To ask you to admit doing the annoying things people on MN complain about?

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For an anonymous internet forum, it continually strikes me as odd that people very rarely admit to engaging in the problematic or annoying behaviours complained about on here - it's always someone else doing it, apparently. Whether it's hogging the middle lane on the motorway, having kids who are out of control in public places, being a noisy neighbour or not picking up dog poo, people on MN constantly complain about these things happening around them but if no one on here admits to doing it, who are all these offenders? For example, several people in my neighbourhood are leaving their dog's poo around constantly, but when this is brought up on here every single dog owner loudly exclaims that it it's these dog owners who give them a bad name, that they never go out walking without carrying several bags for good measure! Same with bad driving - people on here love calling out driving pet peeves, but surely at least some people on here are engaging in those very same behaviours e.g. tailgating, driving too slowly or bad parking, that everyone complains about?

Are people on here just squeaky clean or in denial? I admit it, I do hog the middle lane sometimes, there you go 😬

I just don't care about the environment.

Definitely agree with the last part. I've often noticed people pull in behind me and start to drive on the clear inside lane when they've been doing 70-ish in the middle lane without overtaking. Still only a minority of lane hoggers who move, but it is some.

Pressed send too soon: sometimes I think that they've been not fully paying attention and drifting along in the middle lane for no reason, and someone doing a decent speed in an empty inside lane gives them a jolt into noticing what's going on around them a bit more.

I want to hear you've done it.dont let people on the internet steal your chimes of joy😄tthere are worse things to be judged over sista.and no-one should be making you feel bad enough not to be able to have some chimes.

Come back to add, I take my kid trick-or-treating. 😂

I often squeeze my shoulders together reading posts. And think every one would hate me on here.i read post sometimes and think oh shit I do this. Or say this.
I am soppy
I care past kids being 18 and they can come home whenever and would live at home if needed.
I would not force dc out if they were being shits just because they are adults.id try to help always first.
I care too much.
I say luv.
I take mental illness incredibly seriously and sympathetically.
Fat does not equal gross or need to lose weight.
People can eat ALL foods in all quantities and still be perfectly balanced.

If people witnessed some things in my life is kill every mn off as they blasphemed in horror at said situations!

I'm practically perfect in every way

I use a toilet brush (two to be exact) one for the other loo and one for the ensuite.

I only poo in the ensuite in the morning when I get up- nowhere/notime else.

Ever

Well, quite.

I actually don't think it's remotely as big a problem as people say it is, to be honest. My ds is at university in York and the last time we went there (about 5 hours) we had one middle lane hogger on the entire return journey - ie someone who actually did sit there for miles even though the inside lane was clear.

I've thought of a few thing I do that MN doesn't like - I have loo brushes and I don't change my duvet cover or towels very often (I do change the undersheet and pillowcases most weeks).

And one that I didn't even know annoyed people until I joined MN - when DH and I go to a self-service restaurant, if it's quite busy one of us will find a table and sit down while the other goes to the counter.

I have two toilet brushe and I know how to use them
I am a lorry driver who overtakes slower lorries by 4 mph
i am willing to pass on the inside if other lanes are going slower than me
I know what people mean when they say fast lane without pointing out it’s an overtaking lane
I wouldn’t put boris in charge of a chimps tea party but would have loved to have him back just to see if James Obrian would actually implode on air 😂
my hobby is golf, now I’ve proper outed myself

I am confused about how to clean a loo without a brush to be honest.

I am guessing with their (never my) hands- but that can't be right?

Can it?

I love fireworks and none of my pets are scared of them.

Doesn’t everyone do this?

I had my wedding in the UK, but in a location that was inconvenient for most guests

I'm a landlord. I nonetheless think all landlords are selfish, including me.

I cycle. Often on weekends, on country roads, and sometimes in the middle of the lane.

Id probably be labelled as performance parenting by some here.
I use emojis on real life, alot! 😉

I have more than two children
I let my dog off the lead when she doesn’t have perfect recall
I rent my house not own it
I work part time
I don’t drive long distances
I am ‘that parent’ when advocating for my children.

I use emojis a lot too 😀😁😎

I don’t confront people. If I were to post a thread on here about a problem, half the replies would be those passive aggressive ones: “and what did they say when you SPOKE to them about it like an adult?” The answer being “nothing, I was too scared to, otherwise itd probably be resolved and I wouldn’t be on here whinging about it!”

I hate the idea of Christmas at home with just husband and kids. We’re always together in the house anyway so would be just another boring day - I want to be out visiting people.

Im fine with polyester, and couldn’t give a flying fuck whether a garment has pockets or not.

As well as singing up in church (because what's the point of singing if you can't enjoy it) I harmonise Happy Birthday.

Normally only the last four notes, I hasten to add.

I also enthusiastically join in singing the descants for carols but only if the arrangement is the appropriate one and I make damn sure everyone is made aware of whether the arrangement is the appropriate one because I am THAT music person

I have stayed away from my dad's house since his dementia got worse. To be fair, part of that was lockdown and being 200 miles away, but there have been times when I could have gone and didn't. Not deliberately, but I can imagine some siblings being pissed off...

I never pay at the pump. I hadn’t even noticed it was possible.
I once opined on these pages that it’s only on Mumsnet that adults don’t tell off other adults. I got the most merciless bollocking you can imagine.
i’m not a great driver but I barely move out of the inside lane. It’s quite often the fastest.

I'm a Boomer (squeaked in) who drives a SUV and owns a toilet brush. I also keep a supply of sanpro in my bathroom for visitors.

I would like to know if anyone will admit to not using their indicators - don't think about it just do it, the amount of times I am approaching a roundabout. for example, and have to stop when I could have safely carried on if only someone had bothered to move their finger ... Also think of pedestrians.

I harmonise happy birthday
@merryhouse

sweet lord Jesus noooo

I refer to my dog as my 'fur baby'. I also let her lick my plates, let her on the sofa and in my bed.
I don't answer the door unless I am expecting someone.
I change my bedding every couple of months.
I prefer a wash at the sink than a shower.
I claim benefits.

Why would this bother you? Everyone always sings it in their own key anyway.