Rightly or wrongly I use Mumsnet as a sounding board for opinions from other women. A lot of my posts are about being a single parent and many discuss topics to do with coparenting. I find every time I post something (and I've had many name changes) whether it was when I was parenting during a pandemic and my ex was abusive, alcoholic... to trying to work out a reasonable coparenting contact plan for my child my threads will always get hijacked by men. These men are usually very persistent and aggressive and normally have a name which suggests they aren't a man. Why do this?
I deal with men telling me what to do and constantly questioning my version of reality daily in real life, and then to come on to 'Mumsnet' to be given the same treatment, it's just frustrating. These men in question i swear go on boards like this searching for confrontation or to defend how men are so poorly treated in custody cases/the world in general. Why? Can't they find another forum for this?
I genuinely don't mind differing opinions but also like to chat with people who are going through similar experiences. I realise in coparenting situations each situation is different but when you're going through something it can be very lonely so chatting on here with people going through similar is comforting. But so many times, threads then get overtaken by a man/men who overpower the conversation.
I know we all say things other people don't like on here, but to aggressively pursue a point when others don't want to hear it is bizarre. Sorry to post, just feeling deflated as have to deal with my controlling ex and it feels like there are these men everywhere I go.