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Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To ask for an opinion you wouldn't say out loud for fear of judgement? (Inoffensive and light hearted please)

1000 replies

mumofoneAloneandwell · 17/03/2026 22:46

Bored Come On GIF

Weather men and women should be sexy.

I don't care if youre a meteorological prodigy

OP posts:
SapphireSeptember · 18/03/2026 07:27

BauhausOfEliott · 17/03/2026 23:36

When parents proudly tell me their child still believes in Father Christmas past the age of about six, I smile and say “Aw, how lovely” but what I’m actually thinking is “That kid must be a bit thick”.

I was 12 when I stopped believing. Not thick, just away with the fairies.

travelallthetime · 18/03/2026 07:27

People who join a certain mlm scheme then claim to be a travel agent who works it around a full time job, works from their phone and then encourages others to join her team. After twenty years in the industry I can assure you, if you are any good, you cannot do this without proper training or as a side hussle

Jlom · 18/03/2026 07:28

Katemax82 · 18/03/2026 07:13

My 12 year old daughter has been assessed as we kind of got strong armed into it by school, but I'm convinced she just has very bad social anxiety. It'll be interesting to get the results.

Schools generally don't recommend a diagnosis unless they think a child really needs one. It creates a lot more work for them and upsets parents. There is no benefit to having an autism diagnosis unless you want one or need it to access support/exam access arrangements. In those circumstances they will recommend one otherwise they don't bring it up.

SpanThatWorld · 18/03/2026 07:33

Bertiebiscuit · 18/03/2026 01:42

Beards are ugly, unhygienic and just show how lazy men are, can't be arsed to shave - and often cover up weak chins 🤮

The amount of time my sons spend using beard shampoo, oiling it and clipping it into perfect shape...

I quite like a beard.

Atatwalker · 18/03/2026 07:33

Pricelessadvice · 18/03/2026 07:25

I was diagnosed with Asperger’s and that’s what I prefer to use. Everything nowadays is ‘problematic’ to someone isn’t it.

Why do you think I’m being funny??

Asperger was a Nazi.

you keep putting grinning faces on your incredibly offensive posts.

5128gap · 18/03/2026 07:36

All contributions at work are not 'equally valid'. Knowledge and experience of the task in hand is more valuable than the enthusiastic 'new idea' from the overly confident new starter. The meeting is an hour long boss, so can you ask young Jack to pipe down and let Sandra explain how we tried that ten years ago, it didn't work then and it won't work now please? Then affirm Jack later in his supervision.

Malahaha · 18/03/2026 07:36

BauhausOfEliott · 17/03/2026 23:28

People who say “Now, I’m no prude, but…” are, in fact, always prudes.

I’d never say that, as I’m happy to be a “prude”. A graduate of the “free sex” revolution, I ended up believing casual sex is totally overrated and now I’m the opposite.

Owly11 · 18/03/2026 07:40

Batties · 18/03/2026 01:31

I thought we moved past the idea of telling woman the way in which she should or shouldn’t dress.

Literally the whole point of the thread is to write something that you wouldn't say out loud 🙄

nolongersurprised · 18/03/2026 07:40

Some kinks/fetishes are disgusting and deserve to be shamed.

firstofallimadelight · 18/03/2026 07:41

Katemax82 · 18/03/2026 07:17

Telling someone they're "too quiet" is fucking rude and can get in the bin. As can the expression get in the bin which I now can't stop using (please make it stop)

Totally agree why do I need to talk to make others feel comfortable

bozzabollix · 18/03/2026 07:41

Ok probably a few here.

Dislike people who hate animals, I generally think there’s something joyless about them. Certainly would put me off being good mates with them.

Mumsnet has quite a lot of quite prim, entitled people who feel the world should be bent around their likes and dislikes. I picture some posters with sticks up their arses. There’s a lot of worry and concern over appearances, money, where dogs go, what others do, they just need to remove the sticks and chill the fuck out.

A lot of people are actually frightened of their children. I find that bizarre. The word no is not going to blow their household apart.

Again another unpopular one for Mumsnet, whereas I get the complexity of competing in sports and sharing changing rooms, I think people have every right to be trans if they want. Not my business. Mumsnet is obsessed with trans stuff and I really don’t get it.

Voting should entail a questionnaire first, so we can ascertain the voter has some kind of clue what they’re voting for.

Also really dislike the people on social media who just write VOTE REFORM in large letters. Can’t they mix it up a bit, and if they’re a bot, can they still not mix it up a bit. They’re fucking boring.

I expect some backlash for this.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 18/03/2026 07:42

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 17/03/2026 23:39

Men shouldn't be posting on Mumsnet.

But if they didn't, who would satisfy your demand for cats? 🤣

I (silently) judge people who don't read books.

SapphireSeptember · 18/03/2026 07:44

I don't understand why some people on here hate stay at home mums so much. If you're not working outside the house and earning money (even if your partner is earning a good wage and happy for you to stay at home) you're lazy and feckless and not being a good role model for your kids. I do wonder if it's a mixture of women being told they can have it all, and late stage capitalism. One of the reasons they've made chicken pox vaccines free is because parents taking time off work to look after their sick kids is effecting the economy (apparently.)

Imdunfer · 18/03/2026 07:47

Atatwalker · 18/03/2026 07:33

Asperger was a Nazi.

you keep putting grinning faces on your incredibly offensive posts.

Hitler was anti fox hunting, should we all go out killing foxes with a pack of hounds?

EnterQueene · 18/03/2026 07:49

Royalists are thick

Wellthisisdifficult · 18/03/2026 07:50

Anyone who refers to themselves as “a foodie”, claims to have a “taste explosion” in their mouths does that fucking annoying thing of waggling/repeatedly quickly air stabbing their fork at the food (usually accompanied by sex noise/face), anyone over the age of 2 who uses the words “pud” and/or “veggies” (they’re usually all the same people) should be forced to eat nothing but gruel for the rest of their lives.

Oh and anyone who does that fucking annoying finger nail tapping on products should have their hands tied behind their back and cast adrift in a rowing boat

Seabubbles · 18/03/2026 07:50

People throwing around the word narcissist and gaslighting when talking about an ex have no idea. They might be a total arsehole but a real narcissist who gaslights you really will drag you down to the brink of insanity. My Husband collapsed and spent time in hospital and had cut all contact with his ex, he was so ill he was on the brink of a heart attack.
Ps unpopular opinion, from bitter experience Boomers who sneer at youngsters telling them they can't afford a house because they don't work hard enough and buy Starbucks everyday instead of saving a £50k deposit (whilst sitting in the council house they bought with 100% mortgage) can sod off as well. Oh and that we shouldn't need breakfast clubs they managed fine sending their infants to walk 3 miles in the snow in shorts to school every winter and kids today are snowflakes (I can't get across to them that social services would likely prosecute me now)

Lndnmummy · 18/03/2026 07:51

Isadora2007 · 17/03/2026 23:17

Anyone who does triathlons is self obsessed/selfish. See also most marathon runners.

Yes! And boring AF.

Imdunfer · 18/03/2026 07:52

I hate being incessantly asked for money by charity collectors and on payment machines every time I leave the house and I'm sick of Comic Relief and Children in Need being shoved down my throat on telly for weeks beforehand. No I won't be watching on Friday. (Yes, I have several subscriptions to charities and make one off donations to others. It's the unrelenting begging that bugs me.)

Planesmistakenforstars · 18/03/2026 07:53

Wetherspoons is fine.

ZeldaFighter · 18/03/2026 07:54

I used to be really cross with my friends that they never choose a reliable, unbeatable, sturdy, fantastic Toyota, like me. Mine has never broken down or failed an MOT. They always get crap old bangers that break down, cause loads of hassle and cost a fortune.

Then DH told me Toyotas are really expensive and they probably can't justify the cost of one.

Quite glad I've never really expressed that one.

Wowse · 18/03/2026 07:55

People who think their profession is the hardest and talk/ post about it and the people they come into contact with non stop are boring, self absorbed and in the wrong job.

skippy67 · 18/03/2026 07:55

WLI are the easy option which is why they work for so many people.
Whole class parties are usually about the parent, not the kid.

Strawberrryfields · 18/03/2026 07:55

Dollymylove · 18/03/2026 06:55

There are some jobs that only men can do safely and efficiently

I'll get my coat

Penis modelling?

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