You can always tell some women are childless by the fact that they....

[NinaInCognito]

...get in the way of you when you are in the supermarket dragging around a pram, trolley and fiddly child and then they sneer down at you with their basket full of organic lettuce, baguettes and mini-tampons while your trolley is loaded with nappies, a giant pot of Sudocrem and enough chocolate bars to re-sink the Titanic.

You then have to manoever around them while they continue said sneering.

God you can tell what sort of evening I have had, can't you? And I am embarrassed to admit that I used to be one of those women. I apologise to all you mums out there unreservedly.

Now for chocolate bars and MN......

the funny thing about cliques on MN, imo, is that when you are newish you do rather assume that everyone knows each other in a way that you come to realise later they don't. often they're just a fluid body of people who agree with each other, and who will violently disagree on the next thread.

same with the clear newbie clique on this thread. at the beginning i was thinking 'wtf? why am i getting a hard time about hostility etc when she's being equally hostile to me?' and it crossed my mind that this was a bunch of sanctuarists/teashoppers/scuttlebuggers or ante-natallers.

but because i'm not paranoid by nature, i soon realised that it was just a bunch of people who agreed with each other and who disagreed with me. (or at least, bless their hearts, disagreed with what they thought i was saying ).

and in fact, i'd go so far as to suggest that many of them were less interested in the content of the thread than the opportunity to exercise their typing fingers on the subject of oldies vs newbies, cliques vs lone rangers etc. 'twas ever thus.

truth is, any environment, whether it be a supermarket in London or a forum on the internet, is what you make of it. if you are interesting and positive then you'll have fun, if you're boring and negative then you won't, and you'll whinge about it humourlessly to anyone who'll listen. imho.

you know they're discussing how best to kill a dying rabbit on one of the other threads tonight btw? you cats should go and see if there are any MN top tips to be had.

More like, 'The Tearing of the Shrew'.

ive been to loads of real life things where you initially believe/think/assume everyone else knows each other and in fact they dont

ive even done this at job interviews

two people are chatting and you think they came together sand its not till lunch that you learn in fact they met each other two minutes before you arrived

lol expat v good

Aitch that's a good point.
Easy to assume the people disagree with you are doing so because they're backing up their mates, rather than independently telling you it's bollocks.
I find myslef agreeing with people on one thread and not on another. As do we all.

Mumsnet. The taming of the few.

are you referring to the thread where someone asked me if i was pregnant, lilymolly? and i confirmed that i am? and people aren't supposed to congratulate me, now? nice, very nice. i like your world view.

cathpot, at the risk of saying 'she started it' i'm saying 'she started it'. and she should grow some balls and not threaten to flounce at the first hint of disagreement. her OP was naff as fuck.

Mumsnet: the taming of the new?

i'm only saying it cos it's the only thing i can think of...

zippi wanders away from thread again to ponder the likelihood of bf lying in bed regretting that he hasnt yet said i love you

he still hasn't? poo. have you said it again?

a man, say 'i love you'?

that's like Pepsi the cat doing a neat job of tearing up her prey.

How dense am I?

Just twigged the two fabios [duh]

I too was going along the lines of the taming of the newbies har har har

yep i cracked despite deciding i wouldnt say it again..i think its about two months since i said it..i actually cant remember..but i said it again tonight

hew as very nice and kissy cuddly after

lol at taming of the new

The blaming of the view.

I'm not nearly as good at this

BALD there's a schedule.
there are many fabios, it's all the missing mumnetters taking turns. THere's a schedule and a rota and everything. Aitch is MNF but I've not relinquished the password. Yet.

zippi he could be building up to saying it
after all he accepted your helmet
this means something
i dunno what.

Mine's broken.
I always miss the scraps.
I'm over three days late for this one, fgs.
I want a refund.

he did what to your what?!

10 mins til my shift is over, boss.

have watched rantzen's who do you think you are, btw. gosh she is an annoying woman.

I fervently hope Tuesday Fabio is limbering up and stretching those feline muscles.
Tis not a role to jump into without preparation.

Ahhh that explains it clear as mud

zippi lent her bf her motorbiking hat and he took it

4 minutes

don't tell anyone yer name aitch

i was doiing my best to cover for you in the first place, pike. so who's on shift tomorrow? it's HC, innit? she'll be late. she's always late.

BALD I'm putting you down for 3 shifts at the beginning of September.

HC you have Offended.
I'm on a knife edge still about the n-word.
Unless there are chocolates, catnips, airmiles and an orienteering compass you will find yourself being Fabio over Christmas AND new year.

Can everyone who didn't see the thread in question please note it wasnt' that n-word, before HC is Accused of Fings What She Ain't Done.

Oh shit 2 minutes past, I'm off.

Okey-doke

Right orf to bed, once I see who is the Tuesday fabio

Christ wtf have you done to the tail?
And why's the arse gone saggy?
Well, we know who's eaten all the pies.....

bloody hell, I'm shit hot at these quick changes now.

it's baby weight!