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Netmums for on-parents

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:28

I thought this Netmums was for parents? I'm seeing a lot of threads where the poster doesn't have children

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:29

Title should read non-parents

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GeraltsBathtub · 09/05/2023 13:29

Are you lost? Netmums is a different website.

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:30

GeraltsBathtub · 09/05/2023 13:29

Are you lost? Netmums is a different website.

Mumsnet then. Still says mum in the title

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backof · 09/05/2023 13:31

If you mean Mumsnet, it's an online forum where anyone can sign up and post. I haven't been on Netmums so I'm not sure what the rules are?

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:32

backof · 09/05/2023 13:31

If you mean Mumsnet, it's an online forum where anyone can sign up and post. I haven't been on Netmums so I'm not sure what the rules are?

Thankyou I was getting confused. I'm sure I came here via Netmums but maybe not.

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MaggieFS · 09/05/2023 13:33

So your thread title bears no resemblance to what you actually wanted to ask 😂

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:33

MaggieFS · 09/05/2023 13:33

So your thread title bears no resemblance to what you actually wanted to ask 😂

Story of my life really 🤣🤣🤣

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BIWI · 09/05/2023 13:34

Mumsnet has been going for over 20 years, and has developed into a site that covers many issues/interests - and most of them you don't have to be a parent to want to engage with.

GeraltsBathtub · 09/05/2023 13:34

Half the topics here are unrelated to parenting.

You might be glad to hear you don’t need to be a spy to post on digitalspy either.

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:37

GeraltsBathtub · 09/05/2023 13:34

Half the topics here are unrelated to parenting.

You might be glad to hear you don’t need to be a spy to post on digitalspy either.

Weird, I can't imagine posting on a forum called dadsnet when I'm not a dad.

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:38

BIWI · 09/05/2023 13:34

Mumsnet has been going for over 20 years, and has developed into a site that covers many issues/interests - and most of them you don't have to be a parent to want to engage with.

Thankyou. I used to use it when my now 19&18 year olds were small. It's changed since I've come back to it with new baby!

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NotAClapper · 09/05/2023 13:40

My friends husband thought mumsnet was a sex site after a couple of women at his work told him about the recent sex topic debacle. He was confused as to why it was called mumsnet. 😂

I think the name does give the impression it’s a site for mums, possibly parents. It’s not til you actually see all the topics that you realise there’s chat about a lot more than parenting.

ChocChipHandbag · 09/05/2023 13:41

I went in Money Saving Expert recently.

A lot if the people on there were not remotely experts and quite a few of them had been rubbish at saving money and were going on about debts.

I felt cheated, I tell ya.

OP, the vast majority of people on Mumsnet are indeed parents, so it's not like the site won't give you what you are looking for. What's the problem for you if some people who use it are not parents?

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:42

NotAClapper · 09/05/2023 13:40

My friends husband thought mumsnet was a sex site after a couple of women at his work told him about the recent sex topic debacle. He was confused as to why it was called mumsnet. 😂

I think the name does give the impression it’s a site for mums, possibly parents. It’s not til you actually see all the topics that you realise there’s chat about a lot more than parenting.

Haha 😂

Yeah it's good I'm just exploring all the topics, haven't used it for years and back then it was just mums im sure xx

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:43

ChocChipHandbag · 09/05/2023 13:41

I went in Money Saving Expert recently.

A lot if the people on there were not remotely experts and quite a few of them had been rubbish at saving money and were going on about debts.

I felt cheated, I tell ya.

OP, the vast majority of people on Mumsnet are indeed parents, so it's not like the site won't give you what you are looking for. What's the problem for you if some people who use it are not parents?

Ah see im a great saver and penny pincher!

It isn't a problem, I was just wanting confirmation, without asking in a thread that was not a parent, didn't wanna make them feel rubbish on their thread you know what I mean?....

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ChocChipHandbag · 09/05/2023 13:51

Sorry, hold on a moment- you think that people who are not parents should feel rubbish about that?

Hopefully not what you meant to say.

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 13:53

ChocChipHandbag · 09/05/2023 13:51

Sorry, hold on a moment- you think that people who are not parents should feel rubbish about that?

Hopefully not what you meant to say.

Of course not, that's not what I was saying at all 😞

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heldinadream · 09/05/2023 14:00

Welcome back to Mumsnet OP and congratulations on your baby!
There are all sorts here and everything is up for discussion. I love it. Hope you can find what you need.

Azealeasinbloom · 09/05/2023 14:00

Some of us on Mumsnet are trying to become parents - the conception threads may help; some of us are coming to terms with never being parents, and a lot of posters are very supportive for that. Some of us are child-free by choice and a lot of what is posted is interesting and relevant there.

Some of us may do better on Netmums, which can be a hornets nest ime.

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 14:01

heldinadream · 09/05/2023 14:00

Welcome back to Mumsnet OP and congratulations on your baby!
There are all sorts here and everything is up for discussion. I love it. Hope you can find what you need.

Thankyou so much, it's all so different this time round! Facebook didn't even exist when my first was born! 🤣🤣

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 14:02

Azealeasinbloom · 09/05/2023 14:00

Some of us on Mumsnet are trying to become parents - the conception threads may help; some of us are coming to terms with never being parents, and a lot of posters are very supportive for that. Some of us are child-free by choice and a lot of what is posted is interesting and relevant there.

Some of us may do better on Netmums, which can be a hornets nest ime.

Thankyou for the lovely way you worded this, I can't work out how to delete this thread as I have my answer now xx

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heldinadream · 09/05/2023 14:05

heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 14:02

Thankyou for the lovely way you worded this, I can't work out how to delete this thread as I have my answer now xx

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You can't delete threads, you can only ask MHHQ to delete and sometimes they will and sometimes they won't.
I wouldn't worry about it staying though it'll all be forgotten about in the blink of an eye!

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 14:08

Heldinadream
Thankyou; hopefully it will! Xx

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heldinadream · 09/05/2023 14:13

Or you could namechange and start again - loads of us namechange all the time! I'm on my fifth or sixth name I think. 😅😊

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heretoread81 · 09/05/2023 14:29

heldinadream · 09/05/2023 14:13

Or you could namechange and start again - loads of us namechange all the time! I'm on my fifth or sixth name I think. 😅😊

Haha great idea 🤣

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