New here, how does this work?

[Keptbusyby2]

Hello,

As it says I'm new here. Stay at home mum of two and It can be lonely. Just want to meet a few people I can chat to.
Honestly this site is a little confusing to me, can anyone help?

Hi there, and welcome! If you have a hobby or interest, look down the list on the 'talk' homepage and see if any of them catch your eye. Remember to expand each heading as some fora are in unexpected places eg 'chat' is in 'fun and games'. Also look in 'local talk', see if there's a hub near you. Good luck!

Be careful posting in AIBU until you've read it for a while

Never say 'Hun', write 'xxx' at the end of a post or complain about parent and baby spaces and you should be fine

Chat is a nice place to start

Welcome. I agree about lookin on different talk topics. I mainly post on a thread in homes and gardens that encourage s me to declutter and a weight loss thread in health and beauty. Read around a few of the sections that seem interesting and just feel free to join in a thread that you want to. If you introduce yourself like you did here, people will be welcoming!

If you want real life meet ups try mums net local pages

Develope thick skin if you post in AIBU.

An a big hi and welcome from me! Waves

Apparently classics (in the topics section of talk) is a good place to lose a few hours but I have only occasionally read a classic thread

Oh really? I sometimes end posts with xxx when someone is going through a really hard time and, well, you want to be encouraging..

Relationships is for people who are, well, going through a hard time, usually.

AIBU is vicious but a good place to go if you're feeling vicious

LTB.

Hi,

Thanks for replies. Didn't get a chance to look untill today. Couple of Qs..

Why no xxx?

What are AIBU? LTB?

Will I survive this place?! haha

No!

You have to do the work kiddo

Look around the site yourself, find your way around, read stuff, see how the land lies with each board/section, post once you've found your feet..

It's a good site but it doesn't come on a plate, generally.

Oh and leaving a thread you've started for 24 hours doesn't go down well. Having a life is not tolerated!

No, if you've started a thread and ppl have had the courtesy to respond, then you bugger off bcs you're 'busy' [we're all busy..], well, that pisses ppl off.

Demanding lot on here.