So, us rotten lot....

[scarredpierced]

How many of us actually meet Shona's little sidekicks criteria?
She states that all of us on Mumsnet are in our 30s, living in London and have a degree. How many people here meet that criteria?
How many are popping prozac depressed at the shit life we now have with kids?
Damn that woman is nasty!

Well, I would say that the doghouse is one of the most, shall we say outspoken of sections (apart from AIBU of course) but SS would be OK on there because it looks like she has dogs that would pass the entry test i.e. not a poodle cross

In Derbyshire.

In 30's.

Have a degree.

Not taken Prozac.

In my 30s, two degrees and live in the South East. I'm partial to the odd Hobnob and my DD is currently wearing Boden.

Equally, I went back to work when she was 9 weeks old for fear of losing my job and actually got some good advice and support on here. People were lovely when I posted in a state about breastfeeding and totally non judgemental. I did manage to conquer it and EBF for 6 months but was told on here that happy mother equals happy baby.

I'm sure there are nasty bullying types on here; I don't have to read their posts. With any huge group of people you don't expect to like everyone, you don't expect everyone to be lovely. Unlike everyday life it's really easy to ignore the things in here you don't want to read ...

London, degree, 30s (for the next few months anyway).
Not on pills, love my job and DW and DD are pretty good too.

I have a degree. That's it.

30s, Up North, no prozac, no Boden, no degree and no iron. Oh no hobnobs either.
Gosh I have nothing! I feel like a bit of an underachiever now. Might buy some hobnobs.

I haven't heard of that person Shona but not in my 30s any more, degree, London. I think it is hard to generalise about posters, as there are so many different people who post. Lots of all kinds.

I am in the Thatcher supporter club as it were, free market libertarian, flat taxer, want women working full time in power with lots of money, never part timers or housewives, feminist etc and not everyone is like I am ( although obviously they should be and when I have done my work they all shall be... laughing as I type).

It is a good thing to hear different views.

Oh and an un-Mumsnetty LOL @ Justine's Patricia Hodge impersonating Mother

40s, no London, two degrees - woop

No prozac. Why take Prozac when you've got Mumsnet?

Not in 30's,
not in London,
2 degrees plus professional qualification,
I do have some Boden,
but I don't eat Hobnobs.

I drink a lot of tea but not with anti - depressants.

"It is a good thing to hear different views" Xenia

Could it be that we've all made an albeit very small impression on your views too Xenia ?!

Of course. I listen. My whole life is a learning curve. It is what makes life exciting.

However people with depression need to go on to the eating threads. There is causation between a diet high in sugar, chocolates, hob nobs and blood sugar shooting up and down. If they ate lots of veg and fish and eggs and other whole foods they would not need the prozac particularly if they work full time which is what tends to make most mothers a lot happier.

40's
no degree
live in the countryside
run my own business
Take anti depressants
never heard of the silly woman.

We?ve all come across the kind of women who spout it. They?re the ones at the school gates whose Darling Daughter and Darling Son are always in perfectly ironed uniforms clutching organic lunches.

Probably, behind closed doors, they?re popping Prozac and deeply resenting the loss of identity and lack of short-term gratification that motherhood brings.

Well I'd like to know WHERE THE FUCK do I fit in.

I don't even HAVE kids.

Its all very well having a pop at everyone else having a chip on their shoulder... and then writing an article like that.

But the vile outpourings from this cliquey, elitist bunch of witches were staggering to read

I'd like to ask why its ok to have a go at people having mental health problems and in need of prozac... whilst also saying its a site that is liable to prompt suicides (a comment that I note has now been removed) Hmm... yes...

Irony. Much?

Its an article dripping in comic genius as a result and I'm pissing myself laughing at the amendments that have been forced by Justine's email.

I'd also like to point out to Shona if she has a problem with many of the posts she describes that there is a little button called 'report' as a lot of them would break talk guidelines, if they are exactly how she describes.

Its very easy to use...

not me.

fifty five, live in the north, have a degree, don't take ads, don't have a shit life and no children living at home, though daughter, son in law and grandaughter live nearby. i like tea and used to like plain hobnobs (do they still make them?). nothing from boden.

mumsnet does have a nasty side. but worse than the nastiness and hounding is the 'head in the sand, you can only say things we like' attitude.
when information is considered 'too much' for mners, it is removed, even if mners ought to know.

Well I agree with your first line there Xenia - I hope I'm a life long learner too

Also happy to listen to your advice about the benefits of a good diet, mmm - yummy veg and fish and eggs sounds good - though don't think it will be the whole answer for many.

Advice about work ? Not so much - because we're all different for one thing, and the work place has a long way to go before it's a truly family friendly and woman friendly place to be. Until then we all have to juggle our way through life and work as seems best to us at the time !

Depends what you mean by woman friendly. Many many women want money and power and to get to the top and like working long hours in work they adore. We do not all want to work 3 hours a day and spend the rest cleaning sick off a child and ironing the shirts of an ungrateful man - the latter is not nirvana for anyone with half a brain who wants a balanced and fun life. I do though advocate people work for themselves - so you keep 100% of your profits and in a sense eat what you kill.

Eat healthy and work hard? Do I have to?

30s, but only for another couple of months, live in NW England, degree. No Prozac and loving being a SAHM for the time being :)

In my thirties, perfectly turned out children, handmade organic intricately carved bento boxes for lunch, lots of Boden, yep that's me.
:)
Disclaimer: only 1 of the above is true.

I don't do ironing. And yes I hate it when my DCs are sick, but that's mostly because I'm worried about them. I think working 3 hours a day is about perfect for my life ATM - as long as it's term time only

The description in the OP is me' key pet I moved away from London six years ago and I take Citalopram, not Prozac. Oh dear.

40s home counties 2 degrees kids but no prozac

Late 30s, degree, south coast, drugs