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To share my unmumsnetty traits?

169 replies

Calders · 04/04/2023 18:13

These are a few things about me that's probably at odds with the predominant Mumsnet demographic :

  1. My DP went to one of the worst schools in London, his accent is very 'Blimey, Gav'nah' he left school at the minimum school leaving age with very low academic qualifications
  1. We don't have broadband as a family
  1. We never use Amazon as a family
OP posts:
Thinkingitallover · 04/04/2023 19:01

Botw1 · 04/04/2023 18:16

I'm not English.

Or middle class

Or a tory.

Or have a toddler /baby/primary school age child

I'm not a sahm and have my own money

I expect my dh to do a fair share of parenting and housework and not be a prick.

He does not earn 100k.

I get the first two but the rest surely make you MORE MNetty, not less!

I don’t like salad.

OhmygodDont · 04/04/2023 19:01

Jourdain11 · 04/04/2023 18:58

Is it un-Mumsnetty to have children before 30?!

Best add that to my list. I’m only 31 and I’m don’t having children. I’ve got three with the youngest being 7 👀

ssd · 04/04/2023 19:01

I think folk that come on here moaning they can't live on 90k or feel poor on 70k need a good kick up the arse

poormanspombears · 04/04/2023 19:01

Social housing tenant.
I'm flat arse broke.
I have £40 in savings
I don't wash my bedding often enough
My kids don't do any extra curriculars
I hate crafts, glitter and play Doh

OhmygodDont · 04/04/2023 19:03

I need a forum that’s between net huns and here I reckon for us “normal” folk 😂😂

not Bnb either 😬

Jourdain11 · 04/04/2023 19:04

OhmygodDont · 04/04/2023 19:01

Best add that to my list. I’m only 31 and I’m don’t having children. I’ve got three with the youngest being 7 👀

I'm 35 and mine are 11 next week, 9 and 7...

Calders · 04/04/2023 19:04

I want to go back to a time of only 4 TV channels and domestic Home Counties based sitcoms

OP posts:
confusedallthetime1 · 04/04/2023 19:05

I would never use 'Ddog' or 'Dcat'
It's simply a waste of time! 😂😂

ASixPackAndTheRadio · 04/04/2023 19:05

I’m a landlord. We’re hated on here.

Also I’m vegan and have never ever cooked a chicken never mind made one feed a family for a week.

Bedding is changed fortnightly.

My kids have lots of screen time

I own a second home in Cornwall that we only use a few months of the year. 😱

Calders · 04/04/2023 19:06

confusedallthetime1 · 04/04/2023 19:05

I would never use 'Ddog' or 'Dcat'
It's simply a waste of time! 😂😂

No time is too much imo where DCats are concerned Grin

OP posts:
gkhg · 04/04/2023 19:07

I claim benefits and I vape... naughty naughty

CharlotteStreetW1 · 04/04/2023 19:07

I smoke 😳

I (believe I) am quite stylish and "put together" but that can't be possible of course because I AM NOT SLIM.

I have a lovely DH.

His hobby is football - goes home and away - I love the alone time.

But I'm an extrovert and love company.

I love my job and my colleagues are my friends. Ditto neighbours.

I am happy and confident.

I've been offered four jobs in my 50s.

I love unexpected guests and phone calls.

Towels get washed after several uses. Bedding when necessary.

I have never worn pj's during the day.

I love my in-laws.

I don't have children!

Upwiththelark76 · 04/04/2023 19:07

This thread is cracking me up … keep it going

I have no problem with my neighbours
I’ve never uploaded a diagram of my property boundary or access points
I know when to go to A and E rather than ask the internet

ASixPackAndTheRadio · 04/04/2023 19:08

I don’t look like a teenager in my 40s or get asked for ID buying a lottery ticket.

OhmygodDont · 04/04/2023 19:08

Jourdain11 · 04/04/2023 19:04

I'm 35 and mine are 11 next week, 9 and 7...

My middle is 11 she’s hit that stroppy moody teen girl stage. Her eyes rolls more than my banking app when I log in 😂

Cosycover · 04/04/2023 19:10

My kids are allowed to play Fortnite and GTA.

I spend at least £1000 per child at Christmas.

I love grey interiors. Grey is my favourite colour.

There is no amount of money in this world that would make me wear anything from Boden.

BabychamGlass · 04/04/2023 19:12

Serve me my steak and chips on a piece of slate, I care not a jot!

Whoiscomingtosaveyou · 04/04/2023 19:14

I don’t have a decent pension,
I don’t shop at Waitrose,
We have a dining table but 5/7 nights are spent eating dinner in front of the TV.
I’m pretty much pro-life which is the most heinous crime on Mumsnet

SouthLondonMum22 · 04/04/2023 19:16

I don't vote Tory
I don't co-sleep
I don't use a sling/baby carrier
I formula fed from birth
I went back to work full time by choice at 12 weeks
Baby goes to nursery full time
Baby has a routine and was sleep trained
Husband doesn't just ''help'', he actually parents and does his fair share

OhmygodDont · 04/04/2023 19:17

Pretty sure voting Tory would make you unMumsnetty.

They love labour here.

LlamaFace19 · 04/04/2023 19:18

@Jourdain11 seems to be in my experience. I've had many posters express surprise that I had both of my kids before 30.

MavisMcMinty · 04/04/2023 19:20

If there’s a very long thread that I can’t be arsed to read, I always read all the OP8s posts to avoid jumping in on page 37 with “LTB!” when her divorce came through last week.

LlamaFace19 · 04/04/2023 19:21

In fact I'm still under 30 which also seems to be rare on MN 😂

Zhougzhoug · 04/04/2023 19:23

I think separate finances in a couple are fine for some couples, esp. if one person is self-employed or has a non-standard job, as long as all burdens are split fairly.

maddiemookins16mum · 04/04/2023 19:24

I put my child in her cot in her own room from about 9 months. I can count on one hand how many times we co-slept. Oh she had a dummy until 2 and was bottle fed from day 2.

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