What has Mumsnet taught you you've been doing wrong all of your adult life without realising?!

[harriethoyle]

Inspired by a recent thread, in which I read multiple posters saying you shouldn't wear mascara on your bottom lashes (which I have been doing for the last 30 years 😂) what has Mumsnet told or taught you you've been doing wrong?

The irritating thing is then I made one eye up as usual and made one up without mascara on the bottom lashes and DH preferred the without eye! Don't even get me started on my inability to make a chicken last a week...

I have sent people flowers in the past - because I think it is a nice thing to do.
I like receiving flowers myself.

According to MN it is the equivalent of emptying a bag of rancid, rotting food onto someone's kitchen table.

The "life admin" involved is horrific and an unforgiveable insult to busy people.

You have to:

a) Open your door to the person delivering them.
b) Speak to that person.
c) Hunt for a vase or other suitable receptacle.
d) Fill said receptacle with water.
e) Arrange the flowers.
f) Watch them slowly die.
g) Endure the odious stink of the water.
h) Dispose of the rotting flowers.
i) Clean the vase/receptacle.
j) Use your valuable time to thank the person that sends them.
k) Lie awake worrying about the carbon footprint/landfill implications of said kind gesture.

Weekends are only for My Little Family.

Not washing towels after every use.

Thinking that putting a dog poo bag in an outside bin about to be collected isn't an indication of the individual being scum and having a dirty house.

Eating biscuits when I should be surviving on air and self-righteousness.
Enjoying my child-free life when I should be miserable because I obviously don't know what real love is.
Saying hello to every dog I see when I should be disgusted that such a creature exists.

@CookieClutter - I actually think I've become much more trans supportive from reading MN. I used to think it wasn't a big deal and figured most people were just nice and sensible and wanted to co exist, but having read some of the posts on FWR I think I now feel a lot more sympathetic towards trans people and understand why so many are angry and defensive.

I should have gone NC with my MiL when she voiced an opinion I disagreed with.

Wait....what? How do I know if I'm doing it wrong?

I have sent flowers to people for birthdays ( who I know like flowers as a gift) but I find them a faff if I receive them ( although I'm always grateful and admire them for the thought behind it and take care of them)
However, there are different presents you can send along now via the internet like chocolates etc and made me realize that I should mix it up a bit more maybe?

Oh I answer my door too! I'd forgotten I shouldn't do that

@VesperLind @Autumnalchick and other fellow bottom lash tittifiers - apparently it is dated and makes us look older...! Of all the things that make me look older, I would put lack of sleep, caring responsibilities, stressful job, lengthy commute etc over and above my mascara technique but now I'm not so sure.

On the other hand, the other day I was opposite a car, either side of a main road and both waiting to turn out and I remembered someone on here say he had priority because he was joining the main road rather than crossing it so that genuinely helped me.

If your DP sneezes too loudly you should Divorce them immediately

I didn’t know the phrase ‘picky bits’ and I wish I hadn’t heard it.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON MUMSNET THE CLUE IS IN THE NAME IT IS ONLY FOR PARENTS GET OUT YOU HEATHEN

Why are we not supposed to put bleach down the loo now and who made that a new law? 😳

Another is ''cos''. Not seen ''cos'' used anywhere else {Reminds me of lettuce}

Is it really that hard to type 'because''?

'Needs gone' is another.

Not forgetting the infamous ''could of''.

Apparently Princess Margaret famously loathed loo brushes. Her lady in waiting hid her loo brush when PM went round and so PM got her one for Christmas...!

Don't worry about that. I've just had roast chicken but I wouldn't know how to make one, I thought chickens made chickens which came out of fertilised eggs. If you discover an alternative way of making them, please share. ;-)

I’m rather inclined to think that being older is what makes me look older (61). It’s not the mascara on my lower lashes

I have visions of you throwing holy water around while you typed this 😂

😂

Well, if any of it fell on me I would be as sizzled as you by dint of my own child free choice so we can burn together!

Surprised nobody has come on here yet to claim they never knew they shouldn’t flush tampons until MN told them, despite every public loo in the UK having a big sign telling them this.

Stepmothering apparently. I didn’t know that I should have avoided doing any parenting such as helping with homework, picking them up from places and buying things for them. I deferred on big decisions such as ear piercing and hair colour but otherwise was an active parent when they were with us. Their stepdad also didn’t get the memo on this, but as we managed to rear two adults who will happily talk about having four parents, I’m kind of glad we got it wrong.

OMG! Yes, I am with you on this. I remember that thread and thought the same. It had to be a complete wind up. And no way is sticking your gloved hand in there to scrub a better option.

I remember another thread around the same time where I learned that you must never leave your washing out on the line overnight otherwise they will get darked on and something about spider willies 😂

That taking care over spelling and grammar is pointless, and that it doesn't matter if I use the wrong word.

Maybe I'm in a viscous cycle, been high rate and venerable, and need councilling. Anyway, go to go, need to see if anyone has brought my Chester draws and chez lounge.

I don’t shower every hour on the hour, which according to some on here makes me a stinking hobo.