Are you also on Mumsnet?

Antonia no I am not on MN. I prefer the slower pace and kinder approach of GN, so would not join.

Curlywhirly

I look in occasionally and contribute very rarely; I find it aggressive and am surprised at how rude the contributors are to each other. I'm also not keen on the amount of foul language used.

ditto

I have been lurking and very rarely post on MN before GN was up and running.

I find it insightful with contributions from all ages. I read the feminist board, pick and chose AIBU, and other threads of interest.

I do find it very supportive and knowledgeable, especially support and advice offered as others help those who are in difficult marriages/partnerships.

Yes I am on MN and occasionally post.If has shown me how much life has changed since I was a young Mum.

I think there are a lot of trolls posting there though.

No! The stuff I read on here about MN is enough to put me off

Yes but not posting again.Some of the comments really hurt but I tried not to show it.

It used to be better. There were some really witty posters on AIBU who wrote brilliantly on there.
Most of them are long gone now though, sadly. There just seems to be a lot of rather spoilt selfish posting nowadays, or people bragging about their hundreds of sexual partners, or sneering at covid regulations and people who abide by them.
Obviously not all the posters are like that but it's a bit of a depressing window into another world at times.

Yes I found gransnet through Mumsnet many years ago.

I still read regularly and post occasionally. For me it’s more anonymous because of the huge number of members so occasionally I’ve found it useful for airing an issue that I wouldn’t be comfortable about sharing here.

I like the feminist boards, style and beauty and, as someone has already mentioned, the Christmas boards are a mine of ideas and bargains. AIBU can be hugely entertaining.

There’s so much support for people even to the extent of making blankets for bereaved families or those having treatment for cancer.

No have never been on mumsnet. I came on here originally to help me in quandary and stayed for the interesting conversations and points of view. My friends are all very similar to me, and all grew up no more than a few streets away. It’s nice to widen my world view a little and hear others opinions and experiences.

Beswitched

It used to be better. There were some really witty posters on AIBU who wrote brilliantly on there.
Most of them are long gone now though, sadly. There just seems to be a lot of rather spoilt selfish posting nowadays, or people bragging about their hundreds of sexual partners, or sneering at covid regulations and people who abide by them.
Obviously not all the posters are like that but it's a bit of a depressing window into another world at times.

Some were quite supportive about my post about not having enough money for Xmas presents. But I really felt ganged up on .This place looks more understanding.

Yes on MN, I joined for the book threads which are numerous and then ventured on to other threads, although I rarely post.

I've read some laugh out loud bits and pieces there and whilst the same topics occur as on GN sometimes there is a different perspective given the age demographic. Occasionally ageist threads occur, the best one I remember was when one poster complained about older, retired people cluttering up the high street at week-ends when they've had all week to do whatever. I simultaneously found that both presumptuous and hilarious

I was on MN at the inception of GN when it was suggested that older members might like to bugger off give it a go and I thought it was a venture worth supporting.

I've also wasted much time on "Parking Wars" threads sometimes complete with diagrams which often run into pages of what is known on MN as "cheeky f*****y" on the part of the inconsiderate parker.

In theory, yes. In practice, no because I think I last posted "over there" a good number of years ago about some teenage behaviour I was struggling with. I did not feel confident of how I thought it should be resolved before I went on MN. Afterwards I did have confidence in my "instincts" and acted accordingly.

I showed the thread to the teenager too and told her to read it. It was good for her to see that my reaction was normal as well as being less 'aggressive' than that of many other mums.

No, although when I was thinking about moving to various places around the country, I did find the most useful and balanced comments came from posters on there. Otherwise, I don't find it relevant to me.

I occasionally pop over to mumsnet. I like the feminist and political/news discussions.
There are some well informed women posting. The readiness with which many posters see men using porn, or believe partners should join them to improve sex lives is something I find dispiriting

I joined Mumsnet long before I came to Gnet. I used to post on one of the education boards but I haven't posted since I retired.

I have seen some hilarious threads on there. Parking and cleaning/laundry threads are great for their general battiness but can be very time wasting.

I've followed the Westminstenders 'Brexit' threads since their inception because they have some very well informed and politically aware posters. Just as a lurker, though.

I think it's good to keep an eye on what younger people are thinking...

I followed Mumsnet just for recipe ideas I wasn’t interested in the forums I was always too busy. Since becoming a Nan and retiring my time is my own some days I spend more time on Gransnet than others.

Yes, I'm on it. I pop in now & then. They don't have games like us, I guess you have to be grandparents to want to play games! Lol
Some things are interesting, some not so. But I like to pop in occasionally.

Yes.
Sometimes I'm on it a lot, others not.
I post replies sometimes, don't think I've started any threads on MN.
I've learned a lot about attitudes to all sorts of things and factual info as well.

Yes, I'm on it, under a different name. Some of the threads are very trivial - things like "what colour shoes should I wear" and "my husband called me a name, should I leave him", that type of thing.

I find the attitude of many posters to Covid quite alarming. During Summer of 2020 when people were being asked to confine travel abroad to essential trips so many posted that they had 'done my own risk assessment' and on that basis were going to flout official and medical advice and go to Greece in holidays anyway

Sometimes I read posts on MN, but am not tempted to join. A lot of it would have been more relevant to me half a lifetime ago.

To be fair to them Beswitched @ 13.59, they were probably just following the examples set them by Boris et al and decided if Boris and his dad could do it, why not them. Not saying they're right but I can see their point.

Antonia, I used to be on it but stopped. Like yourself any difference of opinion resulted in someone jumping down my throat or mocking me. I really could not stand much of it.I left. Occasionally I may look at an article/posts but very seldom. Im also suspicious that every second story in that forum seems to end up in a certain newspaper.

I looked at MN at the time I first joined GN. It was there I learned fir the first time about toxic parents and fairly detailed instructions how to go no contact, what a flying monkey was, ditto narc mothers, how not to give in if they plead, to be strong and cut these evil ones out of your lives.
Wow, this was all new to me and found it very sad. I am sure there must be more to MN but I didn’t bother to return to the site. Scared the life out if me go be honest.

Yes they do seem to end up in the papers a LOT which is very off putting.

Thank goodness that MN and the internet did not exist when my Mother was young. It definitely seems to be a trend to cut people off if they upset you, rather than try to work on a relationship. I'm sure there's times when that must be advised even by a medical practitioner, in the worst situations- but these days it seems to be a way of coping, when it isnt. It's a way of not coping.