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

I have no ounce of mum guilt and find it an odd concept

Agreed, baby led weaning is a load of shite and bloody messy.

In my line of work I am looking after 6 month old children who are sent to me with wraps, oranges and all sorts of foods that are just not appropriate for children to be eating because they are such a high choking risk.

. Sex and gender are interchangeable...

I own and use a toilet brush
I have a cleaner
I love my MIL
We wear shoes in our house
I wear make-up every day because I like it

I cant speak for all chavvy people, but being called "chavvy" doesn't offend me, at most you might get an eye roll. We save that for the uptight people who gasp at the thought of being seen as anything except middle class.

"Did you mean to be so rude" "Perfect your death stare" or any other MN insult, is not a good comeback.

Oh also "You're not the first to be pregnant no one else cares, never speak about it" attitude confuses me tbh.

I care when my friends/family are pregnant and think its wonderful news. Happily buy a present for a baby shower, listen to them moan about the 3rd trimester etc.

I iron our clothes, and wouldn't have my children turn up to school in an unironed uniform.

I have no problem whatsoever with post baby visitors, and I don't expect them to bring or do anything!

I go fucking nuts at Christmastime.

Shark vacuum cleaners are nothing special

Regional accents are OK for other people; thank God none of my family have them.

Everyone has a regional accent HTH. RP is just a South of England regional accent.

Toilet humour is funny.

The word “cunting” is hilarious

Well there’s no arguing with stupid. Horrible thread.

The word c*ting or c*t is vile. I can't type it let alone say it.

I am proud of my pregnancies and vaginal births

Watching porn is fine

Tattoos are chavvy

BLW is for gullible parents who can't think for themselves

Sleep training is good for parents and baby

People who are critical at people who are overweight have no compassion and need to get a life.
People who are critical at people who are too skinny have no compassion and need to get a life.
People who think that all children with autism are underlying geniuses are sorely mistaken.
People who criticise those who smoke, drink too much and take recreational drugs have too much time on their hands and should focus their hate on important issues, like climate change, the government and the loss of women's rights.
Gin is vile
Consumerism is killing our souls.
I cant stand rap, r&b, chart music and country. Its all pretty beige.

Accusing people of being stupid for not having the same opinions doesn't make you clever or superior.

Remember when someone came on mumsnet saying they were proud of managing breast feeding and everyone told her that was like saying you were proud to do a poo? THAT was funny!

Regional accents are OK for other people; thank God none of my family have them.

Of course they do, from the region they are from.

“Chavvy” is the least imaginative descriptor ever, used on the whole by people who haven’t the ability to really describe why they don’t like something.

People who say “is that ALL you have to worry about” are foolish.

For the vast majority of people it’s perfectly possible to consider several issues at once.

“Chavvy” is the least imaginative descriptor ever, used on the whole by people who haven’t the ability to really describe why they don’t like something.

I don't think this is actually quite right. You may find it unforgivably classist, but it's also a way of succinctly describing something you'd otherwise spend five minutes dancing around.

Like pink wellies, or a white Range Rover.

but it's also a way of succinctly describing something you'd otherwise spend five minutes dancing around

Don’t agree

In fact I tend to find it’s used by people who think they ought to object to something and so use whatever descriptive term they can rather than applying critical thinking.

Chavvy gained a new meaning for me when I started on mumsnet.

Before it was just a sort of lifestyle choice, like being an emo is. They dress in black and act depressed.

A chav was someone who liked wearing a certain type of clothing and was rowdy. I was one for a long time and we all described ourselves as chavs ha

It's only on mumsnet I learned some consider it to have some higher meaning of class and it's highly offensive. None of us on the estate gave a fuck, we were chavs

I think people who call other people bigots should consider the meaning of the word.

Like pink wellies, or a white Range Rover.

These aren’t chavvy, as I understand the term. They’re common. (Actually, I don’t think pink wellies are necessarily common, but white 4x4s definitely are.)

There’s no lack of ‘critical thinking’ in using generally understood shorthand. The phrase ‘critical thinking’ is a bit of a group identifier in itself: if you throw it around a lot you declare yourself to be university educated and probably work in education.

You’re not a bad parent if you start weaning before 6 months.

Breastfeeding doesn’t mean a better bond with your baby.

You are allowed to leave your young baby to work/ get hair done/ because you want a rest and not feel an ounce of guilt.

Controlled crying isn’t abusive.

It’s fine to binge and eat a whole packet of biscuits occasionally.

Separate bank accounts are ok.