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

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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:
usedtobeaylis · 19/03/2026 08:20

Lynchpinny · 18/03/2026 23:57

I think Nigel Farage is a shrewd, intelligent political operator and will be considered as one of the most consequential politicians of the first quarter of this century by historians in the future.

And no, I won’t be voting for Reform.

Edited

😂

ObelixtheGaul · 19/03/2026 08:22

CassandraCan · 19/03/2026 00:50

Trans doesn’t exist. There’s just people who have mental health problems that need help.

if I identified as a pirate and wanted to chop off my leg and replace it with a wooden leg to feel more pirate-like, would people support my decision or get me the mental health support that I needed?

Actually, that is a thing. Not pirates, but identifying with people missing limbs. There was a documentary I watched about it years ago. There are people who have had surgery to remove healthy limbs for this reason.

Dollymylove · 19/03/2026 08:26

GoldAndSilverBells · 18/03/2026 10:21

@ImFinePMSL · Today 00:33

People who vote Reform UK are either thick as fuck, as in fully pig shit thick who believe in conspiracy theories and take The Sun as gospel. Or they are well educated but ignorant as fuck.

It didn't take long for the thread to turn proper nasty did it? As has been said, these threads always do....

Unlike the purple haired, facially pierced, they/them terrorist huggers of course 😉

sueelleker · 19/03/2026 08:28

MorrisZapp · 18/03/2026 19:06

You're right. But blueberry muffins are divine.

The trouble is, they look mouldy even when they're not.

sueelleker · 19/03/2026 08:35

BunnyLake · 18/03/2026 19:34

I say scon even though logically the ‘e’ makes it sc-own. I googled it and scon is more Scottish/Northern and that’s what my upbringing influences were (Scottish parents). On a similar note, I hate all-monds instead of armonds.

I say al-monds (as in "call me Al")

usedtobeaylis · 19/03/2026 08:37

Armonds??

CruCru · 19/03/2026 08:45

WorstPaceScenario · 18/03/2026 10:32

Nothing like being gaslit by a Fiat 500! (I used to drive a Fiat 500, and I occasionally enjoyed the knowledge that I was lulling people into false hope 😆)

Schadenfreude!

sueelleker · 19/03/2026 08:45

Bushmillsbabe · 18/03/2026 21:41

Some are hilarious.

A person in our street has one which I'm sure they think says DR IlFAT. However there is a gap between I and F, so it reads like DR II FAT, or with roman numerals DR 2 FAT, and I chuckle every time I see it.

I saw a taxi the other day that said H11CAB. I don't know if it was intentional.

SapphireSeptember · 19/03/2026 08:49

And Oxfordshire. Scarf and giraffe rhyme in my accent.

People who use the word 'neurospicy' need to stop. It's a ridiculous word and I instantly think the person using it is an idiot.

Polyamory is just an excuse to sleep around while having the benefits of a long term relationship. The way people get really defensive when it's criticised is quite funny. Casual sex in general is overrated.

Aesthetic is a ridiculously misused word. People who say something is so aesthetic/an aesthetic need to be smacked with a dictionary until they stop! And maybe a thesaurus until they learn some new words.

Make up has got bloody boring recently. I can't even find a good bright pink lipstick shade in places like Boots or Superdrug anymore (I used to make a beeline straight for the bright pink/fuchsia shades.) Then the 2010s really kicked in and there was a smorgasbord of amazing lipstick/lipgloss shades, (I spent a fortune.) It tailed off at the start of the 2020s and now it's just bleh.

The abortion limit is fine where it is. No one should be aborting a healthy foetus past 24 weeks. If there's something wrong terminations for medical reasons go up to full term. And as evidenced by a few cases of men slipping abortion pills into their partners' food and drink to induce a miscarriage, I think the ease with which people who aren't even pregnant can get hold of them is scary.

I do hate the way some women expect all other women to cheerlead everything women do, with regards to things like casual sex, prostitution, dressing a certain way, etc. Nope. Just because we are of the same sex it doesn't mean we have to agree on everything. I think there's limits to everything.

OoooohBobMonkhouse · 19/03/2026 09:16

People who drop litter in the street and idiots who spray paint graffiti should be rounded up and chainganged into groups and and sent to the streets and be forced to clean up their mess and other areas. The graffiti ones should get real hard work, lots of scrubbing down on their knees.

BunnyLake · 19/03/2026 09:19

usedtobeaylis · 19/03/2026 08:37

Armonds??

Yes. If you Google almond UK pronunciation it will say aa-muhnd, which sounds the same as armond.

Firetreev · 19/03/2026 09:20

Firstbornunicorn · 18/03/2026 21:17

The following things irrationally irritate me and I'm sure they will be unpopular:

People who speak in non-rhotic accents who then come online and try to explain how to pronounce things, but get their transcription wrong because they have no idea what an "r" properly sounds like, e.g. someone said "lar-tay" earlier in the thread. Nobody is putting a "r" in the middle of that word. They meant an elongated "a" sound, and the reason they've done that is because they don't pronounce the "r" at the end of words like "car", so have a different concept of what an "r" sounds like (I studied this phenomenon in uni and it pissed me off then, too).

Also, bloody Julia Dondalson books where she does shit like rhyme "scarf" with "laugh". I was so utterly confused by how TF those words could rhyme that I concluded she must pronounce "laugh" as "larf".

People saying "father (favva/fahtha) Christmas" irrationally angers me as well. But not as much as the insistence on Mumsnet that Santa is an American import. I'm Irish and it's always been Santa. Father Christmas was invented because the English thought Santa/Saint Nicholas was too Catholic.

The non-rhotic accents thing irritates me too. We all speak how we speak and that is fine, but when people with non rhotic accents (who are the minority of English speakers on the planet) try to claim that those of us who pronounce our r's are in the wrong with regards to pronunciation, it really winds me up. Dropping your t's is looked down upon, yet dropping your r's is considered superior by some...

CruCru · 19/03/2026 09:24

Putting your make up on in public looks trashy (even if it is just lipgloss). No one on the bus / tube wants to see that.

AdaDex · 19/03/2026 09:59

Greggs sausage rolls are overrated.

Differentforgirls · 19/03/2026 10:02

CassandraCan · 19/03/2026 00:50

Trans doesn’t exist. There’s just people who have mental health problems that need help.

if I identified as a pirate and wanted to chop off my leg and replace it with a wooden leg to feel more pirate-like, would people support my decision or get me the mental health support that I needed?

Wrong thread.

Verv · 19/03/2026 10:09

BePunnyLilacCrow · 18/03/2026 13:09

I am not against it being a family member of course, but they are still animals!! I have relatives who literally treat their dog as if it’s their child. It’s often people who don’t have any children of their own. If you want a child then have one, don’t replace it with a dog!

Some people dont want or like children, but love dogs.
This is perfectly reasonable.

SadTimesInFife · 19/03/2026 10:18

Bertiebiscuit · 18/03/2026 01:49

Saw a not young bloke wearing day glo orange crocs the other day - i couldn't stop staring and wondering if he was colour blind or if his mum just dresses him funny. He had really big feet, it was scarey.

Maybe it was a duck, identifying as a human?

Girlking · 19/03/2026 10:28

RedRec · 17/03/2026 23:37

People who let dogs sleep in their beds have weird standards of hygiene.

I agree ☝🏻

LittleArithmetics · 19/03/2026 10:33

I don't actually understand how scarf and laugh could not rhyme haha.

Firstbornunicorn · 19/03/2026 10:36

Firetreev · 19/03/2026 09:20

The non-rhotic accents thing irritates me too. We all speak how we speak and that is fine, but when people with non rhotic accents (who are the minority of English speakers on the planet) try to claim that those of us who pronounce our r's are in the wrong with regards to pronunciation, it really winds me up. Dropping your t's is looked down upon, yet dropping your r's is considered superior by some...

Edited

I think it irritates me most because the accent is associated with privilege and colonisation. Like, Cromwell almost eradicated Irish by making it illegal to speak for years, but then some English people act like we don't speak English properly because we like a good /r/.

WalkDontWalk · 19/03/2026 10:50

Bushmillsbabe · 18/03/2026 18:11

That in itself is part of the lesson, to support others who may be struggling, and to try your best despite not finding something easy. Poor sportsmanship at my daughters school gets children kicked off any school teams no matter how good they are, and every child is cheered on sports day, whether they come first or last. The important thing isn't how many top athletes a school produces, but the lessons learnt when it's done well, with the tight attitudes. I was shocking at team sports at school, but I dont regret trying them.

Saying not to even try is a poor message to give to children. Might be good at it, might not, but if they don't even try, how do they find out if they enjoy it or are any good at it? Some children don't get the opportunity to do team sports outside school as their parents can't afford clubs, should they never get any opportunity to even try them.

I’m not against physical activity.

I’m saying competitive sport does more harm than good.

Ihateboris · 19/03/2026 10:52

Horse racing is cruel as fuck

WalkDontWalk · 19/03/2026 11:06

CruCru · 19/03/2026 09:24

Putting your make up on in public looks trashy (even if it is just lipgloss). No one on the bus / tube wants to see that.

Wouldn’t say I want to see it. But really not bothered when I do.

Why is it ‘trashy’? What exactly is it that you don’t think people should see?

Bundleflower · 19/03/2026 11:10

LittleArithmetics · 19/03/2026 10:33

I don't actually understand how scarf and laugh could not rhyme haha.

Because, in many accents, they don’t.
I’m not sure how you don’t understand that 🤣

ACIGC · 19/03/2026 11:27

mumofoneAloneandwell · 18/03/2026 18:25

I have just discovered one of the albums since his passing

One of the songs is 'finished with my woman cos she couldn't help me with my mind'

And 'war pigs'

I'm a fan tbh!

OK this has made me think of another.

The absolute hero worshipping of him, when most people had barely given him a second thought for years, since he died has been absolutely bloody ridiculous.

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