Things you do/have done that most mumsnetters would frown upon!

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Just for fun.

What are some things that you have done in the past or do now that you know most MN’s would find you unreasonable for?

I’ll go first:

• I’m so unbothered if you choose to have a child free wedding and my children aren’t invited. Even close family weddings. It’s your day I’m not going to kick up a fuss that you haven’t invited to my children. You’ve probably given me at least 6 months to a year notice, I’ll just arrange childcare. If I can’t - then I can’t come and you can’t be mad at me!
• Chose to have 2 elective c sections for no medical need.
• Given my children chocolate occasionally before the age of 2.
• Son slept in a cot until almost 3!

Eat homemade food offered by others
Go out after dark / walk home in the dark unaccompanied.
Go to the cinema and theatre alone
Go on hill walks etc alone

Live dangerously, me!

I park in children and family parking spaces.
I slept with a married man.
I have a very large pension .

Organising a pro trans healthcare ralley here in Ireland 🇮🇪 💖

I wonder if it was a keeping up appearances thing- what would the neighbours think?!

Doesn’t it bother you that they could have traces of dogshit, sick or gob etc on their shoes?

All floors are basically filthy. The idea that you can keep them magically clean by forcing everyone to stomp around in their cheesy socks or sweaty bare feet is not very sensible.

Particularly in houses that also have dogs slobbering and shedding everywhere, and dragging their arses along the carpet.

If your dog is dragging its arse along the carpet, you need to take it to the vet to have its anal glands emptied.

But you are not crawling on the floor are you? I get if you don't like shoes on in your house but most people will wipe there feet or know if they have stood in dog shit.

I don't own a car.

We share towels.

Jeans are are washed very infrequently.

I own 0 pairs of pyjamas.

I hate hot chocolate.

I judge all kinds of things all the time and don't feel ashamed of myself.

I am polite and kind, though.

But it doesn't mean I don't have a strong opinion - although I don't express it unless asked, and sometimes not even then.

It's horses isn't it !? It's always horses....... 😉

I answer my door if someone calls, whether they’ve requested permission in writing 3 weeks prior or not.

The problem is not that you use a loo brush, formula feed, answer the door, sleep train, eat massive salads or not etc. It’s that people are so arrogant, they think everyone should be the same as them and judge them for it.

This ⬆️. People get very angry and personal about it all as well.

It comes out of funding specifically for carers. Social worker would need to apply for it.

It's to help carers from burning out. They do so much that would cost the taxpayers thousands if it had to be paid for.

An occasional treat should not be begrudged.

They do a great thing

Yes, that's already been explained upthread. As I said, it's a great idea. So many carers are doing amazing work, usually very undervalued.

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I love my MIL, SILs, BILs and I love my son's partner as if she is my own.

I choose and buy all of my husbands family's Christmas presents - they're my family too.

My husband and I have a joint bank account and always have.

I never realised that meal planning, making appointments, paying bills, arranging social events, dealing with our finances etc were "life admin" and a "mental load". I just do these things and my husband does other things.

We both have friends of the opposite sex.

People on benefits don't cause me great anguish, I'm just grateful that I have never had to claim one.

My husband is as good a parent as I am.

I let everyone I know come to the hospital, then my house, after my two boys were born to meet them and didn't ask them to do my ironing!

I never moan about my husband to anyone - I will get over him annoying me, but they will always remember a temporary annoyance and judge him.

I have no problem with trans people using the spaces which corralate to their gender and never have considered public toilets as "safe spaces".

I like swearing - I'm Scottish.

HOWEVER, I don't have a toilet brush 😂

It's cycling isn't it?

Barely breast fed DD1. Didn't even try with DD2. Weaned them on jars of Hipp Organic. Never once regulated their screen or phone time. They both got into grammar school, played County sport and went onto to good universities.

Married a DH who's never done any house work, ever (but happily pays for a cleaner and gardener, so everyone's happy).

Use bleach. Wash at 60 degrees. Tumble dry everything.

Never cook from scratch. We either eat out or have super easy stuff from M&S.

Fly on several holidays a year and would never dream of camping.

I spend far too much on presents for our DDs, but I love spoiling them.

Wear make up every day, get regular gel manicures & pedicures and Botox twice a year (I find my 'inner beauty' shines more brightly with artificial help).

I'm not a feminist. I consider myself a Realist instead.

It definitely is cycling 🚲

Nope, I look terrible in lycra

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I have doormats in both my porch and my hallway, they are for the wiping of shoes.

I'm another who is supremely indifferent about whether people take their shoes off or keep them on in my house. Do whatever you feel most comfortable doing! I can't get excited by it either way.

Also, DS and DD2 shared a room until they were 10 and 8 even though there was another empty room available. Neither seems traumatised by this - now in their 20s they still see each other at least once a week.

And I'm delighted if friends or family drop round to my house unexpectedly.

Oh and I quite like dogs, but I don't want one in my own house because a) they smell and b) I have cats.