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Mumsnet Vs Real life.

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KungFuPandaWorksOut16 · 06/03/2018 11:44

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 posts:
BadLad · 09/03/2018 01:42

Someone does something differently from how you do it.

Real life: (shrug).

MN: That only happens on Mumsnet, never in real life. (Starts thread)

LeighaJ · 09/03/2018 01:49

"and the baby does a great job of cleaning the skirting boards"

Hmm Umm...dafuq? 😅

BadLad · 09/03/2018 02:02

This must be the baby

Mumsnet Vs Real life.
LeighaJ · 09/03/2018 02:03

🤣

Want2bSupermum · 09/03/2018 02:40

badlad how did you get that picture of my baby?!?

DD2 is almost 2 and my skirting boards ain't that clean. It's ok though.

I was laughing so hard on our local FB mother group page with a mother asking which toy vacuum is best for her child. I was like 'why wouldn't you give your child a real one!' Grin

Itsjanuary · 09/03/2018 08:09

Op - my DH earns over 100k
NM - liar

Why can people not believe people can earn a good wage?

Thecrabbypatty · 09/03/2018 08:28

Nurse / Doctor /Teacher been slightly offhand or terse with you for being a hysterical over reactionary mess?

MN; Speak to their manager and hope they get a disaplinary at the very least, or better yet fired.

RL: Wow, my kid has only had supply teachers for 6 months, I'm have no idea whose teaching them these days! / Exactly what time did you phone the surgery to get a doctors appointment?

MN is the only place where the answer to the public services retention crisis is to try and get more people sacked because they didn't care for their tone Hmm

Thecrabbypatty · 09/03/2018 08:34

Also things have changed. Very few teachers or health professionals get sacked at the moment unless it's something major because there is an extremely high chance that no one will replace them. So er no, I don't think the practice manager will sack a GP for telling you to get a grip.

maddiemookins16mum · 09/03/2018 08:43

MN - 'my DD is 44 months, I haven't even thought of/even tried toilet training her yet, I'll do it when she's ready'.

RL - 😲😲

MrsJayy · 09/03/2018 08:50

The 44 months thing really really gets on my nerves I can't see past it and usually just say ffs they are 3 and a half ! And leave a thread,

mygoditsfullofstars · 09/03/2018 09:08

Another one;

OP: I am thinking of taking my child out of school for a day to visit his terminally ill and beloved relative who he will not see again.

MN: You are being unreasonable. School is more important than beloved dying relative and he will get more out of unmemorable school day #1258 even if is being taught by the 6th supply teacher this term who doesn't know anything about him and tells the class to read books all day.

honeylulu · 09/03/2018 09:23

I won't put up with importantitis from DH

I LOVE this!

vampirina · 09/03/2018 09:32

That anyone posting about their newborn concerns should 'read about the forth trimester'.

PoorYorick · 09/03/2018 09:40

Another one: all MILs are sheer evil. Not occasionally annoying, not a bit outdated, not nice people that we probably just wouldn't socialise with if they weren't family. Just actual sheer evil.

YoloSwaggins · 09/03/2018 09:43

I hit the marital jackpot and have no intention of ever working again in my life if I can avoid it".

Haha! Yes I wish some would own up and say this rather than give bizarre and unconvincing excuses for why they can't possibly work.

@want2bsupermum, that sounds like a pretty good arrangement! I think it's fairly similar with my parents and worked really well for them.

Aridane · 09/03/2018 11:36

Ooh - I have one not done yet.

Friends getting married- they’ve lived together for ages and have all the stuff they need. They have said no presents but if anyone wants to get anything cash towards honeymoon would be much appreciated.

MN response 1: grabby cheeky fuckers, don’t go to their wedding

MN response 2: ugh, cash, no, couldn’t do that. Buy them A SILVER PHOTO FRAME or a BOTTLE OF PROSECCO

Bluelady · 09/03/2018 12:16

Yes, silver photo frames are such desirable gifts, you have the polish the buggers.

TheShaniaTwainExperience · 09/03/2018 12:30

OP: 'Is this packed lunch OK?' Ham and lettuce sandwich, blueberries, apple, yogurt, cereal bar, say.

MN: 'Well, it's not great, tbh. Too much fruit in the sugar, cereal bar is empty calories, ham's too processed and too much saturated fat. How about carrot batons (not sticvks, it's always batons) with homemade, salt-free houmus, a spelt wheat wrap with 'lean protein' and some toasted sunflower seeds as a treat?'

THIS IS SO ACCURATE 🤣

KERALA1 · 09/03/2018 12:37

Why would you earn £1m a year and not have a cleaner?!

Bluelady · 09/03/2018 12:42

Because your husband must do 50% of the housework, silly!

SecretLifeofHedgehogs · 09/03/2018 13:01

frasier I have noticed that there is a disproportionate number of parents of SEN children on MN but I think that may be because MN has support threads for them. Not for a minute do I think these posters are making it up.

Want2bSupermum · 09/03/2018 13:04

blue hahaha. I tried different cleaners and where we live it's $20 minimum per hour. They move the dirt around. It's quicker just to do it ourselves. I spent some money on some good cleaning products and gadgets. Two hours and we are done.

SecretLifeofHedgehogs · 09/03/2018 13:12

Punkrocker

In real life there are badly behaved kids who have no SN whatsoever

I do not disagree with that but I think posters may chip in and respond to an OP talking about a badly behaved child because sometimes SEN can be a possibility? These posters are not saying all badly behaved kids are SEN, they are just raising it as a possibility? So the child can maybe get asessed to get help?

HateSummer · 09/03/2018 13:15

My child just turned 3 and I want to take them to Legoland. Could I lie about their age as they still look 2 and take them in for free?

RL: Yes! Just do it. They only just turned 3.

MN: NO! It is stealing. Would you go into a shop and take things without paying? You must pay the full amount. People seem to have no morals when it comes to things like this. I have and never will lie about my child’s age to get into an attraction for free as I am so perfectly perfect with not one scheming bone in my body.

SecretLifeofHedgehogs · 09/03/2018 13:17

To the PP who mentioned how she hated people on MN claiming people are pretending they have anxiety, I agree. I saw a thread once where an OP mentioned they had anxiety in their OP that had been diagnosed, but because the OP was perhaps being unreasonable on an issue she was posting about (something to do with public transport and prioroty seats, I seem to recall) other posters tore her to shreds telling her to stop faking her anxiety. Despite the fact that the OP mentioned that had been diagnosed with anxiety issue and another mental issue which has anxiety as a symptom (bipolar or borderline or something like that IIRC correctly)!!!

Sane happy healthy people do not go around faking anxiety or nay mental illness. That is just a myth perpetuated by Goady Fs on MN