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811 replies

HeidiHaughton · 06/02/2021 15:29

Ltb being mine.

OP posts:
ballroompink · 06/02/2021 16:26

Fruit/fruit juice/various snacks/cereals being LADEN with sugar.

121hugsneeded · 06/02/2021 16:27

Ooh the middle aged men's hobby has already been mentioned !
Get your ducks in a row is another good one!

Xoxoxoxoxoxox · 06/02/2021 16:27

May I offer you an un-mumsnetty hug
x

OP?

Where are you OP?

MistressoftheDarkSide · 06/02/2021 16:30

Just move - in any situation where life is hell for someone in their neighbourhood. Because it's that easy of course.

LittleMy77 · 06/02/2021 16:31

Ducks in a row - and when anyone asks what it actually means all posters are v vague
Having a picky tea- for some reason this phrase enrages me!

MistressoftheDarkSide · 06/02/2021 16:32

Just add lentils.

MiJulee · 06/02/2021 16:32

"That doesn't work for me"

MistressoftheDarkSide · 06/02/2021 16:35

Give your head a wobble.

Nicolastuffedone · 06/02/2021 16:38

Counselling. Every little thing that’s ever annoyed/upset must be ‘unpicked’

IseeIsee · 06/02/2021 16:38

Dh/do who works full time should do as much as a SAHP. When they get home they need to get working and take over. They deserve zero breaks

Not understanding why a 65year old with declining health is keen to start over

Kids staying up half the night and on playstations all day is normal teenagers and if you think they need to go for a walk you need to chill out. Ditto re sleep routine

NotQuiteUsual · 06/02/2021 16:40

Just move house. Bonus points if they suggest a detached one.

Yeah it's that fucking simple isn't it?

Pippin2028 · 06/02/2021 16:40

I or my DH earns 100,000+.

Our children are in private school and couldn't possibly go to state school.

My child went to an inner city school but got the best marks, went to oxbridge and now makes 200,000+ in the city at 25 years old.

'Get a Nanny or Au Pair that your Husband pays for'

'No excuse not to get a job, do cleaning, work in tesco, work in fruit picking'

NancyPickford · 06/02/2021 16:44

Someone behaving like a knob - “Are they on the spectrum?”

50-year-Old does something a bit batty - “Could it be dementia?”

lalafafa · 06/02/2021 16:44

howling
Roast with one leg, I serve it with at least three veg, potatoes, parsnips, stuffing, yorkies and bread sauce.
Another meal with other leg, often chicken and veg curry, chicken would make up a third of the content of the curry at most, served with a carb (rice or naan).
Another meal, stir fry, risotto or casserole, again a third at most, using one breast.
Ditto the other breast
Ditto the bits.
Bones for stock which I'll use to make soup.

I use Tesco Value/Asda Smartprice chicken. I've read all the bumf about chicken, and don't believe free range from a supermarket buys you a better product. nor a better treated one.

I think you need to buy a Hugh Fearnly whatsuphisarse for that, and it costs too much.

You will see that the meat is a very small part of our meal, and that's how I stretch it so far.

I'm not saying anyone else should, but you can't say a chicken doesn't go far if you eat half to yourself for one meal, same as I can't say one does go far to fill you up.

I prefer to eke it out, and use it as a flavour, rather than a filler. A trick I learned in South East Asia.

hopeishere · 06/02/2021 16:46

Life admin as if it was equal to a full time job as opposed to stuff that can generally be done in a few minutes.

madmara · 06/02/2021 16:47

When someone (usually MIL) has been rude to you, it's very important to "look her straight in the eye" when giving your retort.

I always imagine women having to contortion themselves in case MIL is looking out the window at the exact moment they want to give her a piece of their mind.

BritWifeinUSA · 06/02/2021 16:48

“Bulk it up with lentils.” Because Someone struggling on UC with 5 quid left to feed a family for a week is going to have random bags of lentils in the cupboard.

“My daily walk” (bonus points if they manage to get “socially distanced” into the same sentence)

“We are LITERALLY in the middle of a global pandemic!!!” Usually screamed at someone who mentions they bought a chocolate bar last week or drove 4 miles to take their children to a deserted beach.

Just the general over-use of “literally”, come to think of it.

littlepattilou · 06/02/2021 16:49

@NancyPickford

Someone behaving like a knob - “Are they on the spectrum?”

50-year-Old does something a bit batty - “Could it be dementia?”

OMG this does my head in too! Hmm

and 'give your head a wobble,' annoys me too, and 'are you on glue?' I mean who the F says any of these in real life? Also 'unmumsnetty hug.' WTF IS An unmumsnetty hug FFS? Hmm

And saying 'you sound unhinged' when someone is a bit angry/upset/emotional, is just vile, as it suggests someone is mentally ill, purely because they're a bit emotional.

Also 'you sound angry' is so patronising... Basically they're saying 'calm down you hysterical woman!' Wink

littlepattilou · 06/02/2021 16:51

'Calm down' is annoying too. If there's one thing that's sure to make someone MORE pissed off and angry, it's being told to CALM DOWN. Wink

So patronising.

DurhamDurham · 06/02/2021 16:51

"Gah!"

Only ever read that on Mumsnet and I hate it so much.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/02/2021 16:51

Talking about "venturing into Aldi for the first time" like its a trip to Beirut

Overinflated expectations of strangers finances :

Just get a cleaner
Try downsizing and buy from Primark
Go to a spa

Ludicrous notions that sound like they are from Victorian times to try and solve peoples finances :

Take in some laundry

Mostly money divide pearl clutching

Tuscadero · 06/02/2021 16:52

the unmumsnetty hug is a bit twee but it's usually someone just being kind so I let that one pass.

ballroompink · 06/02/2021 16:52

Ooh yes, life admin. When someone couldn't possibly work because they don't know when they would clean the house or do life admin.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/02/2021 16:52

Competitive Undereating

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/02/2021 16:53

How old am I?

Aka pander to my vanity crisis

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