Mumsnet has its flaws, but the depth of experience shared on it is extraordinary
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
From allergies to hen do beefs, the parenting site’s users cover it all. I just wish they wouldn’t use the word ‘hubby’, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
December 2023
New menopause therapy guidance will harm women’s health, say campaigners
Nice guidelines for GPs ‘placing CBT on a par with HRT’ are criticised as ‘patronising’ and ‘scaremongering’
September 2023
Why I quit
I went on Mumsnet looking for the truth about motherhood, but it taught me far more about men
Tabitha Lasley
I read so many horror stories I started to see potential abusers everywhere – it was time to log off, says author Tabitha Lasley
October 2022
UK does not need a comedian as PM, says Labour leader Keir Starmer
Politician tells Mumsnet that being prime minister is a ‘pretty serious job’ as he contrasts himself with Boris Johnson and Liz Truss
April 2022
Beware! Having an opinion about sex while growing old has now become a crime
Catherine Bennett
Those concerned by The Family Sex Show are apparently ‘older’ or, in modern parlance, ‘irrelevant’
March 2022
Childcare costs have spiralled for two-thirds of UK families, survey shows
Parents report high anxiety as ‘unaffordable’ fees exacerbate cost of living crisis
March 2021
Half of women in UK fear equality is going back to 1970s – survey
Exclusive: impact of pandemic has fallen unequally on women, leading to calls for strategy to restore balance
April 2020
Duty or score-settling? Rights and wrongs of corona-shaming
The police are receiving thousands of reports every day of lockdown rules being broken as ‘Covidiots’ enters the public lexicon
November 2019
Brief letters
Giving children a taste of the outdoors
Pass notes
From SWI to AIBU: How Mumsnet created a whole new language
October 2019
After Coleen Rooney v Rebekah Vardy, how do we know who our friends are in the social media age?
Last week’s ‘war of the Wags’ has been so compelling precisely because it mirrors the perils of our own online lives
February 2019
Mumsnet reports itself to regulator over data breach
Company apologises after bug meant users were able to log into accounts of strangers
September 2018
The Eva Wiseman column
Mumsnet forums are a guilty pleasure, but there are truths, too
Eva Wiseman
Shortcuts
Let the ruling classes tremble: John McDonnell loves Rich Tea biscuits
Where leaders dare: how John McDonnell survived a Mumsnet grilling
Zoe Williams
John McDonnell: I hope Labour's next leader will be female
June 2018
Mumsnet brings in tougher forum rules after transgender row
Website with large feminist base concedes to criticism and introduces stricter moderation
April 2018
Mumsnet reports itself to data regulator over transgender rights row
Parenting site confirms paid intern posted IP addresses of forum users on Twitter
January 2018
OED's new words include 'mansplaining' but steer clear of 'poomageddon'
Dictionary’s fresh definitions include more than 100 words related to parenting, but Mumsnet users’ neologisms for toilet disasters stay on watch list
August 2016
Baby-name remorse: do you have any regrets?
Sarah Marsh
Do you wish you’d called your child something else? Or that your parents had given you a better name? Share your stories with us
