Do you think mumsnet has made you a better parent?

[dragonbutter]

I've been pondering.
I get a lot of support from mumsnet although admit I don't ask a lot of parenting questions. I like the company really and there are people who really make me laugh. I prefer the really silly threads.

I feel supported by knowing there are lots of you out there in the same position, perhaps not all that comfortable in the role of mum. This was particularly useful while i was a SAHM.

But, I do tend to ignore the kids while i'm on here.

i love the whole mumocracy philosophy where we are all experts in our own field and wish i'd discovered long before i did as I would have loved to have asked all those first time mum questions.

I'm not even sure i can give advice to the new mums as I appear to have forgotten everything now, i presume a side effect of being sleep deprived back then.

I'm back at work now and get the social interactiong with adults that i need to be sane so maybe i'm just hanging around here now.

While i'm typing this the kids are whining and moaning at each other and looking for entertainment.

So is mumsnet making me a worse or better parent?

i'll start a macdonalds thread about you lets see

ok

DH took them on the way back from a wholesome bike ride however.

i bloody love a macdonalds.

done it - you must comment!

I think it's made me a more confident parent, and the ethos which is overriding on here (a lot of the time anyway) is that you know what's best for your kids. I love that I can come on here and bash out how I'd like to handle something, and people aren't afraid to say what they think, which helps me form my own views on the subject. You can post on here about something and get 20 replies from different people, which would be completely impossible in rl without obsessively asking tons of peoples opinions or advice on things.

otoh, I do ignoere my dc a feck of a lot whilst I'm dossing around on here.

Definitely made me a better parent. I'm more balanced now, less routine obsessed and strict, more aware of the importance of attachment. It's an invaluable source of information and support and advice. Whenever I have a problem I ask mumsnet and mumsnet responds and usually solves it

eh up dragonbutter, the maccy d thread is kicking off

link please.

found it.

it's a bit of entrapment though.
do they know you think they are creating an up its own arse sub culture?

bless.

bump

not creating! it was always there... just showing you that its not aspirational

dammit.
that's so annoying.
still find it hard to believe that the majority of mumsnetters belong to it.
wishful thinking maybe.

thankyou for enlightening me.