To let unrealistic Post Natal thread names get on my wick

[SirJimmySeville]

(I suspect I am being irrational, but here goes...)

Have deliberately not joined a PN thread for exactly this competitive parental comparing. However, when they pop in Active convos, I inwardly grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

JUL 08 - Gosh now they're sitting up!!

JUN 08 - Choking down the solids

NOV 07 - Reading Tolstoy already

You know what I'm saying, like?

[Shitehawk]

I hide the topics.

Much, much less painful that way.

[Oblomov]

Had it ever occured to you, that they are a bit tongue in cheek, and not competitive at all ?
I don't know that, becasue I have never been on one, but surely they are nice ?

[scorpio1]

i like my pn thread, we are not competitive.

[Gateau]

I agree; it's REALLY boring. I mean, who do they think is interested? It's just about as bad as the 'nicknames' thread on here. "What nicknames do you call your LOs." barf!! I mean, who the feck wants to know?
The stories about the funny things babies/toddlers/kids do are much better.
The RL postnatal conversations are much worse, though. At least the teller can't see your eyes glaze over on MN.

[kiskidee]

has it occurred to you that if you are reading other people's PN threads then you are spending way too much time on MN?

i figure they are largely for the same people from the antenatal threads just happy to stay together and chat about babies since most people IRL will just glaze over.

[kittywise]

But they're not writing them for anyone else. They are for the group sharing experiences of babies of that age.
YABU

[Turniphead1]

SirJimmy - YABU. it's the heat. It's making us all a bit cross.

I kind of know what you mean, but I think it is tongue in cheek and it's to liven up the otherwise dull April 07 babies I guess.

[Gateau]

Probably kisidee. But if the Op is irritated by it, then she's irritated by it. That's her point.

[BouncingTurtle]

YABU - don't read them, if you find them annoying.

Miserable old grump.

[SirJimmySeville]

No, actually it hadn't remotely occurred to me that they were tongue in cheek.

Yes, yes, yes I know they are friendly supportive places and probably not that competitive on the thread innards etc.

And I know, I am almost certainly BU, but just wondered if anyone shared my (possibly deranged) view too. That's why I posted here.

[Oblomov]

Gateau, what a load of tosh.
Of course it is boring. To eveyone else in the world apart from those ladies that are on those threads.
I mean I am on an antenatal one, now. Hopefully once our babies are born, I will continue to be on A PN one, with the ladies , that I have so enjoyed their company. And we will still have alot in common.
but I am sure these threads are f**k boring, to everyone, other than those tht have given birth in the same month.
YOU are not supposed to read them.

[SirJimmySeville]

Oh and I don't read them, that's the point. I occasionally see the thread titles and think - huh!??!!??

[cheesesarnie]

i dont think theyre is one for my children.at 2.5 the youngest is already past it

[SheikYerbouti]

Shitehawk stole my name.

That's all you need to know, folks.

If you don;t like a thread, why not hide it/ I don;t see PH threads, tis bliss.

It's easy, see?

[Oblomov]

Even to an outsider, the Tolstoy one makes me laff.
Like the advert, I assume.

[MrsBadger]

YABU - hide the whole topic like I do

Personally I found the antenatal threads full of people whose only thing in common was having had a shag within four weeks of each other.

[crazymummy84]

If you dont like it, dont friggin read it. No-one is forcing you. What right have you to say these people can't announce how proud they are of their LO's. YAB Very U.

[SheikYerbouti]

Snigger at Mrs B. So true!

Hise hide hide! That's my sage advice to you, my plumptious

[Gateau]

YOU are talking a lot of tosh, Oblomov, since you're not a postnatal yet. SO don;t come the high and mighty - and be rude - about something you haven't experienced.
And for your information, I don't read them on here. I am talking about the RL convos, as I've been party to them. Get your facts right before spouting.

[Oblomov]

I have viewed them Gateau. I am entiteled to.
Because this is my second child. So check your facts aswell.

[EffiePerine]

surely the point is that the people on your ante/postnatal threads are the ONLY ones who care about your pg/young baby minutiae?

You should be thankful we're not clogging up the main boards with this stuff

hang on...

[SheikYerbouti]

Look, lets not get inot this now (again)

If you don;t like them HIDE THE FARKING TOPIC AND SHUT UP.

[Shitehawk]

Stole your name, Sheiky? Noooooo, not me.

Gah, some people are just poor losers

[Oblomov]

Of course they are very boring to those that are not on them. Obviously. Just hide them.

[SheikYerbouti]

Feck off

who are you anyway?

I have your cards marked, you nickname pilferer