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[Charlie 123 - 4!]

Welcome Brooks

Nice to see a subversive thread, but am surprised it has not been deleted yet. We had something of a to-do several years back with another mums site, and many on this forum thought that we should behave in a more sober and serious fashion on these matters, consider the complexities, be balanced and nuanced etc.

Boring, I know, but hey ho.

For what it's worth I think netmums has many bi-polar/tramadol type users who would probably be shaking so much on reading any sardonic responses to their essay style posts that they would be physically unable to hold then hands still enough to type a response. Best leave them to their "complexities" and stay on this site to have a laugh.

[Benjibogs]

Welcome Brooks

Nice to see a subversive thread, but am surprised it has not been deleted yet.

"Waiter, Can I have an Axe to grind with this grudge please...."


Now where is that tongue in cheek smilie?

[perkin]

It's just occured to me - we have all (myself included) been very critical of netmums, and some women on there being man haters etc and how we (men!!) read the site. Does anyone know how many women are registered on homedad.org.uk??

[Simon Windisch]

There's a member list on the top of this page, you might be able to make a guess from that.

[Roger the Shrubber]

I was on there believing everyone to be equal and I found them more reverse sexist than us. I didn't realize how much many of them seem to hate men.

I must say I have found this site (HomeDad) to be a very calm oasis of dad's stuff compared to the cauldron of spite I found among women's chat areas. If I say to some woman I'm feeling rough when the kids have been getting me down some of them give me the "Ahah!" as if I'm responsible for decades of phallic oppression! Au contraire on here I've only found wonderful support and advice.

Let HomeDad grow!

[Benjibogs]

It's just occured to me - we have all (myself included) been very critical of netmums, and some women on there being man haters etc and how we (men!!) read the site. Does anyone know how many women are registered on homedad.org.uk??

Do you think they might be spying on us?

Maybe they have a similar thread noting how all the men over on "That Homedad site" are women haters.
If not I think I may go start one.
For the sake of balance.

[Jono_MFC]

Funnily enough having slated Mumsnet so frequently my missus has won a Haiku competition, judged by the Poet Laurette no less, and might well be off to their 10th birthday party at the google HQ next week

I'm not gonna behave

[brooks]

Thanks. I couldn't find it on t'internet.

Simon

yep, other half

[Roger the Shrubber]

are we talking about Munsnet or Netmums? What's the diff between them?

[Michael]

Would you talk about "weeing and pooing" in front of your OH?

Sounds like she's got some discipline cravings, not boundary issues! LMAO.

Oh the internets, what crazy stuff will people divulge on it next? Who even cares.

[brooks]

makes you wonder!!

[Leo]

I joined the parenting.com forum a while ago and to be honest it's not a very nice place (full of spammers, trolls, weirdos, etc) but it's strangely compelling in a "car crash tv" kind of way and beats reading the local newspaper . Here's an example of the usual "men are clueless" kind of thread I don't tend to get involved anymore but felt I had to on this occasion:

http://forums.parenting.com/showthread.php?t=16887

Leo.

[Alasdair]

Car crash TV indeed, although I suspect that it's just the way some women relate to each other, actually I think they may just be a vocal minority.

Obviously there are some useless blokes out there, just as there are some fairly useless women out there. I tend to theorise that women who make a big deal out of 'useless men' are really just trying to justify their life / relationship to themselves, or that they feel the need to be all superior in some fashion - possibly the same brigade who go on about how hard done to women are

Tbh, I find them rather tiresome.

Nice to see you've invited them over here for a wee cuppa and a natter ... I'll go stick the kettle on ... assuming I can work out how it works or where the tea bags are kept ...

[jaycee]

Well done Leo! On with the revolution my brother!

Bet they'd all be too terrified to admit that we can actually look after our kids and actually do an ok job!

[jmrob]

Welcome Brooks

Nice to see a subversive thread, but am surprised it has not been deleted yet. We had something of a to-do several years back with another mums site, and many on this forum thought that we should behave in a more sober and serious fashion on these matters, consider the complexities, be balanced and nuanced etc.

Boring, I know, but hey ho.

For what it's worth I think netmums has many bi-polar/tramadol type users who would probably be shaking so much on reading any sardonic responses to their essay style posts that they would be physically unable to hold then hands still enough to type a response. Best leave them to their "complexities" and stay on this site to have a laugh.

That was a few years back
How you getting on Charlie.............back at the chalkface yet?