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?

Oh I’ve got another one!

When people say “I’ve NC for this but ...” and then list a load of Mumsnet threads or expressions that either a. Have been in the press like “penis beaker” and so don’t prove anything, or b. Are incredibly recent and so don’t prove much either.

‘What was your experience of relationships growing up?’

Or someone posts about their 'greedy' husband eating 2 burgers at a bbq and someone says it's pure gluttony.

Or 'how many pizzas should I get for 8 teenagers' and people start saying "1 medium should be more than plenty, any more than that is just greed"

I feel like a real fat bastard reading those and hoovering up a multi pack of chewits in the process 🤣🤣

Some of the alcohol ones are weird too. "I have a glass of wine 3 times a week" and they get told they have a problem, they are alcohol dependent, a terrible accident will happen and they won't be able to drive and have to live with the consequences etc.

They would keel over if they saw what I can scoop on a night out 🤣🤣

@TrashKitten10

'Strapping' Every bugger on mumsnet seems to have a 'strapping 6ft tall DS'.

And they're usually vegan.

You need to educate yourself.

strapping 6ft tall DS

If they’re not vegan they’re being used as an example of why we only need to eat three beans a day, or similar.

Also hate the competitive eating ones where a poster claims that OPs (totally normal) food diary is greedy and that they could live on that for a week

I do have a strapping 6ft 3" ds, but he eats everything that isn't nailed down (apart from my chocolate stash hidden in the granola box 🤣)

"Oh, I'm just an eccentric, middle-class, middle-aged woman, do you won't need my input".

Why post, then?

Not a saying, but the CONSTANT desire to find the OP in the wrong with whatever issue they're describing and/or to dissect their entire lives. Focusing on aspects not asked about!!! As though they're in MN Crown Court! 😑

*so

@ThankyouPeter

"I couldn't get worked up about this"

I don't know why but that one really winds me up.

Really Peter? Can't get worked up about it myself

And I agree so much with the PP who mentioned the texts that aggrieved OPs are meant to send to whoever annoyed them. Bloody hell, some of them look like they were written by Charles Dickens!

'Dr here'
'Retail manager here'
'Librarian here'
'Teacher here'

Who cares, why can't people simply say 'I'm a whatever' and give relevant advice.

The women who relentlessly tear down other women on the step parent board. You can always tell the ones who have no experience in step parenting and vilify any woman who dare take issue with a child.

@oohmama

'Get to fuck' 'I'd tell him to get to fuck' Really? You'd say those words? Those exact words?? Because A. I've never ever heard someone say that and B. Where is fuck? Is it a place? Do you mean fuck off?

Gets me everytime ..

That's a very Scottish saying! Along with "just now" 😂

And I agree so much with the PP who mentioned the texts that aggrieved OPs are meant to send to whoever annoyed them.

Did you see some of the ones on the thread where the very lovely op was stood up.

They were telling her to send "oh don't worry about standing me up, the very hot waiter/handsome footballer that came in asked for my number and we have a date tonight, must have been fate, so thanks" some of the texts op was being told to send were so embarrassing and obvious.

"I couldn't get worked up about this"

Jesus wept.

Jesus Wept! I loathe that. And 'Give your head a wobble'!

And 'methinks'.

@wildcherries

Crossed post! You read my mind!

show him/ her / them this thread

Yeah, great idea. Show them that you've made your disagreement public by sharing your totally unbiased version of events over a busy forum. Reading a hundred mumsnetters slagging them off is guaranteed to bring it to a calm solution.

SummerHouse

I do see what you did there!

ODFOD
Drip, drip, drip
Fuck off to the far side of fuck and fuck off some more.

You’re really not saying these in real life - if you do, you’ll just look like a moron.

When someone quotes someone and uses

This
Especially with an arrow, I want to scream

Hidden gem totally fucks me off

"Don't adopt a forrein dog." It's a fucking dog, not an alien.