What has MN taught you?

[TobyLerone]

I've learnt a shitload of stuff!

~ That it's possible to buy frozen, chopped onions
~ That there are people who drink more wine than I do
~ That my relationship is amazing and that my DP is a wonder
~ That I'm even more judgemental than I thought
~ That everyone is judging me all the time, and how little I care
~ That I should meal-plan
~ That I should be grateful every day for my health and that of my family
~ That I should be grateful that my DC will eat whatever is put in front of them

And mostly

~ That it doesn't matter what someone needs, someone else will know the answer/how to get it. Or will just do a bit of handholding until everything's better.

what is twc? God, and here's me thinking I knew it all

That Friday is for bumsex.

That, deep down, I've always been a feminist.

Oh, less serious responses?

You can identify a Mumsnetter by the following shopping list

• froot shoots
• Pom bears -Naice Ham

That Greggs sausage rolls are the work of the devil
That, 9 times out of 10, I am not being unreasonable
Whole load of feministy stuff
Whole load of sex related stuff
That Fridays and centreparcs are for bumsex

Veet dissolves hair so therefore declogs plugholes.

If your husband wants to take you up the Oxo Tower- he wants do bumsex with you.

That generally acceptable ways of parenting in the UK differ so much from generally acceptable practices in some other European countries I'm familiar with.

That most (emotional) abusers follow the Lundy Bancroft book to the letter.

How many women live in unhappy or abusive relationships but cannot afford to leave, as they don't earn enough to support themselves. :(

That perfect strangers can be so amazingly supportive.

A lot about feminism, which has now ruined most movies and TV series for me, as I only see sexism and stereotypes.:o

"Did you mean to be so rude?"

Some people on here have had truly awful life experiences
People on here can be incredibly supportive
Others have their own opinions and no 1000 post debate will ever get them to change.

YY mooncups, the Shred and "no is a complete sentence".

The café is still in the dreaming planning stages, LadyClarice, but it will happen. Thanks for asking :o

How exciting, Toby! Keep dreaming; it's important and will turn into a plan in its own good time.

That a surprising number of new and not so new parents expect their L.O's to behave like dolls without feelings. Luckily there are a few posters to put them right politely

That if you have had good experiences with homeopathy it's down to the placebo effect and that all todays science is to be believed in utterly. (okay I'm exaggerating a bit) but not about the homeopathy

That views many posters hold on MN are frequently minority views in RL (BLW, natural births, co-sleeping, maternity rights and so on)

MN has taught me (and dh) how to lose weight and keep it off - low carb! I've learned how to dress like I'm a woman again not just a mummy - I'd forgotten and got lazy, now I get compliments every time I go out and I feel much better about myself.

That you can get support for anything from some wonderful strangers - for me it was when pregnant after mc, and when DH diagnosed with cancer. Sometimes you need to bang on about things more than RL friends and family can take!

Veet for drains (from this thread).

That I should be grateful I only have minor problems with DCs / parenting - it's getting the perspective that helps.

Not to read Classic threads while drinking coffee at work if you want to look like a professional woman that should be taken seriously (most specifically odes to Brian Cox)

That people have time to worry about small menial things.
That my opinions often difer wildly from others (although there are some matchy ones). This is a tactic that helps me see reason in others opinions far more than I used to.
that some people will put up with an awful lot of crap from an awful lot of people (husbands, mother in law, kids, work)

That you can waste spectacular amounts of time on the internet chatting to strangers.

Oh God. SO much time!

• Pom Bears arms point in different direction,
• I am swayed by what biscuits politicians eat
• We'll all be fine when the zombies attack

"That a man will fuck a skunk with a can of deodorant".

Apologies that I have offended all the men out there but the above sentence is the best sentence I have ever read, of course read it on mumsnet. Kept me chuckling for days. I appreciate that there is absolutely no truth in it though.

Hazlenutt That generally acceptable ways of parenting in the UK differ so much from generally acceptable practices in some other European countries I'm familiar with.

Wondered if you could say how parenting differs in the other countries and if you think it is better or worse than the UK way.

I find crude humour extremely funny and get a lot of it on here. Also blunt honesty and devastatingly accurate psychological analysis. Some of it is just brilliant. I have learned how extremely funny and smart women can be in all sorts of ways.

But possibly the most useful thing I have learned is I am not the first mother to have left my baby in a supermarket aisle and not realised until I got to the checkout and realised I had forgotten 'something.'

'Pom Bears arms point in different direction'

[mind blown emoticon]

ladyC

Don't laugh, I'm serious! and am going to have to buy some Pom Bears to see with my own eyes

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