Mumsnet posts which drive me mad

[Ilovecleaning]

Anyone hate these posts?

• really really really long posts
• long posts with NO paragraphs
• posts which start ‘ I have a friend, let’s call her Jane; her DH, let’s call him Sam… you can’t bloody well follow the post. Much easier just to say Friend and DH.

Any others? 😊

Loathe this also-where did this expression even come from. It sounds like something a chauvinistic man would say to a woman in the workplace and I would be shutting that shit down if I heard it!

When someone posts that they can’t tell us the name of their hobby in case of being outed, I automatically think the hobby’s Bell Ringing, Basket Weaving, or Dogging.

As for swearing, swearing’s brilliant. My motto is, “If it’s in the OED, then it’s good enough for me”

That’s the Oxford English Dictionary before anyone forgets that Google exists.

TBF I can't follow those either.

And then they always have the most incredible amount of detail that you wouldn’t remember if a friend was telling you

“I also have 6 kids with him and I’m pregnant at the moment”

I hate most of these, not sure what I am doing here to be honest.😂

People who post OPs that either don't make any sense, or leave out vital pieces of information ("Should I leave my son in the house by himself for 3 days?" with no mention of whether the son is 3 or 23!).

Like, have a read through what you wrote before you post it, it's not hard.

Also people who assume everyone lives in the same place as them, with the same lifestyle.

I got a bit freaked out a while ago when I was PM'd

"You should return to your thread regarding the Archery and explain yourself." and then

"I am a member of Mumsnet and I have the right to demand you answer a pertinent question. I am responding to your post ffs! The developments on the thread THAT YOU STARTED demand your response!"

After I'd said I wouldn't be able reply got a bit because I'd be at work with no access to my phone!

I think they can be really useful. Most of them are for spineless posters who feel unable to tell family or friends that that won't bring their dog to their house or that they can't tell their MIL that they will only visit for the day and not stay over.

I appreciate that there are a lot of unpleasant people around, but I can't help thinking that people who ride roughshod over other people get away with it because no-one stands up to them and everyone enables this kind of behaviour.

I get fed up with posts being deleted!

It's been said, but I hate pointless corrections ("And by the way OP it's THEY'RE not THEIR").

I also hate any attempt to guilt trip a poster who is clearly really struggling ("Is this what you want your children to see?" etc)

Assumptions that everyone has money and can solve their problems that way - can afford to move house, buy their first house, change jobs, learn to drive, get a therapist.

I do sometimes love typos that turn a comment into hilarious nonsense though. I don't correct them, but I have a little chuckle.

Also when a commenter skim reads the op and gets it all wrong.

Recently, a woman was on here saying her male friend with benefits had a serious girlfriend who was pregnant. A commenter: "How do you know the baby isn't yours?"

I'm laughing again remembering it

Wow please report that person. I'd have got very upset if someone pm-ed me that

And the ones that want a medal for saying, ‘I am sure there was a post like this two years ago’. So what??

That's pretty mean. Those threads are started to alert a group of posters who share similar tastes in tv. It isn't a club - if you want to be on the list just ask. But don't criticise the OP for what she's doing. Those threads then go on to be a place where those posters chat about the show in question.

People who correct SPAG are fucking tiresome.

Especially when they're the first response.

People who rush to report stuff to MNHQ, because someone's posted it before,I seriously get a life.

How dare anyone complain about anything when others are struggling to live!

The phrase 'I couldn't get worked up about that '

God yes. Lighthearted thread then someone will post about something disturbing and traumatic and completely ruins the vibe.

Threads that start with something like ‘famous people you dislike even though everyone else loves them’ and eventually you’ll get posters saying Jimmy Saville or Hitler or someone that no, nobody likes these people do you not understand the thread!

People who post
I need a dress. I’m size x and won’t show my legs arms stomach neck or feet

Opening post "I have 2 DC, 6 & 8...".

Someone asks " Do you have children and how old are they? "

The lack of comprehension is unbelievable and I wish people would click the see all option so they can at least read the OP 's information before jumping in with some ridiculousness.

@BIWI The thread is sbout what dtlrines you mad on MN. This does. How is that any more mean than other posts?
Are you on an @ list...

The 'how much do you earn/how much is your house worth/how much pension do you have?' threads which immediately turn into a massive brag-fest. 🙄