For those who do venture onto the Other Side, time yourselves as I wonder how long it'll take you to get frustrated on any thread that's to do with getting fit, losing weight, geting into that dress, looking good for the beach this summer etc that sees you, an STW undercover Man, consider mentioning a jolly good bike ride might be the cure to end all fat / skinny / poor body image issues.
It's akin to trying to suck Fruit Pastiles and not chewing! Only The Other Side can manage it.
My wife is always suggesting that here is like the oracle – the wisdom of cyclists, she calls it.
Someone needs to post – without letting on – some topic unrelated to either cycling or whatever it is mumsnet is designed to be about at the same time on both and then see which gives the best advice fastest.
I joined when my DS/DFB was young. We had no idea who to ask, so late at night and being sleep deprived I joined up. All I have to say is that we did get some good advice, but I get a newsletter each week.
I am still on because I have to read out some of the threads that come up on there as I end up wetting myself in the office so I am asked to share the stories which can be astonishing. I like the ones where they share stories of stupid things done when tired/pregnant/PMT. Unbelievable.
GrahamS – Member
Perhaps we should organise an exchange trip.
We can send them barnes, hora and ernie_lynch for a fortnight and they can send us some yummy mummys.
I doubt we would return alive. You know that its a one-way suicide trip that your sending us on don't you?
The Yummy Mummy's would reek wanton damage to STW, the 'buy cycles now' flashing ads would be replaced with 'Laura Ashley sale' and 'face cleansing products for post-rides'.
All the longterm-single STW'ers would feel obliged to leave leaving a core of 10 posters left. 🙁
Before our daughter was born in April I went on Mumsnet looking for advice about some stuff related to my pregnancy. I was terrified and vowed never to go there again!!!
The views are generally to one extreme or the other and have no foundation other than personal opinion or experience. Not dissimilar to here but at least here people like bikes!
I also find that information and advice here is often more rounded and useful…hence my new post about accomodation in London!
Thing is with bikes; Mechanics, flow, bites etc there is a common theme to be had'.
On babies- far too many permutations and its dealing with behaviour and physiological aspects ('baby has a fever') so how can one parents advice really work for another? Its just an opinion based on their own experience?
The Yummy Mummy's would reek wanton damage to STW, the 'buy cycles now' flashing ads would be replaced with 'Laura Ashley sale' and 'face cleansing products for post-rides'.
Nah. Just the prospect of certain characters from here, being landed into a foreign forum to see if their STW training/experience will get-them-through, is an amusing prospect.
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As horrid as this forum can be at times, I kinda like to think that if you can survive it, then you're good to go anywhere in web-space.
Lets face it, STWF isn't for the weak/feint-hearted.
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