Some birdie at the Independent REALLY doesn't like us

[morningpaper]

Hard-working families will not be found with the smug mums

"Reasons why the internet is a waste of time, part 74. Apparently the main political parties are taking their campaigns online to target, well, people like me. I'm a mum, you see, and mumsnet.com, the website for middle-class parents who want to know whether Steiner is better than Montessori, or how to get that fiddly fifth daily portion of veggies into their little darling, is the latest battleground between the Tories and Labour."

"Both are running adverts claiming that only (insert name of party here) is behind the hard-working family. The only problem is, I'm too busy actually being a hard-working parent (both at home and in an office) to sit poring over worthy book-group forums and advice on how to do a weekend break to New York en famille... If Dave or Gordon wants my vote, they can tell me to my face, not hide behind the skirts of the smug mums."

Rather jolly cheeky

Oh there is always time to MN. She needs to get an iPhone. I find it is a handy way to pass the time on one of 3 week old DD's many night feeds.

The Indy is the one paper I don't bother reading (and we read most of the papers since DH is a journalist).

Am on maternity leave now, but spent far more time mumsnetting when working full time [smug time-management emoticon].

I'm not wearing a skirt either. And I bet therealbanksy isn't wearing one.

I'm voting Tory because I likes the colours on their ad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very butch and macho it is.

And bloody hell isn't the Independant the MOST boring read ever ? Not a sniff of Jordan or asylum seekers ?

Hang on, so she'll only vote if the party leader tells her to her face? Not asking for much, is she?

Oh well never mind. I can't see much of a future for the Indie if Rod Liddle gets the top job.

This piece is hilarious! I love that she is so self important about scrawling a load of bollocks her "job" and how she is far too busy (waffling on about some D list sleb's text messages ) to be bothering with the smugly beskirted of MN (or something).

Do you think she actually knows what "smug" means?

It seems she might be executive editor of the Independent.

Are we a threat or something?

Really? God.

Not only Rod Liddle (is he still in with a chance after that weird semi-scandal about the racist comments on a football site?) but this incisive and witty character as well -- how can the Indy fail?

I find the easiest way to get raw veg into my children is to make myself a plateful and go and do something else for a second or too
Then I come back and it's gone.
Been happening for years.

Shes a journalist. Does she know the meaning of hard work?

Of course ll politicians are behind hard working families, it's tricky picking pockets from the front.

she was bothered by us first

lol.
I find that after a hard day working at the hospital, parenting, and MNing, I really can't find the time to read the Indy.

As it happens I like the Indie. But this woman is odd and a bit overly hoity IMO.

''On getting the (excellent) results of a bone density scan recently I was asked whether I'd been a keen athlete when younger.''
What kind of smug being really feels the need to tell their readers that they have excellent bone density?
Can we have a smug emoticon please MNHQ?

Ha ha yes yes I ROFL-ed at 'excellent bone density'.

Too funny

(just got in from work, Lisa, in case you were wondering....)

I've boycotted the Indie since they misquoted me over Moldiegate, clearly their journalists don't have time to do proper research either.

I don't actually need to work hard as I am super efficient and brainy and I pity all those hard working people who actually have to make an effort.

Oh, and my recent blood test was excellent - I have excellent blood. excellent.

do you think she's being ironic? i did not get that, incidentally, but i can't believe someone so obviously up themself together could decide to bundle those snippets to create a cohesive form, and expect mumsnet people not to snort derisively...

oh, and oi, my kids read hp at 7 and they eat fruit and veg. do i qualify for a skirt, now?

my brain scan showed i was relatively normal - does that get me points in the smugerama?

I resent the suggestion that I'm not wearing a skirt. What else does one wear when working at home on a Friday?