#AD

[MintyT]

I don't know about you, but since the instamums posts I have really noticed the #AD on posts, and to be honest I had no idea I was so gullible. I loved the threads regards instamums and really think MN made a small change, well done us

I was actively posting around the interior blogger's involvement. No-one made comments about her looking old, etc. The comment said she looked very different in her avatar to her stories.

As I recall the only comments deleted were 2 of mine (one where I called her a name because she brought International Women's Day into it) and one where I quoted another deleted comment which directly related to something she had mentioned in her stories but I guess we weren't allowed to talk about on here.

NOTHING disparaging about her looks.

Ps I've met MOD. She was nice, a bit dull, a networker and couldn't have been less interested in the child she was with. She referred to herself as a 'slummy mummy'.

I believe MOD gets the most flack as she exemplifies all the worst bits of the instamum business model: there was lots and lots of shady undisclosed advertising, the four children are integral to the brand, both parents are in the game, then it's all played to a substantial number of followers.

With the wealth it has brought the family comes another side of the coin: they have exposed their family to being critiqued. It's the old take the good with the bad.

On another thread discussing children being genuinely bullied, which is a topic I'm interested in, I suggested best practice is for the bullied child to have support to build resilience, assertiveness and coping strategies. (While sanctions and strategies are also put in place for the bully.)

Perhaps that's where all the instamums who feel bullied should be investing their time?

If you look at the attached pics Mod's comments make very clear she felt bullied.

I've read the comments (or scrolled through them anyway) and it is a complete mix of people saying they had a positive experience on MN so don't know where this has come from, some people agreeing with the 'campaign', some people saying they've never used it but think its awful, some people saying MN users are just jealous, some people saying all forums are the same and some people saying how amazing MOD and FOD are. A total mixed bag.

Lisa Dawson swiftly jumped on the band wagon to slag off Mumsnet then deleted quick sharpish after that Insta story she put up.

OK sofia. I feel you are bullying me. Please leave this thread immediately and don't post again. I am the ultimate and total arbiter of that, whether reasonable or not. Do you see how ridiculous that is

Christ - this reminds me of wading through innumerable pages of notes of employee. performance reviews and performance improvement plans. It really taught me that there is a subset of humans who will always pull
the bully card when they are legitimately challenged or tested in any way.

My god that MOD post is irritating on so many levels. What slander? What shame? Fiercely protective of her children. Just. Laughable.

Those screenshots perfectly demonstrate my point, Sofia. Thank you.

MOD would really benefit from strategies to increase her resilience, assertiveness and coping strategies because the career paths of influencer and/or author she has chosen come with criticism.

She also desperately needs to invest in very, very good PR advice.

She also wrote mega babe. She actually wrote that.

That post from MOD is laughable. She's so 'fiercely protective' of her kids that she lets her husband post a photo of one of them on the potty.

Poor old Clemmie!

Grizzly have you seen MOD's PR Grace O'Leary 😂

MOD's fiercely protective of her massive ego, which is only esclipsrd by her husband's. God bless 'em.

It's pointless being on these threads unless you agree with the majority who are clearly only on here to slag off certain instamums.

I personally don't understand what you get out of this but it seems to make you happy so crack on with your bitching.

Give over sofia

You haven’t found any posts from the numerous threads where MoFod’s been shown to have been bullied because there are none.

They been criticised and judged as public figures,not bullied at all.

You are doing it again though Sofia, picking through old comments, embellishing and trying every which way to prove your point. In doing so, bringing the discussion back round to someone who actually didn't feature much on this thread until you showed up. And now other people are piling in with the "oh you lot can't help yourself" "leave 'er alone" and eventually you can turn around and tell everyone off for being obsessed and thus......"bullying".

Oh, hey there again. I had to disappear because my baby was projectile vomiting all day, so really didn't have time to respond about other people's children being judged and trolled, sorry... but yes, Clemmies were, for sure, and that was pretty gross.

I popped back hoping some really good points had been discussed

Wellblow me as the night draws in you’re all at it again #notbullying #justmyopinion

No one is benefiting from this, are you really enjoying the take down of these people it’s so uncomfortable to watch @SurfingUSA you are full of so much nastiness and hatred towards MOD who you claim to have met (probs a lie) so you can make another shit comment about her parenting?

.....which (as a PP pointed out) is why the posters were called out for it and the comments deleted, I think you forgot to add.

Hi allergy 🤡. Not hatred, dislike would be fair. I don't need to lie about her parenting. Clear to see online. Nn.

@MarvelleGazelle thanks (ugh I smell of Dettol).

hmmm trolled, as in... people commenting on a kid's appearance just because they're on Instagram, I think that's being trolled, no?

Or, at least, people who post negative comments on a child's looks on IG is acting like a troll. Ick.

More vomit. Gotta run- will check back tomorrow.

@surfing
Then that’s ok then carry on with your nasty comments about her parenting then I hope it feels good to behave like this