you be given this advice and never in real life.

So what advice/tips do you see mentioned on Mumsnet that you just don't think would be said in real life.

I'll start!
You can guarantee a poster will give the advice that OP needs to pack his bags and kick him out, on something really minor. They don't suggest being an adult and have a conversation first, it's straight away pack his bags and show him the door.

What other Mumsnet pearls of wisdom do we have?

The poster that scoffed that other posters were lying about their jobs and just would not believe that some of us actually were solicitors/doctors/teachers.

Made me if I were going to make up a job it would be far more interesting than any of those!

shinycat.......
'your fertility starts to decline very rapidly after 35...'

@Ninjagoninja

It's actually 100% untrue. Research it. It's a myth ... after 40 probably, by 35, no way...

You are actually 100% WRONG.

Research it yourSELF.

It is a well-documented FACT that fertility in female humans starts to decline at 35 - NOT 40.

You are deluded if you think it's 40.

Read this article and educate yourself.

yourfertility.org.au/for-women/age/

THIS is from the article.

Age is the most important factor affecting a woman's chance to conceive and have a healthy child. As women age their fertility declines. A woman's fertility starts to decline in her early 30s, with the decline speeding up after 35. At 40 a woman only has a 5% chance of becoming pregnant in any month.

If you read into the article further, it tells you that fertility starts to decline at 30-32, but speeds up rapidly at 35.

And lots of women find their fertility doesn't decline at all until much later. I fell pregnant with all 3 of mine over 35, first month of trying - this is NOT rare, loads of my friends experienced the same.

I don't believe you.

I had all mine after the age of 36. Three were conceived first month of trying and the fourth about three months in. My DH is a one hit wonder obviously.

Shall I buy this pink pram = stop genderising your child, you anti feminist!!!

And also

'My MIL bought my newborn daughter a pink baby grow and a dress. AIBU to go NC?'

shinycat you want me to read one link from an online Australian magazine? I thought it was generally understood now that the 35 thing was based on data from a very long time ago (centuries even) when women lived quite differently with poorer healthcare and nutrition and environmental factors.

To be completely accurate, you might be about 4 percentage points less likely to conceive between 35-40 compared to 30-35. For most people that's completely insignificant.

You're very rude by the way to accuse posters of lying if they say something that doesn't support your world view.

And one more...My husband fancies his best female friend and they spend a lot of alone time together, just the two of them. Aibu I to feel insecure about this? - Stop being so controlling. Of course they can sleep in the same bed as long as things stay platonic. Of course you can fancy other people and act like a couple, as long as nothing ever happens!

“DH was playing on the Xbox/PlayStation/laptop”

“What sort of a man needs to play video games. You need to tell him to nip it in the bud immediately. Games are for children.”
Also
“Your 6/8/10/12/14/16 year old should not be playing computer games or on consoles”

Stuff said on MN that wouldn't be said in RL - does that include people using a "light-hearted" thread to air bullshit that they wouldn't dare say on other threads (or in RL) because they'd quite rightly be shouted down...?

It's an anonymous forum so it doesn't really matter whether we get shouted down or not.

On MN people take politics very seriously and go no contact with family or friends who vote differently from them. In real life nobody knows or cares who anybody else votes for.

MN atheists take their stance Very Very Seriously and therefore refuse to attend any religious event because it would be the grossest hypocrisy to witness a church wedding.

In real life I had a range of atheists, Jews, Hindus and Christians at my church wedding and my DC's baptism because we all respect each others' beliefs and want to celebrate significant events together.

On a slightly more serious note, you then get a whole bunch of people wading in to say what they'd do (which they wouldn't dream of actually in RL) but on topics where it is serious and the OP is really struggling.

Take the recent thread where the OP found the 'lumu' text on her husband's phone, sent by her best friend.

Page after page of people gleefully saying how they'd hire Private Investigators and set up all sorts of convoluted plans. This is someone's actual life they are glibly pissing round with!

That when someone does or says something nasty or rude,they are immediately suspected of having mental health issues,rather than just being a cunt.

Everyone has a nanny and a cleaner.

@Shinycat - you can add me to your list of liars then as I also fell pregnant at the first attempt on 2 occasions aged 35+.

In the last 4 years I can count 16 friends or acquaintances aged over 35 who have had babies. I have no idea how long all of my friends were TTC but the ones who did share that information with me said it took between 1-4 months. It's really not that unusual

I read one thread where a poster lightheartedly mentioned that the man they dated drank squash.

Then a gazillion posters told her to LTB because he must be a pervert for liking a childs drink

If you have an affairs, text another man , speak to another man for any reason , confess everything to your husband or your marriage cannot survive.
Dump all your guilt on him now - you'll feel much better ( he won't though) 😮

I know a few clever people, but on here posters have 2 degrees from Russell uni's, degree from Harvard and god knows what else...and they are only 25

shots totally agree. And giving advice based on the entertainment value of someone losing the plot rather than the best thing to do.

If your best friend who has supported you in life since childhood cheats on her partner cut contact. That one action is more important than years of friendship

There's a sliding scale produced by the BMA showing this drop off and it is very marked

Based on what though? Nobody asked me how long it took me to conceive any of my children.

"In the general population, more than 8 out of 10 couples where the woman is aged under 40 will get pregnant within 1 year if they have regular sexual intercourse (that is, every 2 to 3 days) and do not use contraception. More than 9 out of 10 couples will get pregnant within 2 years. "
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg156/ifp/chapter/How-long-does-it-take-to-get-pregnant

In real life nobody talks about Russell Group universities!