Hi, I've defected

[moogdroog]

Just thought I'd say hi and admit that I've come over from the other side (Netmums).

I found netmums when I was pregnant with my son (now 2) and stupidly thought that one parenting website was much the same as the other and stuck with it.

It seems I was wrong. At last a forum where I don't have to spend my time being incensed by small minded opinions... Nauseated by faux camaraderie... Confused by entire messages written in text speak... Concerned for the future literacy of our country...

Faith is restored. Now I'm pregnant again I shall come here for advice. Thanks mumsnet mums!

We do make our own tickers for those who are new and missing the action.

.. 21 minutes since I last dunked a custard cream in my gin ..

Wasn't that pretty?

Welcome

Hi, welcome. Hope your pregnancy's going well.

- 4 minutes since my baby learned a new swear word -

welcome

I do feel much more at home now with a couple of tickers going... if only they were animated for the full migraine inducing effect...

Thanks for the welcomes!

What are tickers ? and hello :)

Are the tickers related to the (((((hugs)))) and babydust?

Have a and welcome to the Dark Side

~~~five minutes since my last stress incontinence seep~~~

Awww if you think netmums is bad, Im a recent defect from Babycentre, now thats full of babydust and huns, and (((((hugs))))).

welcome. sorry, what is text speak?

Lolz...dnt b silly lilly13 u mst hav sen it b4 !!!

just looked at netmums out of curiosity... I see one of the hot topics of the day is "do pickled onions count as one of your 5 a day?"

can't see any tickers though hun

I count a chocolate orange as one of my five a day.

Welcome

Ah, that's what tickers are .

Would I be horribly overstepping the mark to point out that I've had two miscarriages, but no angels in heaven?

Welcome, moogdroog.

welcome :)

Hiya!

I remember when I got pg, I was actually vaguely looking for Mumsnet, without knowing much about it at the time.

I stumbled on Netmums but after reading a couple of the threads I felt so nauseated with all the huns, {{{hugs}}}, bubs, sticky baby-dust and the rest I beat a hasty retreat.

It took until my seventh month of pg to venture into the ante-natal offerings online and boy, was I relieved to find MN.

Lovely to have you here, hun

Welcome! If you think netmums is nauseating, babyandbump is even worse.

Hello :) me too!
Stuck with netmums for ages and do still go on pregnancy thread but got sick to death of the judgements and stupidness.
Haven't got to grips with this site yet but no complaints so far.

Hi and welcome to the fucking dark side :)

Swearing is compulsory and Huns are blacklisted :)

I felt I had come home when I found mn

What about bounty? Where do they stand in the huns hierarchy?

Oh and welcome moogdroog

Inbetweener are you a defect or a defecter? Either way is good for me! I think most of us on here would be counted as Netmums defects...

I thought the title said defecated!

coraltoes would that be so unusual? Pregnancy constipation means a good poo is often cause for a thread of celebration...

I think you'll find plenty of judgeypants here too but they will a) be self-aware that they are indeed being judgey (or may actually ask 'AIBU?') and b) will at least have well thought out, literate reasoning to back up said judgeypants (generally).

It's a beautiful thing.

(there are also when occasion calls. Also a beautful thing. We're not totally cold hearted... we realise a manly punch on the shoulder doesn't always quite cut it)

Welcome to the coven

at coraltoes. No, that's obviously just you.