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Dear MN why do people waste their time on here? Im off, a good New Year to all !

164 replies

NotForMe · 30/12/2006 00:06

Dear MN
This site should be good, but it is full of people who should be getting help in RL.
Parents or carers should be spending time playing with their children instead of typing rubbish on here.
And then COD and all that stuff. Oh my.
I was touched when I joined and helped in the Xmas appeal and it was well planned.
The receiver has been having a hard time, I know and i was happy to give to anyone to make their Xmas abit brighter.
But, but what pisses me off when they then post about expensive gifts they brought for their kids, things I couldnt afford to give my kids this year. Whats all that about? Just didnt think did they!
One good thing has come out of it, and that is this experience has taught me a good lesson for the New Year and that is to hold those who are your friends and family in RL close to you and stop mucking around and wasting your time with people here who are trying to be funny, put you down or just offer rubbish advice.
Its all too much for a simple mum like me. I wish you all good luck in the future, but im off.
Only stayed 3 months, so take this as my notice of leaving.
I hope you all have a better and Happier New Year especially to those who truly deserve it like martianbishop.
Kind regards

OP posts:
myrrhthamoo · 30/12/2006 13:53

My 5 year old is on the X-Box and my 9 year old is on the other PC shooting things.

Outed as a Bad Parent...ho hum.

Hello my lovely suzy-person

WideWebWitch · 30/12/2006 13:54

Oh, I regularly ignore my children to come here, please don't get the impression otherwise!

motherinfurrierfestivefrock · 30/12/2006 13:55

Mine are frolicking with a friend, although admittedly DD2 is looking even more chaotic than usual on account of nobody having brushed her teeth or hair today.

Glitterygookwithchocsonthetree · 30/12/2006 13:55

Mine are out with dh and MIL and I'm 'working' (honest guv). Is that OK?

motherinfurrierfestivefrock · 30/12/2006 13:56

I am also writing the Great 21st Century Novel, of course.

zippitippitoes · 30/12/2006 13:56

two of mine are somewhere on oxford street ..possibly topshop yuk and one is at the shops here

myrrhthamoo · 30/12/2006 13:57

But dh has been glued to Due South re-runs all day and I don't think he's fretting about neglecting the children...

I'm going to go and annoy him in a minute by stripping the Christmas tree (I will get in the way of the telly).

myrrhthamoo · 30/12/2006 13:57

Me too MI...in my mind.

motherinfurrierfestivefrock · 30/12/2006 13:58

You could strip with the Christmas tree, in a lascivious-dryad way?

sunnywong · 30/12/2006 14:00

my msn isn't working, you two, I'm not really ignoring you you know

strip the xmas tree, before 6th jan, are you short on firewood?

myrrhthamoo · 30/12/2006 14:00

As I am streaming with snot and have a glowing red and very sore nose I think it would be more lumpen-Rudolph than lascivious-dryad...

myrrhthamoo · 30/12/2006 14:01

We have a (ssssh) pretend tree - I want dh to help me get it all back in the loft and he goes back to work on NYD. Bored with Chritmas now anyway.

Lazylou · 30/12/2006 14:02

Well said Custardo!

For some people this is their RL.

SmileysPeople · 30/12/2006 14:03

I think (not entirely sure)that the OP was posted by someone who was rather hurt and wounded lastnight, and was having a bad MN's night, and therefore not an entirely rational post, more just an expression of her hurt.
I am finding a hard edge to MN's myself. I'm all for heated debate and frank exchange of views, but when people are genuienly upset, I don't understand the pull yourself together or fuck off attitude.

Someone on this thread said it's a site for parents with thick skins, or harder constitutions (or something like that can't be arsed to check so sorry if misquoting).
I personally hope not, I can go elsewhere for my macho culture I/when I want it.

RubyRioja · 30/12/2006 14:05

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PeachysaysBlwyddynNewyddDda · 30/12/2006 14:05

Well i sure work hard NOT to type rubbish on here.

My DH is playing with my kids thank you, being away from home living this is my respite.

But MN isn't for everyone so best wishes and I hope good luck follows you

PeachysaysBlwyddynNewyddDda · 30/12/2006 14:09

YOu don't have be thick skinned to be on MN, I'm not at all- but I have grown to learn that others are harsher than me, and when to walk away from threads or just not get involved. Its also toughened me just a little (do I really need to get so upset about what someone I'll never meet thinks?)

My first few attempts at MN (back when it started- goodness Ia m OLD) were abandoned when my feelings were hurt- I decided it was worth returning to each time however, and am glad that I did.

motherinfurrierfestivefrock · 30/12/2006 14:11

I find MN extremely soft-centred, actually.

SherlockLGJ · 30/12/2006 14:23

I have done two laundry loads, tidied out the freezer, sorted out meals for the next few days, washed and polished the parquat[sp] flooring in the hall, hoovered the ground floor of the house, cooked lunch for DS. I am just about to go and decale the shower doors, I sat down for 5 minutes with a cup of tea and a piece of toast. Is that Ok ???

Oh and it was my turn for a lie-in and I did not wake up, until 11.30. Should I have dragged my exhausted body out of bed to play with my DS or should I presume that my DH is more than capable of minding his child.

The same applies to people MNing, it is their downtime, and with broadband you can flit in and flit out.

Sorry you didn't like us, but we were all born with free will, and you are quite within your rights to leave. I am not so sure as to whether you are within your rights to make sweeping judgments about people you have never met.

nutcracker · 30/12/2006 14:26

My kids are (now don't faint), out with Xp. Only popped to the shop mind but the house is empty and I have Take That on rather loud

And yes I have given xp my shopping list, i'll be damned if i'm going to let him go to the shop without him doing my shopping for me.

SmileysPeople · 30/12/2006 14:30

Well I've completed half a novel today, eaten chip buttties and chocoalte cake and been MNetting whilst kids are watching God knows what on TV.
So maybe she means me.

(really I don't think it was rational post that requires lots of indigation, just an inappropriate expresssion of hurt feelings)

motherinfurrierfestivefrock · 30/12/2006 14:31

I have re-dyed my hair and drunk some fizzy wine and eaten lunch cooked by DP in betweeen his bouts of t'ai chi. It has been quite a good day, really.

ComeOyeFaithfulVeneer · 30/12/2006 14:33

I don't consider this a waste of time at all. Much better than watching utter drivel on tv. My ds is asleep upstairs, dd at grandmother's house and dh at the football. I have sorted the garden shed done 2 loads of laundry and prepared 3 desserts for tomorrow nights dinner party. This is my "me time" and this is how I enjoy spending it.

Tortington · 30/12/2006 14:35

god i have done fuck all

kids watching tv.
dh still in bed.

i managed to do beans on toast. couldnt even find can openeer - so stabbed the beans.

erm.

i'm exausted.

QuootiepieTheNewYearsAss · 30/12/2006 14:35

I've said it before, I'll say it again... sometimes it's just a case of Jeremy Kyle Vs Mumsnet.

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