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.

[LadyClariceCannockMonty]

at 'ArseDog'.

[MrsVamos]

Mumsnet has taught me that I am mostly normal.

I have my quirky aspects, but they are allowed.

Also, to never feel alone. Doesn't matter what time of day or night it is, there is always someone to talk to, and it blows my mind how you usually come across someone who understands.

I love this place, overall. I would miss it if it went poof.

[HazleNutt]

wheredidyoulastseeit, while I can't of course claim to know about all European countries, I've lived in 5 of them and generally I would say that the UK parenting is way more protective and.. what's the word I'm looking for..interfering, I'd say.
Children are allowed to be home alone or go somewhere alone significantly later. Parents are expected to know about and sort out such problems that in other countries would be ignored or left for the children to deal with. Way more pressure to constantly develop and entertain the children.

Better or worse - well, you can find good arguments to defend both sides, but I would not want to derail this thread too much.

[mrsbugsywugsy]

how to cut my own hair

[MirandaGoshawk]

To be more tolerant - among other things this has made me a better parent and my dch don't hate me

That if I need an answer to some work-related problem (editing) I can post in Pedants' Corner & there will be someone with awesome knowledge & advice along in no time.

That there are some amazing women out there, and sometimes in such unexpected places. I remember someone saying 'I'm the only blonde European working in this shopping centre in Riyadh' (or similar). Need advice about moving to Japan? Post & someone will come along who lives there - incredible - she's someone who I don't know in a foreign country but she's on MN & sharing her life with me!

to you all!

[wheelycote]

That Im not on my own

[NovackNGood]

That if entitlement was in the olympics a mumsnetter would get the gold unless other mumsnetters were the judges.

[CheerfulYank]

For someone who has never been out of the USA (unless a few hours in Canada on two occasions count), it's given me more of a global perspective. Thank you for that.

[NettoSuperstar]

That I don't need to leave the house to have company, and to be made to laugh, and to have people who care.
Mumsnet is an amazing site, I love it. I have made some friends from here who I have met, and some who I haven't, but even before then, it helped me.

[Al0uise]

That a scary amount of people haven't a clue about economics.

That my husband is is bloody lovely.

Not to mention "what the actual" "what the Jeff" "naice ham".

Trolls/MRA

My husband has also learned that DH is not an acronym for DickHead!

[JugglingWithTangentialOranges]

To have some perspective

To understand the ways I'm different to others - and the ways I'm the same

To understand better some of the stuff going on in my relationship with DH

To know there are people out there who want to help, and sometimes to be one of those people for someone else.

That sorting out the house begins with the sink !

That I'm a feminist, and not everyone is.

That I love being a mother and all that my DCs have brought to my life

[SuzySheepSmellsNice]

OMG I am such a lame-o, reading this thread has genuinely made me laugh out loud and cry, DH must think I'm a loon!

Just thank you

[newmummyvicky]

Just a quick question? im new to mums net what does dd, dp , and ds stand for????????
I keep seeing people write it.

Also if there are any other short hand saying could u let me know?
i take it bf means Breast feeding and ff formular feed!

[newmummyvicky]

oh and dh and dc?

[GnocchiNineDoors]

D- darling or dear
Dd - d daughter
ds- d son
Dt- d twins
Ds3 - my third son
Dh / dp - d husband / partner

imo - in my opinion
iyswim - if you see what I mean
Atm - at the moment

[newmummyvicky]

DCs- darling children?

thanks thats cleared that up! lol

[exoticfruits]

That people are very protective of their floors.

[NowThenWreck]

That "Parent" is a verb,
That Just because someone refers to their husband as "D"H doesn't mean they are a smug twat (this very thing had me running and screaming from MN at first.)
That the way in which you teach your baby to eat/shit could possibly be a massive source of contention.
That many, many people are much worse off than me.
That many, many people seem to be living charmed lives and don't realise it.
That there are worse things than being single.
That Feminism is alive and well. Ditto Socialism. Ditto Thatcherism.(Although to a lesser extent).
That there are some truly funny women in this world, and this makes me wonder why those lame panel shows only seem to have men on them. Women rock!

[DashingRedhead]

newmummyvicky There's also my personal favourite: WTAF, meaning What The Actual Fuck.

Pregnancy brought out my Inner Hippy, MN brought out my Inner Fishwife.

[complexo]

That I am unreasonable all the time most of the time...

[youarekidding]

That people will believe you if you've been raped. Too late for me now but I hope it helps women in the future.

That I'm not the worst parent in the world as DS gets through most days unharmed.

[MsPickle]

That MN is even greater than the sum of its parts. Wish I'd been on here earlier with ds1 but looking forward to staying on as dc2 cooks and arrives.

Oh and that there isn't a better place to ask "which pushchair"

And the pillow case thing (although enacting it is still a dream), Veet (now), sinks and glass cleaner (now), multilayering beds with bin bags and sheets with poorly people (too late for last time but safely stored for next) and that women (and the odd bloke who ventures) are brilliant.

Only problem, trying to distill long threads that have made me laugh into palatable tales for dh etc when he asks which I'm in stitches. Ladies, I'm almost looking forward to the night feeds and more
Mn randomness. .

[lagartija]

that I am truly, truly blessed to have two perfect healthy children conceived with no troubles at all and that I should remind myself of that more often.

Amen. I'm going to remind myself of that next time they drive me bonkers.

[notmydog]

1. That I am indeed a slattern.
   
2. Than I'm not as slattern as I always thought I was.
   
3. The mumsnet haircut. Works great on my dd's hair.