To be addicted to Mumsnet?

[ChocolateBeforeBed]

I can spend ages scrolling on here and reading the posts! I love it!!

But why??!!

The response might be ...

"You need to get a life..."

But that's just it! I have a life! A busy and fulfilling one!! So why the hell am I so interested in whether some random persons daughter should or shouldn't move out! Or whether someone else is annoyed with a neighbour or someone's grammar or a celeb or their DH, or whatever!!

The nature of SM is to be addictive.

To have some escape time from day to day responsibilities with consequences.

Same, also keep updating for updates, im not sure why tbh! 😂

I am exactly the same, largely because I'm underutilised in a WFH job!

It's just fascinating though, I've learned so much, and realised how lucky I am!

I'm struggling similarly. I'm not keeping up with important things, and am wasting hours scrolling mindlessly...

I love scrolling on MN too but in my case it's, sadly, because I have no friends available to chat more often than once in every couple of months... 😕

I could give it up any time I wanted...

I think it's maybe the mixture of threads from 'oh shit do people really do that?' to 'God, I know just what they mean,' and even 'I might be able to offer advice on this one.'

Ooo I love a baby name thread op. No idea why. My kids are both tweens now!

I enjoy talking to people and talking through problems more often that not someone has been thru something similar and it helps x

I’m the same OP. I feel slightly embarrassed about it. But I only ever really spend time on AIBU. And I absolutely love a parking thread. There was (a brilliant) one a few months ago and I worked out where the OP lived despite never having been there before. A new low in my life, stalking. I think there are laws against it.

I’m not actually a Mum so I thought I was being really odd but I found Mumsnet randomly and I have found some threads to be really funny and have cheered me up so I’m all for a little addiction.

It is so fascinating. People are so much more open and honest when on an anonymous forum and I love it. Much more interesting than the polite chit chat you get on a daily basis in real life.

It's addictive, like all the best bits of Eastenders, Corrie and WWE Wrestling all rolled into one.

I’m the same, but I find MN quite difficult at times because I will post something that seems quite innocuous to me, or make a joke, or express a view that goes against the majority and someone will take umbrage with it and before I know it I am embroiled in verbal fisticuffs. I hate that about MN because usually I hate confrontation but on here I fight back.

still addicted to it, though.

The variety of info , from house keeping stuff to parking, shopping , relationships keeps me coming back. I find other people's lives and backgrounds interesting. MN was also there for support when I was questioning divorcing my STBX .