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Can we have an unpopular opinions thread?

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AlwaysFuckingTired94 · 22/04/2019 19:04

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

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senbei · 23/04/2019 09:33

The constant "race to the bottom" we see in so many threads here on MN is absolutely pathetic and attention seeking. Yes, you've had a horrid life. Stop harping on and on about it in every single thread and take your bitterness/insecurities elsewhere thanks.

ssd · 23/04/2019 09:34

OK. Why the biscuit though?

weleasewoderick22 · 23/04/2019 09:35

Hush clothing is overpriced crap. I've never seen anything in there that I actually want to buy.

findingmyfeet12 · 23/04/2019 09:36

Thought you might need it to take away the bitterness.

Mummyoflittledragon · 23/04/2019 09:36

findingmyfeet
Yes it must be agony. However I do understand this will not happen. People, whose child has been attacked by an offending paedophile or some angry people will always target them simply because they are easy targets.

MysweetAudrina · 23/04/2019 09:37

Sometimes it's ok to give your child a slap. It's not the same as hitting another adult as you would not confiscate an adults games console or send them to the naughty step if they were misbehaving either.

It's possible to have a dog and work and for the dog to still be loved and treated well.

Being at home is definitely easier than working and parenting.

SAHP should look after the house and shop and prepare food. It's basic.

Breastfeed or bottle feed who cares?

Separate finances work for some couples.

Alot of mn users have social anxiety or conditions which make them less socially able which contributes to the rigid views which are often expressed and which this thread goes towards negating.

Lots of couples go through tough times and can be horrible to each other but that doesn't mean the relationship can't be saved.

People can and do change.

Science has as many holes in it as religion.

Nobody really has a fucking clue what is going on or why or how we got here. Most people are just trying to muddle through and do their best.

People on mn go NC way too often. It really should be a last resort and there are obviously times when it is the only option.

Broken marriages and subsequent blended families are not always better than sticking with the marriage that you vowed to do until death and kids are not always happier with the former.

Eating meat is ok. You can't be a healthy vegan without supplements therefore we are omnivores.

Washing yourself, sheets, toilet, towels, pyjamas less than every day does not make you gross.

Having a degree doesn't mean you are intelligent and stating it in a post doesn't make your point more valid.

SPAG nazis have a want in them.

God I could go on all day.

ImTheRealHFella · 23/04/2019 09:38

Mrs Hinch is irritating and uses way too many chemicals.

Only having holidays in the UK until they're older will not harm your kids. It will also be a damn sight less mental work for you.

Premium German brand cars are not worth the extra money. They're bought for the Ponce factor.

Britain's got talent is shit.

Idris Elba is at best, a mediocre actor and isn't all that.

Parents and children are neither clients, nor customers of schools, unless you are paying fees.

In a classroom, even if your little darling has SEN or conversely is the class superstar I'm afraid lessons cannot revolve around them. There's 30 kids in that room, and they all matter the same to me. Sick of parents who expect 121 tuition for their darling in classroom situation. I will do as much as I can for them, but I can't focus everything around two people in the room. Sorry, but there it is.

People will judge your kid by the name you give them. They will.

Skiing is a waste of a good holiday. Don't want to come home bruised and more tired than when I went.

AlaskanOilBaron · 23/04/2019 09:40

I don't buy free range eggs and I don't really give a shit.

Eek.

ssd · 23/04/2019 09:43

I've clearly touched a nerve, not sure your story but I'll leave you to feeling bad for paedophiles.

WeCameToDance · 23/04/2019 09:43

I believe Ivf/fertility treatment should be provided on the nhs. In fact I think it should be offered more often. It is not ok to deny a woman fertility treatment because she is in a relationship with a man who has a child from a previous relationship. She can not simply 'play mother' to that child and it will not take away the longing for her own. I am not saying this as somebody who has had fertility treatment either. My children were concieved very easily. I just think the mental health implications of denying a couple the chance of parenthood negate any benefit of the money saved.

Floatingfancy · 23/04/2019 09:44

I must be missing something here because a lot of these opinions aren't unpopular at all on MN.

My unpopular opinion is that I don't have a problem with tuition fees.

Prequelle · 23/04/2019 09:46

finding I think she was trying to be nice to you

findingmyfeet12 · 23/04/2019 09:47

WeCameToDance I had the opposite opinion to you until I read your post. I think I agree with you now. Particularly when the NHS pays out millions to treat people who've abused their bodies and are sick as a direct result of their own actions (often not as a result of addiction, or an addiction that they've not even tried to beat).

findingmyfeet12 · 23/04/2019 09:50

Hmm I'm not so sure about being nice. You can believe or not - my opinion on elderly care is based on things I've read on MN, not my own life.

I might also prioritise my current comfortable life over caring for my parents when the time comes. I hope I don't but who knows.

fikel · 23/04/2019 09:51

Many get it so wrong with what they think suits them and how they dress.

The80sweregreat · 23/04/2019 09:51

findingmyfeet2.
As a family we did place our very elderly dad of 97 into a care home recently with Alzheimers disease as we had cared for him for many many years and enough was enough really.
I put out some threads on the elderly parent/ dementia threads and lots of people did agree with me that it wasn't being horrible or uncaring but quite the opposite.
I am not upset with your comments, but I live in a small home with 3 other adults and there would not be anywhere to put my dad - my other siblings do have the space for him, but they can't care for him.

I do have to work and I know that my own dh would not be on board for this to happen. He wouldnt expect me to look after his mum - she doesnt have dementia but she does have other ailments. She is a whole other thread and is also in her nineties.

Its not an easy decision, my dad pays for his own care out of savings/ pensions ( no home to sell) and will do for the next year. He has never claimed for anything from the state and probably never will.
I do feel guilty i cant do more than visit him now, but he is being cared for and all the carers agree that if i were to have him full time, it would not be easy and cause a lot of stress. we all did our bit for a long time for him and he has never been neglected, but sometimes youhave to make these hard decisions for the good of everyone involved. My siblings dont feel guilty about the situation, they did but they dont now as we had to accept this was for the best at the time.

lots of people do give up their lives for their parents , but lots dont for many reasons. its not always black and white especially with very old parents with complex needs. Plus if you dont have the room, where would sleep?
We are all living longer, but these problems will always be there for families to work out and its very stressful and most HCP's are not very helpful either. Its very depressing at times and never easy. plus my dh or I will never have a big inheritance as both sets of parents lived in council homes too, which is also wrong according to this thread, although i can see why people think like this to be fair.
Life doesnt always work out how you think it might.

Chocolatecoffeeaddict · 23/04/2019 09:53

Scented sanitary towels do not give me thrush, nor can I smell if anyone else is wearing one.

Sexbot · 23/04/2019 09:53

Probably already been mentioned but:

People cannot change sex. Transwomen are not women, vice versa for transmen

Children do better in a traditional married upbringing, mother and father

I do not care one jot about climate change

Multiculturalism is not a good thing

havingtochangeusernameagain · 23/04/2019 09:53

Dogs should be on a lead at all times. It is never a child's fault if the dog bites/scares them

This!

My unpopular opinion is that I agree with child benefit being restricted to two children.

findingmyfeet12 · 23/04/2019 09:53

I agree that it's an unpopular opinion - also it is easier when you live in communities that are set up for this.

SonEtLumiere · 23/04/2019 09:55

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thiscannotbenormal · 23/04/2019 09:56

People who claim any dislike for Meghan Markle is about racism are themselves, the ones who have an issue with race.

CarolDanvers · 23/04/2019 09:59

I’d never re-marry and force my kids to share their living space with some new bloke and possibly his kids just because I had the hots for him and now supposedly am “in love” with him.

DizzyPhillips · 23/04/2019 09:59

I don’t think world book day and it’s ilk should be cancelled in schools because some families can’t afford it. Race to the bottom. Where is the line drawn?

It is easier to be a SAHP than a WOHP and SAHPs who cite things like bill paying as a chore should pipe down.

I am suspicious of men who use Mumsnet.

Teachers work hard. But they should accept and admit that the holidays are a perk. Many other occupations require the same (if not more) amounts of work and longer hours, with only 5.6 weeks of annual leave.

People don’t take enough responsibility for themselves.

The speed limit is a fucking target.

PregnantSea · 23/04/2019 10:00

You don't need to ban your MIL from the house and never speak to her again if she gives your DC a chocolate bar on their birthday behind your back.

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