The Mumsnet passive aggressive comment thread 😂

[RootbeerLolly]

I was driving through a small cotswold village yesterday and there were a number of roadsigns that really reminded me of mumsnet. 😂

First there were several 30mph signs. A few hundred feet along was another sign saying 'It's still 30'. Next was 'Remember?' and then my favourite....'Had you forgotten?'

I've no issue as the fact they stayed in my memory likely means they better achieved their purpose than if they just went unnoticed, but the 'Had you forgotten?' really reminded me of the mumsnet classic 'Did you mean to be so rude?' 😂😂😂

I thought it'd be funny to have a thread to capture these mumsnetisms. The other common one I always see is 'doesn't sound like you like her very much' which I just encountered five mins ago on the thread where the OP is concerned her obese friend may not cope with the physical aspects of the job she's putting her forward for.

Hit me up with your favourites or show me your passive aggressive anger at my daring to mock this established mumsnet institution!

What's you AIBU ?
(Posted after the OP has just found out something awful )

Haven't you heard of Google !

( yes I fucking have but I want to ask real people ) the last bit said in my head.

@Lwrenagain i get that I’d love to join in but my brain is boggled, I’m not hard of understanding just have ASD and some of the examples given make me really worried I’m being passive aggressive or outright aggressive without meaning to be!

When a poster describes feeling stressed about something: ‘Well you knew what you were signing up for when you became a teacher/moved to Spain/had a child so you are not ever allowed to complain about it in your life ever’.

I'm also loving the passive aggressive signs on this post. I was visiting a relative the other day and he had the most passive aggressive littering signs round near where he lived.

The signs said something like "Why are you littering?' and underneath was a check list (with tick boxes already filled in) that said things like "I'm lazy" & "I don't care about the planet." I thought it was great 😂

Assume this is your PFB?

Usually said to some poor anxious mother.

Well, it's often used in a somewhat exaggerated (for want of a better word) way, just like the ever present LTB recommendations.

'I really adore my friend but sometimes she says hurtful things without realising and I feel like she struggles with empathy at times. I genuinely value the friendship but feel it's not healthy for me at times and I'm not sure how to address it as I feel she'll take it personally/as a criticism.'

'Doesn’t sound like you like her much.'

Ah, asd, makes everything hard to navigate! My youngest lad has asd and he's outright fabulously offensive. He's 5 so I'm hoping he can become slightly more aware of what he's saying, but it's also amazing if you want honesty. "Does mummy look OK?" "Erm, does mummy have some makeup to put on?" 😂

'I bet you're fun at parties' is a Mumsnet classic!

Well aren't you a peach 😆

Also 'why would you ask strangers on the internet' is another one, while ignoring the fact that MN is an actual forum for opinions...

It's clear we don't move in the same circles

‘How embarrassing’

(when the poster is clearly not at all embarrassed, someone really nasty is just trying very hard to make them feel like shit)

Though tbf some of the things people see fit to start threads about, you do have to wonder….

Did you, aye?

You okay hun?

Is this really the hill you want to die on?

It sounds to me like he/she has ASD/ADHD

Don't be that person.

Have seen these Mumsnetisms on lots of threads. Grrrrr!

That's not pass agg though, that's quite reasonable imo.

First World problems.
Some of us can't even afford a car, or petrol. Or glasses to read the signs with.

Meh, I can't get worked up about this.

You don't have a MIL problem, you have a DH problem.

’Gosh, I’m so bored of reading posts about this’

Well don’t fucking open it and comment then!

Did ye aye? is invariably troll hunting.

Reading these makes me realise how utterly prevalent all these are in threads, funny to see them captured so comprehensively. My addition would be the suggestion to head tilt and add a tinkly laugh when dealing with an annoying MIL/neighbour/CF.

Did you mean your or is it you're ?
Otherwise I just cannot understand you

Honestly MN is a different world sometimes.

Where was your DH in all of this? You are married, aren't you?