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Too much negativity on here.. I’m bloody leaving

185 replies

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 22:57

Well what a disgrace is all I can say. Racists, negativity, disrespect and not to mention the know it all regulars on here šŸ‘ Some of you really need to have a word with yourself

OP posts:
Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:47

OneNewEagle · 15/04/2026 23:38

You don’t need to make an announcement

And you didn’t need to tell me that. I know I didn’t need to. I wanted to. I had a moment of entitlement and I’ve learnt from the best on here

OP posts:
GuineaPigWig · 15/04/2026 23:47

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:45

If the boot fits PigWig

Yes I think it fits you just fine!

And you are still here!

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:50

crazeekat · 15/04/2026 23:46

Have u had enough attention yet?

Well I’m now giving you my attention. Kind of revolving isn’t it, therefore the attentions needs to keep coming, hopefully like I will be later too

OP posts:
YoohooPoo · 15/04/2026 23:51

PinkNailPolish2026 · 15/04/2026 23:43

You will always get people on forums like this. I often wonder how people have the time to sit on here all day. I had one poster follow me from thread to thread, every time I posted they’d quote me, be quite nasty and they were a well known poster on here. I never responded to them. Not engaging and starving them of the attention they crave works for me, I don’t have my notifications enabled so I don’t see whose quoted me unless I go back to read a thread I’m on. I do think some people haven’t grown up from being the mean girls at school and can only assume they must live a pretty shit life. As I said before if the internet is affecting you it’s probably best to take a break.

See, I don’t pay attention to any of the names on MN so I think I’d annoy any troll like this by being completely oblivious!

TiredDinosaur · 15/04/2026 23:53

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:27

Slightly hoping I might strike a chord with some of the regulars (you know who you are) who are so full of self righteousness, believe they know absolutely everything and have to have the last word. Some of these posters will argue about when your next cycle is. They just love to argue.

I have thought the same. Fairly new to using MN and so many keyboard warriors that would not say the things on here in real life I can guarantee

TheAutumnCrow · 15/04/2026 23:55

FoxLoxInSox · 15/04/2026 23:41

I’ve been around on here since 2010 and occasionally take longish breaks for my wellbeing. I’ve recently returned and am genuinely shocked at the online bullying, smart-assery and outright aggression & hostility of so many responses / posters. I’m really saddened people now feel they can talk to others in this caustic and heartless way.

I know I can be a bit frustrated and blunt sometimes but the nastiness and casual aggression I see / have been subject to is wild, compared to how people on here used to interact with each other.

It can make the difference between just about coping, and not coping.

I even feel nervous about posting this tbh, as I’m genuinely prepared for some nasty, hurtful and aggressive responses such as the OP has received on this thread. I’m feeling very traumatised from work tonight, and vulnerable in my own severe MH challenges, and aware that opening myself up for the really awful, snide, sarcastic ā€œyou do youā€ and ā€œgo awayā€ and ā€œbore offā€ and ā€œwhateverā€ and nasty emojis will probably make the difference to me tonight between going to bed feeling head and going to bed feeling woeful.

This is just my own experience / thoughts tho, please don’t shoot me down for sharing them šŸ™šŸ»

Edited

I must have joined MN around the same time! Where do the years go?

Sorry about your work stress tonight. I sometimes de-stress with You Tube videos about ā€˜horrible history’ type of nonsense, or chefs cooking badly.

Trallers · 15/04/2026 23:55

It's good to get off social media generally. I took a month long MN break and realised I preferred life without it, yet still found myself back here because it's a bit addictive. If you're finding yourself on negative threads definitely stay away, ieveryone should avoid negative nonsense online as it does take a toll and life is too short for that. There's some good advice and support here too though, it all depends on the thread.

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:58

TiredDinosaur · 15/04/2026 23:53

I have thought the same. Fairly new to using MN and so many keyboard warriors that would not say the things on here in real life I can guarantee

No they wouldn’t. Don’t even get me started on the pregnancy/ conception boards where someone posts a photo of a very obvious evap line and there’s comment after comment congratulating šŸ™Œ 🄳 them. Then they do another test which has now come back negative and the poster believes they’ve had a miscarriage, all before they’ve missed their period. My grind here is with the relentless posters who can’t accept that a line on a pregnancy test doesn’t always mean a line and start dishing out false hope

OP posts:
nam3c4ang3 · 16/04/2026 00:00

Op - are you feeing ok 🤣?! Have you had a bad night or something or were you reading that crazy post about entitled children etc etc. It’s a little bit of a strange post - to also think whoever you’re targeting will care/give a shit/change is a little bit mad…. They really couldn’t give a flying fuck what someone they don’t know thinks… AIBU is not to be taken that seriously. Chill out - and I hope you feel better soon. 🌷

likelysuspect · 16/04/2026 00:01

YoohooPoo · 15/04/2026 23:51

See, I don’t pay attention to any of the names on MN so I think I’d annoy any troll like this by being completely oblivious!

Me too, I never note the name, I only read the message. If my posts werent in another colour I'd probably be thanking me and replying to me as well!!!

likelysuspect · 16/04/2026 00:02

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:58

No they wouldn’t. Don’t even get me started on the pregnancy/ conception boards where someone posts a photo of a very obvious evap line and there’s comment after comment congratulating šŸ™Œ 🄳 them. Then they do another test which has now come back negative and the poster believes they’ve had a miscarriage, all before they’ve missed their period. My grind here is with the relentless posters who can’t accept that a line on a pregnancy test doesn’t always mean a line and start dishing out false hope

Drunk Happy Hour GIF

Put the booze down OP and just go to bed

Bush100 · 16/04/2026 00:10

FoxLoxInSox · 15/04/2026 23:41

I’ve been around on here since 2010 and occasionally take longish breaks for my wellbeing. I’ve recently returned and am genuinely shocked at the online bullying, smart-assery and outright aggression & hostility of so many responses / posters. I’m really saddened people now feel they can talk to others in this caustic and heartless way.

I know I can be a bit frustrated and blunt sometimes but the nastiness and casual aggression I see / have been subject to is wild, compared to how people on here used to interact with each other.

It can make the difference between just about coping, and not coping.

I even feel nervous about posting this tbh, as I’m genuinely prepared for some nasty, hurtful and aggressive responses such as the OP has received on this thread. I’m feeling very traumatised from work tonight, and vulnerable in my own severe MH challenges, and aware that opening myself up for the really awful, snide, sarcastic ā€œyou do youā€ and ā€œgo awayā€ and ā€œbore offā€ and ā€œwhateverā€ and nasty emojis will probably make the difference to me tonight between going to bed feeling head and going to bed feeling woeful.

This is just my own experience / thoughts tho, please don’t shoot me down for sharing them šŸ™šŸ»

Edited

No doubt you will get told this isn’t the place for you or you should get off social media. It’s them that need reminding that their online persona isn’t actually reality. They don’t get to come online and act billy big bx because they don’t have the chest to do it in their everyday life. Some of these need bringing down a peg or 2. No wonder there’s so many awful kids in the world when they are offspring to racists and bullies

OP posts:
Smilesinthesunshine · 16/04/2026 00:18

So funny! You are hilarious! I have been to the pub tonight as well!

Mysterian · 16/04/2026 00:18

I had a word with myself. Turns out I rock!

Bertiebiscuit · 16/04/2026 00:19

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:47

And you didn’t need to tell me that. I know I didn’t need to. I wanted to. I had a moment of entitlement and I’ve learnt from the best on here

The Longest Goodbye

BingoWings88 · 16/04/2026 00:27

Bush100 · 16/04/2026 00:10

No doubt you will get told this isn’t the place for you or you should get off social media. It’s them that need reminding that their online persona isn’t actually reality. They don’t get to come online and act billy big bx because they don’t have the chest to do it in their everyday life. Some of these need bringing down a peg or 2. No wonder there’s so many awful kids in the world when they are offspring to racists and bullies

I thought you were leaving?

aWeeCornishPastie · 16/04/2026 00:27

ooft…

SummerFate · 16/04/2026 00:30

Bye, Felicia.

AstonUniversityPotholeDepartment · 16/04/2026 00:44

Best wishes to you and yours.

By the way, I completely agree with you about the frivolous, thoughtless posts claiming that photos of negative pregnancy tests are actually showing positive results.

Shitmonger · 16/04/2026 00:47

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:27

Slightly hoping I might strike a chord with some of the regulars (you know who you are) who are so full of self righteousness, believe they know absolutely everything and have to have the last word. Some of these posters will argue about when your next cycle is. They just love to argue.

For the batshit trolls and contrarians I just turned off notifications. They can froth at the mouth about my posts all they want, I never see it. Obviously they’re desperate for attention so not reading or responding to their unhinged nonsense is the way to go. Half the time their ramblings don’t even have much to do with the person they’re quoting, they just want to provoke a conflict.

I do usually check back on the OP’s posts though and respond again if needed.

SapphireSeptember · 16/04/2026 00:47

FoxLoxInSox · 15/04/2026 23:41

I’ve been around on here since 2010 and occasionally take longish breaks for my wellbeing. I’ve recently returned and am genuinely shocked at the online bullying, smart-assery and outright aggression & hostility of so many responses / posters. I’m really saddened people now feel they can talk to others in this caustic and heartless way.

I know I can be a bit frustrated and blunt sometimes but the nastiness and casual aggression I see / have been subject to is wild, compared to how people on here used to interact with each other.

It can make the difference between just about coping, and not coping.

I even feel nervous about posting this tbh, as I’m genuinely prepared for some nasty, hurtful and aggressive responses such as the OP has received on this thread. I’m feeling very traumatised from work tonight, and vulnerable in my own severe MH challenges, and aware that opening myself up for the really awful, snide, sarcastic ā€œyou do youā€ and ā€œgo awayā€ and ā€œbore offā€ and ā€œwhateverā€ and nasty emojis will probably make the difference to me tonight between going to bed feeling head and going to bed feeling woeful.

This is just my own experience / thoughts tho, please don’t shoot me down for sharing them šŸ™šŸ»

Edited

Oh bugger, sounds like you're having a rough time. I hope you managed to get to bed feeling better and not worse! šŸ’

CookingFatCat · 16/04/2026 00:49

You choose the threads you choose. It’s like sacking off the library because in your opinion, the books are shit. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

OriginalUsername2 · 16/04/2026 01:00

Classiclines · 15/04/2026 23:16

I bet you will be back OP.

I've deleted my account a few times because MN was affecting me negatively. But it's so addictive. And the good points definitely outweigh the bad.
So I keep coming back.

Same.

Plus I like to stay aware of the different types of horrible people walking among us.

ImFinePMSL · 16/04/2026 01:07

Bush100 · 15/04/2026 23:16

This site is genuinely mad. The way some of you act, you definitely put those facebook posts up ā€œTo the person in the pink ford who beeped at me!! I put my indicator on before I pulled in front of you!! I have your reg and I will report you if you don’t send me a private message apologising. The unexpected sound of your horn nearly made me crashā€

Gently/Kindly/Caringly/Etc(ly), the internet, social media, chat forms aren’t real life.

There is absolutely no need to get upset, angry or stressed over an online forum. None at all.

Life is too fucking short.

JillyComeLately · 16/04/2026 01:13

ImFinePMSL · 16/04/2026 01:07

Gently/Kindly/Caringly/Etc(ly), the internet, social media, chat forms aren’t real life.

There is absolutely no need to get upset, angry or stressed over an online forum. None at all.

Life is too fucking short.

And there is no need at all to use a forum to provoke people so they feel distressed, upset and angry either, but people do.

One would have thought life is too fucking short for that also.

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