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Forgive me mumsnet, for I have sinned...

794 replies

AlternativelyWired · 13/08/2022 22:30

Lighthearted!

My sin: I went to a Wetherspoons whilst on holiday in England. Not once, but twiceBlush The food was great and I have 3 children with very restricted tastes in food. I'm the same so the menu suited us all. I feel bad about going there knowing the mumsnet consensus on the guy who runs Wetherspoons but it met our needs. I am a Catholic and feel like I need to say a few Hail Marys as a result.

What are your mumsnet sins?

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL · 15/08/2022 18:14

canonlydoblue · 15/08/2022 18:12

I have six children and they all have wanky names!!

I own a second home and it's a holiday cottage that I let out.

Shoot me!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL · 15/08/2022 18:15

LaughingCat · 15/08/2022 18:12

My version of looking after the 7yo niece when her parents went out last Friday was letting her stay up until midnight, putting on the Parent Trap then giving her unlimited iPad screen time and ordering us ginormous ice cream sundaes from Deliveroo.

She was a nightmare the next day due to lack of sleep.

What goes on an aunties goes on at aunties! No one can stop it!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL · 15/08/2022 18:15

@canonlydoblue I've no idea why I quoted you 🤦‍♀️!

longtimemarried · 15/08/2022 18:17

My sin is I am elderly and still wear jeans. I have never been to Wetherspoons , eaten pizza, drank alcohol or smoked, but I do have a toilet brush. Summing it up I long for a tattoo but that I think is considered common - but what do I know.

SpiderinaWingMirror · 15/08/2022 18:18

We also shared a driveway with our neighbours and never had a cross word or even a raised eyebrow. Both kept the bottom bit clear and jointly repaired/maintained it.

balalake · 15/08/2022 18:18

My sin is to once have had a Coldplay album. It went to a charity shop.

LuciferKitty · 15/08/2022 18:26

Lollypop701 · 15/08/2022 14:02

I think most step parents are doing the best job they can. sometimes the actual parents are piss takers and sometimes the kids are playing adults off against each other.

i don’t think bio is a derogatory term, just a statement .

im not a step parent and think blended families must be difficult to navigate

(not sure if they have loo brushes though 🤔)

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

nervousgiggler · 15/08/2022 18:26

I love boozing

LuciferKitty · 15/08/2022 18:26

@Lollypop701 pressed send too soon!

I came here to say exactly this (without the loo brush lol)

LuciferKitty · 15/08/2022 18:29

I enjoy picking out my ingrown hairs! I also enjoy doing it to my husbands beard too after he's had a shave!

I let my cat sleep in MY bed - UNDER the covers!

I judge people who park in parent and child spaces... with either no child or a teenager!

I also judge a couple of - I wouldn't call them friends) people who dress up in designer and are immaculate, but their children are dressed in clothes that don't fit them and are scruffy. (No SEN)

Wiscowoman87 · 15/08/2022 18:30

Okay... I give... what's the issue with a toilet brush? (Not from the UK, or wherever it is that it's a sin.) 😁

Mandyjack · 15/08/2022 18:40

AlternativelyWired · 13/08/2022 22:30

Lighthearted!

My sin: I went to a Wetherspoons whilst on holiday in England. Not once, but twiceBlush The food was great and I have 3 children with very restricted tastes in food. I'm the same so the menu suited us all. I feel bad about going there knowing the mumsnet consensus on the guy who runs Wetherspoons but it met our needs. I am a Catholic and feel like I need to say a few Hail Marys as a result.

What are your mumsnet sins?

How is that a sin?
Sod what MN thinks! Go where you want to

Pandagirl71 · 15/08/2022 18:40

I parked in P&C as I had my DGS car seat in the car.... no child with me.

Yourcatisnotsorry · 15/08/2022 18:45

My washing is going to get darked and spider willied on tonight. I did have a massive salad for lunch does that cancel it out?

Member869894 · 15/08/2022 18:51

I wear the same bra for weeks on end

IcakethereforeIam · 15/08/2022 18:53

longtimemarried · 15/08/2022 18:17

My sin is I am elderly and still wear jeans. I have never been to Wetherspoons , eaten pizza, drank alcohol or smoked, but I do have a toilet brush. Summing it up I long for a tattoo but that I think is considered common - but what do I know.

If you want a tat, get one. Love and hate on the knuckles? Full disclosure, I neither have nor want a tattoo, but I think they can look amazing.

It's nearly 7 pm, I haven't brushed my hair yet. You can't tell.

LaughingCat · 15/08/2022 18:55

Wiscowoman87 · 15/08/2022 18:30

Okay... I give... what's the issue with a toilet brush? (Not from the UK, or wherever it is that it's a sin.) 😁

Have to say, I find loo brushes 🤢. All those germs just stuck to them and then put back in a small bucket of tepid water - ewwwww. Conversely, my MIL finds the fact I don’t have one 🤢.

I didn’t realise until this thread that I’m a basic MN beotch for hating them 😂

Geekynzmum · 15/08/2022 18:58

My sins are regularly using a toilet brush and leaving washing on the line for the spiders and to be darked on. 😁
I do not have a penis beaker, but have been tempted to get a pop knife due to what my DH and DD excrete at times. 😳

Sheknowtheyrhinestones · 15/08/2022 19:02

My sin is I cooked a chicken crown and it only served 3 of us for one meal

BarnabyRocks · 15/08/2022 19:02

newbiename · 13/08/2022 22:35

I've left my washing out to be darked on

Brilliant!

LagoonaBalloon · 15/08/2022 19:06

I sometimes hang my washing out when it's already dark because I can't be bothered hanging it anywhere else.
I don't have a tumble dryer or a dishwasher
I never make my bed.
I used to occasionally take my kids to the childminder when I had a day off work.
I don't refer to my children as DC

pilkywilkymoansalot · 15/08/2022 19:07

Steak pud chips and peas and a pint, delivered to your table in 7 minutes, own 2 homes and have separate bedrooms and bathrooms - living the life!

MoniJitchell · 15/08/2022 19:07

Mn sins -

Love Spoons
Love weddings, and had a big one that cost a fortune ditto hen dos
Dd is 12 and has a phone and laptop which she is allowed to use
Dog is allowed all over the house including our beds
Clean the toilet using a toilet brush
Eat normal human portions

SeasonsOfLife · 15/08/2022 19:08

I sometimes let my baby eat Ella's Kitchen straight out of the pouch

RomolaFarr · 15/08/2022 19:09

My sin is one of envy... I envy authors who are best sellers, even the ones who are dead! I boast about my good reviews on twitter and keep hoping that the BBC or Netflix will discover me. I am shameless in my drive for success.

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