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AIBU?

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aibu to think mn should be for mums and not dads.

882 replies

2hot2cook · 06/10/2007 12:39

id like to think that when i come on here for a quick chat im talking to other women. ive noticed some men on here and thats actually putting me off. some of the topics we talk about are very intimate. i cant understand why men would want to come on this website, maybe the name should be changed to parentnet. aibu.

OP posts:
2hot2cook · 06/10/2007 13:20

no, i never talk to dh about personal things. so if i dont talk to him why would i want to talk to a strange man ive never met? maybe too trusting that people on here are all women (although clearly alot of men) if i found my dh on here i would think it a little odd tbh.

OP posts:
Saturn74 · 06/10/2007 13:20

Silly billy

Lulumama · 06/10/2007 13:21

for only the second time in its history..an AIBU thread that has 100 % agreement !

littlelapintofbloodmwahaha · 06/10/2007 13:21

You don't talk to your HUSBAND about personal things?!

Well, then I would think you would be grateful for some faceless male perspective.

zippitippitoes · 06/10/2007 13:21

some of the women might be weirdos donesn't that worry you

vacua · 06/10/2007 13:21

that is fucked up - how can anyone live with a man, have children with him and not be comfortable discussing intimate matters? sorry but you've got Problems

littlelapintofbloodmwahaha · 06/10/2007 13:21

No, you're WRONG, lulumama

Lulumama · 06/10/2007 13:21

you never talk to your DH about persoanl things??

why ?

he is your life partner, who on earth do you talk to?

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Lulumama · 06/10/2007 13:22
Saturn74 · 06/10/2007 13:22

Tis a wind up.

Lulumama · 06/10/2007 13:23

is it?

i was enjoying myself

am feeling a wee bit chippy today

PillockInThePumpkin · 06/10/2007 13:23

you are being extremely unreasonable and it's attituudes like yours which make men less inclined to post on here.

I thnk that the dad's on here provide an invaluable insight into the man's world for us, and I would expect that they run screaming from all the 'icky' threads!

This forum, as many others, can be accessed by anyone using the net, whether logged in or not, so even if it were just mums, there could be men browsing it and reading what you type.

2hot2cook · 06/10/2007 13:24

no never really took any notice of names tbh, just assumed all women. im not saying the men on here are doing anything wrong, maybe im old fashioned, dont know?

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Saturn74 · 06/10/2007 13:24

I have no idea!

LadyVictoriaOfCake · 06/10/2007 13:24

YABU

men are welcome here. all aprents are welcome here.

PillockInThePumpkin · 06/10/2007 13:25

, vacua, what happened this morning then? I was late, did you go?

Lulumama · 06/10/2007 13:26

humphrey

2hot.. having read the other opinions, have you changed your mind at all?

i really think if you cannot even talk to your Dh about persoanl things, you might have underlying issues, that could be dealt with.

StormieOMartian · 06/10/2007 13:28

Oh Lulumama, you're so constructive all the time. Don't you ever get PMT?

Saturn74 · 06/10/2007 13:28
Grin
vacua · 06/10/2007 13:29

my autoglass men turned up at 9am despite my call and spent two hours BUT they did entertain me with tales of anal beads and 'how to masturbate a bulldog for artificial insemination' - I didn't know how to contact you - did anyone else show?

Lulumama · 06/10/2007 13:29

erm, once, i think

told an OP to f**k off once, and MN ground to a halt and exploded ! tech was furious

littlelapintofbloodmwahaha · 06/10/2007 13:30

Vacua - well that's MEN for you

2hot2cook · 06/10/2007 13:31

vacua; dont think anything wrong with me just because i dont discuss "womens issues" with dh. dont think it would interest him in the slightest if my period was 24 days one month and 28 days the next?.

zippit; its not a "weirdo" issue its a male/female issue.

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Saturn74 · 06/10/2007 13:31

I swore on here once too, Lulu.
Had a fab big fight.
But the next morning the thread had been deleted cos it was a nasty troll.
I was gutted!

vacua · 06/10/2007 13:32

I LIKE men but I seem to be unable to attract one for any length of time