What is the average age of mumsnet and gransnet ?

I do both MN &GN. I'm a young grandma (48) and find I fit in well on both.
Hopefully you'll find your people soon OP

I’m in my early 60s and I’m on both. I find mumsnet very funny at times and I find it a bit of light relief. I’d come to gransnet for advice. I was a very young mum and a grandma at 50.

I am 57 and on both forums. I have two GC aged 7 and 9. I do find Mumsnet more amusing but some of the comments wind me up, they’re very judgmental and I find myself wading in with both feet! They also seem way more money obsessed too, a lot of talk about salaries and being a stay at home mum is looked down on a bit, I find that strange because in my day women who worked were the exception. I still feel like children should be looked after by a parent until they start school. I’m sure that would seem an antiquated view to modern parents. I obviously prefer Gransnet because I look forward to reading it when I have my lunch, whereas Mumsnet I often just have a quick look at. I am definitely not right wing, I was a Corbynite! My father was very right wing (he would have been 87) and read the red tops, my mother who would have been 79 this year was very liberal and more of a socialist. My best friend is in her 70’s and I have friends in their thirties and forties too. I still listen to Radio One but my favourite hobby is knitting. I don’t see myself as too young for Gransnet or too old for Mumsnet, I am interested in people so age is irrelevant to me.

A lot of people here seem to be embarrassed to answer the question and don't say their age. Even Namby. Why be shy? I am 80 and I don't care who knows.

I was a grandmother when I was 41 and I always felt a little bit different from other grandmothers, now I am a great grandmother and I am only 65

Kartush
I was forty five when my oldest granddaughter was born, my youngest was nine, and I just didn’t really feel like a granny.
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty that she had to fit in with everyone else when she was with us, rather than being spoiled to bits like the later ones.

I am 65 and have read Mumsnet but find it a bit TMI at times. Must be getting older!

Actually,

Would anyone know the male/female split of Gransnet ?

I’d say 97% female.

I dont think there is an age limit, it is the interests we all have which make GN so interesting.I love it.

Im 66 and I find I dont agree with some Gransnetters. Im retired and am married my daughter died ( cancer) when she was 24. 15 years ago so no granchildren so I dont fit in much either but I do enjoy reading other peoples views on different topics .

I'm 66 and on both forums with different names. On the whole I find GN kinder because of the wisdom of our years. MN is more judgemental but both can be one-sided on certain subjects. I steer well clear of politics.

Hello olliebeak - I see you!

I don't 'fit in' anywhere - and thank goodness for that as a world full of people like me would really not be a good thing! Just scoot your eyes over the 'me' I describe below and if you can 'categorise' me I'll be pretty dumbfounded.

I was born into poverty in what would now be the 'underclass'.
I married and became 'working class'.
I had children, divorced and became a single parent.
I remarried, had more children, became part of a 'blended' family and entered the 'middle classes'.
I read the Guardian, the NY Times and the i by choice, but keep abreast of events as reported by the Daily Mail, the Mirror, the European, and Conservative Home.
I run a homelessness charity, but (as of this month) I'm also a partner in my husband's business.
I have been a 'volunteer' my whole adult life.
I love my pearls, but I have never knowingly clutched them.
My charity is overseen by a management board where the wonderfully compassionate chair and deputy are both Conservative voters. I voted Independent in the last election, but am also Green and left-wing (ish).
I am a pacifist, but was married to a soldier and lost my son-in-law to an IED in Afghanistan.
I had my first child at 19 and my last at 38.
I left school at 15 and celebrated my 40th birthday as a university student.
I am an adoptive mother, a foster mother, a Godmother and a grandmother.
I have worked with every age group: I ran a Nursery School, was a Youth Leader, ran Parenting Classes, was a school teacher, a counsellor, social worker and a Care Home Chaplain.
I have never taken an illegal drug and have never been drunk.
I can't ride a bicycle.
I am a passionate Christian and a member of the Local Church Leader's Group, but I don't 'go' to church - I try to 'be' church.
I have three Muslim Afghan foster sons that I love to bits and have given a home to people from all around the world.
I live in a big house, but our lifestyle is very frugal.
I am 67 - and I really like that Gransnet is a mishmash of people with all their wonderful unique experiences and personalities. It's a great community. (In my view.)

I could go on, but you get the picture. So, where do I fit in please?

I’m 80 (but don’t feel it, it even surprises me!). I was going along merrily in my 70’s and suddenly I’m 80 - just seems a lot older!

"I feel like neither represent my views, opinions or lifestyle."

What are you looking for? An echo chamber? :-)

If there's one feature of the current age, it's diversity. No more well-defined categories. A British grandmother can be 41 or 81. She can be a rabid feminist or a surrendered wife.

Share your views, when you have one worth sharing. Don't expect automatic support or agreement though!

I always thought I would get to a certain age and it would be
^ great because I wouldn't care anymore^.
Ageism, is terrible in many ways. Ignored over a certain age controlled as deemed too old and decrepid by society
Men certainly put an emphasis on age also
NambyPamby Can I say something, useful, I hope!
I came across this the other day;
"Don't Piss off Old people; the older we get the less "life in prison" is a deterrent!"

Btw I'll be 94 in two months and not much chance of being run over by a bus (as I don't go out no more! )
I certainly am proud to put an emphasis on my age; you'd be surprised how much care and attention it brings helping me to keep going (alone) in my own home!

Happily, there's usually someone who doesn't fit the stereotypical mould
Good Health
OoRoo

Congratulations on your advanced years Rufus2. My aunt who is 102, loves FB and keeping in touch and up to date via her iPad. I suggested GN, but she says she’s not old enough for that yet.

I'm in my late fifties. Mumsnet is livelier than gransnet but also noisier and rougher. A lot of posters just seem to want to scream their views at everyone and have no ability to listen calmlt to what others have to say and argue with respect.

I think in general posters on gransnet debate with more courtesy and intelligence. A few are very contrary or downright rude, but you get people like that on every forum.

amymorris01

Im 66 and I find I dont agree with some Gransnetters. Im retired and am married my daughter died ( cancer) when she was 24. 15 years ago so no granchildren so I dont fit in much either but I do enjoy reading other peoples views on different topics .

So sorry to hear that.

I'm 61

I'm 54. Grandchild no5 on way....! And I'm at home anywhere!

Hi I'm 57 and have recently joined Gransnet, (first post) I'm also on MN and just lurk and read up on topics of current interest. I joined GN as thought I'd be ready for when my daughter has her 1st baby in December!

I’m 54... nanny to 2 gorgeous granddaughters... I switch between MN & GN... I ignore anything political.. have learned quite a lot from both forums. Although some on GN are very opinionated ?

I’m in my 60s but feel in my forties I’m told I’m a cool Nan, I don’t have the traditional views of a typical 60 year old or have or do the typical activities. So to me I think a lot depends on your views and outlook on life rather than a number.

I joined Gransnet last year I'm 49 now but have been a Grandma since 37!
I felt a bit like a fish out of water on here at first but it's a bit like squashing onto a packed bench you soon begin to spread out a bit.
I'm Generation X and no offence intended but i feel BabyBoomers views and experiences often a polar opposite to my own.
The same with Mumsnet - the Y Genners are just not me.
But you get settled in and i feel more comfortable now on Gransnet.