Is there anyone on here i have anything in common with.

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I am starting this thread to see if I can find anyone i have anything in common with on mumsnet.

My kids dont got to private school, i dont shop at M&S or Debenhams and havent got a clue what some people are talking about on here.

I love my little council house with only 6 rooms in total and i own a Staffie.

I sometimes want a little rant about the kids but when i do i get book recomendations. I haven got time to read a book

If i dont get any replies im off

Glamour...god no of course I didn't mean that, sorry if it sounded like that. Obviously not sending children to a private school does not mean that they do not come first for their parents, I was merely trying to demonstrate that just because some people do, it does not mean that they are somehow removed from others who don't, they may well not be as far removed as is assumed, if at all. The OP talked about not having things in common with people on here who send their kids to private school and shop in M&S.

What I meant, using private school as an example as the OP mentioned it, is that there are some people who do send their children to private school and choose to make other sacrifices, that perhaps other families don't make in order to do so, but could if they chose to. I did not say that one way was better than another, or one was more important that another, but that each had their own personal priorities.

i see, at first glance it just sounded a bit [shocked] i think im having one of my days where im very touchy! ha!

awwww i wanted a shocked face instead of it saying [shocked] ha

Hi, lone parent here, 1 DS, HA, only 5 rooms, 2 gold fish and a cat!

Hi - LP, 1DS - little (mortgaged) house 6 rooms (1 the size of a cupboard), cat. DS goes to local state primary school but I have friends who send their DC to Independents. Work part-time . Don't "get" Boden, love Charity Shops & pound shops, but got lots of M&S vouchers for my birthday recently so will be happily shopping there for a while & I love a good "self-help" book.

I like the LP Boards they're usually a lot more supportive than some of the other threads. Found it really useful just reading them over Xmas - didn't even need to post - just got a lot out of knowing there were others in the same boat. It's the shared experience of being a LP that I find helpful. The other differences don't matter to me.

I originally started using MN looking up information about schools & there is absolutely loads of good information to be found on those threads but I wouldn't look to them for support just information.

Hi, I think i got drawn into looking at the more controversial threads. Yes i agree about getting help as somone gave me good advice to help with daughter. When your new to it i think you do end up reading the more exciting sounding threads whith shock value. Thanks this thread had made me smile [smie]

• has made me smile lol,

Thanks this thread had made me smile

• I'm glad - I enjoyed it too...

I live in a 2 bed (6 room) HA house & totally love it. (slightly quirky & falling apart but it's 400 years old so i wont complain)

I don't shop in M&S in fact i actually hate M&S

I work part time (2 days a week) and have found both love & hate on MN in the whole week I've been signed up!

And yes i hate the public image of single parents

Tbh it's just nice to have a place for parents to chat about stuff.

Thanks ''BRINGONTHEGOAT'' x

Can sort of see your point op, I have a 5 room council flat (2 bedrooms, living room, bathroom and kitchen) but suits me as less rooms to clean/ keep tidy!!

Dd goes to local school (which is one that quite a lot of parents look down their nose at!!)

And am too skint to buy new clothes - poor me!!!

Although am guilty of reading a few parenting books but then I am pretty clueless

Well, I live in a ridiculous house with 18 rooms (house is far too big but cant sell it), have 2 kids at private school and 3 big dogs. Work all the time and every penny I earn goes on keeping this lot. But so what. You do have something in common with me as I'm also a lone parent - and the only one in either of my children's classes at school. I have nothing in common with the boden mummy set either

You have at least one thing in common with me

I think romilly is a lovely name

hi FIFI welcome to mn.I am a lp since the death of my partner last year.i have 2 children,1 with disabilities,and have posted on here on and off for five years.You have to pick and choose,generally have found mumsnet very supportive:)

Laurie thanks i love it too got talked out of it with 1st daughter .

Mavis-sorry to hear about your parner, i like hanging out on the baby names threads at the min to be nosy.

elastmum - i didnt even know what boden was till i came on here lol, not many lp's at my school either.

Girliefriend, im so skint i cant buy clothes either

Aimesmum - i think i have found my way around it now (no longer go on aibu threads).

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Goodness op thought I'd stumbled into AIBU for a minute when you started to get a roasting lol. It is a shame that people get shouted down when they are just trying to express their opinions.

Just counted my rooms, I have 7 including the bathroom, 2 kids, 1 dog. It's miniscule cosy, and mine. I love it :)

Don't even know what Boden is and cba to look it up

Hi OP, Ive ben here for a while so more settled than you I think. Its true about knowing what thread to engage in and which ones not too.

I am a LP, 1 ds aged 6, HA flat with 5 rooms and a hallway if you acan call it that. And just for my rant a kitchen you can't swing a cat in or have the door and fridge door open at the same time in I love it as its mine (iyswim) and cosy.

I had never heard of boden either.

Don't read self help books as I'm beyond help

I love single mums

PUREPURPLE now what I really really want to know .. who are the local bullies (i may have come across one)

If I look around my friends - in terms of our houses, shops we go to, etc we have NOTHING in common. Get us down the pub together and we chat loads. We're all mums (but i'm the only LP), we're all women, we all have stuff to laugh/moan about.

I have a reasonable sized detatched house in a nicer area - they probably would all love a house like mine but all I want is a home - this house has never felt that way.

Think those things are the least you will ever have in common with anyone.

Glad you're feeling ier now

Seems there are some nice folk on and some damn right rude ones,,, x