please can we cut pregnant posters a bit of slack

[Niceychops]

Even if you know you're right and they're wrong. Even though it isn't an illness. Even though they're in the wrong thread and that entitles you to say whatever the hell you like.

Oh sorry expat I thought you where refering to the original thread about staying in bed.

Expat if I werent so stoned I would.

Have a huge toke for me, Nicey.

Damn, I miss pot!

It's been years but I'd take it over booze any day.

YABU
Strength is gained is getting and giving honest opinion in this forum. We don't always get what we want but need to take the rought with the smooth as opinions will wildly differ.
Vive le difference or cock off to netmums imho

fuck I need a sandwich

Ahm see I was thnking physical slack.

No, the pregnant should be bullied as much as the rest of us

pregnant posters should wear slacks

YABU. It's a rediculous to generalise that way. I felt fine during my pregnancy, better than ever actually. So nou, just because you're pregnant you can't expect special treatment.

Either give all information or be treated on what you offer.

If I ask "AIBU" because I called dh a low-life bastard I'd expect to be told I am. If I said because he slept with my neighbour, then that's another case. People can't read minds. (Just an example btw, all still good and everyone with all their bits intact.)

Thank you very much Eyeballs.
Laughing at Orms bruised toe; fiofio's cutting of slack and pointdogs bong.
I'd like a bit of all of that please.
Has made me laff alot. Cheers guys.

lol @ cat.

Could murder a walnut whip

I was going to leave this thread alone but after looking through some of the threads in active convos wanted to say something.

We have posters on this site that have recently lost their husbands, had their whole worlds fall apart around their ears, posters who are fleeing or still suffering abusive marriages, roughly one poster a month discovers an affair, at least a third of posters are pregnant, probably another third haven't had a full uninterrupted nights sleep for weeks, months and some even years, there are people suffering from serious illnesses, and crippling depression, not one of these asks for some 'slack' when posting, so why the heck should pregnancy be given the red carpet?

Why thankyou

Agree wholeheartedly VS. Blimey, you've taken a pasting!!

lol smq, It may seem that way but it'll be a cold day in hell before it bothers me

Good!!

Well said VS

Bravo VS. How do we nominate that for quote of the week.

On the money VS

As a relative newbie trying to work out the 'unofficial' rules of mumsnet it seems clear that if you want advice or sympathy go to the relevant topic, if you want a bit of banter and possibly an argument/abuse then go to AIBU. Each to their own. I wouldn't get offended if I posted on AIBU and got a bit of abuse, but I would if it was in another topic.

But that said, pregnancy might not be an illness and of course is not comparable with death/abuse etc but if there is any forum where you should be able to get a bit of sympathy and help when pg then surely it must be mumsnet. I bet at least half of the members join when they are pg and need a bit of camaraderie and reassurance. So what if someone occasionally strays on to the 'wrong' side and posts in the wrong place, i'm sure it can't be that hard to restrain the venom for a bit (ok so it did take a while for the whole story to come out, but still!).

Anyway, my bit over. Off to slink back to my nice anti-natal group.

I, like Stayfrosty, count my blessings. Believe me I can moan with the best of them. But in the grand scheme of things I have such an easy life, it is untrue. And I count my blessings for that.
I am humbled by the horrors/trauma that other posters face.

Yes tell someone they're being unreasonable, give some home truths etc. But I just think the insults and nastiness aren't necessary - why call someone fat/ugly/stupid/tell them to fuck off. Why not just YABU because blah blah blah.

Splus, I agree that for support the other topics are good, but the whole point of AIBU is exactly that - you are asking whether you are indeed being unreasonable. You would therefore expect an answer, otherwise it's rude for people to ignore your question. Imo, and I'm a newby too.