It would be so nice to live in a society where nobody was ever judged because of their colour, creed, sexuality, job, etc. Jbr, you yourself have judged Rachel because she works for the Mail, why can't she work for the Mail AND be a nice person?
We all come onto Mumsnet to get support and advice on the difficult subject of parenting. Sometimes it's nice to just let off steam too. It's difficult to get your message across sometimes as we don't have the advantage of body language here, so expressions can be so easily taken out of context. Such as mental illness, which can range from depression, to severe schizophrenia. I suffered from ante-natal depression very badly, I would term it as a 'problem' because it affected my husband, family and friends. In seeing it as a problem, I knew I could solve it, which after treatment I was able to. I understand how some people don't like the term 'problem' and that is fine, whatever works for them!
So let's not judge each other because of where we work, or whether we have a mental illness or not. And Tigger - I feel for you right now, it must be a nightmare being a farmer in this country. My hubbie used to farm too - now he drives Diggers for a living, not very mind stimulating but he is SUCH an intelligent man, wasted really. I admire you Tigger for doing so many things, I admire anyone in the farming business right now. I hope all goes well for you and hopefully this f&m crisis will be over soon.