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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To nominate a topic for an MN ban this week?

159 replies

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 10:59

In no particular order, mine would be

AIBU to spend Christmas with seventy million people?

AIBU to be pissed off with my present from DH?

What’s yours?

OP posts:
PinkiOcelot · 19/12/2020 11:00

Brexit.

user1471565182 · 19/12/2020 11:01

'my mother in law is controlling me' fakery.

Sirzy · 19/12/2020 11:02

“Have I got enough presents for my child?” Followed by a list of the whole smyths catalogue

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:02

@PinkiOcelot

Brexit.
How could I have missed Brexit!
OP posts:
ChristmasBubble · 19/12/2020 11:03

No-one will be allowed to travel for Christmas. Until we know for sure, please stop the hysterical speculation.

CatholicKidston · 19/12/2020 11:04

Never mind banning them, where are all the 'my PIL are starving us' threads?? I love them!

GintyMcGinty · 19/12/2020 11:05

Anything about trans

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:05

@CatholicKidston

Never mind banning them, where are all the 'my PIL are starving us' threads?? I love them!
Bit early. Wait til Wednesday.
OP posts:
ChipsAndKetchup · 19/12/2020 11:06

I found some knickers in my house is my OH a cross dresser or is it the OW? Yawn

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:07

@GintyMcGinty

Anything about trans
We can ban those all year. Am thinking more Christmas specific issues.
OP posts:
Charcutaria · 19/12/2020 11:08

Christmas has been cancelled, will Christmas be cancelled?. They can't cancel Christmas not now!!

PoulePouletteEternellement · 19/12/2020 11:09

Any topic at all that prompts a slew of responses involving a noun preceded by the word 'nice'. 'Posh' ditto.

Nice cashmere wristwarmers.
Nice jigsaw puzzle.
Posh teabags.
Nice scarf from Etsy.
Posh chocs.
Nice soap.
Nice calendar.
Nice notebook.
Nice fucking biscuits.

Xmas Angry Xmas Angry Xmas Angry

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:13

@PoulePouletteEternellement

Any topic at all that prompts a slew of responses involving a noun preceded by the word 'nice'. 'Posh' ditto.

Nice cashmere wristwarmers.
Nice jigsaw puzzle.
Posh teabags.
Nice scarf from Etsy.
Posh chocs.
Nice soap.
Nice calendar.
Nice notebook.
Nice fucking biscuits.

Xmas Angry Xmas Angry Xmas Angry

Nice biscuits are an actual thing though? Coconut/sugar combo Xmas Grin
OP posts:
VinylDetective · 19/12/2020 11:16

@PoulePouletteEternellement

Any topic at all that prompts a slew of responses involving a noun preceded by the word 'nice'. 'Posh' ditto.

Nice cashmere wristwarmers.
Nice jigsaw puzzle.
Posh teabags.
Nice scarf from Etsy.
Posh chocs.
Nice soap.
Nice calendar.
Nice notebook.
Nice fucking biscuits.

Xmas Angry Xmas Angry Xmas Angry

And lovely. Everything’s fucking lovely.
Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:27

Lovely lockdown Xmas Wink
Are the lovely roadblocks up yet?

OP posts:
GlummyMcGlummerson · 19/12/2020 11:30

Can we just ban posters who are total cunts because someone wants to see a loved one at Christmas? There's been a revolting pile on already today with nothing short of dozens of bullies sticking the boot in to an OP who only wants to mix 2 households Confused

Henio · 19/12/2020 11:30

Anything about how devasting it is that one christmas, for one year will be a bit shit and how it'll be the end of the world that they can't have a proper Christmas this year

ClearingSpaceOnTheTrophyShelf · 19/12/2020 11:31

"I haven't left the house since march, am I allowed to travel to the next street to see xxx"

Xxx extremely vulnerable and isolated.

Also ANYONE asking ANYTHING about what the corona rules are

ClearingSpaceOnTheTrophyShelf · 19/12/2020 11:32

Sorry, cross post with @GlummyMcGlummerson who phrased it better

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:33

Can we add ‘revolting’ to the banned words list Xmas GrinXmas GrinXmas Grin

OP posts:
AlternativePerspective · 19/12/2020 11:34

“AIBU to be devastated that my mother/mil/sil/best friend has cancelled Christmas meaning I can’t see them?”

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:35

@GlummyMcGlummerson

Can we just ban posters who are total cunts because someone wants to see a loved one at Christmas? There's been a revolting pile on already today with nothing short of dozens of bullies sticking the boot in to an OP who only wants to mix 2 households Confused
Report any bullies to MNHQ via the report function. HTH.
OP posts:
Gardeniaofdelights · 19/12/2020 11:35

‘Should I report my neighbour for minor Covid transgressions which do not in any way affect me?’

Retiremental · 19/12/2020 11:36

Has anyone done Nigellas ham in coke recipe?

OP posts:
GlummyMcGlummerson · 19/12/2020 11:36

@Retiremental no we can't, but can we ban the word "gifted".

My son was gifted a NERF gun.

DH gifted me an iron.

Grrrr

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