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?

OP: What did you eat today?

Real life: normal stuff like porridge or toast for breakfast, a chicken wrap and some fruit for lunch, pasta bake and garlic bread for dinner with maybe a small glass of wine.

Mumsnet: a slice of lemon for breakfast, 2 lettuce leaves for lunch and a spoonful of lentils for dinner. I feel completely full and have enough energy to do a 6am kickboxing class, work 12 hours on my feet in my high powered job, take care of my 5 DC and spend 2 hours sexually satisfying my DH. It’s really not hard, you sound lazy and greedy, OP.

DS can't walk anywhere alone for various reasons, he can still climb and run and most definitely gets mobility payments as well as higher rate care payments.

And there have been plenty of disabilist comments made on this thread and judgemental comments about children and SN being used as an excuse for bad behaviour. They were not made by me so there is absolutely no need to call me a cunt. Touched a nerve, did I?

A nerve?! Hahahahaha so what exactly are you implying?! That I DON'T have MS, LUPUS, EDS, Osteo Arthritis, Hypermobility & Fibro? Ok well nice to see you've seen all my medical records without my consent love!

This is better than Corrie!

I haven't implied that you don't have a disability or that your conditions don't have a profound impact on your day to day life. I was merely asking as you seem hugely oversensitive about comments not personally directed at you to the point that you would call me a cunt and then send me an abusive PM.

Those are not the actions of a calm person.

And I'm not your 'love', love.

Wow this escalated quickly.

My child meets the criteria under the severe mental impairment clause.

Oh and the other chestnut of 'success is down to luck'. No it isn't. I worked hard at school to get good grades. I applied to universities above my expected grades and got offered a place. I studied diligently while working FT. After graduation I worked 3 jobs and bought my first place. To get to the next level I moved 3000 miles away. When it all went wrong I hung in and found a job after 3 months. While doing this I was running my own business.

In RL you can't expect to make £150k a year a work 40 hours a week in a stress free job. It doesn't work that way.

Well... catching up on a light hearted abd funny thread just got serious.

How about instead of mudslinging about disabilities we stick to common sense?
Some people in life have additional needs.
Sometimes you see them.
Sometimes you don't.
Some disabilities are obvious.
Some disabilities are hidden.
Some children in life have additonal needs and it's very challenging for all involved
Some kids are just badly behaved.

Not all people who act like dickheads have mental health issues. Some might. Some are probably just dickheads.
Not all children who display challenging behaviour have SEND, but some do.

Try not to be a dickhead in life. But maybe I'm being too simplistic.

Just catching up with this thread..... errrrm what hell.....?

Let's get back to keeping it witty and light-hearted

Worried about my dh he has a pint a few times a week and at the weekend he can down a bottle of wine. RL... that’s fine and we’ll under the limits.

MN.. sorry op he’s clesrky an alcoholic and you are either in denial or enabling him. Get your ducks in a row and get legal advice. This will impact on your children. Don’t you care?

Totally boring what with my refusal to agree with disparaging remarks about children with SN hmm

Yes

I am fuming

My mil looks after my 3 children 5 days a week and every other weekend. She has a key for emergencies only

Yesterday I got home from work and she had gone into my kitchen, cleaned the oven and did the ironing. Hoe can I explain to her about boundaries. It’s not the first time and dh had to threaten we go non contact. Us not the kids of course.

RL you and your dh are a fucking ungrateful disgrace and you if I was your mil I would tell you to fuck off and sort out your own life and kids.

Mumsnet.. op take the key off her and change your locks. What a controlling bitch. You say she’s 50? Could she have early onset altzimers?

Maisy amen to that

MotherforkingShirtballs

"Approx 1 in 100 children in the UK are autistic, around 4 in 100 have ADHD, 5% have a recognised conduct disorder such as Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and 10% of children aged 5-14 have a clinically diagnosable mental health condition."

Based on the statistics you provided that would mean that Approx 99 in 100 children in the UK are not autistic, around 96 in 100 do not have ADHD, 95% don't have a recognised conduct disorder such as Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and 90% of children aged 5-14 don't have a clinically diagnosable mental health condition.

Which means that statistically speaking if you think a child acting poorly in public is simply a brat rather than has a SEN then you're more likely to be correct and by a wide margin.

IRL when men complain about a problem with their wife or partner they get listened to the same as a woman would be on MN their thread gets taken down as possibly suspicious. 😃

IRL when men complain about a problem with their wife or partner they get listened to the same as a woman would be on MN their thread gets taken down as possibly suspicious

Well to be fair, there was a sudden influx in the last day or two of threads allegedly by men about their revolting wives, and another one about feminism 'going too far'. I probably wouldn't have thought anything of it if they'd been staggered, but a total clusterfuck of evil wives and feminists does reek a bit.

Only on Mumsnet would people think it a good idea to write DN, DH, DS etc rather than nephew (or niece), husband, son etc. Am I the only one who finds this incredibly irritating?

I fully expect to be chucked off this site now!

alibongo5

Nope, I find it extremely annoying too. I have also noticed that while your own immediate and extended (If blood related) family are "dear" this and "dear" that in-laws are never dear.

alibongo MN is a community. In common with many immunities it has its own longstanding conventions, slang and cultural references.

Coming in to say that you DH, DD etc annoying is a bit rude. Not original but still a bit rude.

You don’t have to use them but the majority of MNers are happy with them. They aren’t offensive or difficult to understand.

Dmil, Dfil see it sometimes

Real life,,

ate out today and there was s brat running around and causing havok. The waiters nearly dropped hot sauce on him and the parents were ignoring him.

Mumsnet.. could he have SN? You are a disgrace

Then posters trade insults and get deleted if go too far