the AIBU mumsnet middle class bore topic ...

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I was just about to post how funny I thought it all was and loved the comments when it told it was full and I couldn't add any comments - gutted so thought I would say "thought I found that post really strange and really funny!!!"
Can't even remember when I joined but never posted that often until recently (and still not a lot - just to ask advice) so maybe I am a newbie to but I think everyone on here is great, supportive and of their own opionion. I have had great comments form loads of you and as my mum lives 300 miles away from me and my mil lives about 160 I have no one to ask (to a degree).
PS I am not a middle class bore, I am like most, I work part time (start at 5.30am) then look after our dd all day and then sometimes go back to work. Needs must but I love both my jobs (one as a mother and one as an employee).
That's all - sorry to bore you all!

PS I think talulasmummy has some issues .. ?

She could have chandeliers. From 'argooos'

For someone who says she doesn't like mn and assumes everyone is middle class, she aint half on here alot! If i hated mn and thought everyone was boring i wouldn't log on to it

God, if she is just two 15 year old boys, then what kind of future do we have? I thought there was nothing to do when I was 15, but apparently there is even less to do nowadays!

drama over, i borrowed a cheese dipper from my neighbour, phew, what a crisis!

I know what, lets do the nice mn thing and give her some decent advice.
Talulasmum, I think you should go here they can help you incredibly.

Oooh.
We have been told off.

Yes! we are, we actually love her!!She gave us something to talk about. Ha, no I am starting to think she really was a real person, but God knows wtf she is on half the time, 3andnomore taking the piss for being german?? and then whoever took the piss, but I dont know what they said?? I think tm should have just took our advice and stopped posting on the 'middleclassbores' threads and actually given her real opinion on other topics, I havent seen one topic yet in which she made a contribution, surely even she cant like claire verity?

Lapin, this really has not been about poking fun of TM, at least not for me.
I have really enjoyed pretending to be middle class!

It is just a bit of silliness that I need in my saddo life right now. I would really be bothered if I though she was hurt by what I said, though I think she is a bit mean herself.

She has started a fun topic of conversation though and I have been lurving it to bits (soz for referencing another thread!).

Something just happened on another thread that made me realise that MN really is so cliquey. Sometimes it is ridiculous when people feel the need to defend their "friends" at the expense of other people.

I just think it is sad and I am feeling really let down by it all!!

I think I need a drink.

really!

am intrigued.

but agree completely

me too! on the agreememt and the intrigue!

spill the beans

it is a bit on the odd occassion ive answered a thread kind of felt like i just sat at a table of complete strangers and tried to join inbut most mns are lovely

I've been there too amy, sometimes I make my point and it gets answered, or at least taken note of whereas others I feel like I've turned invisible!

Sometimes I just sit there feeling uncomfortable while another poster gets ripped to shreds for no reason. Do I stand up for them? Hell no, because I fear the reprisal. I am reverting back to school in my desire to please the cool group.

I would give an example, but there seems to be at least one a day. Some are unintentional where maybe someone is having an off day or there comments are blown at of proportion. But some are just mean and unprovoked.

If anyone can actually say that they have never seen this happen, they are either a brand newbie or they don't read the threads close enough. See the thing I don't get is that I think we all can admit to seeing things like this happening and even taking part.

Maybe I am just being philisophical today...but why???

I have been on one thread where I saw a poster who was making a valid point get jumped on, purely because the OP was a new mother who was obviously emotional, thing is the poster was not actually disagreeing, just being sensible.

I did jump to her defence, because I could see what she was saying and I agreed with her. Luckily she didnt seem to bothered by it and was able to express herself quite eloquently.

I feel it is worse when someone is belittled and has no way to defend themselves, I have been involved in quite heated discussions a few times and am starting to see that some people I may have disagreed with on previous posts are happy to agree on other posts, which is how it should be.

Thing is there are also posters who seem to get off on arguing with the vast majority, and then cry bullying tactics, or being hated when people respond.

I like to think I can stay away from the arguments and just say what I want to say on topics/threads that actually interest me, being an opinionated loudmouth can sometimes be detrimental in the real world, but at least on here I can do it!!

hmmm loran I wonder who you have in mind...but I think I know, lol!
Of course sometimes it can be a bit daunting when it seems you are the only person that believes what you believe and the rest seem to be in disagreement...been there done that....lol...
sometimes, people do get jumped on , whilst they actually do make a good point, but maybe could have made it a bit more diplomatic...!
I have no problem "defending" anyone if I find they are being treated unfairly...!
In any discussion that I join I will never just agree with anyone just because I like them...and indeed I know of so many people that I know I disagree on in some points, but we agree on ohters...and I think that is natural...it would be so weird if you agree on everything, wouldn't it....

Oh, and I seem to be sometimes completely invisible, too...hohum...and no idea if I am in a clique or if I am a newbie or not...!

Ah, the first part was a thread about a week ago, the others, well, there were a few