On MN families

[UCknowitall]

I feel Increasingly weird .. have been on MN for 10years and have read soooooo many stories and posts of family strife . Please tell me
I am not strange in that you and your extended families get on, ?

I have a sister and three brothers . We lost our parents this year but have worked our way through it all
and supported each other .. I love them with all my heart as does my DH and our kids (from my first marriage ) and first husband was at funeral because we love him ..and he loved them ..

Are we unusual ? Or a bit weird that 'no one hates anyone and there is no NC between any of us ?

Of course it's not weird. Threads about families are obviously skewed towards problem ones, because people don't tend to go to a forum to ask for opinions and advice if everything is fine! My family all get on too, OP.

No, it’s completely normal not to have any of this stuff. It’s just that no one would see any reason to post “my family all get on fine” (well, until now).

Of course you’re not the only ones

What absolute saddo would start a thread “I love my family, my brother is a nice person and I get on with my SIL quite well”

You can get on and mixed families are normal but it’s going to cause issues and feelings in the children who need support

Yes of course you are all absolutely right ! Who wants to read about normal
Life ? I have been massively over thinking !

OP, I'm sure you know other people in reality life who don't hate each other and NC.

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is. Actually why answers do you expect to get?

I'm NC with family. Is this another 'all mumsnetters don't answer the door, what bath 2x per day teehee' type thread? Yes, some people are NC and have family issues for a multitude of reasons.

You're right OP, so much non contact stories here. I feel grateful that we've had good relationships with both sides of the family for 20 years. There were times we could have fallen out: IVF v rampant fertility, cousins of similar ages but different temperaments/ abilities, different life choices career v stay at home but we haven't, we're all basically decent human beings who accept we're different but hold the same values . I get people don't post about happiness but I'm still grateful for what I have.

Good news is no news and the same applies to MN, if one posts about how good life is, not just in a finacial sense, there are always the bitter ones who makes accustaions of being smug etc.
Personally I don't believe a lot of what I read on MN.

I get on well with my family, and my in laws. I don’t write threads on Mumsnet about our pleasant, loving and uneventful relationships, as it would be dull for people to read about and I don’t need any advice about it.

Your post sounds a bit sarcastic 😒