Things you've learned from this site

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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.

Anyone over 50 who does something you don't agree with probably has dementia

That if you have the merest interest in questioning the official narrative on any controversial subject in the wider world, you are a tin foil hat Trumpian conspiracy theorist who should step away from the Internet and seek psychiatric help, even if you're just asking for other points of view.

Ditto anything in the realms of the unexplained or paranormal because "IT IS DEFINITELY NOT REAL, ANY OF IT, AND CAN BE LOGICALLY EXPKAINED EVEN IF IT REALLY CAN'T"

That any structural or systemic impediment making your life impossible should be viewed as a lesson in resilience because it's your attitude that's the problem not that the world is a brutal dog eat dog place where only if you have money to start with can you better yourself.

That tattoos and piercings are the preserve of people who are morally bankrupt and if your adult child is getting one you should enter a period of mourning for their entire future.

That any expression of dissatisfaction with one's current lot in life requires a grip, a headwobble, a tinkly laugh and a spa day.

That anyone on benefits is probably committing fraud and deserves any suffering they experience.

That any expression of irritation about dependence on technology going too far too fast just means you're a decrepit Luddite even if you're life has been severely impacted by a computer saying No, and that apps are the saviour of humanity.

I could go on, but my cynicism is even irritating me lol.

Also, some MN posters are bloody lovely and appreciate that sometimes a handhold and a listening ear can really help, especially when venting in the real world would lead to catastrophe. I've been helped to "fight another day" many times, and I'm grateful for that.

@SheIsStuck23 probably because there's no tea houses but there's tons of coffee houses.
If someone says "let's go get a cup of tea" I'm thinking typical greasy spoon cafe.
If someone says "let's go get a coffee" I'm transported to a luxurious twee coffee house with sumptuous chairs and perky people!

Has anyone mentioned towels or flannels yet??
All towels in the household must be washed daily in 30 degree water, and flannels shouldn’t be used at all. And don’t forget the rule as to whether you should (or shouldn’t!) wash your legs in the shower!! 😂 Hours of mn fun on these ones!

Any post not written to an acceptable Mumsnet standard or in the correct style must have been AI generated.

There are tearooms!

Well yes. The whole island is pretty much covered with it, but it has a different name.

30, you hussy?

90 degrees for towels!! Boil, boil, boil away the germs!!!

The only things I can think of that I've genuinely learned:

You can peel mushrooms

Some people really, really hate cats, dogs and/or children

If you work in HR you are a complete heartless idiot who can never do anything right, you are worse than useless in fact.

Actually I do have a negative that I have learnt on this website, and it's quite a serious one, and that's the total lack of empathy people have and a complete lack of understanding that we are all different.

You can be unaware, but once you are told, you should accept the differences and change your thought processes.

For example, women who have easy periods, so we all must. Women who give birth without pain relief so anyone who doesn't is a wimp. Women who don't need HRT so anyone who does need it isn't trying hard enough. There is a bit of a theme here - women not showing empathy to other women. Is it really that hard to realise not everyone is the same?

That in order to post on the Royal Family topic you must be in the grip of horrendous premenstrual syndrome

or ‘Mam’ or arMam

for trousers, Keks, Keksies, dem trews, mejeans, ourjoddies

I don't think there is really a good reason to be feeding children cereals.

😂

DC are fully fledged adults bang on their 18th birthday

5% ? considerably more than this are made up

There are many offering excrutiatingly personal details which
would be immediately identifying clues
some are preposterous
what I have learned is that many posters jump in without recognising
fraudulent posts, do not realise the OP has then left the scene chortling
especially those late in the evening
the more provocative the OP the more hysterical the responses

I would suggest 50% are made up fantasies, imaginative, unlikely,
unwholesome, bonkers

Everyone saves up the child benefit payments to give their DC on their 18th birthday as it's for them.

Everyone saves up their DC's board contributions to give back to them towards a house deposit, if they charge them at all (I mean adult DC still living at home earning a full time wage not students). Some families are struggling and this contribution helps greatly.

It's great if they can afford to obviously, but it isn't the standard!

What's wrong with cereal?

That some lack a sense of humour.
And common sense.
And go waaaaaaaagh if you don’t pay them the attention they feel they deserve.

And think you can’t possibly recognise them when they name change…

There are some fanciful posts that do their best to out-pish an Eastenders story line.

There are, however, some bloody lovely people on here. They know who they are.

There are no acceptable names to call your baby. They're all too common, try hard, pretentious or will be mocked at school, or outlandish nicknames will immediately be given. Don't even consider a hyphenated name or your child will be ridiculed all their life.

Lots of posters knit socks.

Yes. It might be your neighbour knocking to tell you that your shed is on fire.

That if you’re not having anal sex at least three times a week, alongside frequent outdoor sex, dressing up, using handcuffs and whips whilst partaking in the occasional threesome or partner swap, then it means you’re “vanilla” 😂

And get all adult rights and privileges, but up until the age of 25 must not be held accountable for their bad behaviour and bad decisions as their brains have not fully developed.