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?🤔

Wow what a lot of rude responses. it was a genuine question and I too would not have gone to a parenting forum unless i was a parent or wanted to perhaps do some research. (I work with kids.). I now know that there are a lot of topics on the forum but you wouldn't know that unless you looked or been told. It, open to everyone but lets not be rude just because someone asks a question.

Yes it's called MUMsnet, yes it started out as a parenting forum and remains largely focused on that, but it's so much more now. It has developed and evolved and expanded!

This again?

TBF, you could have asked this question in a different forum but you chose AIBU so immediately your tone sounds goady.

But have a nice day!

Maybe they should change the name of the forum.... peoplesnet? Any other suggestions?

Because being a mother doesn’t mean you have nothing else at all to talk about other than your children, so women chat about books, fashion, sport, politics, relationships with other people etc etc etc. This question is becoming tedious.

Takeumbragenet? Angry.com?

So if you aren't a parent, pregnant or TTC, why are you here on mumsnet?

What's it to you?

"Maybe they should change the name of the forum.... peoplesnet? Any other suggestions? smile"

Womensnet would more accurately describe it, though I suppose the few men who post here wouldn't like it. As a woman without children, I think there's much more for me here than there is for men, fathers or not.

"but you wouldn't know that unless you looked or been told. "

Of course you would - just look at active or topics!
The question was really rude to begin with.

@RoomR0613’s post above is an excellent argument for why the name should stay as it is.

Given how many MN stories end up as ‘news’ in the tabloids, it’s unsurprising a lot of non-parents find their way here. I came for ‘Cancel the cheque’ and initially just read rather than posted, but eventually created an account as I’m too gobby not to join in

If a thread is about ‘Why is it so hard to wean my baby/potty-train my toddler/find the right nursery?’ then I’m highly unlikely to contribute - I will leave that to people who’ve been through it. But people post about their partners, problems at work, dilemmas with friends, wider social issues... I don’t need to be a mother to understand or have an opinion. There is not a finite amount of space on the forum or a maximum number of users - no one is stopping Mumsnet being used by
mums.

Wow what a lot of rude responses.

Do you know what is rude? Turning up somewhere and after being there for about 10 minutes questioning long standing members about their right to be there.
The op clearly hasn’t been posting that long or she would have seen this question the last time it was asked.

I'm 24 and have no kids.

I first came on here to ask for advice in the child care section as I'm a nanny.

I think there are some really interesting discussions on here and enjoy having a read every now and then.

I don't think people need to have children in order to participate

Why is anyone giving this bullshit question a serious answer?!

So do you think mumsnet is all about children
Seriously ?

I discovered this place after googling how to fix my washing machine! People without kids also have lives, jobs, opinions etc and you know, may even matter..

You threw yourself under a bus op. Stupid question indeed.

My girls are in their twenties but I still come on here as many of the threads are interesting.
Not all of the topics are about children or parenting.

Who knew asking what bought people to a parenting forum 'Mumsnet for parents by parents' would make so many so sensitive?!

That isn't what you asked though. You asked why they were here, the implication being that they should be be here.

My ds is now 18 but I still lurk on here alot especially aibu which I love.
There is no other website like mumsnet many others are not active enough and have dormant year old posts etc.
You can discuss anything on here and get instant responses.
Do you get it now OP.

Asks a goady question, gets expected replies, then claims people are "sensitive". Not fooling me with that one OP.

I'll never understand these people that think having reproduced makes them special. That there should be a special little club for them, and only them. Jog on.

Does it matter?

Because it's like the Womens Institute but with worse language.😊

I did a Google search about farrow and ball paint and it took me to a thread on MN. I then found a number of topics interesting enough to make me join and comment. I didn't realise that the fact that I don't have children made my opinions on the wide variety of subjects on here completely invalid! Is it the case for real life too? Should I not associate with other women who have children?