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What’s disliked on Mumsnet but very popular in everyday life?

696 replies

coulditbeme2323 · 12/06/2026 10:25

What's hated on MN, but insanely popular in real life?

Disney World
Starbucks, Costa, Nero etc
Center Parcs
A sensible political stance
McDonald's

What else?

OP posts:
Upstartled · 12/06/2026 10:26

Hot tubs. If the MN view was anything to go by, then they would make holiday rentals with them cheaper.

ThePeppyOpalScroller · 12/06/2026 10:27

Men.

ThisOliveKoala · 12/06/2026 10:27

Common sense around raising children 😕

ThisOliveKoala · 12/06/2026 10:28

ThePeppyOpalScroller · 12/06/2026 10:27

Men.

Oh yes this one too 🤣

FeralWoman · 12/06/2026 10:28

Toilet brushes.

coulditbeme2323 · 12/06/2026 10:28

ThePeppyOpalScroller · 12/06/2026 10:27

Men.

Haha yes - that probably wins it!

OP posts:
MoleskineNotebooks · 12/06/2026 10:28

Surely it depends on your deeply subjective version of ‘real life’? And ‘sensible political stance’?

Divebar2021 · 12/06/2026 10:29

England

MrsShawnHatosy · 12/06/2026 10:29

Upstartled · 12/06/2026 10:26

Hot tubs. If the MN view was anything to go by, then they would make holiday rentals with them cheaper.

Hot tubs used to be very popular on Mumsnet when they cost a lot of money. But then the cheaper inflatable ones came along and they were suddenly accessible to the masses, and then they became very unpopular.

coulditbeme2323 · 12/06/2026 10:30

Divebar2021 · 12/06/2026 10:29

England

Brilliant!

OP posts:
BIWI · 12/06/2026 10:30

WTAF is A sensible political stance?

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 12/06/2026 10:30

FeralWoman · 12/06/2026 10:28

Toilet brushes.

I came on to say this!

HotEgg · 12/06/2026 10:30

Men
Dogs
Alcohol
Food
Laughter
Happiness
Logic
Happy Marriages
Women who love their men

Could go on but you get the gyst

CoffeeAndCats3 · 12/06/2026 10:30

Agreed with men!!!

coulditbeme2323 · 12/06/2026 10:30

MoleskineNotebooks · 12/06/2026 10:28

Surely it depends on your deeply subjective version of ‘real life’? And ‘sensible political stance’?

You haven't noticed MN is absurdly liberal, if you haven't I suspect you are probably one of them!

OP posts:
LimeShaker · 12/06/2026 10:30

Having a few drinks
Being friends with colleagues and other parents
Agreeing to do someone a favour and not keeping score

coulditbeme2323 · 12/06/2026 10:32

HotEgg · 12/06/2026 10:30

Men
Dogs
Alcohol
Food
Laughter
Happiness
Logic
Happy Marriages
Women who love their men

Could go on but you get the gyst

Booze is a funny one on here, there isn't much middle ground.

You are 1) an alcoholic if you drink more than a thimble of sherry at Christmas or 2) it's absolutely fine to drink 4 glasses of wine every single night.

OP posts:
NotMyRealAccount · 12/06/2026 10:32

UPF

DoAWheelie · 12/06/2026 10:32

Video Games.

According to MN it's a thing immature men do and something to be stamped out. Where as in reality, around 41% of game consoles are owned by a woman. And in several markets woman out number men significantly.

Ibi · 12/06/2026 10:36

Booze
Men who are able to clean and look after their children
People who don’t care if you breast or bottle feed your baby
Parents who don’t ban screens until their child is 21
London
Having friends of the opposite sex
Being friends with colleagues

DietCoke247 · 12/06/2026 10:37

Stating OP is unreasonable

coulditbeme2323 · 12/06/2026 10:38

I have thought of another biggie.

Play rooms

OP posts:
TheKittenswithMittens · 12/06/2026 10:38

sex

ExOptimist · 12/06/2026 10:40

FeralWoman · 12/06/2026 10:28

Toilet brushes.

I haven't seen this at all. When people comment on this the majority seem astounded that anyone wouldn't have one, that's certainly been the reaction when I've commented that I don't have one.

Marmalademorning · 12/06/2026 10:40

BIWI · 12/06/2026 10:30

WTAF is A sensible political stance?

Oh dear, hit a nerve did it?! 😂