To think some Mumsnet advice is crap?

[Crapadvice]

Lighthearted.

Lots of very good suggestions, kindness, support, not knocking anyone, just having a laugh here.

But there are a few tired old nuggets that keep finding their way onto threads.

Theres the super aggressive, over the top advice, like someone who is mildly annoyed with their husband has to SIT HIM DOWN. why does this always involve sitting him down, like a dog.

Ear plus or headphones as the answer to any excess noise. Does it not occur to people that we need to hear other stuff for a reason?

No, as in no is a complete sentence. No it isnt. I think my friend is a MNetter, I asked if she was free for coffee a couple of months ago. She said ‘no.’ I haven’t asked since!

what’s the worst advice you’ve seen on here?

Exactly, and add to that th fact that is far easier to detach on social media and forget that these are real people. Easy to project insecurities and hide behind a screen.
I've Never struggled understanding there are people behind the usernames but plenty do

That has made me hoot.

I agree, OP. My sister is also on here and live by the mantra ‘what would mumsnet do’ and do the opposite. So much bad advice to stir the hornets nest, make things worse than they already are, and totally fuck up a stranger’s life,
all in the name of entertainment.

I cringe at the threads where the OP has been on a date and the guy hasn’t responded to her post date texts and clearly isn’t interested. Terrible advice will then ensue, ‘text him again and ask him for another date’ the OP will follow said advice and will come back to the thread even more dejected, rejected and hurt than when she started, as quelle surprise, guy that’s not interested is even less interested in a woman who can’t take a bleedin’ hint 🙄

Lentils alone will not end poverty in this country and they make you fart.
So many bloody lentil recipes and I know people mean well but just no.

Farts are warm.
2 birds one atone😂

Hahaha 😀

The ones who always say "You need to leave him OP", "He's cheating" or "he has someone else. Every. Single. Time.

A few weeks ago a poster suggested someone respond with “Thanks, random man!” and she was lauded as if this would make the man crumble in shame, and she’d shown the kind of incredible wit that would make Dorothy Parker look like Gemma Collins.

In reality, random man would probably say “Eh?”, walk off and then never give it another thought.

It isn’t a “selection of random people” though; it’s advice from a selection of people who have chosen to use Mumsnet.

And how many people have chosen to use Mumsnet? A lot. Which other UK discussion forums have heavier traffic?

It is a good random selection of people who are mostly female and mostly mothers.

A lot of 'pick me' girls though do like to dismiss MN for being too female heavy and therefore in their eyes irrelevant.

Mumsnet is not exclusive to UK citizens.

No shit,

But use your loaf, what % of MN users do you think are from the UK?

Imagine trying to claim that the majority of MN users aren't UK based.

ffs

I mean, accept MN for what it is or walk away. It's a parenting site populated mainly by mothers from the UK.

Imagine that being upsetting for some delicate souls. Bless.

I can’t decide if you’re being deliberately ostentatious or are actually stupid.

1. Are you sure you used the right words here?

YOU said name a bigger UK forum.

2. And did you?

3)Why are you having a tantrum on Mumsnet?

so normal

so mumsnet

Thank you for this thread, @Crapadvice, it's given me a much needed laugh. 😄

It’s the health ones that get me.
There’s one at the moment about aspiration risk during gastroscopy. Unbelievable advice from complete idiots claiming nobody dies from aspiration, it’s not a concern for this procedure, you need laxatives for this procedure etc etc. The stupider they are the more confidently they voice their opinion.

The ones that start their comments with ‘healthcare worker here’ are the worst. No idea what healthcare worker means but from the laughable advice given I assume it means ‘my cousin is a doctor’s receptionist and I’ve somehow decided this makes me knowledgeable’.

What really gets my goat is when posters give advice on relationship issues, usually man-hating advice with very harsh labels, but don't for one second consider that there might be another side to the story. You know, like there almost always is in real life.

man-hating advice!

Jeez. Being in a relationship isn't like having a job. You can decide it's over.

Some friend you are if you NEVER invite your friend anymore just because she said NO.
Petty really...

Ltb is the worst on this website
And the women going: he is verbally abusing you op. Uh no he is not. He just yelled/said something mean. Get a grip