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[meddysam]

I've noticed that there are some things that MNetters have in common;

The dc are stunning & extremely tall.
Most dc are highly gifted & reading adult level books, producing talented art & solving complex math equations in nursery.
6 figure salaries are normal but people only borrow 1.5 x their salary for a mortgage (risk adverse).
Food is cooked from scratch avoiding UPFs & a slice of cake is a rare treat which would fill you up for the week.
As well as dc doing lots of sport, MNs and their partners can also fit in lots of exercise on a daily basis as well as socialising/hobbies & full time work plus commute. They are just more organised than other people.
It's common to have neighbour issues so that's why you don't open your door to strangers.

In real life I've never met someone who ticks all, any of these boxes! is there a secret commune somewhere or a certain part of the country where this utopia exists? can I move there?

I’m on AIBU MN a lot and I don’t see this. What threads are you on?

Hmm, none of that applies to me or my family.
My DD is gifted in maths and science, but this isn't something that was apparent until the age of 12 or 13, most of the rest I couldn't make fit my lire if I tried lol

🙄there are loads of these threads. And it makes no sense as for every poster with a huge salary, there’s another asking for tips to shop for a family of four for a week with a £50 budget. And lots of posters with children with SEN or worries about school. And by default, the only people posting about neighbours are people having issues with their neighbours. You’re not going to start a thread saying you’ve lived next to Paul and Janet for 20 years, you smile at them and exchange Christmas cards and take in each other’s parcels but that’s as far as it goes, are you? It’s how 95% of posters surely are with their neighbours but nobody starts a thread about it as there’s nothing to say!

What you’ve described above is the opposite of me! (But in my head I’m thin)

My MN woman is way different to your description. A single or unmarried mother to children with SEN, crap partner or ex partner/DH: or a woman who cannot stand her MIL; or who cannot use her words but has to ask for help in telling her neighbours children to stop piddling in her garden; hates people who are better off; and posts "daily mail" quotes while apologising go doing so.

Also finds it part of nature to have nails done weekly, wash everything constantly, and cannot use Google

@meddysam - I’ve been an Mumsnetter for 17 years and can confirm that I don’t exercise (apart from the occasional stroll), I don’t earn a fantastic salary, I am shambolically disorganised, I do cook from scratch where possible, but also eat cake (quite a lot, actually!) My DD is not tall, stunning or brilliant (but is dearly loved, and perfect in my eyes).

Also many seem to be permanently 'baffled' by other posters.

There is a lot of passive aggressiveness. It is a lot less supportive than it used to be but I guess that's just the evolution of social media generally.
I'm old enough to have been here pretty much from the start and it sure has changed.

I think you're more like the typical MNetter, OP.

Brittle chippiness disguised as humour. Unaware of the distinction between 'adverse' and 'averse'. Likely to respond to perceived slights with disproportionate anger.

Well this thread started low and descended even further. Delightful

Yep Op, you have pretty much described me and my family, although we did borrow 2.5% of our salaries to buy our dream home, but it was a good investment as it's now worth several million £.

Most of my friends fit your description, it's normal isn't it?

You forgot that everybody on here looks twenty years younger than their actual age.

You are picking pieces from 100s of posters. While someone may mention their child is good at maths they don't mention the other things. I think you are combining lots of posters into one person

It's a parallel universe, full of helicopter parents.

And every meal posted about (for feeding to the children) "needs more protein"
(And almost every single AIBU could be answered with "oh fucking grow up you dozy moo" or "give your head a shake will you" or "JFGI" but what would be the fun in that, it would prevent all the piling on and carefully veiled insults...
with AIBU, whatever stance the first couple of replies take is how the rest follow usually, the same thread on a different day gets very different responses, depending on if the first couple of replies are from people who get what the OP is saying and empathise, or have no idea how to put themselves in that position so just don't get it

Utter rubbish. MN is full of a wide range of people with a wide range of backgrounds, lifestyles and opinions. It also has quite a large number of insecure posters who snidely claim that 'all MNers' are or do X, Y or Z thing that makes the insecure poster feel inferior.

You forgot the chicken that feeds a family of 6 for a week.

I think you're more like the typical MNetter, OP. Brittle chippiness disguised as humour. Unaware of the distinction between 'adverse' and 'averse'. Likely to respond to perceived slights with disproportionate anger

😂😂😂😂

I think this is the most (unintentionally?) ironic post I've ever read.

You ok hun? Cause, you know, you're displaying a tiny amount of 'brittle chippiness' yourself there 😂

Think the op touched a nerve.

Children are all 'very bright', get 9's at GCSE, A* at Alevel and go onto a Russell Group University. Achieving 4/5 or grade 'C' is failing - all the GCSE and A level threads are like this. My son struggled with exams but is now happy and 'thriving' (young people thrive on MN) at University - but there was nowhere to go on MN when he was struggling or to celebrate he had passed.

I do think those things seem to be common. But it's probably the ones who have this type of life are more likely to say so.

I also think the bits you're picking up on are from arrange of replies, but what wlthey do have in common is an attitude of well I manage to do all of these things why don't you. Poster's are often confused that people live differently or have different experiences which mean they can't live like them. So a generally unsupportive undercurrent within some great advice and support.

Just the other day I was calmed down about a work issue by people here. But there were some quite bitchy comments too, as in why are you bothered. My point is there's some great support but threads can get nasty quickly too and it can be hard to know how they will go, they type of comments in the forts page can set the tone.

Aye I thought this too😂

The threads I see are a mixture. A lot of lie paid single mums struggling with kids with disabilities and Sen. Maybe try some more diverse threads.

I think this was going to be an idea for a theme park 😆

What MN land rides look like?

Yes, this sounds more recognisable 😂

Not this old unimaginative tripe again.

I agree with @anythinginapinch ’s description, that’s far more accurate. But this is a site with millions of users, there is huge variety.