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[Lockdowner35]

I would say

Pineapple on pizza is decent

I followed some of Gina Ford’s routine ( not as strict but used as a guide).
It worked really well. First DS1 slept through from about 9 weeks DS2 from 13 weeks. Could have been they were just good sleepers but the routine definitely helped.

I don't think my landlord should treat me like I'm staying in his hotel and be at my beck and call. (I rent, and probably always will)

I agree with pp about the fact that not everyone should go to university. Degrees are becoming meaningless and graduates in performing arts are going to end up in all likelihood working in the vape shop and doing the local panto alongside the people who didn't take 3 years to get there.

SAHParenting is a lifestyle choice. Those who say they are unable to work tend to be stretching the truth.

I believe that some people are unable to wear a face mask. In the same way I believe some people have hidden disabilities. I don't believe simply declaring either makes it true.

I think many MN teachers are actually posters who want us to believe teachers are filled with hatred for the children they teach.

Leopard print clothing can cost £1500 and you'll still look like Bet Lynch.

A lot of people live in filthy houses. But don't think that washing the sheets once a month is minging.

The people going on about Covid scaremongering and "I'm not following the rules anymore" haven't yet twigged they are the selfish individuals responsible for the fact that we're not coming out of the situation that they "can't take anymore".

Many MNers seem to do nothing except watch Netflix series all day.

Thanks @GoodbyePorpoiseSpit

Being a stay at home mum is a great and easy option in the early years.

Piercing a baby's ears is chavvy

The constant boasting of how much wine you drink and the wine o'clock squawking is childish

The obsession with a baby's name and the linking to the other child's name, is incomprehensible

No such thing as a healthy fat person

Love island and all the similar programmes are appealing to the lowest common denominator

Social media is destroying social interaction for children

England does not need to apologise for the actions of the English over 200 years ago.

That a shit life = bad mental health and that people aren't making mh issues up.

This is quite cathartic ... ...my personal unpopular MN opinions:

-Not every picky eater has a serious underlying condition and they shouldn't always be pandered to (funny that they can always manage to eat chips ). It's different if they genuinely have SEN or Arfid (or both) but if you believe the forums here, every kid who prefers chips to veggies must have a deep seated psychological reason...

-Very few children are actually genuinely 'gifted and talented'. I think that many children who are a bit smart or a strong average often have their abilities overstated. Likewise, I always find that adults who claim that they were 'bored in school because they weren't challenged and were too clever for the work' is a bit of a red flag. IMO, the adults who claim this are never people you would think of as being very clever.

-I don't like dogs and tbh, I really can't understand when people act like their dog is their child.

-Sometimes it's okay to rehome pets if they're completely destructive or biting people and you've tried everything and are literally at the end of your tether. On MN, thinking it's okay to rehome any animal (not matter how destructive/dangerous or how much you've tried to solve the problem) is tantamount to admitting you're a sociopath.

To wonder why every other person posting suffers with anxiety and depression

I voted Tory
I voted for Brexit
I had a grammar school education
Not every child should go to university
Not all men are bastards
You cannot change your biological make up
Some people are shit parents and once you're child is in care you shouldn't be allowed to have more
Social workers do not put the needs of the child first - if they did they wouldn't promote contact with birth parents at all costs. The kids are in care for a reason. It fucks them up more continuing to have contact with the same shit parents
Mental health is a cop out for a lot of people. Get a grip and sort yourself out and stop using it as an excuse
Wedding gifts are a norm. What's the issue ? They don't have to be expensive
My house is completely white walls and grey floors - I do have turquoise cushions - and I love it
The NHS is not a deity. It's an overblown monolith that needs to be dismantled and there are parts of it that should be paid for at the point of use
Nurses doctors and teachers do a job they chose to train for. They know the pay scales before they start. Stop moaning you're underpaid.
There's probably a lot more......

I like artificial grass

Oh and also, I think grammar schools are great and there should be more of them.

The people going on about fat shaming on here tend to indulge in far more aggressive body shaming insults towards non fat people than the other way round and then play victim.

(I'm a size 18)

@MacDuffsMuff

Too many (not all) parents use SEN as an excuse for their child's poor behaviour, rather than make the effort to help their child deal with situations that they will encounter throughout their lives. I say that as a parent of SEN children.

100% my sister & Brother in law are like this. Makes us sick. They got told by the SEN school that the child in question really doesn't need to be there and can go into mainstream school. They haven't taken any advice on board and instead carry on claiming the benefits that come hand in hand.. makes my blood boil.

@Isteamagoodham

Oh and also, I think grammar schools are great and there should be more of them.

Me too. I find it SO strange that people think brighter children shouldn't get better opportunities just because not every child is bright

@DailyCandy

The NHS shouldn’t cover IVF. Being childless isn’t a medical condition.

So true.

@flossiefleur

I voted Tory I voted for Brexit I had a grammar school education Not every child should go to university Not all men are bastards You cannot change your biological make up Some people are shit parents and once you're child is in care you shouldn't be allowed to have more Social workers do not put the needs of the child first - if they did they wouldn't promote contact with birth parents at all costs. The kids are in care for a reason. It fucks them up more continuing to have contact with the same shit parents Mental health is a cop out for a lot of people. Get a grip and sort yourself out and stop using it as an excuse Wedding gifts are a norm. What's the issue ? They don't have to be expensive My house is completely white walls and grey floors - I do have turquoise cushions - and I love it The NHS is not a deity. It's an overblown monolith that needs to be dismantled and there are parts of it that should be paid for at the point of use Nurses doctors and teachers do a job they chose to train for. They know the pay scales before they start. Stop moaning you're underpaid. There's probably a lot more......

100% agree with the social worker part. Witnessed it with my own eyes with a baby in the family.

@Mommabear20

Men should have equal rights and choices in the care of their unborn children.

You think men should be able to force women to have an abortion or give birth??

Breastfeeding is a total waste of time and provides zero benefits in the long run.

Literally thousands of pieces of evidence out there to contradict this. This isn't an opinion, it's going against fact.

@Waferbiscuit

Many women wont 'LTB' because they don't really want to be independent and hate the idea of losing the income that men bring to a relationship. A lot of women seem to see men as cash cows.

That being a SAHM can be tiring, repetitive and sometimes relentless but it's overall a pretty nice life and preferable to, and less demanding than, paid employment.

Or many women would not opt to be SAHMs. It is easier and more convenient than most jobs.

If you're not prepared to even try to give birth naturally, then you shouldn't get pregnant. It's normal to be scared of giving birth - it's painful and has risks. Doesn't mean you should get to avoid doing it at the cost to the nhs and the detriment to your babies health.

Breast is best. We've evolved to feed our young from the mothers breast and sleep with our babies. You can't just not do that and except it to have no detrimental effect on the child. Just because the effects aren't immediately glaringly obvious, doesn't mean there aren't any.

Surrogacy is barbaric and selfish.

**Shared parental leave is bullshit. Women need to recover after childbirth and small babies need their mums.
Swapping places after a couple of months because the partner wants to play dad of the year is a huge step backwards for feminism. Employers need to accept that female employees might need time out to grow, feed and raise their babies. We are shooting ourselves in the foot if we pretend that men are just as capable of being the main caregiver in the early months

I so agree with this men cannot do as good a job as women do especially bin the early years, it is biological.

It is OK to euthanise an elderly or very sick pet and in most cases it is preferable to prolonging its life with complex or invasive treatment for chronic conditions.

A lot of "mental health" is the pathologising of a normal emotional response to everyday stresses, and massively so in CAMHS.

Nurses aren't angels and the deification of the NHS isn't helpful, and it's not just due to government incompetence, it's also down to NHS management and outdated archaic systems. E.g.

I say this as a senior mental health nurse 17 year career spent in the NHS, now left hopefully never to return.

You only need to wash bedding and towels once a month.
Long breastfeeding is for the mother's benefit not the child.
Working mothers set their kids a better example than SAHMs.
Privately-educated kids are often not very bright, spoon-fed, and can't handle independent study in HE as well as state-educated kids.
Women on MN spend far too much time cleaning their homes.
The weird proportion of kids on MN with SEN, autism and ADHD suggests they've been diagnosed by parents not professionals. I only believe professional diagnoses.
Royalty should be abolished.
The North is actually a great place to live.
Marmite is delicious.
Transwomen deserve respect and fair treatment but are called transwomen for a reason.

@TheSilentStars

The people going on about fat shaming on here tend to indulge in far more aggressive body shaming insults towards non fat people than the other way round and then play victim.

(I'm a size 18)

Yup. I've seen "go eat a cake" quite a few times. Also size 18 and once on a thread pointed out that all bad words towards fat came from the fat.

I liked Jeremy corbyn, but I knew ages ago he wouldn't get the Labour Party into power. He was wrong as Labour leader and the anti Semitic allegations put the nail in the coffin for him.
I don't like Sir Keir Starmer. He seems a reluctant leader.
I use my loo brushes.