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 ...

The usual "people who disagree with me and rightly hand me my arse for my insensitivity and passive aggressive elitism" = trolls/trolling, the OP and the title are both perfectly reasonable of course with not a hint of a trip trap or bridge

Wow I'm actually so disappointed. You all hide behind your phones and post silly comments. How does this in any way enrich your evening? Don't get so irate about comments from people you don't even know. Just support people who are asking questions, simple answer would be 'it's a forum with lots of topics, so we often get non-parents join too'.

Done. Move on. Jeeeeeez

YABU. Everyone should feel welcome. Besides, many threads do not relate to parenting at all! To all the non-mothers: you have as much right to post as anyone else - I’m glad you’re here!

@Workingmummyguilt - you should look around the boards a bit more. This is a huge site. AIBU tends to be a bit more direct than other pages on MumsNet. You ask a question, you get a blunt answer!

For my part, I don’t have kids but have used the conception boards (when I was trying to conceive), miscarriage when I had an ectopic pregnancy and then when I had a miscarriage. Stepparenting because I have a stepson. Style & Beauty for escapism. More recently I have been posting on a thread about cancer. There are many and varied reasons for people posting here.

Have a look around. Maybe ignore AIBU! MumsNet has something of a reputation for being a ‘nest of vipers’ but I have had some incredible support and kindness from strangers on here. I have been posting for about 8 years under a variety of names.

@LondonHuffyPuffy I wish I could 'like' on here because I'd like that post. Exactly what should of been said in the first place xx

Wow I'm actually so disappointed. You all hide behind your phones and post silly comments

Aren’t you also hidden behind your phone? How would you not hide behind your phone? This is an anonymous discussion forum. It’s not sensible to share personal details.

@PurpleDaisies I'm not being cruel. That's the difference. Some of these people are being very cruel when they don't know what this person is going through in their own life. I just don't agree with people saying things on a forum which frankly they wouldn't say in person, especially when the person it's directed too could have a lot going on and you don't know what these comments could do to her self worth. Just think it's unnecessary

Well I wouldn't join a forum for golfers as I don't play golf unless I was thinking of taking it up so I can see you point. I haven't read all the thread but I know Mumsnet covers lots of topics. I couldn't see my friends A & B coming on here though as they haven't got children.

To be fair i'm here mainly for parenting stuff

What does the yellow flower mean?

By the way OP, I do understand why you would wonder this, and think some answers have been unnecessarily harsh.

I myself only found the site when I became a parent and was googling a parenting issue (breastfeeding). It would not have occurred to me to join a site called “mumsnet” otherwise, as it sounds parenting-focusessed.

Thankfully, many people are not as literal as me and join for non-parenting reasons. Although you certainly didn’t mean to, they might feel slightly “othered” by your question. But I know you weren’t meaning it that way!

*focussed

Hi! I’m a childless woman.

I use to use LiveJournal back in the day - I love spending time reading threads and picking up tips etc.

I can’t get on with Reddit. Like I actually cannot figure out how to use it.

So I’m here.

It's not a flower it's a Jammie Dodger and at some point, it came to mean FUCK OFF ARSEHOLE pretty much

When I first joined I was giving them to people thinking giving them a biscuit was supportive

But giving a biscuit means the opposite on here

Op, stop sulking. Being handed your arse on a plate is a rite of passage on Mumsnet!

JESUS CHRIST NOT THIS SHITE AGAIN

It's not a flower it's a Jammie Dodger and at some point, it came to mean FUCK OFF ARSEHOLE pretty much

Thank you

You posted in AIBU, is not about kids! grin

But it is on a site caled Mumsnet. I don't care as I don't post on here much but I've been on enough to see how many people come on here just to be nasty.

My point being everybody the OP was saying she was unaware of other topics on here!

I don't think this question is asked enough on mumsnet

How does this in any way enrich your evening?

Eh, duh, because the vibrator's on charge and I've no diazepam left.

I’m a nanny, I use it for finding activities etc in my area that I work. And AIBU is fun to read when bored.

I can be anything I want on t'internet including on MN....
So I can claim to be a mum, or not.
Have a magnificent lifestyle, or not.

Basically anyone can make up all kinds of everything...

I see it as anthropological research on the strange tribe known as parents

My point Claw is that yes Mumsnet if for everyone but why not change the name and be more truthful