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?

Here have a biscuit

@FranklyImCringeing

'Wow. Just wow'.

Surely the most pointless two sentences ever.

'Wow'...'just... WOW'... as heard on 'Escape to the Country'

LOL

I confess to using 'Wow just wow' at times!

Another thing that annoys me is when posters try to find inconsistencies in a story in order to triumphantly 'out' another poster as a troll or liar. If you really think someone's a troll or posting in bad faith, report it to Mumsnet; don't turn the thread into a pound-shop criminal court!

My kids say ‘Just wow’ hopefully they’ll grow out of it.

Who in the name of the lord goes to hospital with their daughters broken arm after 'doing a few things on the way'?

This and another thread on here make me wonder if people actually know what broken bones are. The last one I witnessed I heard the bugger snap about 4 metres away and he was on the floor moaning in agony. Not really up for a jolly around the shops.

Ducks in a row

"At least your not dead"
Boils my piss.
Depicts a very bitter miserable character

My dog was run over - at least your nor dead!
My dh has walked out - at least your not dead!
My DC is very unwell - at least your not dead!
So excited, do proposed! - but people are dead!
I'm a undertaker AMA - but people are dead!
I study ancient Egypt - omg mummies are DEAD!
I'm dieing - people are dieing! You selfish bitch! At least YOUR NOT DEAD!

I wonder if they scream this hysterically all day?

Lovely morning isnt it? - No! People ARE DYING!!

News flash sherlock- everyone dies ( you miserable joy sucking fucker....)

'In terms of'

Very personal to me but I get very pissed off with posters who Wade on to threads about disabilities with no personal experience and say they couldn't cope etc or suggest putting disabled children in residential care when they have no experience about how this impacts families ,it's a huge decision for any family.

This and another thread on here make me wonder if people actually know what broken bones are.

There are bad breaks and less bad breaks. Closed non-displaced breaks aren’t always that painful and some don’t even require medical attention. I broke my coccyx once on holiday, flew home the next day, and went to Minor Injuries the day after that. I’ve also broken toes several times without seeking medical advice.

‘Cringe’ as an adjective instead of a verb. ‘OMG that’s so cringe!’ No, no, NO. It’s cringeWORTHY, or, if you must, cringey. Cringing is an action! Remember children, verbs are ‘doing words’!

Along with Covid "ripping" through, the economy is always "tanking". So irritating.

"The ick" or "icky"

"You sound lovely OP".

It's such an insipid little phrase based on fuck all - a load of vacuous shit designed to paint the OP in the best possible light mostly.

But I'm menopausal, so...I'll get back in me box.

@WaterOffADucksCrack

"What are you going to do" over and over when it's evident the poster doesn't have a clue otherwise they wouldn't be posting for advice! It's like they're wanting the OP to say I've left my husband and now have a high flying career 10 mins after posting.

oh yes this! the problems are usually complex and the OP clearly doesn't have a clue what to do with the tricky situations she is in. Only very few good thoughtful comments and by page 3, number of posters repeatedly asking: What are you going to do OP over and over.

People hating hot tubs.

'It is what it is' ahhhhhhhhgggg

@Wishimaywishimight

Any poor woman who ventures that actually she hates being a mother, wishes she could have her old life back, is bored witless on maternity leave is asked if she could have PND. Yes of course she might but equally she might just have realised she hates being a mother and would prefer her old life back etc.

I always feel like those women must feel so frustrated and unheard.

Also, getting "5 minutes to yourself" (regularly, and well meaningly, suggested) is hardly going to make an iota of difference is it.

Agreed with this wholeheartedly @Wishimaywishimight, although to be fair it is still not acceptable out there (in society) for a woman not to enjoy motherhood let alone in parenting forum; so if a woman hates being a mother, she must have PND, there is no other possible reason. A 5 minutes to herself would solve it.

Also when a poster asks for pros and cons on whether to have children to help her decide. Whilst some posters provide helpful, logical comments (the price to pay, sacrifice to make, take into account your personality and life goal, as well as the greatness of having them). Loads of comments are just unhelpful and emotional:

"I can't imagine my life without them"
"my children are my life"

when the DH/DP does not do housework and OP is struggling. The OP already have had numerous chats with him and his response is housework and children is woman's job.

posters:
"create an extremely detailed rota"
"compliment him every time he takes the bin out"
"oh my DH is not like that, he does 90% housework as well as working full time"
"how come you did not discuss this before marriage/living together"
"batch cook"
"I get up at 4 am and only need 3 hours sleep and therefore always on top of housework, my house is immaculate"

When someone responds to a thread and says "Could you not try/do/ask" something totally obvious that the OP has probably already tried. The "could you not" part just sounds so whiny and patronising in my head!

Also "I like to do xyz of an evening" I've never heard "of an evening" used in real life, maybe a regional thing, I don't know why it winds me up..

Those posters that think it is completely unfathomable that you can be friends with people you work with.

“I am working why would I want to be friends with people I sit beside for 8 hours a day”. (In normal times).
You do know that you can do both - work and make friends

"Only on Mumsnet would XYZ happen..."

Naice.... really annoys me.

Did you mean to be so rude?.... such a lame response and not one I can imagine anyone saying out loud

I’m literally crying with laughter at this thread/ just spat out my tea etc... erm, no you really didn’t!

@ReplacementPlasticUterus

I forgot the phrase 'HUGE salad'. No-one ever has anything other than gargantuan salads on MN, which are of course SO filling they can only manage 'a few bites' of lasagne.

And lentils are the answer to everything. You've got teenage children who won't stop eating everything in the fridge? Easy, 'bulk out' that bolognese with some lentils. And serve with a HUGE salad. And Greek yogurt if they must have dessert.

yes to lentils are the answer to everything

I have very little disposable income due to debt and have budgeted to a penny and still short every month.

"have you tried lentils soup?" and proceed with giving a step by step instruction how to make lentils soup.

my DH is financially abusive and only let me have £5 a week to feed four people

"oh that's plenty, put lentils in everything you cook"

Those posters that think it is completely unfathomable that you can be friends with people you work with.

Yes!! This drives me mad! Loads of people meet friends through work. I once moved 120 miles for a job - without the friends I made at work I would have been very lonely. Would those friends have somehow been more valuable if I’d met them at a yoga class or a book group?