To wonder what website you'd go to if Mumsnet fails to exist?

[DoWePay]

Just that really.

I wouldn’t bother. Surprised they have such high outgoings who knew!

4.99 a month for bloody Mumsnet?? Good lord! No chance am I paying that!

I used to go on babycentre back in the day, that was ok. No idea if it's still around though!

Also used to love Reddit...

I started lurking on mumsnet when the guardian went totally to shit. There were fewer and fewer articles to comment on and the Waddya section was closed. That was a real shame as there was quite a good little community there.

I only just started posting here out of lockdown boredom and the desire to engage in some debates and discussions. If MN shuts down then I have no idea where I would go!

Someone will start a new one, I’m sure when mn started it didn’t cost much nothing like it does now.

I fluctuate between
hoping MN would completely just ditch and down and cease to exist

1. I'd get more done lol
2. I's not the place I came to years ago. Much more toxic.

and thinking it's OK.

Places I go when I'm not here

Instagram (pretty pictures and escapism)

Mental Floss (I still have something to read and I may learn something lol)
Facebook (Although it's doing my head in a little at the minute, may have to start muting people if they don't stop negative blahhhhh)

I'd try not to go anywhere else, and get my real life back instead. I spend far too much time here.

I'd probably read books. Or, you know, twitter.

Okay......…..not Quora, either.

I have just spent ten minutes of my life on Quora.

I was bewildered.

Reddit. Though it can be bloody brutal.

How does Reddit work?

I looked on there and wouldn't know where to start!

My ex's other ex found him on quora. Have concluded it's a forum for bullshitters.

If Reddit's brutal then MNers should feel quite a home!

Pistonheads.

Singletrack

Mountain biking forum, but like MN and parenting, it’s branched off into all sorts of other topics.

The Mock Turtle (if it still exists)

Reddit. But I've wasted 12 years of my life here so far so I'll stay

• How does Reddit work?

I looked on there and wouldn't know where to start!*

Me too @Nanny0gg!

Pistonheads
I keep getting told to "go to pistonheads*
What even is that?
I daren't even google as it's always said in a "you should go there" and not in a good way lol

I hope I'd have the strength to go cold turkey and give up these sorts of sites completely. Mumsnet is an addictive habit but ultimately it offers an ersatz version of connection that leaves you feeling unsatisfied, like chewing gum when what's really required is proper nourishment!

I really like it here, AIBU can be scary, but there are some very nice boards where I like to hang out from time to time, menopause, gardening, homes and property, the dog house, the archers, westminders. I don't have a huge amount of time to spend on here, maybe an hour an evening depending on my ability to sleep, but I always find a nice selection of sensible and good humoured people. I also like the interaction from mumsnet and that they are reachable if necessary. I used to love the babyledweaning site but never netmums (emojis and tickers too annoying) and I'm not interested enough in babies/kids anymore to find a new parenting site. MN may be flawed but it feels like home to me, and I will happily pay to keep it going.

I'd probably start reading again

@Queenlish

Try British Problems and Casual UK on reddit.

Also lots of specific interest subs.

@DoWePay

Thanks. I've just spent the last 30 minutes on Reddit and from what I've seen so far I like it. I've bookmarked and I think will be on there a bit now. Seems a similar type of people to MN, so it's a no brainer really.

Sorry that was meant for @LooQoo