To ask for things that happen on MN that you’ve never seen happen IRL

[JandamiHash]

I’ve never seen or heard a parent refer to their child as “sexy”

I’ve never seen anyone having a nap on a public bench.

I’ve never seen someone cajole their daughter into the aisle at a wedding so they can be a stealth bridesmaid

All the above is what I’ve read about on MN recently that people do and have seen before done, regularly.

These are my favourites on the benefit bashing threads 😁 “my friend/cousin/neighbour/randomer gets high rate DLA for her children and a free Mercedes SUV. Her child isn’t actually disabled, they just get too much screen time but she went on a Facebook group that coached her and was able to hoodwink the paediatrician into diagnosing him. She then exaggerated on the DLA forms. She spends all the money on manicures and tat from home bargains and nothing for her child. She’s planning to have another baby and repeat the process so she can double her earnings.”

like how do you know all this??? Who goes round telling people ‘oh I lied on my benefit forms’ in such great detail 😭😭

6’9 teen boys who eat you out house and home on circa 10k calories a day but are rake stick thin.

see also checking a child to see their ribs

only on MN

That's because they are always extremely athletic and play rugby at national level, not to mention also being academically ,gifted and expected to go.to.Oxbridge.

Don't forget modelling for Louis Vuitton in their spare time. 😉

My dad was 32 years older than my mum! They met when she was 27. They had a great marriage and were together for 29 years before he passed away. It wasn't without its difficulties - mainly due to his health, but in terms of the strength of their relationship and love for each other, it was plain sailing.

I love hearing about the healthy AGRs. Thanks for sharing

I wasn’t able to shower when my baby was awake because she simply didn’t want to be put down. She would scream her head off the entire time, and I would get completely overwhelmed. Once I tried, and even got out mid-shampoo!

That’s part of why I only had one. I couldn’t handle two+

@x2boys

Welll my 18 year is at college ,but once he,s e working yes ,I would l.expect him to pay board ,what blows my minds is that posters can't see past their own personal circumstances,and not realise that not all.families can afford ,to.have an adult child living at home rent free

As well as teaching them responsibility, fairness and that it's not a massive shock when they are on their own paying their way

It’s nothing to do with age though, just some people blend in the background and some stand out. People who are quiet and wear dull colours might be able to walk around not noticed much. If you want to be more visible then wear bright colours, or just look different in some way.. cool haircut.. be more chatty and sociable, more vibrant etc.

@Bobbyewingshowerscene

6’9 teen boys who eat you out house and home on circa 10k calories a day but are rake stick thin.

TBF mine were like that and still are in their early 20s (6'2" and 6'5" beanpoles), but it's more genetics than anything - sadly not mine! - plus they are active and sporty. Food consumption has gone down slightly from when they were growing teens but they are still big eaters

My son almost died of it as a newborn.

My grandmother died of it.

I know multiple people who have been very poorly with it.

Count yourself lucky you don't know of anyone who's experienced it

‘Take in ironing’ or start tutoring int he evenings without a teaching background??

Totally agree with this. I felt more invisible in my 20s than I do now, because I had cripplingly low self confidence and didn’t put myself out there, so to speak. Now I can comfortably walk into any room and converse with anyone - that’s what determines ‘visibility’, not how many forehead lines you have or whatever.

I was the same, I slinked around in my teens and 20s not speaking to anyone and unnoticed, now in my mid 40s and feel more visible than ever. Men and women pay so much more attention to me. My mum and older friends are all very vibrant people and said they’ve never felt invisible.

Oh god yes the rabid dog haters on here are so funny in their frothy deranged extremism.

In real life, more than half the people I know have a dog, and the rest love to pet them and say hi on walks.

I only had one because the birth and early days were so fucking horrific I ended up with the kind of PND where suicide looks like the easy option and then couldn’t risk going through it again. Not everyone has to have a second child you know, it’s not the law.

Indeed, yet they always insist they don't hate dogs. Their colourful language suggests otherwise!

Not me. I am very open that I hate them

Good for you. I'm sure they feel the same.

Spot on. I’ve also never heard of motability cars being referred to as a’ free car; IRL. That’s probably because most right minded people realise that in return for a mobility allowance that would be paid anyway, a car is the most cost effective and convenient way for a disabled person to get around.

Extreme responses like this are also very common on MN ….

This is why responses to justify a post that is challenged/ doesn’t go the way the OP wants, get daft and everyone can see they are just upping the anti.
How many times do we see OP’s churn out and drip feed crazy scenarios/ events / discussions that nobody in the real world recognises as true or genuine in any sense of the word to get the response she wants, and it all just gets a tiny bit batshit

MiL’s wailing and screaming prostrate on the floor anyone…?
flailing about like a toddler having a tantrum …really??

I’ve thought of another one: thinking it’s still 1970 when it comes to all things family/women related.

Just saw on a thread someone claiming that the ‘vast majority’ of doctors are married to stay-at-home-mums. I can only assume the poster has been living under a rock the last few decades when women have come to dominate the medical field and actually outnumber men now…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/06/female-doctors-outnumber-male-peers-in-uk-for-first-time

Whilst my sons were in college they didn’t pay rent, but when they got first jobs/apprenticeships they paid their own portion of the council tax, and for their own mobile phones (which helps their credit scores). Once on proper full time salaries they pay a bit of rent, but not much admittedly, as I want them to have enough to have savings.

I don't need their cash, it's more to get them in the habit of paying their way. I probably spoil them and they more than get their money back one way or another, but we're very fortunate and I'm a soft sod. I definitely had to pay my way from 18, but my dad wasn't in such a good position back then, when I look back it was a good life lesson.

It’s also the damn truth. Sod you criticising my life experience.