To follow Mumsnet as an 18 year old?

[AhsokaTano5]

Disclaimer: I'm not actually a mother.

I'm an 18 year old male who currently has no intention of ever becoming a parent (for several reasons), but I do regularly find myself surfing this website when I go online. I just find getting alternative perspectives on upbringing to what my parents instilled in me to be very interesting, and find the feminist aspect of the website very admirable (yes, I know men can join, too).

I always find myself wondering "What on Earth would the 25-something plus year old women think if they knew you were on here reading their AIBU posts?" In traditional Mumsnet fashion, I thought I'd make one myself and find out. If only for a bit of fun ;)

YANBU. Anybody can follow MN. But don't assume all the women on here are over 25.

I have to say though as a parent of 17 year old and 19 year old DSs I would raise an eyebrow if they were doing the same, it's really not their thing.

I always find myself wondering "What on Earth would the 25-something plus year old women think if they knew you were on here reading their AIBU posts?"

Whatever floats ya boat. 🤷‍♂️

it's the internet - any old fucker can read the posts - not sure anyone gives a tiny rats wank to be honest

getting alternative perspectives

This is actually very healthy, especially in a time where #Nodebate rages and people want to fit into neat little ideological boxes. Reading a varied number of sources on whichever topic you’re reading is sensible.

Hi! Can't say I'm too bothered by who's here, variety of people means variety of opinion and conversation. I love it, especially when I have a view on something and I read something that is completely contradictory as it gives me a different point of view 😊
Also I would second pp not everyone here is over 25.

ghostyslovesheets So, basically, IANBU.

Sparklingbrook Yeah, that all sounds about right.

YANBU

You're not the first 18 year old and you won't be the last.

Some have been repeatedly banned for pretending to be teenagers, so don't be surprised if some are a bit skeptical about this sort of 'announcement' thread.

Probably best just to mingle like everyone else. I couldn't tell you the ages of anyone on here, or whether they're male or female to be honest.

Your age Doesn’t matter nor does your parental status
The anonymity means no one knows age or details unless posters reveal those details

Yanbu. Also, I'm a woman under 25 (just)

*WorraLiberty Ew...really? I hadn't heard that.

Yanbu. I was on here aged 20 as a uni student with no intention to settle down. ( I was using the site for research for dissertation and started procrastinating on here instead. Hard as it is to believe some of these threads are much more interesting than writing an essay. I think your POV will be much appreciated

I’m a parent of a 14 year old ds and 19 year old ds- they both read MN!!!

Strange that you hadn’t heard of that while you’ve been reading mumsnet.

Your post has made me feel old.
I was about to say "I'm under 25!"
And then realised I'm almost 29 😭

I'm sure mumsnet is actually quite diverse... we don't state ages when we post generally so we'd never know.

Sheesh, OP. I’m an eighteen year old childfree male, too — let’s be friends!

Oh, hang on, I’m not. I was pretending, like anyone can on an anonymous Internet forum. I’m actually a lonely Romanian lorry driver parked in a lay-by in Luxembourg.

Mumsnet can be good for a giggle sometimes... And if it helps you be a better person, that can only be a good thing.

I think it's great to have different ages on here.

I wish I had Mumsnet to follow, when I was 18. Just think how many less mistakes I would have made. sigh 😔 I’m old enough to remember when the internet was just starting up, there were no photos, just words on a black and white screen, and we had to tell people to get off the computer if we wanted to use the phone. 👵🏻

Follow? You know this isn’t Insta?

TheBulb I don't see what I'd gain from making this all up.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks 14?! He must be destined for greatness haha

MyDcAreMarvel I know. It was just the best word I could fathom at the time, and I can't find how to edit posts.

There have been a few lame stalkers on here. I don’t suppose reading the very many threads about friendship/relationship quarrels is here or there, and if you want to learn about babies you could manage that as well. The sex threads, well given what else is on the net, at least you might learn something.

The obvious trolls are those trying to get posters to tell them intimate stuff. I have seen two threads which were obviously fake pretending to be widowers asking for advice about their daughters’ periods, but I guess even then an 18 year old Male can learn something useful.

Nobody cares, honestly. This is why we don't have an 'Introduce Yourself' section.

Wouldn't surprise me if half the posters on here aren't who they claim to be and for half the posts to be fake or heavily embellished