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Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Aibu to start a thread about popular things that you just don’t get!

361 replies

LondonElle · 20/01/2019 16:06

I will start....

Mum- bloggers
Friends ( tv show)
Spas

Will probably think of more at some point
( this is meant to light-hearted and I appreciate everyone has different opinions)

OP posts:
Huntawaymama · 20/01/2019 19:05

Fake Eyebrows in any form
Fake tan
Everyone going to the same destinations to sit on a beach *tenerife type places- boring IMO
Getting drunk
Football
Love island

LincolnOceanVictorEdward · 20/01/2019 19:08

Microblading eyebrows

Over inflated fake lips
That vile TOWIE cretin from Dancing On Ice
Style bloggers on IG that think they are the bees knees
Anything TOWIE related
The grey interior "trend" on

I could go on all night!

LincolnOceanVictorEdward · 20/01/2019 19:09

The grey interior trend on IG that was supposed to say

MsMamaNature · 20/01/2019 19:13

People who knock down all the internal walls in their house - why do you want your home to look like a mini airport hangar?
#livingmylife - no you are not! You are wasting it taking stupid selfies.

Deadbudgie · 20/01/2019 19:18

Game of thrones
Football
Made in Essex or somewhere else
Selfies

FaFoutis · 20/01/2019 19:18

Those little spotlights stuck in ceilings. Hideous and awful, but they are everywhere.

Lonelyheart2020 · 20/01/2019 19:21

Mrshinch
Ladbaby ( I think I might be the only one to no longer like them )
Holly willoughby
Snapchat

Lol dolls ( not allowed in my house 😂)

squashedgrape · 20/01/2019 19:24

What's everyone's big issue with Game of thrones!

  • pointless selfies
-hashtags
  • Nandos
-people faking their profession eg interior designers, PT on Instagram because they bought a new rug or went to the gym once Hmm
tinytreefrog · 20/01/2019 19:26

Twitter
Slug eye brows
Sun beds
Transformers films

icebearforpresident · 20/01/2019 19:26

Eyebrows that look like they have been painted on with a 1” paint brush and black emulsion.

CSIblonde · 20/01/2019 19:28

Pornstar 3inch thick makeup
Selfies
Facebook & Twitter
Video games
'Team building' events (the backstabbing office politics will just magically melt away after will they)

Dongdingdong · 20/01/2019 19:37

Men in drag

Confused
Dongdingdong · 20/01/2019 19:40

People who knock down all the internal walls in their house - why do you want your home to look like a mini airport hangar?

This. It’s so sad when people strip all the history and character out of their homes.

mama17 · 20/01/2019 19:46

Lip fillers, why would you want to look like you've had an anaphylaxis shock?! 😩

lostmywayrightnow · 20/01/2019 19:49

Harry Potter
Prosecco
Mrs Brown's Boys (totally agree on that one, it's hideous)
Game of Thrones
The Hobbit (anything like that)
Selfies

CommanderDaisy · 20/01/2019 19:54

Kardashians
Those hideous thick eyebrows
Contouring makeup
Donald Trump
Sexting
Duck face selfies

Doghorsechicken · 20/01/2019 19:55

Celebrities

lostmywayrightnow · 20/01/2019 19:56

Instagram
Facebook

IsItThatTimeAgain · 20/01/2019 19:58
  • Spas
  • Massages from strangers
  • Instagram, actually most social media.
  • Picture filters!!! I use the Mum meetup app Mush and automatically rule out any Mum who uses filters. I want to meet other adult Mums not hybrid human-puppy-kitten-unicorn beasts. Hmm
Dumbie · 20/01/2019 20:04

Crackle candles
Unicorns
Any gin apart from standard gin
Wall sticker sayings
Nandos
Pandora bracelets

ScottishBadger · 20/01/2019 20:04

Unboxing videos
Kitchen islands
Decking
Corner sofas
Mother of Daughters

00100001 · 20/01/2019 20:08

@scottishbadger God yes, corner sofas! DH is desperate for one, but unfortunately... ahem they are either all the wrong turn, or are just too big.... shame....

SemperIdem · 20/01/2019 20:09

Boden/Hush/Salt/White Stuff/Joules, they are to style what Ed Sheeran is to music - for those who don’t really have any interest in it (but still want to part with a fair bit of money).

Babyroobs · 20/01/2019 20:10

Ripped jeans, tatoos and scented candles.

StickItUpYaJumpa · 20/01/2019 20:12

En suites.
Identikit groups of girls. I know they are still finding out who they are but c'mon get some originality.