Can we have an unpopular opinions thread?

[AlwaysFuckingTired94]

For things that are agreed as gospel on MN

I'll start: I like dressing my kids in matching outfits and I really enjoy a Butlins holiday

I also don't think Nevaeh is that bad

There's not always an excuse for people, some are just really shit parents.

No fucker says 'did you mean to be so rude'. Not without sounding like a twat anyway.

I don't believe half the people on here who claim they have half a thimble of wine every other Christmas.

Santa's elves make the presents. You don't and telling your kid you bought them and Santa just delivers them so you get the glory is quite frankly, pathetic.

I can do a full week's shop in Aldi.

I don’t think cats should be allowed to roam freely outside the owners property.

I breastfeed, I believe fed is minimum, breast is best but if you don’t want to breastfeed, that’s a perfectly valid choice.

I don’t sleep train, I co sleep, baby wear etc.

But bloody hell, I love a child free boozy wedding!!! My heart actually sinks when my children are invited, because truthfully, I want to get pissed with my husband and mates, dance all night like a loon, have filthy sex with my husband and then sleep in a bed, with just my husband and no one else!!!!!!!

Not all women want to marry,it’s a lie peddled by smug marrieds to ameliorate themselves

75% of people who voted leave did so because they are racist.
Sleep training is cruel - the child no longer calls for you because they know you won't come not because they don't need you anymore.
Breast is best .

On the topic of breastfeeding, it's absolutely fine not to just because you don't want to!

I never wanted to. Didn't even want to try, the thought of it makes me nauseous and it just wasn't for me at all.

Men are funnier than women.

A lot of parents need to be much stricter with their children. It will pay off in the long run, but you have to start young. If I can keep 30 of them quiet at their desks at once, why can’t my cousin keep his single one from running around the restaurant at a family meal?

God I love these threads

Hyphenated names aren't nice

Panto isn't funny

You don't have to leave your husband at the first little bump in the road.

You don't have to be best friends with everyone.

Meghan/rachel markle is a pain in the arse

Crying it out works for some people so don't be so hard on them.

I couldn’t give a shit about fox hunting.

I also don’t really care (either way) about the Royal Family.

It’s ok to give cash as a wedding present or get an evening invitation, although if they are a close family member or close friend I’d understand if someone was miffed at that.

Jimjamjools - ah, that’s only if follow popular opinion of having a nice house and being married.
If you go down the unpopular route of single mum ;as long as you stick to one and possible carry on working, there is very little difference. Apart from you you have an amazing side kick.

Birth plans are worth doing and can be really helpful

I give my child my partners surname. They still know who their mother is and it doesn’t make a bit of difference to my relationship with them and it never will.

Some people commit benefit fraud.

Not everyone who is poor is lazy, nor could they have changed their situation through education.

The younger generation of Royals are lazy and socially unaware.

Meghan Markle is in it for the fame.

Brexit will turn out to be positive in the longterm.

Shamima Begum was a 15year old CHILD who was groomed and radicalised and treated unfairly.

Birth plans are nonsense they’re a diversion to keep pg women distracted

Totally agree with this @Whisky2014

Mothers-in-law are not all evil

Visible tattoos spoil the look of a nice dress.

Someone can be fat at size 14. It depends mostly on their height and frame.

To think religion (as a whole) is absolutely awful, has been and continues to be incredibly destructive and it should have been done with a long time ago.

£100k salary is high, even for London. I don't care about 'I don't want to just exist!' as if what you're talking about isn't mostly keeping up appearances.

You're allowed do the following and not feel guilty:

• put the baby down
• put the baby down and leave it in another room
• stop breastfeeding if you want
• have a rant about any child and call them (online, on an anon forum ) a shitbag or whatever. It really doesn't damage a child's psyche or mean you're a horrible person to say it.

As a parent you're allowed to consider yourself sometimes. For example: moving the house round so your child has their own double room but it means you have to sleep on the sofa? Fuck that. Some of us (obviously not the £100k lot ) haven't been able to move out of our 'starter house' - therefore kids share a room. It's not the worst thing ever. Loads of kids did it when I was a kid. Lots of them still do.

I think it's totally fine to report benefit abusers. Petty if you do it for the single mum not declaring her extra £100 a week or whatever - not petty when it's someone subletting their council house, claiming everything they can completely fraudulently. This doesn't mean you're completely ignorant or accepting of other types of fraud. It's also completely pathetic to call someone a grass if they do this .

Quite a lot of posters should take a step away from MN occasionally. You shouldn't need to ask if it's ok to eat meat that has a BB date of yesterday. You shouldn't need to check that it's ok to ask a friend not to keep commenting on your weight because it makes you uncomfortable. It's normal to feel anxious about your 18 year old embarking on a round the world backpacking trip. That doesn't mean you 'suffer from anxiety'.

Cathartic. Thanks OP.