To be on here when I have no children

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I don't have children, I don't want children, I'm not trying to conceive and I've never been pregnant and if I ever fell pregnant I'd be absolutely horrified. I'm not married or in a relationship either. Yet here I am!

I'm a Daily Mail reader and some of the articles that spilled onto there I found either hilarious or intriguing. I eventually came on here because I needed some reassurance on the difficult stage my life is at and I had some amazing responses (thank you). I've also asked for travelling advice, difficult sibling advice etc. I'm still on here because I bloody well love a bit of gossip and I like to read about other people's lives and I've also offered advice to others and tried to help them.

I'll scroll past the TTC and breastfeeding threads because let's be honest they don't mean anything to me but if I see a friendship thread, bridezilla or cheeky fucker etc I'm straight in there! 👀 the recent lady who has now (thank fuck!) stopped free babysitting for the daughter of her 'friend' is a personal favourite!

My cousin thinks it weird that I'm on MN when I don't have children! Is there anyone else on here child free by choice I can't be the only one?!

I do have children but I joined for the property forum and for a long time that a all I read. You're fine.

I’m the same. Mumsnet is about so much more than parenting!

You’re fine. I lurked on S&B for a long time. Over the years I’ve used the infertility boards, pregnancy loss etc. The community is v supportive.
Enjoy

Of course YANBU!

Same as you. Resolutely child-free by choice and wondering what the hell I was doing on a site with "mum" in the name. But I've become very addicted, especially to AIBU, Chat and the Food and Money threads. There's lots to read and learn on here.

I'm not child free, but if I was I'd still be here!

Children and relationships aren't a prerequisite for membership, the reason I love this forum more than any other is because it allows me to search for help with parenting things but then I can join another thread and just be 'me before children' which is necessary sometimes.

Other forums usually have those ticker things with words like 'bubs' and phrases which profess undying love for their children. It makes me feeling worse when I'm having a bad day, on here the assumption that this is the case whatever you say is there. It means when I'm having a bad day I don't feel like a huge failure.

It's also good for pulling me out of the parenting bubble, not everything is about children and sometimes as a parent other people forget that you have valid opinions on other things! I forget myself sometimes.

Motherhood is a common experience for women but obviously not universal, in the meantime we have billions of other things to ruminate about! I love MN for the sheer breadth and depth of topics from politics to acne to word games to bridezillas.

YABU for being a Daily Mail reader. Why do you read it?

Apart from that, YANBU for being here.

I cant imagine what a Daily Mail reader would get put of this site but by all means, knock your socks off.

'YABU for being a Daily Mail reader'

Have to agree with this I'm afraid

But yes, there are LOADS of us on here without children. I would say at least half the topics on here have nothing to do with parenting so it makes total sense

There are plenty of us here who neither have nor want kids. I've been here for years & stay mainly for the feminism. If you look at the thread on why people use Mumsnet, a lot of posters say it's for the FWR threads.

On threads like this, there will ALWAYS be a poster who asks why non-parents are on MN. Ignore them.

Hi OP. You know you can hide topics don't you? That way you won't even see the threads that don't interest you.

Of course not OP. Do whatever you like! Lots of threads on AIBU have nothing to do with children anyway.

Childfree! Came here for the feminist board (I know, I’m one of those!!!), stayed for style and AIBU!

I don’t have kids either, I’m a nanny tho and I started off browsing the childcare section and kinda found AIBU. Which mostly is hilarious and good entertainment when bored.

YANBU! I have children, but they are older now, so I more commonly come on here for all the unrelated topics. It's about discussion and humour, for me. I don't necessarily prefer the company of other mums- I actively avoid the school gate, and always felt awkward at toddler groups, often feeling I had nothing in common with most of the other mums

Twitter - no I didn't know that! Thanks I'll do it later xx

Of course YANBU! Mumsnet has outgrown its name really.

I find AIBU vastly entertaining and sometimes very touching. Sometimes quite disturbing. My small children are grown but its interesting to find a mostly female community to exchange views with, minus the distractions that can arise from personal interactions- what you look like, are wearing, earning, house size and location etc. So, children not a necessity.

It would have been more helpful if I'd told you how to do it! It's not very obvious now..

At the top of the page on the left is the word 'Talk' with a down arrow next to it. Click on the arrow and then on 'Customise'. Then go to the bottom of that page and click on 'Manage topics and threads'.

Childfree-by-choice here.

I dip in now and then. I get bored easily and disappear and come back.

It's a great site though and a great resource when you have a problem.

People can be so giving of their time and experiences and I appreciate that.

It has also made me laugh until the tears roll down my face at times.

I'm a parent now but I wasn't even TTC yet when I joined - I came for the cat advice on the Litter Tray. My current guilty pleasure is lurking on the Housekeeping threads in order to avoid doing any actual housework

It should be remarketed as WomensNet.

I fart about all over MN, sticking my oar in, lurking on FWR, obsessing over property threads - especially those with a Rightmove link i'm not in the UK and like looking at houses with gardens and OMG-ing at London/SE prices.

YANBU.

I joined for the property and home forum. But this one is always a good read. No kids and no plans for them.