AIBU to think some posters on here lie?

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This leads on from the drinking thread. Yes, when my daughter was a baby I barely drank but she’s now 12 so I don’t think twice about smashing a bottle of wine on a Friday or Saturday night.

Obviously if she was ill it would be a different story.

When she was at junior school her pack up regularly included Pom bears or the the Aldi equivalent. And, every now and again we have dinner which consists of freezer tapas or a beige platter (chips/goujons etc). We even sometimes have said platter in front of the tv.

I also swear inadvertently in front of her and I don’t use my recycling bins properly.

Sometimes when I read things on here I think I must be the worst mother in the world. AIBU to think I am normal? Are there others out there like me?

I might on here ( assuming it was relevant to the thread). Agree with slowknitter that in RL it depends on audience. I wouldn’t specify college unless talking to someone who also went to the same University.

Surely no one claims to have gone to 'Oxbridge'! Slightly obvious problem there. Or do they?!

Why not? It's a shorthand term everybody understands, and Oxford and Cambridge are fairly often lumped together in conversations if they are being contrasted with other universities.

Auslander I think you have stumbled to the wrong place, no one on MN would ever have a child called Alfie or a white Range Rover, these are signifiers of [whispers] a lower social order that is attempting to pass themselves off as posh, a bit Hyacinth Bouquet. Also your DS AlfieQuentin with his straight A's would merely be mediocre, not clever or bright by any means

I wouldn't lie online. Just look in my eyes, you can see I'm an honest sort of person.

Agree with PP that it's normal to use Oxbridge as a shorthand on here when talking about education or careers - since it isn't really relevant to the conversation which college you went to, and in some cases could be potentially outing (or at least revealing an unnecessary level of detail).

I don't think anyone would say "I went to Oxbridge" in real life even if they use it on here.

Saying "when I was up at Merton" on here would be wanky and outing. I would say Oxbridge unless the specific university/college was relevant.

I'm just remembering the poster who was very young but allegedly lived in a central London mansion with her baby son and very rich husband. Lots of threads relating to said property. Anyone else?

Yes, I can see that someone might not name the college. Presumably they would just say “Oxford” / “Cambridge” though? They are big enough universities to not be outing.

Which specific university you went to could be pretty outing when taken in combination with other information you've shared on MN.

Since Oxford v Cambridge is so rarely relevant I definitely wouldn't think "aha they're definitely lying" if a poster mentioned having gone to Oxbridge.

But along with the liars you have the serial disbelievers.

I had one who accused me of lying to the point of sending me messages, and showing me previous posts where I had said something different (I hadn’t, they had misread that I had quoted someone else).

Let’s face it, the Internet is to be taken with a giant pinch of salt!

The issue is that “normal life” is really varied, according to your geographical location, economic means and social circle.

I never eat Greggs sausage rolls. In fact, I am not sure what they are. But I have read on MN that they are “normal”.

I wouldn’t lie about how much I drink. Before I was pregnant it was 1/2 large glasses of red every Friday night with a frozen pizza whilst I watched some American teen show like vampire diaries or teen wolf. So rock and roll!

I’d probably rather send a picture of an internet bedroom rather than mine with 50 tonnes of washing on the floor though

I'd say"when I went to Oxford" rather than specifying the college. Mostly because I'm very proud of it.

Well some people lie but you are also more likely to come across unusual and extreme people you wouldn't usually meet online.

I wouldn't say the Cambs college I went to because it's not one of the big sexy ones and no one would know what I was on about. It only ever comes up in conversation with someone who also went there. It would be a bit like mentioning your house at school.