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Secret confessions thread

999 replies

colourPink · 27/07/2022 20:13

Okay, so, we all have these thoughts; things we know we DEFINITELY are being unreasonable about and yet we can't help but think them.

This is that thread. A chance to say whatever you want judgement free. You know it's silly, you know it makes no sense but it's how you feel. Feel free to share! It might make me feel a little less crazy.

I'll go first...

My best friend gave birth to twins today and I am INSANELY jealous. Simply because I want twins. I know it's stupid, I know I likely won't even have twins but I want them so badly and now she has them. I feel like she's stolen the twin dust and there will be none left for me!

Like I said - just somewhere to post how you're feeling consequence free Smile

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NanaNelly · 28/07/2022 16:48

tillylula · 28/07/2022 16:42

Me too

I can. And I wouldn’t even have to taste it. I can tell just by the look and wouldn’t even drink it. Not that anyone who knows me well would ever make tea that way for me even if they do for themselves.

mycatisannoying · 28/07/2022 16:48

My quality of life will rise exponentially when my cat dies. I've had him for over a decade and he is one of my biggest life regrets. He brings nothing to the table, and it astounds me that people can prefer these creatures to dogs (I adore my dog).
But, my pet, my responsibility.

NanaNelly · 28/07/2022 16:48

TrashPandas · 28/07/2022 16:48

Am so hoping this is made up.

Definitely a fantasy.

The thread is really devolving now, which is a shame because it started out well. I hope it doesn't get put in Classics.

Yes. I agree.

KohlaParasaurus · 28/07/2022 16:51

I used to bathe my babies in the bidet.

butterflied · 28/07/2022 16:51

Burnbookregina · 28/07/2022 16:47

Sometimes i really hope my disabled sister doesnt live a really long life as selfishly i dont want to end up her carer when my parents are no longer around

I wonder if my brother feels similar. I wouldn't blame him tbh.

Namechangedforspooky · 28/07/2022 16:57

Not in the same league as some of these but when I do the food shop I always buy extra treats and then stash them in my boot under the bags for life.
My daughter found my stash of chocolate spread the other day!

LittleAngle85 · 28/07/2022 17:02

I have a passport for an EU country but voted leave, just because I could.

Anotherguy · 28/07/2022 17:05

Married male so I know this won’t go down well. Were generally a very happy family and no worries about things.

I’m definitely leaning toward having an affair of some kind tho. I don’t want to be falling love with anyone else, but I want that buzz and excitement. I know a few women who I suspect wouldn’t turn me down, just that risk that they might and then tell my wife stops me!

we have a good sex life but it’s vanilla and all attempts to spice it up have died off. I want to be able to buy a woman a a pair of killer heels or sexy lingerie etc and for her to get excited and want to enjoy them with me, rather than do what my wife would do which is put them away for next week, which rarely comes

IheartJKRowling · 28/07/2022 17:11

My arsehole of a neighbour thinks I live on "benefits" because I don't work due to disability. He regularly makes nasty comments about how can I afford to take 25 day holidays (he counts) to the US and Caribbean, when I'm "scrounging" off the state.

He doesn't know when I medically retired my pension was based on my final (high) salary so it's over 3 times his wage. Lazy fucker overfills his bins and let's the contents escape everywhere which is how I found one of his payslips in my garden 🤣

I love watching him seethe every time I go away or buy something new he doesn't think I should be able to afford on benefits, he's a rude, nasty, ignorant little man and it gives me pleasure to watch him work himself up into a temper. He's a bloody Daily Mail reader so deserves to be as miserable as I can make him. You should have seen his face when I told him I shop at M&S and Waitrose for my pet rats 🤣

oysholily · 28/07/2022 17:11

Anotherguy · 28/07/2022 17:05

Married male so I know this won’t go down well. Were generally a very happy family and no worries about things.

I’m definitely leaning toward having an affair of some kind tho. I don’t want to be falling love with anyone else, but I want that buzz and excitement. I know a few women who I suspect wouldn’t turn me down, just that risk that they might and then tell my wife stops me!

we have a good sex life but it’s vanilla and all attempts to spice it up have died off. I want to be able to buy a woman a a pair of killer heels or sexy lingerie etc and for her to get excited and want to enjoy them with me, rather than do what my wife would do which is put them away for next week, which rarely comes

@Anotherguy genuine question! Why is it women would tell women if their DH are having an affair, but men wouldn't tell other men if their DW is having an affair - almost as if they enjoy it?

Snuggleworm · 28/07/2022 17:14

I kinda don't really like anyone except my dogs. I have to try really hard to pretend to be interested in anyone else's life. I am quite happy not to have to see people or engage at all. I am not sad or lonely or depressed. I am merely really happy wth my own company . I adore my husband and duaghter but it doesn't really bother me when they are not at home.

Anotherguy · 28/07/2022 17:15

oysholily · 28/07/2022 17:11

@Anotherguy genuine question! Why is it women would tell women if their DH are having an affair, but men wouldn't tell other men if their DW is having an affair - almost as if they enjoy it?

If my wife was having an affair I wouldn’t confide in anyone if I found out. I don’t know if that’s a man thing or a me thing.

I love her and find her attractive etc, I know my post makes me sound horrible but it is a confession thread so I confessed.

I just want that spark with someone else, not soulmates, just some bloody good fun and genuine friendship

I’d be heartbroken if my wife wanted the same so I know I’m a hypocrite. I wouldn’t actually have an issue with her having a casual one night stand, but I doubt she ever would. I’m very open minded sexually, she isn’t.

Comporg · 28/07/2022 17:17

If I'm not happy with something in my life (salary, children etc.) I can't stand people who have those things. Once I achieve them a switch flips in literal seconds and all is well.

I feel like I have to compete with my DHs siblings in who has nicest house, wedding etc. because MiL plays favourites. I remember everything that was said and done during certain life events and expect same treatment when our turn comes. If it doesn't play out that way, I get angry.

When my BiL and family moved abroad so he could climb the career ladder I was so JEALOUS I prayed to win the lottery, not to make our lives easier or anything but just to rub it in their faces.

LindyLou2020 · 28/07/2022 17:19

Chatterbait · 27/07/2022 20:45

Sometimes I stand looking out of my window with my arse hanging out. For some reason I enjoy the knowledge that anyone going past would just see someone looking out of their window and never know about my naked arse.

@Chatterbait
I read this as if you meant you actually had your bare bum hanging out of the window, you know, like.........."mooning".
Unbelievably bereft and disappointed to realise that's not what you meant........or, is it? 😳

Thanksforasking78 · 28/07/2022 17:21

ThatsWhatItsAllAbout · 27/07/2022 21:23

I sneak a few days extra off each year at work by “forgetting” to put them in the system. I also go to the hairdressers in working hours. Oh and also I book meeting rooms and go and play Candy Crush.

Very senior role. I give that company enough extra time, this is just reclaiming a bit of rebellious balance.

Love it

ReneBumsWombats · 28/07/2022 17:25

The OW revenge story is definitely made up, don't worry. How fortunate that the protagonist just happens to be high up in property development, that OW announces all details of her dinner plans publicly AND some time before she goes out rather than waiting until she gets there to check in on Facebook, that the tables are always booked in her name, etc etc. Oh, and the approving therapist, yes yes. I'd cast Rebel Wilson for that role.

If such a person did exist, though, nobody could blame their partner for cheating.

rightonthyme · 28/07/2022 17:26

Bluedabadeeba · 28/07/2022 16:20

Yesssss!!! So interesting and intelligent. Love him!

Yes the incredible intelligence pushes ALL my buttons! Totally charming. DM loves him too. We clearly all have taste.

DontAskDontTel · 28/07/2022 17:27

I have private diagnoses of ASD and ADHD and I have private therapy for anxiety amongst other things. I do t give correct details so that my gp doesn’t find out as they have been unhelpful and judgemental in the past and I don’t trust them.

I was once referred (maliciously) to SS for something I didnt do . If I’m ever asked now ‘have you got or ever had a social worker’ at antenatal appts etc I lie and say no

Pussycat22 · 28/07/2022 17:28

Secret confessions thread. I was mercilessly bullied when I was a little girl. My tormentor died in horrific circumstances and I was so glad. I went on to be very successful in my career and she was a wino!!

Greenginghamdress · 28/07/2022 17:37

I am very nice to all my ILs faces but I really do not like any of them. Nightmare family.

I have crushes on dozens of men. Dad's at the school gates, colleagues, people I see locally, you name it. Never act on any of them though, I'm the sort of person who ignore people I fancy 🤣

I use my 'rabbit' whenever I get a peaceful 10 minutes alone at home 🙈

Coffeeenema · 28/07/2022 17:39

Oggyoi · 28/07/2022 16:20

Did you aim any of your maliciousness towards your husband? Fucking sexist

I don't think you're quite getting the hang of this no judgement thread....

icebearforpresident · 28/07/2022 17:41

A few years my uncle moved to my home town to be closer to his mum and sister - my gran & mum respectively. They both died within months of each other. Now I feel like I’m stuck with him and I absolutely resent him for it. He’s a kind man but he lived abroad for most of my life, I feel no family bond, we have nothing in common and struggle to fill even a half hour visit with anything beyond small talk. But every week, there he is at my door, getting annoyed if we’ve gone out and not told him first.

capedavenger · 28/07/2022 17:42

Sometimes i really hope my disabled sister doesnt live a really long life as selfishly i dont want to end up her carer when my parents are no longer around

Years ago I knew a family who had a severely disabled little boy, the youngest of 3.
They then went on to have 2 more children so they could be around to help out with the disabled boy when the parents no longer could.
I often think of those children, born to care for their sibling, and wonder if they ever feel like this.
It's very sad.

Twospaniels · 28/07/2022 17:44

Sometimes when driving I have an urge to drive off the road into a tree or wall, just to see how many people care. Trouble is I might die and then I’d never know.

Springduckling · 28/07/2022 17:45

Judgeypantsarehere · 28/07/2022 16:23

I'm sick and bloody tired of everyone and their granny having 'anxiety'. Loads of people play the MH card when they just don't want to do things (parent/ housework/ work) and just need to get on with stuff. It does no favours for people with real MH issues at all.

People talk about a MH pandemic, but many, many people are their own worst enemy: being a little anxious at times does not proper anxiety make.

MH is the new trend to make sure you get disability payments - not a benefit basher here, it's genuinely what I hear as I work in a field where I hear such things- as it can never be proven. I've heard of women shaving their head before appointments to make sure they get the benefits.

I read MB threads and want to scream 'STFU about your anxiety!!!!!!'

There said it. Not a popular opinion but I said it.

It is actually very difficult to get disability benefits based on mental health problems!! Precisely because they can't be seen.

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