What are your unpopular opinions that most mumsnetters don’t agree with?

[Rosebush1245]

Curious to know what opinions you see constantly on mumsnet that you think “Am I the only person that disagrees with that!?”

See - My unpopular opinion is that killing a baby isn't a responsible decision. And they are never a punishment for having sex - they are sometimes the result of having sex.
And my other unppopular opinion is that treating sex as casually as a handshake isn't right, either.
We should be caring for the most vulnerable of lives in a civilised society - not killing them.

Oh, thought of another one.

Body Positivity is a bad thing.

There are far too many people walking around with excess body mass in inappropriate clothing. I do not need to see your fat belly in your crop top, nor do I wish to see your thunder thighs in a pair of lycra leggings. And walking around sucking on a sugary, milky highly calorific 'coffee' drink is not going to be helping the situation.

Snacks between meals/grazing is absolutely fine for children and adults and will not lead to obesity/diabetes/heart disease/dementia or athletes foot.

Not everyone has disgustingly sweaty feet, gets meat sweats or thrush from wearing workout clothes.

The Israeli people deserve better than Netanyahu, the Palestinian people deserve better than Hamas, Americans were beyond stupid to elect Donald Trump, and we in the UK will be the same if we put Reform into a position of power.

The is no defense of Brexit that stands up to rational analysis and no reason to engage in the pretence that one exists.

It would be ok to introduce a sliding scale model to the NHS where people over a certain income pay a fee for services

That if you abuse your body in anyway you should have to part pay for any NHS treatment you may need.

3 really is quite late to potty train.

okey dokey.

Badly worded I admit

Funnily enough the other day I was thinking about the ITV strike in 1979, and how deadly boring it felt to me at 11 having only BBC1 and 2 to watch for three months (and, as you say, kids didn't really watch BBC2)... That was probably too little choice, tbf. 😄

In fact, the day ITV came back on I was so excited I remember dancing in the living room to the startup music. I'll get my coat. 😳😂

Does that happen very often (along with your baby having a full set of fangs at 12 weeks) ?

I was bullied repeatedly at Secondary (in the late 70's) for not wearing 'fashionable' clothes for non-uniform days. I had absolutely no interest in fashion and normally wore 'horsey' clothes if I wasn't in school uniform. If we'd had no uniform at all then I believe that the bullying would have been more persistent - they tried once or twice to bully me about other things but I had a good strong friendship group so it didn't go anywhere.

Most parks are multi-purpose with a fenced off playground.

If they are it's because they are very badly designed. Children should not have a tiny tarmac prison to play in while dogs run free through the park. Dogs shouldn't be in children's playgrounds - allowing them in goes against government and RoSPA guidelines but councils like the cheap option of creating shite multipurpose plastic 'play parks' for 'everyone' including dogs.

No child under 10 should have an ipad

Advertising to children should be banned

School is started way too early in the UK, and our school holidays are way too short, the government only like it that way because its "free childcare"

Children do not need their own bedrooms, and can share happily until they leave home in most circumstances

Breastfeeding isn't that hard, and more people are put off even trying due to the narrative that it is "hard" dons hard hat for this one

New born visitors are lovely and I wouldn't dream of giving guests rules about handwashing etc

I strongly agree with physical discipline.

This applies to all the ranting that appears on this site against MILs, OHs, schools etc., we only ever hear one side of the story. Schools especially cannot respond when some dopey parent does the sad-face in the press, maybe they should!

That my daughter was 100% a human being from the very first second of conception.
XX is female/woman, XY is male/man.
Israel should be out of Eurovision until it sorts itself out. If Palestine were in, I would kick them out too.
Strangling babies, taking hostages and incinerating whole families in tents with super dooper weapons should get any country kicked out of just about anywhere.

Civilised societies don’t treat women like incubators and force them to be pregnant against their will because an embryo is more important than their body.

An embryo or foetus isn’t a part of society. They don’t and shouldn’t have the same rights as someone who is actually born.

The obsession with pensions and possibility of divorce at the expenses of having a happy marriage and family life now. Yes these are important considerations for women but so is becoming too ill to work, being made redundant and said pensions being worth nothing in which case what you're left with is your marriage and family.

It being a good thing that children as young as 12 months or even younger are in full time childcare plus wrap around. When every study is to the contrary of this and most progressive countries are extending parental leave to 2-3 years and should be able to critique why this has become a necessity

Childfree and pay bar weddings. It's a celebration of two families joining which includes the children in them, you put on a do to thank them for coming, and fit this to your budget you don't charge them.

This.

I firmly firmly believe anti-abortionists don’t care about women.

Or at least just see her as the human shaped packages babies come in.

It’s really interesting you say that as your experience. I grew up in a country without a school uniform and found there was less bullying there than in my kids schools. So maybe it’s cultural and also of the times.

And if the government (any government) would go back to being tough with the public about how we use the NHS. There should be a campaign to tell us a) how grateful we should be to have a free-at-the-point-of-use service and b) not to bother the doctor with rubbish (eg " I need my tat removed because mental health' or 'I must have anxiety because I have a job interview and I'm nervous" etc.)

The NHS was set up in the 40s to give us straighforward healthcare (basic operations), free glasses and dentures. That's why it could be free. Now we expect the world from it, especially as scientific advances raise our expectations, and a free service may be unsustainable.

I'm not in favour of anyone having to pay - I just think we should all be told what we can realistically expect for a free service.

And on that subject - much as I sympathise with anyone suffering from psychological problems (my daughter has been one of these), the NHS just cannot deal with mental health issues on the scale expected now. Counselling is always an open-ended therapy ('Great - that's my 6 sessions and I'm good! Bye!'....said no-one, ever). The govt, the NHS and all of us should be realistic about this. I don't get why they/we are not.

People who publicly express anti-abortion views should contribute a percentage of their income (let's say, 10%) to alleviating child poverty and neglect.

YES re. dogs!!

People online seem to hate this but I only wear clothes or use towels once before washing.

That people should attend hen do’s/birthday celebrations of friends that have been there for you and that have attended your events over the years

That multiculturalism is a failed experiment and extremely harmful to society

That Paris is a cesspit, literally and figuratively