How do you imagine the average Mumsnetter to be?

[mycatisannoying]

• Sensible
• Sensible clothing
• Frugal with money
• Disapproving of trivialities, such as spending too much on Christmas presents or cosmetics
• Assertive
• Will say 'no' for the sake of it sometimes
• Uncompromising
• Very high expectations in relationships
• Intelligent

Any others?

Educated
Well read
Hates Hinching and grey crushed velvet with a passion
Uses the library
Career
Works the system
Has a cleaner
Shops in Aldi and Ocado
Has a dog
Camping holidays in France
Speaks a smattering of passable French

Lower middle class with aspirations, wears Boden, allows children to be a bit dishevelled, has a DH who enjoys the footy. Size 14 enjoys Percy Pigs.

Goes to a spa if their husband has pissed them off

Has a DH problem.
Only buys second hand clothes.
Has a household income of EITHER over £100k OR under 30k but no where in between.
Is either Scottish, or from London.
Has children that are either exceptionally bright or SEN, or both.
Children able to read chapter books at 4.
Shops at either Aldi or Waitrose but never tesco or morrisons or sainsburys.
Either buys the children £4k worth of plastic tat at Christmas, or a second hand wooden toy.
Has botox.
Thinks hot tubs are sex ponds, yet owns one.
Weighs a maximum of 10 st and thinks it's disgusting to eat more than one biscuit/drink more than one glass of wine at a sitting
Parents positively

Speaks a smattering of passable French

I think this is my favourite definition.

Let's her DH have a lie in on a Sunday until 8-30am...

Mid to late 30s.
children that haven’t yet started pushing boundaries but feel they know all there is to being a parent.
Exaggerated income.
Large mortgage on a new build
works part time.
Has nails and lashes done regularly.
On the PTA.
credit Card debt that they don’t admit to.
Car on PCP.

@Georgeskitchen

Lives in Surrey Has a kitchen island Has bi-folding doors Member of the PTA Pretends they don't vote Tory Pretends they don't read the Daily Mail

See also:

Gives the kids hummus and crudités as a snack. Soooo many germs at soft play.
Enjoys things like artichokes and port.
Waitrose Essentials range is basically living below the breadline.
Calls travelling 40 mins into central London “going into town”.
Waxes back to front but definitely for herself and not for her husband.

Washes legs in shower

🤣😂🤣

Spends all her time 'popping' and 'chucking' things (hoover round the house/lentils in Bolognese, baby in sling etc)
Will only eat proper butter
Abhors sex ponds hot tubs
Has very tall sporty teens who eat masses and never put on weight
Will only wear natural fabrics and instantly gets thrush if a pair of tights goes anywhere near her hoo-ha

Hates children except their own, whom are seen but not heard.

Hates anything grey in their homes except for grey clothing.

OP, your list describes me perfectly, with one exception - I own far too much makeup

Younger versions of Mrs Bucket/Bouquet from Keeping Up Appearances. The sort of woman who, at school pick up, announces in a voice slightly too loud that they must to dash as their Ocado (said very loud) delivery is due. When you know full well they shop in Aldi/Lidl/Asda like the rest of us

DC’s are always funny, caring, sensitive but have no friends, strangely.

Her children don't need a proper meal in the evening as they had lunch at nursery/school

All her meals have hidden veggies

The main wage-earner

Gets her ducks in a row

I feel like everyone is like giovanna fletcher but less famous with a job in accountancy or solicitor 4 days a week

I.e attractive but thinks too much makeup/spray tan/spending a lot of time on yourself is not classy. Drives a large car but recycles and buys sustainable cotton clothing for 2x small children called Tabitha and Arlo (trendy but not too unique names). Shops in waitrose but sometimes ventures into lidl or aldi. Uses reusable Nappies. Never been to home bargains. Lives in the south east. Has a cleaner but never mentions it

@Georgeskitchen

Lives in Surrey Has a kitchen island Has bi-folding doors Member of the PTA Pretends they don't vote Tory Pretends they don't read the Daily Mail

The first half is me. The second half is the antithesis of me 🤷‍♀️

There are some real opposites on Mumsnet.

Totally self assured v Can’t make a simple decision
Rude v Helpful
Rich v Poor

But then I’m not the same from one day to the next. Would never join the PTA though!

A friend of mine works in consumer data and they were looking at mumsnet so I can confirm that mumsnet users are highly diverse across incomes, age and region!

I’ve noticed a lot of people suffering from anxiety on here, with very limited to no social circles/social life, are judgey about alcohol, like to eat a lot and find anyone who doesn’t eat a lot worthy of derision, and anyone else who does eat a lot is greeted like a conquering hero, but conversely often living on a tight budget.

I think the vast majority of Mumsnet are normi’s

I had a very MC Boden mummy type in my head from reading threads on here over the years. Then there was a post about people's dogs where tons of posters put up photographs and well... that illusion was thoroughly shattered judging by the kitchens and living rooms I saw a lot are probably telling fibs!

Drinks her tea from an Emma Bridgewater mug

I agree with the London or Scotland location.
Hates the fact DH does not do life admin but, should the poor chap dare to clean a work surface or put together a child's packed lunch, is horrified by his inability to do it exactly the way she would.
Recommends city breaks in Bath constantly.
If she ever gets a dog not only will it be perfectly socialised but it will never be left alone for more than 10 minutes or so.
Constantly ensures her MIL is not as close to the DC as her own mother is.
Lastly hates a wedding.

@Chonfox 😲🤣

@TotallyTS

Hates weddings/hen dos/baby showers

Never drinks more than 2 gin and tonics and is very anti drugs

Her husband has a 'hobby'

But most certainly can't mention said hobby as it's too outing 🤣