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Stupid yet slightly aggressive standard MN responses

76 replies

Coatzillaclaus · 15/12/2019 23:49

Why can’t posters think of something slightly more intelligent to say when they see a post they don’t agree with?!

I see these kind of posts a lot:-

Did you get your own way a lot, when you were a child? Biscuit

This is hilarious...

Etc etc

OP posts:
MistyCloud · 16/12/2019 19:36

'Educate yourself.' (when someone says something about something, and someone disagrees, and thinks they know better.)

'You sound angry,' when someone is passionate and emotional about something.

'Book yourself a spa day.' (If someone is frazzled.)

Take in some ironing, get a little cleaning job (if someone is struggling financially.')

'Leave the bastard!' (if the OP's husband/partner has left his dirty coffee mug on the dining table.)

Generally how SOME people seem to think it's so easy to just LEAVE and start over, when you are married/have kids with someone, and are heavily invested in them with finances and extended family. 'Retrain for a new career OP. You're only 56, you're just a spring chicken! There are ooooodles of employers out there who are desperate to employ women nudging the door of 60, on £55K a year, as a new trainee in a career they have never worked in.'

'Why are you saying you're in your late 50s as if that is old. Late 50s is YOUNG. I know loads of women of that age who run marathons, and go to the gym once a day, and play squash 3 times a week, and have absolutely NO ailments at all.'

Of COURSE it's OK to have a baby at 45; most women I know had their first baby older than that. It's totally common in MY social circle (aka upper middle class professionals! They are never the working classes!) Wink

'I spat my tea out all over the keyboard.' No you didn't.

'Are you on glue?' (Who SAYS this FGS?)

'Why on earth are you cooking your DH's evening meal?' followed by this >>> Confused

'Why on earth have you taken your husband's surname? Is this the dark ages? Are you his possession? Why did he not take YOUR name? You are bowing to the patriarchy. SHAME on you.' Hmm

'Shaved your pubic hair? Is your husband sexually attracted to pre-pubescent children?'

'You sound young OP.' (You're a bit thick and naive aren't you?)

'Why did you have children with this man?' Priceless, dumb-as-fuck comment!

'You sound entitled' to someone who is unhappy with something/ANYthing!

'Oh here comes the bigoted, daily mail reader' to anyone who says anything remotely negative about people on benefits, even if it's justified.

'Do you have comprehension problems?'

'Is English not your first language?'

'You sound like hard work OP.'

'I simply could NOT get worked up about this.*

And when someone is horrible/aggressive towards you.. 'It sounds like they could be suffering from altzheimers' (if they're senior age) 'or autism' if they're younger. (Like, they couldn't just be a moody horrible so-and-so who hates everyone!)

Finally, when someones partner is being a rotten, arsey, moody git... 'He sounds depressed!' Hmm

(Oooooooooooh that was a bit long!)

TheNameGames · 16/12/2019 19:48

Agreed @Pinkyyy

"My OH has been a bit nasty to me this evening. He has been moody, on edge, said some unfavourable comments to me, said that his job has stressed him out today and said that he doesn't want to go to work tomorrow."

"Could he be possibly be ASD, OP"?

TheNameGames · 16/12/2019 19:52

@MistyCloud
Are you on glue?' (Who SAYS this FGS?)

I saw this incredulously asked saying repeatedly on here so revamped it to "Are you on Crystal Meth?".. and yes, I do use it in real life lol.

poltergust · 16/12/2019 19:55

A&E NOW.

I find it irrationally irritating. I assume the poster thinks they're the no nonsense, straight talker we've all been waiting for.

I also hate "ok I'll bite" ... See above reasoning.

And as a PP said, HTH. No, it just makes you sound like a twat.

StillCoughingandLaughing · 16/12/2019 19:57

‘Is this thread still going?!’

No, it stopped three pages ago. All the posts you have seen in that time are figments of your imagination.

‘That was a very long post’.

Unless the OP is trying to write a haiku, it isn’t relevant.

Newcatmum · 16/12/2019 20:06

Diddums

See this a lot it's a pathetic insult.

Happinessinapeartree · 16/12/2019 20:23

Someone clever on here please start a thread in AIBU with a provocative story so we can play mumsnet Bingo under the replies

MistyCloud · 16/12/2019 20:40

@TheNameGames

If someone says are you on glue to me 'I say are you on crystal meth? (And yes I DO say this in real life LOL!)'

Grin
midnightmisssuki · 16/12/2019 20:44

No is a complete sentence - this is just so rude!

Turkeys and christmas blah blah (just this week though) - patronising

Man-child

PFB

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 16/12/2019 20:49

Interesting first post Hmm

Haven’t you heard of paragraphs?

marchingonwithmother · 16/12/2019 20:53

I agree OP.

Tends to happen when you've got a first

Howlovely · 16/12/2019 20:58

"No" actually is considered a complete sentence.
By whom?

Cuppachino · 16/12/2019 21:14

"None of your business OP". Usually said as a first response on a thread...then all the arseholes pile in and agree.

Permanantlypuzzled · 16/12/2019 21:14

Are you me.
I could have posted that.
Oh wait.
Didn’t want to read and run.
Get your ducks in a row.

And the one that amuses me “the next time he goes out OP change the locks”. So everybody on MN must keep a spare set of locks at all times.

ShinyRuby · 16/12/2019 21:22

YABU. And mean.
About just about anything, even when meanness doesn't come into it!

ShinyRuby · 16/12/2019 21:23

Oh &:
Wow. Just wow.
Grrrrrrrrrrr.

RainingFrogsAndHats · 16/12/2019 21:25

Can I add to the list with

"You're trying to be the cool mum"

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 16/12/2019 21:32

I get fucked off by "Oh here come the handmaidens/cool wives/porn apologists".

It just sounds so tragically cliquey - Look at me; I'm on Mumsnet; I know all the badass ways to disparage women who don't think like I do; I've seen this put-down thousands of times on here so I'll use it to make me sound part of the gang.

KittensInABasket · 16/12/2019 21:33

"Don't read it then" (Or "Don't use it then"/"don't go there then" etc) when someone's pointed out the flaws in something.

"You clearly don't want to go" when someone is trying to move heaven and earth to visit someone/make an appointment etc, but encountering numerous obstacles so posts for advice/suggestions.

VanyaHargreeves · 16/12/2019 21:36

Oh and once I was having problems with a friend and got told

"You don't like her very much do you?" Hmm

A person can both be your friend and have moments when they are being a twat.

It's the lack of nuance and the need to make everything black and white.

Berrylove · 16/12/2019 21:38

‘Oh ffs not another one’

Berrylove · 16/12/2019 21:46

Oh and the complete over reaction of MNers at male partners who have done a minor thing and the poster just needed to rant or get a little advice.

InsertFunnyUsername · 16/12/2019 21:46

The smug replies to a distressed poster, that does not help the situation at all.

"I need advice my DH left me and took our cat with him, hes shat on the rug and set the house on fire what do I do?????"

Smug twat "well I wouldn't have married him in the first place"

cunningartificer · 16/12/2019 21:49

“You don’t have a [MIL/DH/DC] problem you have a [DC/DH /MIL] problem”

wanderings · 16/12/2019 21:57

I would say something, I wouldn't want my DCs indoctrinated. (By MIL who gave them a toy Ark, or horror at a school visit to a church)

You've said it, you have to follow through. (When a parent threatens to cancel a child's birthday party, because they stuck their tongue out or similar)