That my DS18 has asked me this...(lighthearted)

[fairydustandpixies]

...do you have a middle name, perhaps a secret one I don't know about?!

The aibu is that I'm howling with laughter, is that wrong?! He's filling in student finance forms, he knows I don't have a middle name!

I don't know why it's funny?

Surely this is only something he would know if you told him?

How can YOU be unreasonable that your son asked you this?

I wish people would phrase these properly. The correct phrasing is

"AIBU to laugh at my son's question?"

@fresh - this is year 2 at university, he's filled in the forms before, he knows I don't have a middle name especially after almost 19 years of life

@henny - oh dear! Perhaps you should be patrolling the boards for people who say 'passed' instead of 'past' as in 'a man walked passed me...'. Far more useful! Have one of these in the meantime, might help you chill out...

he's filled in the forms before, he knows I don't have a middle name especially after almost 19 years of life

So he asked if you had a middle name, despite knowing you don't have one?

Still don't see the funny part tbh.

I know you were being lighthearted but to be howling with laughter over something not remotely funny?

I genuinely cannot see how I'd laugh at this if my son asked me

Eh.... hilarious I’m sure

If posters don't find it funny, maybe they could just post on a thread they do agree with / want to discuss.
I get it OP. Kids are weird

Howling with laughter? I don't get it 🤷‍♀️

Am I missing something?

Loling at your secret middle name. Would you keep it under the bed perhaps, in a dusty file... One piece of paper... Elizabeth.

I get it OP. I think a few people had sour milk on their cornflakes today!

You actually need to reveal your secret middle name here. We know you’ve got one.

I’m clutching my sides

Laugh?

I nearly did.

What's funny about it? Genuinely - anyone?

I'm not sure my children would be dead certain about my middle name. Some people don't admit to a second name willingly if it's an old fashioned name.

I don’t really get why it’s funny, but that doesn’t mean it’s not amusing to you! Presumably your adult son is robust enough to handle your laughter.

More information needed to asses reasonableness

Can we have a moment of silence please, for all the people that have lost their sense of humour?

I don;t have a middle name. The kids think it's really, really odd that I don't.

Bloody hell you lot, no one is asking you to lie on the floor, crying with mirth. "Even a secret one I don't know about" made me smile.

I don't understand....can someone explain

Dunno but you’ve made it onto the mumsnet madness twitter page. Well done OP

There’s a lady in our office with an extremely unfortunate middle name, and I mean extremely. She keeps it a secret so I can understand why he asked!

Can we have a moment of silence please, for all the people that have lost their sense of humour

Personally I just see people who aren't getting laid and pity them instead when the bellend posts come out. Must suck to be them

I get it OP, it's almost like he doesn't believe you

@HennyPennyHorror I agree. Didn't understand the question nor the explanation because of how it was phrased.

But if I understand what I think you said, OP, then I would say you can laugh at whatever you like.

In your shoes I'd probably be rolling my eyes at DS and thinking of something extremely sarcastic to say.

If you can find joy in things that aren't funny then more power to you, laughter is always good.