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642 replies

Tueresmuyguapo · 10/12/2023 22:57

According to recent threads:

Everyone over the age of about 35 looks way younger, constantly mistaken for younger, doesn't have a line on their face yet despite never using suncream, and their nan only used bin juice on their face and smoked 80 fags a day but had beautiful skin at 103 years old.

Everyone had sex with their complete stranger dp within about 4 seconds of meeting them for the first time, their dp moved in that night and never left and they're coming up to 762 years of happy marriage now.

Everybody on here seems to earn 200k in some mysterious job that doesn't seem to exist, they can't quite explain what they do, but they worked their asses off to get to this level of seniority which involves them working 3 hours a week for 2 weeks a year.

Interested to hear any more.

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Jewelanemone · 11/12/2023 10:15

Lots and lots of things are 'grim' and/or 'mortifying'.

Passingthethyme · 11/12/2023 10:19

KateyCuckoo · 10/12/2023 23:01

75% of the population has ADHD.

Make that 90%

Ohhelpicantthinkofaname · 11/12/2023 10:20

If you have a baby at 48 you’re amazing and doing so well by your child, but if you have one at 28 then you’re ruining your youth, won’t be able to cope and the kid will end up with feckless parents and a broken home.

dogs are actually tiny demons.

a massive salad can fill you up for days and if it doesn’t you’re a greedy pig.

if you earn less than £100k and don’t have at least that in savings then your living on the edge and shouldn’t consider having children. Also it’s very normal to earn over £100k almost everyone does.

TheThingIsYeah · 11/12/2023 10:21

I've learned on MN that the average age of first-time mums is 46.

GreatOak · 11/12/2023 10:23

That you cannot be a bit cross, you must be "raging". Equally, you cannot be a bit upset,
you must be "crying and shaking". You must always use overwrought, dramatic language to describe even the most mundane situation, or your audience just won't understand how greatly you've been wronged. 😔

LeopardPJS · 11/12/2023 10:24

Pretty much everyone should leave their husband apparently

Roosmarjin · 11/12/2023 10:24

GreatOak · 11/12/2023 10:23

That you cannot be a bit cross, you must be "raging". Equally, you cannot be a bit upset,
you must be "crying and shaking". You must always use overwrought, dramatic language to describe even the most mundane situation, or your audience just won't understand how greatly you've been wronged. 😔

You forgot "furious"

ILookAtTheFloor · 11/12/2023 10:25

That having a wind chime in your garden is antisocial and selfish, we don't all want to hear your tinkly chimes!

Also, all children spend all their time 'shrieking' and 'screaming' in public. And MN doesn't like it.

KimberleyClark · 11/12/2023 10:25

Everyone’sDH/DP is over six feet tall.

AppleCrispMacchiato · 11/12/2023 10:27

No one reads the Daily Mail but on the other hand it is gospel and an impeccable source for news, especially news about royals, immigrants, Brexit, trans issues, and Palestine.

EasternStandard · 11/12/2023 10:29

Ha at these I agree with many

Ohhelpicantthinkofaname · 11/12/2023 10:30

You must not, under any circumstances play music in your garden, even quietly in the middle of the day. You couldn’t possibly be more antisocial!

If you have a summer born child you must defer them. Your child simply has to be on top academically or youve done something wrong. If your child is not top of the class they must be neurodiverse.

KimberleyClark · 11/12/2023 10:30

Anyone over 60 is elderly and decrepit. All warm/practical/comfortable/non revealing clothing is fugly and mumsy.

DoneWithWintertime · 11/12/2023 10:31

Everyone is having an affair 👀 everyoneeeee

Pooracoustics · 11/12/2023 10:33

Nelliemellie · 11/12/2023 07:51

Advice like why don’t you talk to him/her about it? Baffling to me.

You’d be surprised at the number of threads where the op either hasn’t spoken to their oh or has but hasn’t mentioned the outcome in the op!

Projectme · 11/12/2023 10:33

Everyone is always 'baffled' on MN. Never hear the word IRL.

Tueresmuyguapo · 11/12/2023 10:34

Everyone's DH watches porn.

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MonsteraMama · 11/12/2023 10:35

Any view or opinion that slightly differs from your own is "bizarre" and "baffling".

RenoDakota · 11/12/2023 10:37

Everyone earns £200k plus but they won't have their heating above 14°C.

ssd · 11/12/2023 10:49

Everyone earning over 200k struggles to survive

ssd · 11/12/2023 10:53

Everyones child is either adhd, nc, adh or some other abbreviation and its entirely not your fault if they are just loud and another.

Tueresmuyguapo · 11/12/2023 10:55

The response to any sort of poor behaviour from an adult is "Have you considered that they may be ND?"

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scoobysnaxx · 11/12/2023 10:55

AppleCrispMacchiato · 11/12/2023 10:03

Racism doesn't exist, it's all just a load of special snowflake woke nonsense critical race theory imported from America.

The exception to this is racism against white people, which is one of the most serious issue facing society. White men are the most oppressed people on earth, and that's why you never see white people in positions of power or accomplishment.

Oh and Meghan Markle is the literal devil and responsible for everything Harry has ever done.

Absolutely 😂😩

HeartbreakWeather · 11/12/2023 10:57

Everything has to be “naice”

ham
biscuits
chocolate
coffee
salad
any meal that is homemade
etc

Why can’t I give guests a chocolate digestive?

scoobysnaxx · 11/12/2023 10:59

LeopardPJS · 11/12/2023 10:24

Pretty much everyone should leave their husband apparently

Omg this. EVERYONE should leave at theirs husbands first minor transgression.