AIBU to wonder why people without kids are on mumsnet?

[Workingmummyguilt]

Just that really, noticed recently lots of posts from people where poster says they don’t have kids/don’t want kids/ no plans to have kids etc and just wondering why, then, they are on the forum in the first place. Not saying they shouldn’t be , hey whatever floats your boat and wouldn’t tell anyone what they can/can’t do , just I don’t really understand why you’d want to be ...

It is amazing that people without children are on here when every single post is about children and child-rearing. Oh wait...

To be fair, it would never have occurred to me to come on mumsnet if I wasn't a parent. And op wasnt to know this subject has been done before if she's new.

Lots of reasons, OP.

Wanting to be parents, trying to be parents, trying to understand their own parents or family dynamics, relationship issues, or just that it's a bloody good website for DIY, politics, tv, and prepping.

There’s a sub forum for chicken keepers, why should a person who wishes to post there have to be a parent?

Where are these other forums?

I belong to lots on various subjects but none of them are mainly women writing & most are dying on their arses, as people migrate to FB groups and/or a few posters police posts.

Where on Instagram would you ask a question? On one person's pic?

Does it concern you that men post on here too OP?

FWR (Feminism & women’s rights) is one of the biggest forums in the world for radfems / gender-critical feminism. Countless women discovered that through MN, regardless of whether they’re parents. That’s why transactivists hate this site so much, it scares them.

And I like the running threads.

Bangs head on wall. I guess we haven't had this question for a few weeks.

OP, look on the active threads list for a bit. Most are nothing to do with parenting or children.

Then look down the list of topics. Again notice the wide variety of topics.

Did MN require you to submit evidence of being a 'parent'? No. That's because this is a forum anyone can join. It could be labelled 'aliennet - by aliens for anything green with tentacles' as it's meaningless unless enforced by those that allow you to join.

Also think about this a bit more. In RL do you only talk to 'parents'? Do money worries, relationships, general cooking, cleaning, holidays, pets and all the other things discussed on this forum only happen to 'parents'?

I fell down the rabbit hole that is AIBU and never left.

This is like the tenth time this has been said this year?
I started for a nosey, found great relationship advice, stayed for infertility advice, currently here as a ridiculous anxious first time pregnancy getting ... you guessed it, advice!

AIBU to tell you that I'll be on MN if I want so fuck off ?

To be fair, it would never have occurred to me to come on mumsnet if I wasn't a parent.

Try google. Often mumsnet threads appear on my search list for all manner of things which are nothing to do with being a parent. If you search for stuff on the internet you will often come across this site.

I’m waiting for op to start a ‘Aibu to think posters on mumsnet are nasty’ thread.

So if you're new to mumsnet are you meant to do a search history on your intended question to avoid pissing people off?

I wonder why people with no imagination are on here...

There are great boards here for crafts, feminism, all sorts of things. Not one of them requires a functioning uterus. Parenthood is a really small part of what makes most of the women here interesting, funny or supportive.

Your poor little mind must be totally blown by there being actual men here too.

So if you're new to mumsnet are you meant to do a search history on your intended question to avoid pissing people off?

Well I wouldn't start a thread in AIBU which is basically saying what the hell are you lot doing here as YOU DON'T BELONG

I'm infertile. I guess barren old me should fuck off to one of the other non-parenting fora out there, hey?

And whilst I'm on my way, I can ponder how topics such as Brexit, Sleb Twaddle, Relationships, Cooking and Money Matters are solely the preserve of women who are mothers...

Yawn!...

Because I can and I also fell down the AIBU rabbit hole.

This is the first thing that was important enough to post about? Seriously?

My last boyfriend said he checked into mumsnet at least once a week. I found it odd.
It was the beginning of the end for us. Turned out he was a weirdo in many other ways too.

Ooh, it's been at least a fortnight since we had this one

Because it has expanded so far and is no longer 'just' a parenting forum. There are 'chat' topics, topics aboout legal advice, news, 'AIBU' doesn't always involve a matter with kids, style, TV, women' rights-why does one need kids to be a contributor to those sorts of topics? They dont.

Then aside from that, people trying to conceive. People who don't 'have' children but are involved heavily with children (step parents foster parents people who work with children people who care about a child), do you think they should be booted off because they haven't pushed a person out of their vagina?

I don't believe anybody would write this post if they were new. There's also something a bit snide about your first post. Still, you've had your arse handed to you so hopefully, you won't feel the need to do a wide-eyed post again.