


How Mumsnet changed Britain
The parenting website turns 25 this month
Twenty-five years ago this month, a new website appeared. The dotcom boom was at its height, and the internet was hot and modern. This forum was less so. “From breast to bottle”, ran one, less than whizzy, early headline. “How did you manage it?” Another section tempted readers with advice on such thrills as “socket covers, sterilised lunch boxes and stairgates”. Racier questions were posted: “Sex after Kids”, asked one. “Can it be even better than before?” Albeit not answers: the general feeling of the website on the matter was: “No”.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “How Mumsnet changed Britain”

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