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Original poster

To ask for only on Mumsnet facts/opinions? ( light-hearted)

319 replies

bluelollipop99 · 19/02/2023 21:22

I'll start....

It doesn't matter you have two kids and have lived together five years , he's your boyfriend, not your partner if you are not married...

You are a terrible mother if you introduce a partner of less than two years to your children...

The on the beach advert is mentally scarring...

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Original poster
bluelollipop99 · 19/02/2023 22:23

Also to add, hatred of baby showers/ hen do's / Elf on the shelf

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Goldandpurplezebra · 19/02/2023 22:29

The best thing to do is be passive aggressive. Don't have a open/direct/ mature conversation about it.

Don't ever talk to your in-laws if there's an issue. Only your DH can do that.

Original poster
bluelollipop99 · 19/02/2023 22:36

ha definite yes to the don't talk to in laws thing .

Also teachers are never ever, ever, ever wrong...

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ZenNudist · 19/02/2023 22:40

I dont thi j youve got the mumsnet only opinions right there. Its almost as if people on mumsnet think different things.

A boyfriend can be a partner but not a husband so I disagree there.

2 years is quite a long time but you'd want to give it a year before introducing new partners to dc. People generally disapprove of 6 to 9 months way too soon.

Many people like a hen do but not one costing ££££ when the bride goes free. Babyshowers are universally disliked but that's not a mumsnet only view.

DdraigGoch · 19/02/2023 22:42

Men sit down to urinate - trust me, 99% really don't.

takealettermsjones · 19/02/2023 22:46

Changing your sheets any less frequently than twice a week is 'grim'

Loo brushes!

Outdoor cat owners are all selfish wankers 😆

No is a complete sentence (I like brevity but it definitely isn't!)

Any more than three Christmas presents per kid is ridiculous/ostentatious/bad for environment

A whole sandwich (i.e. two slices of bread with filling) is an absolutely enormous lunch and nobody needs that much food 😁

Gotafaceon · 19/02/2023 22:46

If you even have a passing thought about owning a toilet brush you will almost certainly contract a disease bourne by poo particles and die a slow painful death in your less than daily changed sheets.

GetOffTheTableMabel · 19/02/2023 22:48

That a head tilt and a ‘tinkly laugh’ is a winning response to anything.

vodkaredbullgirl · 19/02/2023 22:50

All dog owners are shit heads and let their dogs do what ever they want.

PuttingDownRoots · 19/02/2023 22:55

Anything less than a double bedroom, preferably ensuite, plus a separate "den" per teenager is impossibly cramped.

But no ensuites on adult bedrooms, in case someone (i.e. the male partner) uses it.

ichundich · 19/02/2023 22:55

bluelollipop99 · 19/02/2023 21:22

I'll start....

It doesn't matter you have two kids and have lived together five years , he's your boyfriend, not your partner if you are not married...

You are a terrible mother if you introduce a partner of less than two years to your children...

The on the beach advert is mentally scarring...

You cannot buy yourself into middle class.
Cleaners should earn the same as GP's.
All kittens must come from rescue centres.
A living room temperature above 16 degrees is "sweltering" and "stuffy".

alloutofcareunits · 19/02/2023 22:57

Dogs should never be left alone for more than 30 min, anyone daring to work AND have a dog needs to put it into daycare

StripyHorse · 19/02/2023 22:59

Ear piercing is a huge no-no on anyone under the age of 18.

The 'On the Beach' ad thing can't just be MN can it? I am certain DH is not on here and he too wants to throw things at the TV / radio when it comes on.

Cuppsoupmonster · 19/02/2023 23:01

Goldandpurplezebra · 19/02/2023 22:29

The best thing to do is be passive aggressive. Don't have a open/direct/ mature conversation about it.

Don't ever talk to your in-laws if there's an issue. Only your DH can do that.

This, all the fucking ‘smiling and nodding’ we are supposed to do. Why? It makes it look like you agree when you don’t. Why not just say you disagree? It’s so passive and compliant yet the people suggesting it seem to think it makes a point Confused

JMSA · 19/02/2023 23:01

A marriage without sex is perfectly normal, and of course the man won't end up getting it elsewhere.

Cuppsoupmonster · 19/02/2023 23:02

Oh and I was once told if I couldn’t afford a cleaner then I should probably take on a weekend job in addition to my full time Mon-Fri Grin

XenoBitch · 19/02/2023 23:08

Dog owners only have dogs because they don't want to be answered back to. They should also have to pay £1000 a year for a dog license and their dog be muzzled 24/7.

Everyone is depressed/autistic/has ADHD.

Every single thing can be put down to perimenopause, even if you are in your 20s and male.

quinceh · 19/02/2023 23:10

If your friend has pissed you off, ‘just’ block and ghost them.

Thedogscollar · 19/02/2023 23:12

All Labour supporters are leftie loonies
All midwives are evil and withhold All known analgesia
All MIL are awful
All striking nurses and associated HCP are responsible for any patient suffering whilst they are on strike.
All teachers have a cushy number, I mean the holidays for starters.

Skyrimisveryrelaxing · 19/02/2023 23:13

Every one should be working nine to five mon/fri from teenagers to oaps.

Bigbadfish · 19/02/2023 23:13

Nobody is ever just a bit dickish or not their cup of tea.

Narcisits the lot of them.

Your Ex, your MIL, that woman at work who doesn't gush over you....narcissist.

Hesma · 19/02/2023 23:23

Anything vaguely parking related requires a diagram…
LTB…
MNers are the only people I know who are obsessed with ‘class’

Remaker · 19/02/2023 23:25

If your husband makes the slightest error in judgement, loses his temper or is anything less than a perfect parent you must leave him immediately.

The average height of a teenage son is 6 foot 3.

AFS1 · 19/02/2023 23:28

Don’t ever listen to anything a health visitor tells you.

If your husband/partner arrives home 2 hours late from the pub he’s obviously having an affair and you should immediately check his phone.

RafaellaOrDella · 19/02/2023 23:30

Cereal and toast are both wildly unhealthy breakfasts for children. If they're not eating eggs or (at a pinch) porridge, they are already diabetic.

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