God, why are some mums so bloody dull??

[allgonebellyup]

Just need to rant..all the playground/toddler grp conversations seem to revolve around:

• washing,washing machines breaking etc
• does my daughter love ballet, or would she rather do modern? or tap? Oh its so hard to decide, i dont know what to choose,hmm, oh its such a rush after school getting to all these places, blardy blah..
• are you preparing recipes for the school cook book? (er, no)
• OOh are you going to the PTA meeting after school, theyre talking about the new fences that are being put up (yeah like i care!) -my husband thinks our new 4X4 isnt big enough for the kids, we only have one child but oh we really do need more space..so we have to buy the hugest fukking land rover we can find in london -we tried to get ds to sleep at 7.15 last night but he was cranky and didnt drop off til 7.30 so i didnt have time to get all my ironing done..blardy blaardy bores...

Does my head in!! dont they have any interests? any ideas of what is happening in the rest of the world? no jobs to go to, or issues to focus on????

may I presume to assume that you also like reality tv allgonebellyup?

wabbit - you shood ve said 'winky fanjo ? [groin]'

Probably for the best AGBU. Save that kind of thing for chatting to mates.
But dont let it get you down, you just need to brush up on your social skills a bit.

Hate big brother

its grim

hate all reality tv.

so because i love music and dancing, that means i am into shallow and meaningless reality tv??

I crap on about my children and associated drudgery when I'm on mumsnet, when I'm at work, when I'm with my friends having lunch, don't see why the school gate should be any different

yeah you can get off your face and be REALLIY interesting

Today at pickup I briefly firmed up ds going to play with another child, admired another mother's absolutely fab new child carrying trailer for her bike and sympathised on how hard it will be but good for thighs.

i will not get off my face BTW!!

I remember the clubs of Brighton in the summer of 88

why not everyone else will be

sorry for the presumption .. its just reality tv vaccuousness links with lovin' 'choons' and ibiza man in my mind

hey i do go to clubs in Brighton now and again! love it there...

like whoever said earlier .. I've done my time in clubs, the thought of having to go again fills me with abject horror

Get off your face / dont get off your face, the point is that apart from friends, family, basically anyone who is more than a passing acquaintence, couldn't give a toss either way.
It does not constitute small talk.

Yes but you weren't there for the "second summer of love"

some of us were alive for first one

Pag writes:
"AGBU
so, just to recap, the the few ones who are lovely and funny and interesting are the ones who work.......ALL the others are the washing dullards. Is that it ?"

lol, that would be it - because a part time job as a bank teller / Admin. Assistant / whatever renders you infinitely interesting doesn't it?

Something else I am wondering here about the school gates, I smile politely and then I am off stomping up the pavement thinking about what I am going to cook. I never stand around as I don't have the time. Even if I did, it would be for a few mins, and I doubt I will ever get onto kippers, wanking or whether the dishwasher had broken down unless I was having a coffee, or a good hour to spare on a playdate.....

Does anyone seriously have academic/political conversations at the school gates.

oo is this turning into a SAHMs are dull thread

is it?

I prefer a nice cup of tea and a petit four in the Apricot Meringue these days [gurn]

Agree about the clubs as well, I recently went out with 'work' to ease myself back into it and flinging my 15 stone self around TigerTiger in Piccadilly isn't something I would ever repeat or want to again. I started off so well too, networking with senior management etc. Harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Harrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm so dull I must go and eat supper with my dh and then collect dd from her swimming training