Mumsnet #30 Six figure salary, never eats a calorie

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PinkFigs said:
The prissy language they all use is pissing me off more than ever

‘For context’ No need to put this in every bleeping thread
‘Generally’ just say normally or usually
‘I tend to’ just say ‘I do’. No need for middle class wannabe frilly language
‘My role’ it’s not a role, it’s a JOB
‘Skill set’ words fail me
‘Prep’ oh aren’t you edgy shortening the word preparation
‘Whack it in the slow cooker’ you what?? PUT it in the slow cooker
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See also “he has form for this”. Have you ever heard anyone say that in real life?
Also “he proceeded to…”. I’ve only ever heard that on Judge Judy.

“For context” drives me crazy. Almost as much as “think” (as in “we had a nice breakfast, think pancakes, bacon, sausage…”). I don’t need help understanding the word “breakfast”.
 
PinkFigs said:
The prissy language they all use is pissing me off more than ever

‘For context’ No need to put this in every bleeping thread
‘Generally’ just say normally or usually
‘I tend to’ just say ‘I do’. No need for middle class wannabe frilly language
‘My role’ it’s not a role, it’s a JOB
‘Skill set’ words fail me
‘Prep’ oh aren’t you edgy shortening the word preparation
‘Whack it in the slow cooker’ you what?? PUT it in the slow cooker
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Unhinged is another 1 they use regularly, normally for behaviour that’s totally normal outside of MNworld!
 
Boring Monday said:
‘Kindly’ goes on to be a complete meanypegs.
’Mental load’ you’ve remembered a birthday
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The “mental load martyrs” are something else. There was one who complained she did more than her husband because she had to arrange their child’s MMR appointment. It’s a one-off event. And it takes more time to write that on MN than it does to actually do it.
 
bread-pitt said:
The “mental load martyrs” are something else. There was one who complained she did more than her husband because she had to arrange their child’s MMR appointment. It’s a one-off event. And it takes more time to write that on MN than it does to actually do it.
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I cannot stand "mental load martyr's". It's called life, get over it. Maybe if they allowed their husbands to organise or help out they wouldn't be so stressed.
 
Geetbo said:
The Butlins thread is absolute gold.

The absolute horror at the idea of anyone actually enjoying themselves.
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I bleeping love Skeggy Butlins, it's next to a massive beach, we've had a family holiday there with our son and my sister, brother in law and their three, and a grown up Back to the 90's weekend with a couple of friends.

Mind you, we are probably the sweary pissed people that Mumsnet are complaining about.
 
Serene Serena said:
I bleeping love Skeggy Butlins, it's next to a massive beach, we've had a family holiday there with our son and my sister, brother in law and their three, and a grown up Back to the 90's weekend with a couple of friends.

Mind you, we are probably the sweary pissed people that Mumsnet are complaining about.
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I went to a 00s weekend and Kerry Katona spilled a pint on me. Great times.
 
I had to Google Butlins. Interesting concept. I saw this on the dining page and it reminded me of MN.
 

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Duchessofmanchester said:
I cannot stand "mental load martyr's". It's called life, get over it. Maybe if they allowed their husbands to organise or help out they wouldn't be so stressed.
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Hmmm. If their husbands did do lots of organising I think we all know that those husbands would be labelled as controlling bastards who won’t allow their wives to make any decisions 🙄
 
There's a thread on AIBU called "Help me settle disagreement with DH"
If this is her being lighthearted,I'd hate to see her in a mood ! 😅

"I then lightheartedly said to DH, who was in the room so overhearing this interaction I had with our daughter: "I think it's important to teach her that mums should be looked after when they're not well too, and that Daddy should step up when mummy is unwell and look after baby... Last think I want for her is to feel the pressure to conform to society's expectations of women when she's older, like I felt" - or words to that effect. But my message being - I'm role playing this with her so she gets the message from a young age about societal imposed gender roles and expectations of women, hoping to dispel some of that for her (if that makes any sense)."

Their daughter is THREE.
 
Serene Serena said:
Seeing as most of them brag about being stay at home mums, their husbands probably expect them to do stuff like childcare and housework and shopping.
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Mumsnetters do not agree that SAHM should do housework or cooking or shopping. She is supposed to care for the child, that’s her job that equals his job and then when he gets home childcare, housework, cooking and shopping is done 50/50. So if a husband wants his wife to to the housework, never mind expects her to, he’s very controlling and abusive and she should LTB and claim maintenance and she would be much better off all around.
 
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