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AIBU?

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To give you no important details and only accept answers agreeing with me?

623 replies

LAgeDeRaisin · 14/03/2021 14:51

Hi All,

NC in case outing.

In my opinion it was completely reasonable. Everyone I know thought so apart from a few people who didn't but they are mistaken for various reasons I can't get into at the moment (outing). One of these people was person A who is the SIL of my BIL's friend person B (legitimate breeder, no puppy farms), and it wasn't the first time that this had happened to person C, unrelated. Maybe I should just LTB.

I felt that the exclusion was about a personality clash and the teacher has got it in for DS. He is a sweet boy despite being boistrous and a bit of a livewire (NT, but diagnoses welcome). But to be clear they have been parking there every single day at drop off. Engines running. And it's not ever their hedge.

If you think IABU I can add in a few more posts later about my MIL, finances, and a diagram done with a biro that nearly doesn't work.

For clarity we earn £100,000 each and can afford it.

AIBU?
(Only YANBU answers please)

OP posts:
FoonySpucker · 16/03/2021 16:51

@InPraiseOfBacchus

Ah, but did your bridesmaids get a "bridesmaid proposal box"?

I would prefer to think that this a made up thing, but according to MN this afternoon they appear to be real.

Apologies not really to those who had managed not to see that thread.

@Aimee1987Ducks should be put in a very hot frying pan. They'll never cook just sat there in their feathery, quacky circle.

Dailyhandtowelwash · 16/03/2021 17:16

I'm disgusting to see the reference to children sleeping in Dettol. There are very real risks to stagnant antiseptic, and by the morning your children could well have lost a limb.

My children sleep in the washing machine on a slow spin cycle. Keeps them clean and lulls them to sleep in one.

cliftonbear · 16/03/2021 17:16

YABU but only because I would’ve totally outlandishly called then out in their bullshit because the consequences don’t affect me, I think you need to get your ducks in a row ASAP and LTB, he sounds toxic

bakingdemon · 16/03/2021 17:18

Haven't RTFT but you should definitely call the police next time this happens.

TheVamoosh · 16/03/2021 17:20

You're lying. Nobody earns £100k.

trappedsincesundaymorn · 16/03/2021 17:31

Despite the fact that I know full well you're not, I have to ask...Are you me OP??

OddsNSodsBitsNBobs · 16/03/2021 17:53

Source?

SooMoony · 16/03/2021 18:09

Stop engaging with this person, people, it's obviously the Poo Troll.

TheOrchidKiller · 16/03/2021 18:10

What's the difference between a shepherd's hut and a caravan?
Does one have mashed potato on the roof?
O.M.G. Can't believe you're even asking that!
One is made out of lamb mince & the other is vegetarian.

I think OP needs to have a baby shower but obviously, don't invite anyone, don't do a gender-reveal cake 'cos that's tacky, & definitely don't expect gifts for the baby 'cos that's grabby.

New babies don't need stuff. My quintuplets slept in a matchbox until they were seven. We had the BabyjoggerPhil'n'TedUppaBabybu-gabooWaspJumperooder-doo-dah stroller which was both light-weight for the bus & fitted into the boot of our teeny Nissan Micra. We managed fine with just the one pram- they shared it on a rota basis. One in the carry cot & the other 4 rode pillion on my shoulders.

You'll have scrolled past this & not read it, & will end up paying megabucks for an unweildy pram that looks fab but requires a degree in origami to fold down & that your MIL "can't get on with", & you will come on here complaining about when the baby is 3 weeks old.

But I'm going to give you the advice you never asked for anyway.

TheOrchidKiller · 16/03/2021 18:11

Sorry, long post.
You've done well if you've read past my username.

TIA.

BonnieDundee · 16/03/2021 19:28

I'm sorry Orchid but I just cant get over the fact that you kill orchids. I have never ever in my life ever killed a house plant.

Well, maybe just the odd one here and here

kwiksavenofrillsusername · 16/03/2021 19:46

Low carb! It works for me. I haven’t eaten a carb since 1998. Also sign up for Rebelfit it’s great and Slimming World is evil.

1Morewineplease · 16/03/2021 19:49

Can you provide a link to the stroller @TheOrchidKiller please? I need it to take the crisps to the donkey.

LApprentiSorcier · 16/03/2021 19:52

and OUR wedding was done on such a tight shoestring that we actually paid negative money and turned a profit

Tsk. Amateurs. Charge your guests £1000 per ticket. Have a lottery for wider acquaintances to pay £100 for a chance to attend. & make sure you have a 'money tree' AND 'a wishing well' at the venue.

Legoninjago1 · 16/03/2021 20:10

@HerculesMulligann

^This.

And the other.

😆
TheOrchidKiller · 16/03/2021 21:03

I'm sorry Orchid but I just cant get over the fact that you kill orchids. I have never ever in my life ever killed a house plant.
How very dare you accuse me of killing plants! You are making huge assumptions based on my username. Do you think someone with the username Username123456789 is good at maths?

TheOrchidKiller · 16/03/2021 21:21

Can you provide a link to the stroller @TheOrchidKiller please? I need it to take the crisps to the donkey.

It's www.prams4donkeys.com.co

Here's a picture

To give you no important details and only accept answers agreeing with me?
1Morewineplease · 16/03/2021 21:43

Thanks @TheOrchidKiller !
It's exactly what I'm looking for, Just hope it fits into the back of my Mercedault Clitty 5X5

TheOrchidKiller · 16/03/2021 21:51

Don't worry 1More, one gentle tap & it self-folds instantly. Just remember to remove the child from the parent-facing seat first!

I forgot to do it, & got glared at by an elderly lady in the queue outside B&M Bargains. It really was none of her business how many Easter Eggs I was panic-buying. THERE'S A PANDEMIC ON!

OP YANBU about person A. But person B - what a CF!

merryhouse · 16/03/2021 22:32

@FoonySpucker

What's the difference between a shepherd's hut and a caravan?

Does one have mashed potato on the roof?

underrated comment
DaphneduWarrior · 16/03/2021 22:46

The nice thing is that if you don't have one in the right shade you can just use a loofah. Hope that helps hun Flowers

annacondom · 16/03/2021 22:55

Toilet brush works but you need to sterilise it. Put it through the dishwasher and then you can get the tangles out fine. Works way better than Hedrin too.

GreatTeaMonkey · 16/03/2021 23:03

Beds are a teeming cesspit. My DC sleep in baths of Dettol

We just float above our beds.

jobsagudden · 16/03/2021 23:04

Stealth brag

DipSwimSwoosh · 17/03/2021 07:10

The ignorance on this thread is unbelievable.