to think I have been brainwashed by mumsnet?

[stottiecake]

In a good way

Am co-sleeping, extended bf-ing, baby-led weaner.

On my shelf I have 'Raising Boys', 'What Mothers Do', 'how to talk so children will listen...' and 'Our Baies Ourselves' (but I found that one all by myself!)I want 'The Politics of Breastfeeding' and Ann Sinnots book.

My non-mumsnetting mummy pals are like

I wonder how I would have parented if mumsnet had not been recommended to me. I am very happy with the way things are though.

I mostly lurk but have found the support and advice on here invaluable

i'm also doing household cleaning with nothing but eco cloths, think i got that from on here too possibly.

my life is becoming 'stuff' free..no shampoo, no cleansers, no bleach, oh..and no spoons

lots of um..books though

This curly thing sounds just right for me, I hate straightening etc, but do it every other day.

ruddynorah- what exactly is the toxic chldhood boo thingy called as I recommended it to a friend earlier who has a toxic mum but rather embarrassingly couldn't give details as I had only heard vague details on a thread on here

sorry book, apalling keyboard (the reason I mainly lurk)

toxic childhood

but it's about modern culture rather than toxic parenting as in the stately home threads on here.

oh oh oh I gave myself a mumsnet haircut last year too!!!

(saddy McSadder Sadface)
(didn't look too bad actually )

I don't have an iron! No pant ironing here!

Shiney I could make the exact same list, and also add that DS's routine was loosely based on Gina Ford lol.
But I do love MN

Oh cheers- yep think I will have a look on that thread to see the one I mean. that one looks good though (I mean interesting obviously, not good).

Ironing pants- wtf?

hang on i learned 2 useful things on mn
1 soapnuts
2 porridge oats in tights hang over tap running bath.great for eczema

Eh? Soapnuts?

Soapnuts.........ahh, Scottishmummy cracks and a little of her real tampon-knitting side sneaks through

Toxic Childhood - yep looks like the sort of book I'd read. (noting)
Were you serious about there being a sequel to to 'Our Babies...'

Soapnuts?

Porridge oats - will give it a go - ds won't eat porridge but does have eczema (have festering box of porridge in cupboard)

Scottishmummy is weaving her own lentils as we type

soapnuts and oats in a sock in the bath here too

i am dab hand wi lentils but no i avariciously work and neglect my children and all their precious moments

yes serious voila

[[http://inasoapnutshell.com/ soapnuts!!!]

soapnuts!!!

I just leave mine in front of the tv/pc/dvd/ds while I get drunk

Is that what MN is useful for?

Well I missed that, given that DD was 6 when I found it.

Do you really have to be a babywearer, bf till 4, have them kicking you in the night when co-sleeping, gently telling them they make you sad when they are screeching?

Well I'm not a MN type then!

God I can't be doing with any of that.

My bed is my bed, if she's screeching I tell her to shush, and she doesn't make me sad, she pisses me off, and I let her know it, sans swearing --out loud.

Do we really have to be nice to our children all the time?

i leave children with the nanny and i get munted

Are people really using soapnuts?

My dh will leave me
Seriously tho... veeeeeery interesting!
I do like that Meredith Small lady - I think I will be buying that book also!

WTF is Meredith Small ..I never bought/brought (sorry mn pedants) a baby book in my life

soapnuts,yep.love em

baby books are grandiosing politicising guilt inducing parp.no one needs a for profit book to tell em what to do

Well I was a wierdo hippy before I had kids and have become MUCH more mainstream since having them. So have I become debrainwashed by mumsnet or just more cant be arsed as I get older? have to think about that one.