I haven't been part of mumsnet long. I starting posting after I had my pregnancy confirmed a few weeks ago. I was expecting a forum where pregnant people can share stories, or concerns, or just plain have someone to talk to when things get a little tough.
While that is the case for the most part, I've noticed some really cruel, really blunt and really unsupportive comments on threads that make me really uncomfortable.
In the time I've been here, I've seen one poster berated for concerns over the care received on the NHS and was told repeatedly to go back to her own country in the thread! I seen one post ask for advice on a pregnancy text only to be told that she shouldn't rely on Internet randoms and chastised! I myself was shouted at over a concern about oily fish.
Why do people do that? Why do people come to a pregnancy forum and berate and belittle other users? The above example are simply three I can remember, there have been others.
I'm really disappointed. This forum is not what I thought it would be