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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To ask what your lighthearted unpopular opinion is?

1000 replies

DoYouBelieveInMagic · 19/02/2024 20:38

Not aibu just intrigued. This thread was done on here ages ago and it was so fun. I have two:

Pasta is gross, I'll eat it but its not delicious as people make it out to be its cold slimy dough.

I'm sure she's nice but Beyonce is overrated.

OP posts:
SwedeCarrotLimes · 20/02/2024 08:27

Theedgeoftheabyss · 20/02/2024 08:05

Pet keeping is unethical and extraordinarily selfish.

This. I feel most owners get animals to fill out their few remaining unused hours of the day. A day in the life of the average dog must be so miserable. Owner spends two thirds of the day at work or asleep and remaining third gets divided up between making dinner, general house chores, watching tv etc. Leaving enough time for 3 brief walks and head scratch in front of boring human tv.

KimberleyClark · 20/02/2024 08:29

StayGoldenPonyBoy80 · 20/02/2024 08:04

I’m 100% with you. I like to think of instant coffee a bit like the squash of coffee drinks. No one is pretending squash is ACTUAL juice but sometimes you prefer it anyway.

I agree. I like both just think of them as different drinks.

ElliottFromScrubs · 20/02/2024 08:29

Keeping cats indoors is cruel

DriftingDora · 20/02/2024 08:30

On the subject of cheese...Gouda is indiarubber and should be banned.😬

ParanoidGynodroid · 20/02/2024 08:33

Fixyourself · 20/02/2024 08:27

Impregnating cows then drinking their milk they make for their babies is weird!

Very much this ^^
Gross.

And there are idiots in cafes drinking drinks with cows milk, who'd complain about a woman breastfeeding! Because apparently cows milk = fine; human milk = disgusting. Stupid.

Iam4eels · 20/02/2024 08:34

Dogs don't belong in shops or restaurants although pubs are alright so long as there's also a dog-free section.

On the same subject, people who can't go anywhere without their dog are strange. Your dog will not melt away into a puddle of loneliness if you leave it at home for an hour or two.

People who don't pick up their dog shit should be tracked down and made to eat it (the shit, not the dog).

Anyone singing along in the theatre should be taken round back and given a kicking by the actor(s) who we all paid to see/hear sing. Okay, so not a kicking but at the very least they should be removed from the theatre and barred from future performances.

The only food allowed in cinemas and theatres should be silent. I do not need to hear you rustling around in what sounds like a family sized bag of gravel.

People who drive up other drivers arses in an attempt to pressure them to exceed the speed limit are arseholes.

Chocolate orange is disgusting.

MrsWhattery · 20/02/2024 08:34

School uniform is stupid and restrictive and no it doesn’t make everyone equal.
Burritos and cannolis are both horrible
I’m not on either side in the Arab-Israeli conflict. I want the fighting to stop but I don’t have a side.

SwedeCarrotLimes · 20/02/2024 08:39

ElliottFromScrubs · 20/02/2024 08:22

It means they need to stop moaning about everything and get on with it, basically.

the job is hard. We get it. But so are many many many other jobs and professions.

Not a teacher but I would counter this by saying parents complain way more than teachers do imo.

A large number of parents refuse to hear anything negative about their child and refuse to take any kind of ownership in their child's education.

Alpacasarefluffy · 20/02/2024 08:40

Vinegar is disgusting and smelly. Salt and vinegar crisps were made by evil crisp gods. They should have a giant sign stating contains vinegar by the bowl by law at any gatherings simply so I don’t eat them by mistake and want to vomit everywhere 😊

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 20/02/2024 08:42

LizHoney · 19/02/2024 21:40

There is no place for potato of any kind on an English breakfast.

😱 Not even in bubble and squeak?

Tdcp · 20/02/2024 08:42

White wine tastes like phlegm

ElliottFromScrubs · 20/02/2024 08:46

SwedeCarrotLimes · 20/02/2024 08:39

Not a teacher but I would counter this by saying parents complain way more than teachers do imo.

A large number of parents refuse to hear anything negative about their child and refuse to take any kind of ownership in their child's education.

I wouldn’t disagree with that

Wexone · 20/02/2024 08:47

Air fryers - don't see need of them whatsoever
Use my tumble dryer nearly every single day and my electric bill is not crazy
Super long nails
Fake eyelashes for every day wear
Fake eyebrows like caterpillers
Pyjmaas as every day clothing - no no
applies to dressing gowns too
Leggings worn all the time - they are not warm

Carwashandthemoog · 20/02/2024 08:53

Whoever brought school proms to the U.K. should be flicked repeatedly with a wet tea towel (says my bank balance!)

The word Nuance is overly used on MN and as this thread has proven, some people on here don’t fully understand the meaning of ‘light-hearted’.

Alwaysconfuddled · 20/02/2024 08:54

Ice cream on a warm/hot dessert is just wrong.

Pipsquiggle · 20/02/2024 08:54

Jazz music is shit and pretentious.

Open plan living is only good if you have DC under 4 or you are over 75.

Going on holiday with DC isn't restful or peaceful.

DeathstarDarling · 20/02/2024 08:56

siblingrevelryagain · 19/02/2024 20:58

Kylie hasn’t got a nice singing voice

Dancing Queen and Don’t stop me now are very annoying

Dancing queen is the worst ABBA song.
Mamma Mia: people who can't sing attempting to cover ABBA songs apparently shoe-horned in on a whim. shudder

Kylie however is beyond reproach.

BreakfastAtMilliways · 20/02/2024 08:56

Glittery toilet seats, and the ones decorated to look like a still from Finding Nemo, should (like daft baby names in certain countries) be banned as a crime against the environment.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 20/02/2024 08:57

White chocolate is the work of Satan.

Yougetmoreofwhatyoufocuson · 20/02/2024 08:57

SomethingUniqueThisTime · 20/02/2024 03:24

Why on earth do people eat honey, it’s bees’ spit - the thought of it makes me gag.

Rosemary ruins roast potatoes. It looks and tastes like pine needles.

Edited

Do you drink milk, eat eggs?

KimberleyClark · 20/02/2024 08:58

Bath bombs are a crime against lady parts and should be banned.

ZebraDanios · 20/02/2024 09:02

School uniform is stupid and restrictive and no it doesn’t make everyone equal.

I will die on this hill.

We got an email a couple of weeks back from my kids’ school saying they should come in wearing “something they felt good in” for one day because it was Mental Health Week and they’d been talking about how self-expression and feeling comfortable were really important for mental health.

Can’t be that important if you can only do it for one day a year though, can it?

Kingsleadhat · 20/02/2024 09:04

GoodbyeErinsborough · 19/02/2024 21:57

This. People who refer to their dogs as their babies... Envy

Also, butterflies are evil. I don't understand why people can say they like butterflies but are scared of moths... they are the same.

Yes! Butterflies are just moths with good PR

GreenlandShark · 20/02/2024 09:04

Pubs/bars like Flight Club and Battle Boom Bar making a massive deal out of relatively traditional pub 'sports' like pool and darts that didn't cost £25 an hour back in the day.

TotemPolly · 20/02/2024 09:05

That people can call themselves animal lovers , but will still eat meat with little regard to how it reached their plate.

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