Can someone tell me why.........

[astonished]

Some people need to come on here and take the piss out of others? Alot of it going on at the moment, often on other threads where others can't defend themselves.
Some people may see it all as a bit of a laugh, but is it really?? What is the motivation in sitting at a computer and making others feel bad??
Why the superiority complexes, clearly they are not justified, otherwise there would be no need to rip it out of others??
Harmless fun? Just remember what it feels like to be treated that way, in real life or on mumsnet.
And whilst I'm at it, being a regular poster does not give anybody the right to say what they want, and why should I be told to take anybody with a pinch of salt, or should know that by now??

Its okay to be abusive mumsnetters just make sure at the beginning of your post you remind people to take you with a pinch of salt.

Well said, Mud, as usual. Couldn't agree more. The other thing I don't miss here are the lying, git-faced, boastful mums whose kids all exchange thought on Neitschze and are Olympic gymnasts by the age of 1. Now here's where I can use bollucks! properly.

wish you could delete posts, that isn't an example of my snippiness at all, that's an example of me killing a funny thread

Btw, Mud, you're an anonymous stranger, but I can tell just from your aura that you're the most wonderful mum who ever graced the planet.

you can use 'bollocks' but you can't bloody spell it yet

Barf Hurl Heave

See what I mean about peeps always taking the mickey outta me! 'Teacher! Mud hurted my feelings.'

I'm sorry expat. I know really you are the bestest speller in the whole wide world, there is no better speller than you. It is spelt bollucks, it is, it is, it is. Don't you go listening to me now

after all

my name is mud

BTW my son was a Neitsche quoting gymnast by the age of 2, but missed the olympic team by a hand-spring

Yeah, but could he spell Neitschze? Mine could do it backwards by 13 months. LOL! She's nearly 22 months, and after walking on her own once she's back to trundling around on her knees like a slug. But she's got that 'No way Mummy!' down and can put a set of headphones right up to her ears and feel the music!

Mine is a failure.

Only just got into Cambridge, when we clearly stated Oxford.

Still he can always reapply at five I guess.

LGJ, I'm sooo sorry.

So very my therapist, says I will get over it.

Not so sure ..................

I thought perhaps I had overreacted when i posted my original post, I have just read the trolls thread and it seems i was right all along. What is wrong with some of you, is it really that much fun to potentially make others feel bad? I really just don't get it, and no its not a bout being nicey nice all the time, its just about respect, ou'd all be the first to complain about a 'chav lad ' etc havoing no respect, but not much hope eh when you all treat eachother like this

The troll thread wasn't meant to be taking the piss out of anyone, astonished, I originally intended it to be light-hearted, however, these things do tend to take on a bit of a life of their own.

I, for one, would apologise whole-heartedly should the other thread turn out to be true. It's a terrible thing to happen to anyone, even worse if it's not true as many people on here have taken it at face-value.

But the damage that could potentially be done to her is much worse than the feelings of mumsnetters if they posted on a troll thread IYSWIM

But the damage that could potentially be done to her is much worse than the feelings of mumsnetters if they posted on a troll thread IYSWIM

I'm still wondering why a/one would let themselves get so upset over a 'net forum! If I start reading threads that seem to be going off the rails I just stop reading them and move on.

If there's a board w/people w/whom I have n/thing in common or whose views I don't agree with, I move on.

Haven't even read the 'trolls' thread. Seemed like trouble from the get-go.

in answer to your original question - I think some subjects are just a bit closer to some peoples hearts than others.

I recently had a major strop about some threads on here. it took me a good while to remember that this isn't real-life, we are all entitled to our opinions and that we aren't forced to read any/all contributions made on this forum.

MN is for the most part a wonderful place, I can't begin to remember how many of us have had support in a crisis which we would never have received otherwise.

So it's not all bad

god that sounded so prissy - I'm not trying to curry favour (really!)

This was discussed not so long ago and whole heartedly agree with astonished. i for one thought the piercing thread got a bit nasty MNers making sweeping statements about parents who pierce their childrens ears, weaning and b/f v formula are also very emotive. I'm sure many of us like an educated debate -but all that showed was peoples ignorance. As for this forum not being real life, for those of you that have a full and satisfying life then perhaps it isnt, but for some of us this is a life line where we can get advice and support, and i know it has saved many women from going under.

I get plenty of support here. I just don't see what good it's going to do me or my family to get worked up over a thread. I mean, I bottle-fed and had severe PND. I read peoples' comments on bottle-feeding, state my opinion, and then just read along. Or not.

There're always peeps who like to wind folks up, sure. They're in real life, too. We can't choose who we encounter s/times, but we can always choose what we do about it.

As one of the people who got really upset about the BF threads I do agree. BUT when I look back I must admit to getting upset about peoples opinions, yes a few were very badly worded and inflamatory. On the whole though, all they were, were opinions. I have used this site as a lifeline but I still maintain that what we see on here is not "real-life", and it's important to keep that in mind.

that was very clever (no, I am not taking the proverbial, actually) of you to know that (about Micky Bliss, I mean), WigWamBam.

If I had a terminal disease & a young child I really don't think anything that Mumsnetters might say to me would upset me in the slightest. Just would not rate in the big scheme of things. A mother of one of DS's classmates died 2 months ago (ovarian cancer) & the family is still ripped apart by it; what anybody online thought would be so trivial....

Believe it or not, Astonished, I don't have enough time to read all the threads on MN thoroughly so I cluelessly continue in ignorance about which comments exactly upset you so (then again, maybe I am the originator of such comments....)....