So, which one are you?
Mums have been sharing the different types of people you are sure to find in every school WhatsApp group – and they will definitely strike a chord with parents.
It all began when one mum shared her take on the seven kinds of people she had found in her own group, including the wind up merchant; the what’s for lunch brigade and the informer.
She wrote on Mumsnet that while the group was pretty good for staying up-tp-date on important school matters, the more important points could often get lost in the quips from chatty parents.
There was the “alright hon” brigade, who often shared “any old sh*t” in the group – and responded to every single message with “amazing babe”.
And then the “informer” who ends up trying to be the first to break any and all school news to everyone…despite the fact that it’s already been emailed.
The original poster added that she had actually left the group before – but was missing too much information that she actually needed, so she had to rejoin.
And, well, this led to many other parents to share the kinds of folks who had been left off the list like health scare mum and flaky mum.
Plenty of parents were also brave enough to admit which one of the somewhat unflattering stereotypes they fell into, including the mum who said she was the “sweary knackered mum”.
Here’s the original full list below…
– the “alright hon” brigade who share any old sh*t and everything is “amazing babe”
– the “informer” who likes to be able to be the first to break all school news to everyone even though it has been emailed
– the “school can do no wrong brigade” who if anyone questions the logic of anything the school are doing generally pounce and accuse others of being unsupportive
– the “on it all day” who comment on everything
– the “teacher brigade” mum teachers who like to give a school view on everything without actually taking on board what someone has just asked
– the “wind up merchant” who comments just to poke the “alright hon” monotony
– the “what’s for lunch” brigade every day at 8.55 am – read the bloody menu!
