Is it strange for me to use this site as somebody who is not a parent?

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Im a 21 year old woman with no kids and not planning on any time soon. But i find some of the threads on here very funny and i just like using the forum in general as i like some of the topics discussed.I hope i don't seem strange to any of you?

Nope no one cares, there are lots of non parents here . You are very welcome.

Non parent here too.

Some people will think you shouldn't be here because you aren't a parent.

MNHQ have made it clear that non parents are free to post.

Not strange at all. I've been here 20 years and do have a child but rarely talk about her (and never have) because that's not why I joined.
Jump right in.

yay! im glad to know im not invading any spaces or anything :)

Not at all.

I have children now but I first arrived here single, no children and having found a thread that gave me excellent advice on how to remove and reseal the seal round my bath. I stayed for the comedy, joined in with the parenting bits and had my life changed by the feminism.

No it’s fine!

Childfree and been here for years and years. So many threads and discussions have nothing to do with parenting!

The site is a parenting website but these forums are the largest discussion forums in the UK (I think?) With a huge variety of topics, from dogs and chickens to style and DIY. Everyone is welcome to post.

Mumsnet are currently considering a section for those without kids too which would be a great addition!

I've got 3 kids but it's totally fine. Loads and loads of child free people on here.

Well my kids are all grown so.. although some folks think at my age I should fuck off to Gransnet 🤷🏻‍♀️

Lovely and friendly

No one elses business, if you want to be here go for it.. not that many topics involve children when you think about it, so not having them would be irrelevant anyway..

So welcoming lol.

Not everyone see's every thread that gets posted.

OP - I also don't have children. Most people are happy to have us here, and many of the topics are independent from parenting.

Childfree here too 👋

no, it’s not strange. There are a lot of non parenting topics over there. And tbh I wouldn’t mind to get advice from someone like you about some teen issues.

Child free here too. Been here years 🤷🏻‍♀️

No not at all

thankfully there are lots of non parent discussions that’s why so many are on here and stay around

Of course you're welcome 😊

Tho you'd better have a cat ;)

YANBU. I've been on MN for many years (my dd is now older than you, OP!) - there's always been some posters who don't have kids.

It's not as though space is limited on an internet forum.

I wish I had joined before I had kids. When I see younger posters I always think how wise they will become by the time they do have children.

Of course you're welcome here.

I reckon 80% of what is discussed on here probably has nothing to do with parenting.

I wish Id joined when I was 20 for the relationships board! My DH is lovely but that's sheer fluke given how crap I was at recognising red flags pre MN, and I certainly would have avoided a few relationships in my early 20s if I had been more clued up

Attention seeking? Really?

Looks like a pretty innocent question to me, but if you're bored by it, why not just scroll on to another thread.