To ask why non-parents are here?

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I see posters saying they don't have any children, or want any. So if you aren't a parent, pregnant or TTC, why are you here on mumsnet?🤔

Disingenuous bullshit question. Why don't you pop off back to your little mummybubble and leave us barren crones to talk about cats? YABVU.

I find a lot of the advice very applicable to raising my parrots. smile

Parrots ... children... not much difference really!

I joined because whenever I googled something, it was always mumsnrt that google searches returned! Now I’m about to TTC I’m already a member.

Yay! Haven't seen this one come up for a couple of weeks

Why do you care?

I never looked on MN for parenting advice at all. I only stumbled on it by accident when Googling for information about Japanese knotweed.

Butchyrestingface: I find a lot of the advice very applicable to raising my parrots.

I started posting when I was TTC in 2008. Four miscarriages later, we made conscious decision in 2011 to stop trying.
I'm no longer a regular but still look in every now and then.
Is that alright with you OP?

I first looked on here about 7 years ago. I worked in a nursery which had been bought out by a large chain and was researching how it would change things and found several threads about the chain. Working in early years, I also like to see the perspective of parents and apply it to my work.

I then went scrolling through because my Auntie was having a hysterectomy and I wanted to help and buy her a gift basket but wasn’t sure what to include, so took a nose through some threads.

I lost my mum when I was little and quite enjoy looking through chats full of mummy advice when I have no one to ask.

Now I just quite enjoy it. I hope to be a mum one day, but tbh it’s nice just to have an anonymous place to natter!

Because women are 50% of the population and this is a rare place that isn't predominantly catering to men?

Baffling innit.

OP why don't you go back and read the other 100 goady posts on this topic?

Step parents???
Support for many different issues.

Ironically, I first looked at the site when I had been googling for advice about my forthcoming hysterectomy.

I looked at the thread that had come up, and then my interest was piqued by some AIBUs in trending topics.

MN was then ideal for passing the time when I was recovering from said hysterectomy!

Before happening on the site, I'd heard of it but had assumed it would be mostly discussion about nappies and things, so I'd never bothered checking it out.

Women are only allowed to discuss parenting, ttc, without men present.

Anything else we should not talk about without oversight.

MRAs hate this site.

I love it.

Ooh, I've just realised I probably shouldn't have an opinion on anything in any topic on MN because I'm not a mummy

Shame on me

Have a look at the sub sections?!
I am not even a UK mumsnetter, so what am I doing here?

I am thinking of having children in the future, but I am on here in the meantime because I get super advice. I also love the mental health support.

Ah the judgemental parent who thinks anyone who isn’t a parent has no input into any conversation at all.
The Op is probably the type that thinks childless/free colleagues should do all the late shifts, Christmas cover etc. Oh and woe betide them if they step foot in Disneyworld.

Don't be silly.

Mummies shouldn't have opinions either. On anything other than nappies.

I don't think it's that crazy a question. It's called Mumsnet so one would assume it's for mums. Of course that's not really the case and it would be great if it actually had a better name!

I find a lot of the advice very applicable to raising my parrots.

I suppose both tend to repeat what one says in high-pitched tones and chuck unwanted food on the floor .

A childless friend once told me that she came on here for the forensic discussions about Farrow & Ball paint shades.

I first turned up (childless) because I'm an extreme forward planner and wanted to know about local secondary schools. I then stuck around because discussion was so much livelier than the equivalent forum for lawyers that I'd hung out on until then.

I came across it looking for something completely unrelated to children; stain removal or something. I do have kids but that’s not how I got here. (I would like all the men to have very obvious male names though, or to tell the truth, I don’t really want to talk to men on here. I know not everyone feels the same though.)

Also Op, your tone and the silly emoji didn’t help.

Such an ignorant question

Bloody hell, this is my last comment on this thread. Who knew asking what bought people to a parenting forum 'Mumsnet for parents by parents' would make so many so sensitive?!

As I've already said, I've never said anyone should be excluded. I never knew mumsnet had so many forums because it never occurred to me to look at a parenting forum if I didn't have or want children. Just wanted to know why you're here!

Thank you to those who actually answered! And those who didn't, your over-sensitivity on the matter has been somewhat amusing but time to get on with the rest of the day.