Barry Scott
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- Sep 8, 2019
Mumsnet is a forum that bears the honourable distinction of being the United Kingdom’s most popular website for parents! In other words, it is a website where pearl clutching mothers gather together to discuss the evils of the world corrupting their families, such as smartphones, pornography and of course, Fortnite.
Mumsnet was founded in 2000 by Justine Roberts, who realised that a forum to discuss parenting advice was needed after finding out that taking her one year old twins abroad on holiday somehow was not a good idea. Since then, the website has grown to receive over 10 million unique visitors every month.
Before venturing into the depths of shrieking Karens, one of the things that may confuse a visitor at first glance is their acronyms for their family members and friends. No, DD does not mean breast size to Mumsnetters, but Darling Daughter. The same goes for DH (Dear Husband), or DS (Dear Son). My personal favourite is EWCM, which stands for egg-white cervical mucus. Why would you ever make an acronym of this, let alone speak those words you may ask? I don’t know and I fear to find out why. You can find a full list of acronyms below:
https://www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms
https://archive.li/koQYm
The most common acronyms you may come across are most likely going to be AIBU (Am I Being Unreasonable), YABU (You Are Being Unreasonable) and YANBU (You Are Not Being Unreasonable). This comes from the most popular board on Mumsnet, the Am I Being Unreasonable board. Yes, that’s right, Mumsnet beat reddit’s /r/AITA to the punch for this type of board, except instead of fake stories for karma, this board is a haven for Mumsnetters patting each other on the back for their overbearing helicopter parenting. Just take a look at these people’s reaction to the satanic video game Fortnite:
https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_b...that-Fortnite-is-too-violent-for-a-7-year-old
https://archive.li/Oljd7
It’s not just the Darling Children that are causing stress for these poor mummies' lives though. There’s always those dastardly Dear Husbands, up to their old tricks as vile males. One of the most frequent topics regarding these women’s husbands is that of if watching pornography is cheating, or if it is OK. It’s quite a divisive topic on Mumsnet, with at least there being some women who are sensible about it. However, the ones who cry hysteria about it are incredibly entertaining in their delusional reasons.
https://archive.li/MedJD
What makes many threads though, is not just those users who flock to defend the insane OPs, but the ones who come to shut them down:
I’d recommend checking out their search tool https://www.mumsnet.com/info/search to have a look for some insanity for yourself. Honestly, the sky’s the limit with keywords. Mumsnetters bitch about everything. Enjoy your visit, Darling Kiwis!
Mumsnet was founded in 2000 by Justine Roberts, who realised that a forum to discuss parenting advice was needed after finding out that taking her one year old twins abroad on holiday somehow was not a good idea. Since then, the website has grown to receive over 10 million unique visitors every month.
Before venturing into the depths of shrieking Karens, one of the things that may confuse a visitor at first glance is their acronyms for their family members and friends. No, DD does not mean breast size to Mumsnetters, but Darling Daughter. The same goes for DH (Dear Husband), or DS (Dear Son). My personal favourite is EWCM, which stands for egg-white cervical mucus. Why would you ever make an acronym of this, let alone speak those words you may ask? I don’t know and I fear to find out why. You can find a full list of acronyms below:
https://www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms
https://archive.li/koQYm
The most common acronyms you may come across are most likely going to be AIBU (Am I Being Unreasonable), YABU (You Are Being Unreasonable) and YANBU (You Are Not Being Unreasonable). This comes from the most popular board on Mumsnet, the Am I Being Unreasonable board. Yes, that’s right, Mumsnet beat reddit’s /r/AITA to the punch for this type of board, except instead of fake stories for karma, this board is a haven for Mumsnetters patting each other on the back for their overbearing helicopter parenting. Just take a look at these people’s reaction to the satanic video game Fortnite:
https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_b...that-Fortnite-is-too-violent-for-a-7-year-old
https://archive.li/Oljd7
It’s not just the Darling Children that are causing stress for these poor mummies' lives though. There’s always those dastardly Dear Husbands, up to their old tricks as vile males. One of the most frequent topics regarding these women’s husbands is that of if watching pornography is cheating, or if it is OK. It’s quite a divisive topic on Mumsnet, with at least there being some women who are sensible about it. However, the ones who cry hysteria about it are incredibly entertaining in their delusional reasons.
https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3138342-thoughts-on-partner-watching-pornA truly philosophical quote for the ages
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https://archive.li/MedJD
What makes many threads though, is not just those users who flock to defend the insane OPs, but the ones who come to shut them down:
I’d recommend checking out their search tool https://www.mumsnet.com/info/search to have a look for some insanity for yourself. Honestly, the sky’s the limit with keywords. Mumsnetters bitch about everything. Enjoy your visit, Darling Kiwis!
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