MN obsessions

[RoughWinds]

Why is MN obsessed with fluffy socks, why not just socks?

Also see new pyjamas, posh chocolate, warm coats, good quality yet inexpensive anything.

Can we use some new adjectives.

I miss when the only thing naice was ham.

@MrsMigginsMate

"Are you ok OP?" Usually when the poster has an unpopular opinion or is angry, to imply they must have mental health problems. Concern-trolling at its finest.

I had noticed this and couldn’t articulate it - concern-trolling is exactly what it is and I saw it recently on a thread where someone was asking if her pasta sauce recipe sounded ok! the OP was like......yes? Just wanted an opinion on my sauce?

LTB is the default for any relationship hiccup. Don't bother trying to work it out, leaving is the easiest option

Whenever a DHs hobby is mentioned I always think Dogging, makes the thread quite funny.

For me, it's cow-tipping

Whatever hobby it is, I do hope he's not one of those sad, pathetic, nerdy trainspotters I keep seeing - I've counted 2,481 of them over the last three years alone....

No one on the “What are you wearing today?”thread says that. They’re nice to one another and very supportive. That’s Mumsnet at it’s best.

I agree. I generally find that threads on specific topics rather than general topics like chat or AIBU are very supportive, especially the education ones. I had loads of support when DD was being bullied at school. The university threads are helpful and supportive as well.

I must say, I'm getting very weary of lighthearted threads (nothing wrong with those per se) that deliberately purport to be very serious indeed.

"AIBU to be furious at my husband for this and to be making plans to leave?".... and then it's about his habit of sometimes forgetting to put the cap back on the toothpaste or his fondness for crisp sandwiches with ketchup.

An absolute horror of the faint possibility that one might be Thought Common.

@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

I must say, I'm getting very weary of lighthearted threads (nothing wrong with those per se) that deliberately purport to be very serious indeed.

"AIBU to be furious at my husband for this and to be making plans to leave?".... and then it's about his habit of sometimes forgetting to put the cap back on the toothpaste or his fondness for crisp sandwiches with ketchup.

And then there's always a flurry of comments such as 'YADNBU, OP ' or 'Bury him under the patio!'. Yawn.

I am a bit bemused with the “ cool wives” who have absolutely no problem with their husband’s close friendships with females and berate any woman who is uncomfortable with the idea of her husband going away for a weekend with his female friend .
Yes you can have friends of both sexes ( I do ) but are some wives really ok with husbands having what amounts to dates with other women ? Staying over at their homes ?
Not in my world.

@Dizzy1234

Trying to put another MNer in their place then reporting them to MN admin when they don't like the reply they received, yep happened to me, received a pretty shitty email from admin

Oh. Same. And when mnhq were directed to said original shitty comment, they did fuck all!

Unlimited access to the fruit bowl

Yep-I’ve nodded through this thread! So many things crop up against me again.

‘My husband leaves the loo seat up/doesn’t like my mum/doesn’t earn enough etc’ to cries of LTB/get your ducks in a row.

Kids over the age of 12 should all be doing their own washing and you’re babying them if you do it all together.

My favourite is "Well. They're 18.' [insert tinkly laugh and head tilt] 'They're an adult now. So let them fend for themselves and stop enabling them'

but GOD help you if they DO still live at home, because, if you ask what a fair financial contribution is, you'll unequivocally be told 'NO OF COURSE YOU SHOULDN'T ASK THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SAVE FOR A DEPOSIT DONCHYA KNOW?'

Small weddings- if you are planning a wedding with more than 5 people it's all 'gosh that sounds elaborate'.
Xmas decorations - apparently the average MNer puts up a single bauble on the 24th December and then takes it down on boxing day because otherwise it gets dusty and filthy. Any other kind of decor is tacky and American.
America is apparently a terrible place where everyone has compulsory baby showers and spends their yearly salary on halloween decorations and they're coming for our culture! Aaagh!

userxx tbf, that seems an eminently sensible deployment of crusty bread!

Small weddings- if you are planning a wedding with more than 5 people it's all 'gosh that sounds elaborate

Yes!!

And it's all "Well DH and I got married in a hole in the garden, he wore a borrowed suit 2 sizes too small, I wore a white nighty that cost 80p from the Oxfam, we served tinned sweetcorn to our 7 guests and everybody says it's the best wedding they've ever been to ever!"

IRL everyone I know had a £20k wedding really fancy and every single one I've been to has been amazing, mainly because of the extravagance.

Smelly fanny pads

@Dizzy1234

Trying to put another MNer in their place then reporting them to MN admin when they don't like the reply they received, yep happened to me, received a pretty shitty email from admin

Yep happened to me too. The tell tale who started it off and gave as good as they got gets away with it like being at school 🙄

Cringing. Everyone on here seems to cringe at everything. I don't think I've ever cringed.

@Newuser991

Dogs are more important than children.

Someone said it was gross to have a dog on your bed and a couple of people said dogs are cleaner than some men I've been with.

They perhaps want to reconsider their choice in men if a dog who doesn't wash, licks its arse, eats other dogs shit, sniffs other dogs arses and pisses up lamp posts is cleaner than some men they have been with.

The obsession with dogs is crazy

There was a thread not long ago about dogs that bite and some posters openly admitted that their dogs have badly bitten their OHs but "I could never give up my adorable Rottweiler and DH appreciates this so yeh dog stayed". Wow, imagine being so lowly and unimportant in your relationship that your partner lets you get mauled and does fuck all about it.

The funny thing is if someone posted saying they can't cope with their child and are thinking of giving them up for adoption they'd get loads of sympathy and "it's so hard but you're doing the right thing". Mention giving up a dangerous dog though and you're practically Lucifer himself

Am I pregnant threads. I dunno are you?, are you an ovulating woman? Have you had unprotected sex? Have you missed your period?.
Can you see line? I've turned this test inside out and taken 25 pics of it at different angles. Maybe wait till your period is late & pick up a digital test, no trickery required

People saying a poster is a troll... despite knowing quite well they aren’t supposed to do that and just to report the thread. This is even more annoying in situations where Mumsnet have looked into it and found no problem. I purposefully go through and report every bloody comment about the OP being a troll.

Commenting without reading even just the OP posts that are clearly marked.

British is best brigade, and taking any international news as an opportunity to make racist or islamaphobic comments; while simultaneously complaining on other threads about the state of the country.

Looking down at certain shops eg B&M or poundland, failing to appreciate there are many people who need those shops and their prices, while simultaneously being the world’s most generous food bank donor. Everyone either shops at Ocado or Aldi. Anything in between results in a pile on.

People's obsession to be the first to say "cherchez la femme" or "he's telling you who he really is. Listen to him"

And "pack his bag" really gets on my tits, although I don't know why.

People saying a poster is a troll... despite knowing quite well they aren’t supposed to do that and just to report the thread. This is even more annoying in situations where Mumsnet have looked into it and found no problem. I purposefully go through and report every bloody comment about the OP being a troll

Bugs me too and the (what they think) are cleverly disguised hints to tell everyone else that they are super detectives and found a troll. Just be quiet and report it.

How often you change the bloody bedding sheets and duvet covers!

@LindaEllen I came here to post that. It absolutely blags my head when I see someone say how 'cross' they are. It just sounds so pathetic and twee and reminds me of this really posh school teacher we had, she would say it no matter how little or insane the situation was in the classroom