to want to post random frivolous crap without being told....

[bohemianbint]

that life's too short?

Or should we only be posting about terribly serious weighty matters like death, famine and pestilence?

rofl atilla, what on earth did your headmistress think of that thread!

Oh dont get me wrong I am up for a good debate any day of the week. What I dont really like is the way some people use this avenue to be quite unpleasant. Lots of threads seem to start off as a bit of fun and then get hijacked by others with a personal axe to grind.
Maybe I need to harden myself to the all females in one room mind set!
I am not trying to get at anyone I am genuinely interested by this.

Oh, I didn't show her the whole thread, nightynight -I just said it sounded like most schools had the same problem & no answers - I didn't really want to let her realise quite how long I'd spent reading that thread - and a few others- that afternoon

No one's getting you wrong, ronshar. MN is like that, much of the time.

But rather than being cowed by it, you should try to see it as an intriguing social experiment. Just what are people prepared to say within the anonymity of a chat room? And who gives a shit any how?

I spent years bemoaning the state of modern society ... and yet, oddly, MN has reminded me that people don't intrinsically change. 99.5% of women and men on MN are great, just so long as you stick to your guns and remain civil.

If someone really pisses you off, tell them so. That's the 0.5%

No one answered my question about noticing wees in the bath? Probably because my posts are long and rambly
Aitch - I want to start BLW, I'm really excited about it! Can I give DS (9 weeks) a carrot stick? Can I, please???
OK, I'll wait another 16 or 17 weeks

Thank you Desiderata. I shall toughen up.

My dds were in the bath together when dd2 did a very big poo, she was 18months. It terrified her. She was hysterical for ages. Even now she will not entertain the idea of doing a wee in the bath!

poor little thing