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BunnyInTheRavine · 10/10/2026 22:04

I'm on maternity leave and have been using Mumsnet since the beginning of my leave.
I have been quite shocked at the way that women speak to one another on this platform. For context I'm 38 and was dragged up by older brother so throughout my life have often been quite blokey for want of a better word. In my 20's and 30's due to my work I have worked with people often quite a lot younger than me, and the best thing I have learnt from the younger women is non judgement and to raise each other up! It's been wonderful. I'm so thankful that my line of work enables me to be able to learn from younger generations ( I'm not suggesting they don't have faults, they can also be overtly judgemental, but when it comes to this one topic I find them great) their bringing up of women is truly fab!
So I guess it's
Yanbu- women on Mumsnet seem to appear quite harsh/ haven't learnt to raise each other up yet!
Aibu- women on Mumsnet feel they are in a safe space so say exactly how they feel no matter if it seems harsh or not.

OP posts:
BunnyInTheRavine · 14/10/2026 19:37

Chaarlene · 12/10/2026 11:19

We're not allowed to troll hunt, but if we report a thread it still stands (the OP is given the 'benefit of the doubt'. Engagement probs).
Many many OPs, especially on AIBU are made up. So often times the only recourse for genuine posters is to be a bit snippy with the OP to kind of make a point that we know they are talking absolute shite. Of course, a lot of replies are also trolling, so it kind of becomes a dog wagging its own tail.
It's all v meta around here.

Oh I had no idea about this, how annoying.I've been off social media for a long time. It seems I need to educate myself on the current goings on 😊.

OP posts:
Anarchy99 · 15/10/2026 07:05

BunnyInTheRavine · 14/10/2026 19:37

Oh I had no idea about this, how annoying.I've been off social media for a long time. It seems I need to educate myself on the current goings on 😊.

Good idea. Also search for all the other threads started by newbies in a similar vein - you will have had some snarky replies because it could be considered rude to join a site and post about how everyone is so mean

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