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Why are so many women beholdent to a male

105 replies

Lifeisinteresting · 11/08/2025 21:46

I give up. I was brought up to be independent. I got pregnant at 16 ir was not I’m dead! I had the kid (she's now a Dr) I was a board director in a FTSE 100 at 32. I worked hard. Why are there so many posts on Mumsnet by women who can't take responsibility?

OP posts:
DiordreBarlow · 12/08/2025 15:06

"Why are there so many posts on Mumsnet by women who can't take responsibility?"

What for? Posting an inflammatory OP and then failing to engage in any conversation?

MrsTerryPratchett · 12/08/2025 15:22

OoooopsUpsideYourHead · 12/08/2025 00:50

Mind you, according to the OP's other thread she's 41 and has been with her DH for 20+ years.

So, didn't stay single for long 🤷‍♀️

It's quantum and she's able to go down every timeline looking at outcomes of her choices...

Or it's cobblers.

hoodiemassive · 12/08/2025 15:54

In our situation I was forced to give up my career because our middle dc is severely autistic. No childcare to enable me to work, no respite and a lifetime of work looking after him.

Not my choice.

SpottyAardvark · 12/08/2025 15:59

0/10. Poor effort. If you’re going to claim to have held senior positions, at least try to spell & punctuate correctly.

ObtuseMoose · 12/08/2025 16:03

I got pregnant at 16 ir was not I’m dead!

Are you a ghost?

PractisingMyTelekenipsis · 12/08/2025 16:03

Couldyounot · 12/08/2025 10:02

Drop your address here and we'll get your Blue Peter badge out to you asap

I've got a shiny star I can send too.

Createausername1970 · 12/08/2025 16:10

Lifeisinteresting · 11/08/2025 21:46

I give up. I was brought up to be independent. I got pregnant at 16 ir was not I’m dead! I had the kid (she's now a Dr) I was a board director in a FTSE 100 at 32. I worked hard. Why are there so many posts on Mumsnet by women who can't take responsibility?

Is it because I am old, or does it seem that the grammar, spelling and overall wording doesn't come across as someone who was a Director of a FTSE company?

But I am happy to be told my pedantry is hanging out, and put it away.

VividGreen · 12/08/2025 16:14

Is this a man posting maybe? Or just a misogynist, not saying just men think this way so pls don't take this question as such, but have experienced this kind of remark from men before.

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 12/08/2025 16:15

Why, it's because you're just so much better than them in every way, of course.

VintageDiamondGirl · 12/08/2025 16:20

A Board Director who can't spell 'beholden'.

SomeAlternatives · 12/08/2025 16:25

Gosh, the SPAG of those FTSE 100 directors has really gone downhill. Aren't there any spellchecks under bridges these days?

EvenMoreCrisps · 12/08/2025 16:30

You wrote on another thread that you had your only kid in your twenties?

What are you giving up with? I don't understand your post, but that could easily be a me-problem.

LittlleMy · 12/08/2025 16:37

GreenWheat · 11/08/2025 21:55

You are remarkably ineloquent for a FTSE 100 board director.

Lol and as if such an empowered and positive person would feel like this in the first instance towards other women 🙄

VividGreen · 12/08/2025 16:45

Whoever this person is has achieved their goal by getting so many responses, stop responding to shut the thread down.

MrsTerryPratchett · 12/08/2025 18:13

VividGreen · 12/08/2025 16:45

Whoever this person is has achieved their goal by getting so many responses, stop responding to shut the thread down.

You know you have responded twice, right? 😁

TY78910 · 12/08/2025 18:18

OP, do tell me the rest of your background. Having a baby at 16 isn’t exactly a ball and chain if you also have a trust fund.

VividGreen · 12/08/2025 18:24

TerryPratchett, I responded and then realised the intention . Do you need to respond to a response or want to cause further conflict.

autienotnaughty · 12/08/2025 18:27

Because contrary to popular belief we don’t all have the same 24 hours

Imbusytodaysorry · 12/10/2025 09:57

EmeraldShamrock000 · 12/08/2025 03:29

Would you like a collective round of applause? 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It always surprises me how educated people can be very narrow minded.

Agree !
Live in their own bubble and have no idea about others lives . If it didn’t happen to them , they have no understanding or any empathy whatsoever.

nomas · 12/10/2025 10:13

Beholdent 🤣

TeaRoseTallulah · 12/10/2025 10:17

Of course you did,love 🙄🙄🙄

Okthenguys · 12/10/2025 10:20

I’ve never met a board director with such poor grammar and punctuation. But, I guess well done for being so awesome?

Enigma54 · 12/10/2025 10:33

Your post is muddled! What’s your point? 🧐

snoopymug · 12/10/2025 10:34

???

Gallowayan · 12/10/2025 10:34

Cut the crap.