[Closed] STW v Mumsnet

LOLs it is a bit Dadsnet innit.

Mumsnet is that A NSFW type site 😉

Apparently there are far more relationship trouble threads.. and the MNers tend to gang up against the posters' other halves...

Mrs Crack Fox found some 'useful' stuff on here about Child Care Vouchers the other day and told me it was like the Bike To Work Scheme. So I think they cover all the same topics. 😕

Balls.

I thought you were arranging a rumble between the two.

(sigh......)

I lurk on Mumsnet when bored by both work & STW.
The Relationships threads are frighteningly addictive but make me wonder what the hell is going on in the world. So many problems, so few answers.
And lots of very explicit sex advice.

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships

They know **** all about fork travel settings, mind.

just like here then 😉

I wish I hadn't clicked on that relationship link ..... it'll take hours reading through that lot 😀

According to my Mrs, the rel ones are all quite one-sided...

I thought you were arranging a rumble between the two.

We would have no chance!

[url= http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/998502-What-is-infidelity ]Is oral sex unfaithful? Snogging? Kissing on the mouth? On the ear?[/url]

I prefer it here. 😯

And I have the slightest handle on the acronymns.

What on earth does "DP" stand for in their world?

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships

Its like a series of 'Take A Break' headlines.

"me and alcohol have ruined my family"

"i have never had a rich man....."

"so he thinks marriage is a waste of time but i dont?"

etc.

What on earth does "DP" stand for in their world?

In what context. Use it in a sentence 8)

"My DP has never cheated on me and I trust him 100%"

"My DP has never cheated on me and I trust him 100%"

Oh it is not what I thought it was then....

Erm....dead partner would fit I guess. It would also explain why he hasn't cheated on her.

A dead partner over there is more common than a 3-legged cat over here. So common it has its own acronym. The mind boggles... 🙂

Ahem. 3LC.

😆

[url= http://www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms ]DP = darling/dear partner[/url]

So no more steeds or rigs round here, from now on it's DB.

Some useful ones in that link...

YABOS
You are being over-sensitive

YABU
You are being unreasonable

VBAC
vaginal birth after c-section

How thoughtful - there's an acronyms link

[url= http://www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms ]Mumsnet Acronyms [/url]

You can have great fun stringing those together!

RF SWI

Phew...there was me thinking mumsnet was occupied by necrophiles .

I think hanging around with people who actually referred to someone as "my darling partner" would turn me into a proper, full-on mysogynist pretty fast. 😐

I've been on a mailing list for mums whose births were in October 1996 since early in that year.

We used the acronym DH for 'darling husband' which over the years has been usefully transmutated into 'dickhead' for many of the former darlings!

If you want really soppy, up-own-backside, boggled-eyed girly things, go onto one of the wedding web forums. You and your wedding is as lively as any.
Some of the advise about losing weight verges on the damn right dangerous.

I was given an ASBO for my comments to one bride who was trying to lose something like 50lbs in 63 days and no one had an issue with that! "He'll really want you to lose the weight, good luck Puppy-scrunchie, only one choc' bar in bed tonight with your can of Special Brew" - well, you get the picture!

Uh oh, am I in trouble now? Just waiting for this thread to get cross posted...

Lol@Ti29er 🙂

I just find a load of stupid women talking forever about crap utterly tedious.

Maybe I am a mysogynist after all....

I once had a thread come up in a google search and had a look.

Imagine the religious arguments we have over things like helmets, tubeless and communists spending other people's money VS top hat wearing capitalists eating babies.

There's about that level of bile and judgementalism. But about things that actually matter to people's lives - bringing up kids, getting divorces etc. Horrible place.

LizMmmm is addicted to Babycentre, which is similar. She reads it in the middle of the night whilst she's feeding the LO (little one) our DD (darling daughter) and her DH (darling husband) is snoring. I reserve STW for daylight hours.

For me, a very swift scan of Mumsnet has left this phrase embedded in my brain;

Perhaps he has no idea what he's doing and just vaguely sticks his nose into your ladygarden while going bibbble?

I feel we should all don our best pirate-troll hats and take a saunter over there....!

🙂

I'm off to mumsnet. Puts on string vest and open-nylon shirt 😈

I am now... a member 😀

FWIW, my wife thinks STW is the (marginally) bike related equivalent of Mumsnet. She's not wrong.

hora - Member
I am a member

Well yes, we knew that! 😉

(voice of Dougal from Father Ted) 'oh dear god what have I done? I want out? I didnt want this'. They are going to KILL me with sensible and well-reasoned conversation with no physical threats.

Will I be jumped on for babysitting on a Friday night? Or will I be told off and its called 'parenting'? How is it parenting when hes in bed? Semantics up yer ass!

If you want really soppy, up-own-backside, boggled-eyed girly things, go onto one of the wedding web forums

Nah, there are much better specialist sites out there for that kind of stuff 😯 😈

VBAC vaginal birth after c-section

AKA Cat 2 Section at 3am for the same reasons they had a section last time.

Andy

Perhaps he has no idea what he's doing and just vaguely sticks his nose into your ladygarden while going bibbble?

They are going to KILL me with sensible and well-reasoned conversation with no physical threats.

Apparently they are capable of flame wars the like of which you have never seen. No, really.

Andy

Hmmm do you think there is any chance of randy-frustated mum-sex on there? 8)

This is the best freakin' post I've ever read.

For those who do venture onto the Other Side, time yourselves as I wonder how long it'll take you to get frustrated on any thread that's to do with getting fit, losing weight, geting into that dress, looking good for the beach this summer etc that sees you, an STW undercover Man, consider mentioning a jolly good bike ride might be the cure to end all fat / skinny / poor body image issues.

It's akin to trying to suck Fruit Pastiles and not chewing! Only The Other Side can manage it.

Perhaps we should organise an exchange trip.

We can send them barnes, hora and ernie_lynch for a fortnight and they can send us some yummy mummys.

seems fair Graham

What is their view on the airplane taking off can someone post up and see?

The Boy/Girl Problem would seem more topical... but I don't want to be responsible for that many brain aneurysms.

CaptainFlashheart - Member
For me, a very swift scan of Mumsnet has left this phrase embedded in my brain;

Perhaps he has no idea what he's doing and just vaguely sticks his nose into your ladygarden while going bibbble?

I feel we should all don our best pirate-troll hats and take a saunter over there....!

Just remember there is a women's guild and they don't take any prisoners 😯 😯

Hora - chapeau. I have never been brave enough to register!

I'm sure if someone posted the plane/conveyor problem they'd just say 'stop being so stupid'

GrahamS - Member
Perhaps we should organise an exchange trip.

We can send them barnes, hora and ernie_lynch for a fortnight and they can send us some yummy mummys.

EWCM

Just why is there an acronym for that? Indeed, why is there even a phrase for it?

ah but you are not a woman.

Blimey, had a trawl through MN - jeepers 😯

we need a 'forum-off'

My wife is always suggesting that here is like the oracle - the wisdom of cyclists, she calls it.

Someone needs to post - without letting on - some topic unrelated to either cycling or whatever it is mumsnet is designed to be about at the same time on both and then see which gives the best advice fastest.

<goes off to think about it>

I joined when my DS/DFB was young. We had no idea who to ask, so late at night and being sleep deprived I joined up. All I have to say is that we did get some good advice, but I get a newsletter each week.

I am still on because I have to read out some of the threads that come up on there as I end up wetting myself in the office so I am asked to share the stories which can be astonishing. I like the ones where they share stories of stupid things done when tired/pregnant/PMT. Unbelievable.

Will find some later and post.

GrahamS - Member
Perhaps we should organise an exchange trip.
We can send them barnes, hora and ernie_lynch for a fortnight and they can send us some yummy mummys.

I doubt we would return alive. You know that its a one-way suicide trip that your sending us on don't you?

The Yummy Mummy's would reek wanton damage to STW, the 'buy cycles now' flashing ads would be replaced with 'Laura Ashley sale' and 'face cleansing products for post-rides'.

All the longterm-single STW'ers would feel obliged to leave leaving a core of 10 posters left. 🙁

It'd be destruction.

LOL:

Hora and Co sent on one-way mission to be flamed by mothers.

Starting the day with a laugh like that is priceless.

Cheers.
😀

Solo

Before our daughter was born in April I went on Mumsnet looking for advice about some stuff related to my pregnancy. I was terrified and vowed never to go there again!!!
The views are generally to one extreme or the other and have no foundation other than personal opinion or experience. Not dissimilar to here but at least here people like bikes!
I also find that information and advice here is often more rounded and useful...hence my new post about accomodation in London!

Best thread in ages

The views are generally to one extreme or the other and have no foundation other than personal opinion or experience. Not dissimilar to here

SWI genius

Thing is with bikes; Mechanics, flow, bites etc there is a common theme to be had'.

On babies- far too many permutations and its dealing with behaviour and physiological aspects ('baby has a fever') so how can one parents advice really work for another? Its just an opinion based on their own experience?

The Yummy Mummy's would reek wanton damage to STW, the 'buy cycles now' flashing ads would be replaced with 'Laura Ashley sale' and 'face cleansing products for post-rides'.

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😯

Thought they were only interested in what biscuits you liked...

Off work today so this is my CD, BRB

Luv Kev

For hora and any other brave soul, here seems like a good place to start with your first undercover posting:

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1001449-So-is-this-bum-sex-malarky-any-good

Bejeesus!! that place is like STW crossed with Trisha and Jeremy Kyle..

I can't believe i'm saying this.. but things here seem far more normal 😯 !

I have experienced pregnancy Hormones first-hand.

I learnt, DONT **** WITH A PREGNANT WOMAN 😯

[i]I have experienced pregnancy Hormones first-hand.[/i]

I think you might not be understanding the meaning of first-hand in this context, unless you've been drinking her wee.

Remember... Mumsnet is a strong political force. They helped win the election for the Tories donchaknow.

Oh, actually, well, sort of win. With Clegg's help.

Crikey. I refused to let the dog back in from the back garden.

I was asked twice to let him in.

'No. He is misbehaved. 10mins in the cold wont hurt him'.

I learnt my lesson.

zulu-eleven....a big WTF?

I mean to experience pregnancy hormones [i]first hand[/i] you would have to actually be pregnant...

You have experienced the [i]effect[/i] of pregnancy hormones at first hand.

Anyway, try de-icing the freezer and puncturing it as the waters break. Shes 5' 3", and she picked me up by my hair and said 'Start the car NOW'.

So I did.

[i]I can't believe i'm saying this.. but things here seem far more normal !
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Nah, thats just acclimatization. STWF is still a very F'd up place, and imo, a flaming on STW ranks up there with the best of them.

I say Launch the Hora at them, He'll shown them/us how its done.

Then post the thread here.

<wheres that asbestos keyboard>

S

[i]Shes 5' 3", and she picked me up by my hair and said 'Start the car NOW'.

So I did.
[/i]

Thats excellent, PMSL.

I assume you refer to the hair on your head....Ooooouch !

great thread
😉

S

STW has A&A on fridays, apparently MN has [url= http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/995199-Bum-Sex-amp-Wind ]dirty sex threads.[/url]

[i]STW has A n A on fridays, apparently MN has dirty sex threads.
[/i]

Yeah, I noticed references to "5 day coma, etc", so thats answered that question.

Hhmmm. So, are we here on STW, [i]Slipp'n[/i] ?. Has STW gone soft....

S

Has STW gone soft....

Not after reading the dirty sex thread... 😳

Umm.. your competitive tone worries me.. calling for a forum arms race? 🙂

STW has A&A on fridays, apparently MN has dirty sex threads.

Any thread containing the words 'anal leakage' certainly qualifies as dirty...

Girls discussing anal sex is just wrong.

Nah. Just the prospect of certain characters from here, being landed into a foreign forum to see if their STW training/experience will get-them-through, is an amusing prospect.
😀

As horrid as this forum can be at times, I kinda like to think that if you can survive it, then you're good to go anywhere in web-space.

Lets face it, STWF isn't for the weak/feint-hearted.
😉

S

On my recon of mn this arvo there was a thread posted by some dude who's wife wanted to divorce him. He was ripped to shreds it really was impressive.