Confessions of a Mumsnetter

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I have never ever seen Downton Abbey and don't intend to.

I don't have an OH.

By choice .

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My OH doesn't have a hobby.

Does he want one?
Because he could have my OH's chess obsession for a very reasonable price.

In fact, I'd pay him!

For some reason I thought it was just one thing we had to confess to! So...in addition to my previous confession-
I have my husband’s name and wear my engagement, wedding and eternity rings all the time;
I HATE DD,DP,DC, and all the other Dwhatsits on this website and never use them myself;
“I can’t bare it/I didn’t loose it/ you must of done it/I was sat/chester draws/boils my piss” and people quoting “naice ham/Pom
bears/Mexican house thief/cancel the cheque/Sistine screamer (though that one WAS funny)/snapped and farted” really annoy me but I would never comment on them;
I never expected my children to get summer jobs or support themselves through third level education;
I would never buy anything in a charity shop (don’t judge people that do, it’s not for me);
I read numerous threads about people “having anxiety” and wonder can there REALLY be that many actually diagnosed or are some people just using it as a cop-out;
I think troll threads are funny and hate when they get deleted;
And.....
Biggest sin of all on Mumsnet-
I leave my dog at home in the house on his own for more than four hours per day!
(Phew! I’ll probably get reported as a troll for that lot!)

My ex is on Mumsnet and knows my most oft used username and its variants. Over the years, on 4 occasions, we have found ourselves on the same thread having an argument a debate with each other. The content always pertains to the topic at hand, of course, but the emotions definitely do not. I no longer feel the need to argue/comment whenever I see their username and I'm not sure what that means.

I have photos of my children on my walls. Some are on canvas.

I like those posed photos of babies and we had some done of our first child (didn't have enough money for our second) and still have a huge one on our living room wall.

I take my own studio style posed photos of my children and have them printed out and framed.

I have a toilet brush.
I used reusable nappies just cos I was too lazy.
I read the Daily Mail without irony.
My kids have as much screen time as they like.
I vape around my kids.

I used Gina Fords methods for my 5 month old twins and it worked!!

I bring my partner coffee in bed every morning and do not care that it he very rarely does the same.
I make my partners lunch every day.
I hate dogs.
I hate babies and other peoples children.
My son eats at least 1 full box of cereal a day, sometimes 2 and they are either chocolate or honey.
My kids spend as much time on their consoles as they like.
I smoke weed and drink too much wine.
I love my neighbours.
I love my mil.
I love my step kids.
I never lock my doors and no one knocks, invited or uninvited, that includes postman and delivery drivers.
I am nearly 40 and have very long hair, not felt the need yet to have a mum Bob.
When my cleaner is here I stop working and make her lunch and sit with her for an hour and we eat together.
I feed and water any tradesperson.
I answer the phone to unknown numbers.
I don't mind porn.
I do not force my kids to do homework.

I've eaten 6 crumpets today with butter

I've eaten 6 crumpets today with butter

Bet I can squidge more butter into the holes in a crumpet than you

Well done you. I love crumpets.

I let plumbers, builders etc. use our loo and I do not mind if I have to clear up after them.
I have three loo brushes.
I try to look for the best in people.
I love it when people open doors for me.
I still say 'Sorry' when people bump into me.

I don't object to wolf-whistles .

HollysTeflonSeptum nor would I if I had ever been on the receiving end of one 😄

I quite like a door held open too, shall we run for it now or later?

I can make chicken last for more than one meal, roast chicken with all the trimmings, pick over carcass for chicken to go in sandwiches then boil
carcass up to make stock for soup using left over veg from roast chicken dinner. Granted as my DCs are becoming teenagers the chicken gets bigger and I do over cater on the veg

I work nearly as much as DH yet do the majority of the housework.
Make him a cup of tea every morning.
Do all the packs up for DH & DCs and am quite happy doing it.
Big believer in talking things through so not necessarily LTB or NC. I don't forgive & forget but I do draw a line and move on.
Get on well with my in laws, see above point.
DCs have way too much screen time but I'm choosing my battles.

Think I'm just working out who I am and what's important to me & not giving a flying fig what everyone else is doing.

I let builders use the toilet.

I poo at work, in the ladies and I don’t even own VIPoo or the like. Toilets are FOR pooing!

I don’t consider ‘a big salad’ or grilled salmon/chicken and steamed vegetables to be a substantial meal. (And my BMI is normal!)

I change my sheets when I can be bothered and my towels once they smell a bit damp.

I let DH do most of the housework.

My DS is allowed cake/chocolate/dessert and he’s not even 1.

I keep the internal front door open (small porch) if I’m home and don’t mind neighbours or the postman just popping in.

My baby did not sleep through from 6/8/12 weeks. I had to work my arse off to get him to sleep 7-5 at 8 months and now at nearly 12 months he’s having a regression and it’s shit.

Oh yes uninvited people and knocks...my postman opens my door and lays the mail just inside the door if it's too big for the letter box.

I leave my back door unlocked and have told the delivery driver to go in and leave the parcel on the kitchen table.

As per a user upthread, I am in my forties and have long hair

I don't have a MIL but I'm sure her and FIL would have been lovely if they were still alive.

I smoke outside and I have vaped inside

I don't iron unless it's really crinkled and I don't care. Body heat loosens most of the creases.

Anybody can use the loo, some days at their own risk

I use work toilets and public toilets to have a jobby, it's what they are made for 😕

This is quite cathartic

I love my birthday and I always have a big celebration for it. I like being the centre of attention for the day.

I send Christmas cards to everyone I know
I don't ask people to take their shoes off in my house
I drink alcohol quite a lot

I've not RTFT

I own a toilet brush

I let my washing get darked on

My DH plays, coaches and manages football 4 times a week, despite the fact we have 2 DCs and I'm 82 years pregnant

And I encourage him to do it.

I have 2 DDogs and I let them on the sofa. Currently DS 14 is home alone with them despite MN telling me they might suddenly snap and eat him.

The term "DDog" actually annoys me. And I'm not even sure what the first D stands for.

DS 14 is a model, and enjoys it. Hopefully it'll pay for the therapy that MN tells me he'll definitely need later in life.

@HollysTeflonSeptum Another one hear who has no objection to wolf whistles and door opening. I also like having chairs pulled out for me etc runs and hides

Thought of another one
My two cats can go wherever they like, they live here too and if my old boy wants to sleep on the work surface that's up to him

Oh and their litter trays are in the kitchen

I'll get my coat!

@JacquettaW my dogs (all 5 of them) can also go where they like here, they get preferential treatment to my partner and if my little dogs can make it onto the work surface, they can! Only one can manage it though, she’s really bouncy, the others can’t manage it! Whereas if my partner made it into the work surface, I would be apoplectic with rage! In fact at the moment, 2 are out in the back garden, two are in the lounge with me and the eldest is upstairs with my daughter! The dogs are the only thing that make me smile if I am ill / upset/ pissed off generally so they can do whatever they want. And I have now finally turned on the answer machine rather than trying to remember every phone number on the caller display unit! It was there all the time, getting dusty and unused.

@Zakana You will be free of unwanted calls forever more! You sound like me My son says my cats are pampered and he's right