to not understand why people who don't have dcs post on MN?

[starwhores]

Unless, of course, they're trying. Otherwise why would you?

Am I the only person who saw shutupanddrinkyourgin's posting name before and just assumed she had to be a mother?

I'm a nanny and came across mumsnet whilst searching for a nannying forum...i use the nanny, childminder bit and some other ones...is useful, funny and informative!

I love mumsnet! ok i can't agree with threads on childbirth etc but i don't see why i can't use other bits of it?!

do people realy think it's odd us non-parents use mumsnet?

yeah shudupanddrinkyourgin, there's a mother INSIDE you!!

I do it because I am TTC but I think had I found this place for another reason then I would be posting anyway because there are lots of smart, interesting and funny people here. Particularly like the 'in the news', 'music' and 'relationship' threads.

I used to post on another busy forum but it's gone of the boil in recent months and I can't have the same kinds of conversations here that I might have there.

I know so much more about being a parent than I ever did before and if I do ever manage to get pregnant and carry it to term then I am pretty sure the stuff I have learned here will be invaluable.

I post because I'm a nanny, I recommend MN to parents (and I like to know what I'm recommending!) and because I desperately want children but I'm not allowed yet.

First comes love (check), then comes marriage (less than three months) and then comes a baby...oh, no, wait, then comes a 3 year posting where it isn't really 'advised' to TTC or give birth - so I shall live vicariously through you lot.

Plus MN gives me a better idea of 'parenting' so I can work better with parents when looking after their DCs - MN has made me more sensitive as a childless nanny than I would otherwise have been towards various quirks and foibles!

I joined mumsnet 5 years ago. I don't have children. I think you would find the nannies/childminders and nurseries sections rather one sided and probably not very useful if only parents were allowed to post on here.

I love mumsnet and I know that one day, when I have my much longed for children, I will be relying on this place more than ever.

yabu

Because I am a nanny and basically a parent to my charges. Plus certain nanny focussed websites are boring and everyone has hugs and tickers and you can't be mean!!!!!
Plus MN is a wealth of knowledge!!!

Er I'm a Dad I'm I allowed to join in?

(Psst! LouLoves! Too many exclamation marks.

CF - "What sort of person," said Salzella patiently, "sits down and writes a maniacal laugh? And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head. Opera can do that to a man."

-- (Terry Pratchett, Maskerade))

'ello Jackin. What brings you here?

Got my ds to bed and trying to not think about the washing up I have to do

Why is it that some people don't have a profile starwhores? If I try to click on your name, I get nothing. If you click on mine, my profile tells you what I do for a job .

Do you wish you had not started this thread?

Yabu.

Ffs.

Oh and welcome to Mumsnet starwhores - I see you have only been posting since 29-Sept. Nice to have more members but please do put a little more thought into your questions, else people may take a disliking to you.
As you are a newbie, I will forgive you on this occasion, as I do like newbies to get a chance to ask questions on Mumsnet - you will find that we are usually a friendly bunch of people (be us parents, or not) and will often help you by responding to questions be they child related, or not.

Sounds familiar jackin

Because you lot are brilliant! I'm 39, single and no kids and am addicted to mumsnet because you're all v. clever and witty and intelligent. And I only discovered you after months lurking on Netmums. Enough Said. Take it as a compliment!

vandubby, you are clearly a uckup discerning person.

I think we're going to get a table top dishwasher. Does anyone know any good ones?

Ooh - we've got a bosch, but we've built it into a unit - can't do full size dishwashers, and can't have them on the floor [neurotic].

Bosch v good so far (5 years) but had to have the (impellor?) replaced after 2 years as the plastic rots. Or something.

Hmmm. Bosch. Will think on this.

The big ones are actually cheaper though. [annoyed]

I am a grandparent but I am also a parent,a step parent and an exteacher.I look after my dgcs on a regular basis and love coming on here to share experiences and enjoy the company very much indeed.
I already feel I 'know' some of you.

I'm not a parent and I'm not ttc. I discovered MN about a year and a half ago. I was an AP at the time and typed in some kind of child related question to Google and I ended up here.
MN has taught me so much and whenever I have a question, whether it be child related, food related or bumsex related I always come here first.
I hope to one day become a mum but not for a few years yet. MN is fantastic

I don't have a problem with non-parents posting on MN atall. IRL I have a lot of friends who don't have babies or children and I actually enjoy their company the most because it means I'm not talking about 'toddlers' or 'babies' all the time - there's more to life than chatting about all things motherhood!!