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If you could say something out loud you knew you could never say, what would it be?

726 replies

twistandshoutloud · 12/11/2024 20:58

I'll go first.

I wish I could tell my SIL that I dislike her so much and I wish she'd never met my BIL. I hate that she is now part of our family. She came to disrupt our (far from perfect but lovely) family. I hate the way she treats my BIL. I hate how she makes everyone pander to her every whim. How all her messages are passive aggressive and how rude she is to my MIL. I could never say this out loud of course, but I dream of it often.

Feels good getting that out of my chest.

Anyone else feel free to add.

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Anotherworrier · 12/11/2024 21:00

I would tell my Mum that I haven’t forgotten about the neglect and bullying I had to put up with throughout my whole childhood even though she conveniently has done. I would also ask her to stop boasting about things she done that humiliated me and belittled me in front of family, friends and/or others so that people would be impressed by her.

I really hate her.

Cattery · 12/11/2024 21:04

I’d tell someone I’ve known for most of my life that all their problems stem from their father who was a womanising drunk

Justgoodforthegetting · 12/11/2024 21:05

I wish I could say to my ex “you are a really poor excuse for a gentleman, and you’re not a much better father, our child deserves way better than the half arsed effort you put into parenting them because you’re too selfish to put them first.
I despise you and everything you stand for because you’re a truly awful person, you’re a selfish, emotionally abusive man child and I hate myself for ever thinking it a good idea to have a sweet, innocent child with you.
you’ve turned out exactly the same as your father and your pathetic mother enables your despicable behaviour.
I hope one day you realise what you are”

tulippa · 12/11/2024 21:08

That the world would benefit so much if the human race died out and we should all stop having children. I came to this way of thinking about 10 years after my own DCs were born so everyone would think I was an insane hypocrite (maybe I am) if I voiced this out loud. I really worry about the world and the society I've condemned my DCs to live in.

BeachHutsAndDeckchairs · 12/11/2024 21:08

The poppy appeal is a charity not a tax and since the whole thing has been misappropriated and people are shamed for not showing support to "our boys and girls" in the forces, I choose not to support it.

ColinOfficeTrolley · 12/11/2024 21:11

Michael Jackson was a nonce and his fans are deluded idiots and his music should never be played on the radio ever again.

LittleRedRidingHoody · 12/11/2024 21:12

I fucking hate being a parent!!

Love DS of course, and have 'won the lottery' in that we're happy, healthy, safe, and I have a good job. DS wants for nothing, I ensure he feels very secure and adored. By any measure, I think I'm 'a good parent'.

But my god, this is so much work 🫠 I'm young, and really resent all the fun I've missed out on and life I could have had if I didn't get pregnant at 21.

ByMerryKoala · 12/11/2024 21:13

It's just not that bad, show a bit of grit.

RosieLeaf · 12/11/2024 21:15

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Stillnormal · 12/11/2024 21:17

Anotherworrier · 12/11/2024 21:00

I would tell my Mum that I haven’t forgotten about the neglect and bullying I had to put up with throughout my whole childhood even though she conveniently has done. I would also ask her to stop boasting about things she done that humiliated me and belittled me in front of family, friends and/or others so that people would be impressed by her.

I really hate her.

is it an option to tell her this? Maybe it would help. I think you should tell her if you want to. Sorry though - it is painful.

sunbum · 12/11/2024 21:17

Your kids are totally fine and standard, they dont have ADHD, they're not on the spectrum, they dont have severe allergies and they're not different or special in any way. You should be happy about that.

WhitefeatherFeldman · 12/11/2024 21:19

That the majority of people who post updates and selfies on Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok are just insecure buffoons whose lives are actually incredibly boring.

Nothing they are doing is interesting or original and the desperate need for likes is a pathetic attempt at self validation.

Pouting with duck lips just lowers your IQ. It really doesn't look as good as you think it does.

The politics of friending and unfriending is pathetic.

TL:DR Social media is just a way of telling the world how insecure you are.

Anotherworrier · 12/11/2024 21:20

Stillnormal · 12/11/2024 21:17

is it an option to tell her this? Maybe it would help. I think you should tell her if you want to. Sorry though - it is painful.

I told her not long ago about a particular situation that upset me. She apologised and I thought we’d turned a corner. She then told my sister she didn’t mean it.

twistandshoutloud · 12/11/2024 21:22

@Anotherworrier thats really shit, I’m so sorry

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MermaidMummy06 · 12/11/2024 21:27

I'd tell my DP's their golden child (my DB) isn't as wealthy and brilliant as they think. He hasn't paid off his house as they claim, he owes more than he borrowed 20 years ago. He's also not going to downsize at retirement because his house has gone up so much in value, they're selling to rent because they don't have enough pension to pay it off or survive & or pay for their lifestyle. They've also not got the huge share portfolio he boasts about. Oh, and spent the DC investments on the gap year they took ....

I can't sadly, as my job is why this info crosses my desk. I just have to keep listening to it, and how poor DH & I are in comparison (house paid off, huge pensions saved...).

Porlocks · 12/11/2024 21:38

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Burrrrnnnnn....

PerryTook · 12/11/2024 21:44

I would tell my family that I really want another baby, but my relationship is shit and at this point essentially a sham. My first child is so loved, but my relationship makes both me and his dad so unhappy that I simply cannot bring another child into it.

It's a small thing, but it hurts everytime they make a joke about one being too much too handle or how I'm depriving them of another grandchild.

MaggieBsBoat · 12/11/2024 21:51

I’d tell my siblings that don’t speak to me that mum lied to them.

I‘d tell me PILs that they were abusive to my DH when he was young and that it is him and I that are dealing with the repercussions now. That I have no respect nor like for them. I smile for my husband.

I‘d tell my friend that her children are awful and there’s a few reasons why no one wants play dates with them. They are aggressive and mean.

Duc · 12/11/2024 21:52

That your worries and stress are of your own making and because of decisions and life choices you made. I can’t listen to you go on about how hard your life is when you’ve made your bed. (From someone who was NC with abusive alcoholic parents who died then had a child with disabilities so nothing I could have done to prevent my life circumstance)

username358 · 12/11/2024 21:53

I'm sick and tired of bigoted cunts and wish they would fuck off.

Snowpl · 12/11/2024 21:55

I wish I could tell them that they got what they deserved. It was unforgivable. I hope they suffer.

Notagain24 · 12/11/2024 21:55

I'd tell some family members that aren't always two sides to a story, and that they should have taken sides.

MrPickles001 · 12/11/2024 21:56

Have you developed feelings for me and thats why you ghosted me ?

CherryBombe · 12/11/2024 21:57

The reason you have so many conflicts at work is you. You are the problem 99% of the time.