To ask for your most minor, irrational ick?

[trekking1]

The thing that men do that is completely normal to most people, but gives you the ick?

Mine is men wearing long socks with shorts. I'm sorry I just can't

Flip flops.

Wrong thread?

Protein farts

Adult sippy cups

What's icky about that?

Drinking hot squash instead 🤮

Bitten nails with horrible short nail beds.

I prefer that to nails with any length on them. My DH started growing his nails to a normal length and I was sickened. Fortunately he started biting them again anyway.

Wearing short shorts
Tracksuits if not for exercise
Bald men
Crap dancing
Eating lots of meat/eggs because protein
Being very muscular
Being religious
Describing good/drink as cheeky/naughty
Sulking over football scores
Certain accents
Many of the men on mumsnet

*food

This is a bit weird and I fully acknowledge that, but I find men being fathers of young children really off putting. Could be the hottest guy in the world but as soon as he's holding a baby? No.

Angry?
No, just saddened.

I have a similar thing - men who are 'too' involved in raising their child. I know that sounds daft given that they absolutely should be involved, but it's the type/level of involvement that I find off-putting. I work in a nursery and a lot of the dads with babies constantly ask about sleep routines and food eaten, and know the ins and outs of how many dribble bibs their child has, and they get all fussy if they think a routine hasn't been followed to the letter, or start panicking if a bib or sock has gone astray. (My own dad was a brilliant and engaged father but he didn't flap if I woke up 30 minutes early.). I find that level of involvement deeply unattractive, for some reason.

One father, in an attempt to get his toddler out of the door and into the car, uttered the words 'Come on darling, daddy's made muffins at home.'

Instant turn-off.

Aw, I love it when men are as involved as mothers in parenting. I think mums or dads that become obsessed with routine are difficult to deal with though.

I do hate it when shit fathers parade their newborn or toddler around in public like a doting dad, but you know in private they do fuck all and don’t even know where their kids vests are kept or what they like to eat. That’s an ick. <shudder>

Male civil servants wearing full suit and tie - particularly fast streamers. Even my PUS doesn’t! Just gives me the ick in so many ways

Men who say 'tummy' or 'belly' to describe their anatomy.

Lol I work for the CS and we have a few who come in like that, then on the other hand we also have some men who come in in full grey tracksuits and a baseball cap.

Any man on mumsnet. Just fck off.

Chain necklaces and basketball vests!

Even if they're a decent man just looking for parenting/husbanding advice/support? They do exist, even if the internet suggests otherwise?

The phrase ‘one another’ Ugh. Don’t know why but I just don’t like it.

Tummy sounds so gross for a grown adult to say.

@Jewelanemone haha, sounds like a male character from Motherland.

Velcro wallet on a chain

Shoelaces untied and flying all over the place

Jeans which are too long and have been trodden on at the heel resulting in 'stirrup' like holes 😵

The staged, clichèd photo of the bloke leaving the maternity ward carrying the car seat. It smacks of “I’ve got him now”. Sorry, to me it does