I'm a Dad on this site.

[Dewix]

Accidentally created an account via a Google account pop-up.

Use this site to look up odds & ends.

Am I welcome as a dad or would this be inappropriate?

To the vast majority who are @ ing me

your responses are majorly defensive and aggy methinks you might have a chip on your shoulder?! Haha you have given me a predictable yet good laugh though.

The response about women with penises...I can't even......🙄

Perhaps this is what bothers me ultimately. A site that originated for mothers, women, has been taken over by nearly everyone but. Nowt new there ey?! Still, bothers me though 😐

@BiscoffSundae precisely.

Perhaps this is what bothers me ultimately. A site that originated for mothers, women, has been taken over by nearly everyone but.

except it didn't originate for women and mothers.

Have you ever seen a thread complaining about women "invading" the space?

What does being a mother have to do with this particular thread?

Of the threads in active, only one is related to parenting, and even then loosely. You aren't making the point you think you are making.

I came for the infertility threads, I stayed because I was supported when my baby died. But honestly given the number of times ive read since that im not worthy of being here because i have no children maybe i should just fuck off

Lol, I'm getting that.

Simple question of "Is this a space for Mums only?" seems to have spawned a whole range of debates.

But I do seem welcome, which is pretty nice.

I first came here when trying to conceive over 15 years ago. I didn’t ever manage to keep a pregnancy going until full term, so I’m not a mother. I’ve stayed because I enjoy it and now that I’m older other sections eg menopause, elderly parents have become very useful to me.
Should I have left mumsnet when I failed at pregnancy?

Yep.
Had a quick look at other posts & mimicked.

There are other more traditional forums for that if you look around.

Can mothers (or indeed fathers) of dead children post on Mumsnet or does that mess with your head as well? Those who can't have children?

Maybe you could ask HQ to police threads more efficiently and only have topics about pregnancy, childbirth, nappies and weaning? Not sure how many of those there are- I've hidden everything to do with actual parenting.

It's not you that should fuck off. It's the nasty cunts who think you shouldn't be here.

@Dewix sorry for derail. Welcome!

Perhaps this is what bothers me ultimately. A site that originated for mothers, women, has been taken over by nearly everyone but. Nowt new there ey?! Still, bothers me though

So why is the strap line “by parents for parents”?

MNHQ have said all are welcome here anyway.

Lots of men hating on women too

Thought I'd reply direct but just discovered "reply" isn't context aware & have to do a "quote reply".

Anyway, see earlier non-quote reply...
:-)

& Thank you.

I thought it is for people who had a Mum.

Apologies.
I was replying to someone else & wasn't aware that you have to do a "quote" reply for context.

Oh, thank heavens there's a man here to tell us where we're going wrong !!

😂 Joking, but just be careful of the mansplaning and the "man here ... " intros they're very annoying.

You're very welcome OP! I like hearing things from a man's perspective too.

Why? It’s just the perspective of one individual. Men aren’t one homogeneous bunch.

I like the fact that mumsnet is mainly female voices. The interaction style and content is very different from the more male lead equivalents. That doesn’t mean you’ll be hounded out but I do think men should be mindful not to be overbearing in a space designed for discussions that mainly impact on women. There aren’t many of them.

Do you think that makes you one of the 'good guys'? Seems pretty intolerant to me.

@SoupDragon
You are right. Apparently its made for parents. But then it's misleading being called mumsnet. Why didn't the founders name it parentsnet? Perhaps, it was originally was made for mums by a mum....butttttt she quickly realised by making it a parents forum it was more inclusive and that was a sure fire way of increasing audience and ultimately making more money......🤔

Well if it bothers you you'll just have to live with it. MNHQ have previously made it clear that those without children are welcome.

Why do you keep saying "taken over"?
I've been here since 2003 and there were possibly back then when the site was smaller a higher % of male posters than now.

They don't wear a badge. And only the mansplainers and pervs tend to announce their sex.

Some of them might even be hidden in plain sight on this very thread. Being all normal and just questioning your bigotry.

You haven't answered the question as to whether you think parents of dead children should be allowed to post?

Sorry @ilovesooty
Meant to quote the hater, not you.