Sayings / arguments on Mumsnet that you hate?

[Polkapoo]

There's a few but one I see often that just makes me is 'what if they were your kids?'.

It's obviously always said in response to someone who is not the child's parent and therefore surely a completely pointless argument?!

What others do you always see and eye roll at?

Scripted responses that people offer to the OP to deal with some anti social neighbour or similar. They are written in such a smug patronising manner and the writer is clearly thinking that they are so devastatingly witty, sharp and clever the recipient will just collapse into a embarrassed heap on the floor.

I hate "treated myself to..." But I accept that that's just me and it's a perfectly ok thing to say. However if it's followed by "posh chocs" or "fancy coffee", I am correct to be disgusted!

Lawyers having to tell you that they're a lawyer within the first two sentences of every post.

@Kidneybingo

I hate "treated myself to..." But I accept that that's just me and it's a perfectly ok thing to say. However if it's followed by "posh chocs" or "fancy coffee", I am correct to be disgusted!

My mum is the only person who I know who actually uses the expression. She is quite frugal usually partly to do with not having a lot of money in the past.

Turgid descriptive scripts to resolve a problem.Not a list of suggested topics
An actual scripted response that would make Sharon Mitchell blush . No consideration that the recipient won’t interrupt or tell you to belt up
And yet Coach loads of posters all enthusiastically agree on the over mannered soliloquy

I really hate it when people come on a thread, especially a discussion of something somewhat serious, and announce that it is emotionally hurtful to them or they are crying thinking of all these people who believe such and such about them.

Even if it is true they are that upset, what do they expect, people not talk about whatever the issue is? They only have opinions the person agrees with that don't make them cry? And the fact that something makes someone feel bad doesn't mean it is untrue anyway.

I can’t stand it when some poor poster writes a genuinely distressing account of an actually abusive partner, and gets a reply like “bin him. He’s a cockwomble”

NO. Those not-particularly-funny mumsnet insults are almost affectionate and should be reserved for your partner’s annoying friend/that overly loud colleague/some guy who pissed you off at the shops. You don’t use them for a man who is actually abusive.

⬆️ agree.
It’s so dismissive and trite to reduce a heartfelt post cocklodger, cockwomble

@Neron

ShebaShimmyShake there was a thread, with a young girl who was pregnant. BF not interested, she was still living at home with her parents in an overcrowded house and not ideal for raising a child. OP didn't want a termination, the family didn't think having a baby was for the best. Posters were telling OP it was her body her choice, to have the baby and tough luck basically to everyone else, they would have to suck it up.

Well then yes, everyone on the thread was right. It is the girls body and no one can force her to have a termination. Same thing happened to me as a teenager. I didn't let anyone force me into an abortion, because it was my decision

@Wishimaywishimight

When somehas an argument with their partner/DH and is advised to change the locks, pack their (partner/DH's) bags and leave them on the doorstop immediately. Utter utter nonsensical advice.

I can never get away with this either. If the house is joint ownership, you can't just throw the other person out because you've had an argument.

'Quiet chat'.

Everyone is a 'DP'. Dating someone for 5 minutes? He's 'DP'.

Just OP can do whatever just because it's her body? Absolutely nobody ever points out these things, it's always to go off and do whatever you want because it's your body.

Well yes, because no one can legally force another person (in this country anyway) to have a termination. What is it you don't understand about that?

Also, not true that no one ever points them out. I have been on many threads where people have done just that.

The sanctimonious usernames like "Truthteller" or "Saysitlikeitis" or some other arrogant moniker. Usually just an excuse for the poster to be rude and confrontational. Usually the name "ObnoxiousTit" would be a better descriptor.

'Grim', 'vile' and 'horrid'. All overused on MN and I never hear them in real life.

"The sanctimonious usernames like "Truthteller" or "Saysitlikeitis" or some other arrogant moniker."

But they're only being honest/just telling it like it is/not afraid to speak their mind/insert other excuse to be a condescending know it all here.

"Aren't you being a tad dramatic?" or some variation on this.

It seems to have died out now, but there was a spate a while back of posters agreeing with previous comments by saying ‘LemonSwirl49 speaks the truth’. You couldn’t just say ‘I agree’, you pretentious cow?

Has to be “tearing up”. I always imagine someone ripping up sheets of paper rather than their eyes filling with tears. Never heard anyone say it in real life.

If I hear one more time that someone or something is "on their knees" I will be looking up remedies for housemaid's knee.

‘Are you always this anxious?’
Or
‘Have you seen a professional about this?’

with no other comments

this Thread's actually brilliant 🤣

What is it you don't understand about that?

Yes, hate this too, passive aggressive way of questioning OP's intelligence. It's up there with "I'm genuinely curious".

People whose usernames define them in terms of other people. ‘WorriedWifeandMother’ ‘MumofTwoRagingToddlers’. If you have so little identity, you need to work on that.

NB no idea if these are actually usernames, not intending to get at specific people.

@CeliaCanth

Has to be “tearing up”. I always imagine someone ripping up sheets of paper rather than their eyes filling with tears. Never heard anyone say it in real life.

Glad I'm not the only one. I thought I was just being thick. I couldn't actually work out how to spell "tearing" as in ripping paper, is it the same spelling? I can ask the question now.

I remember writing something at work about Live cables but every time I read it back I read it as live (like live alone). I had no idea that they were the same spelling.