Brooklyn bloody Beckham though

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Bloody hell, I'm loving it

If you look back at some of my facebook posts praising my mum you’d say the same. I didn’t realise until I was in my 40‘s how parentified I was by her, used as a surrogate spouse , enmeshed and controlled. It’s just normal til you see it and then it’s like a road to Damascus moment. I knew it wasn’t quite right but not the extent.

Does anyone really care?

Isn't there more to get upset about or invested in at the moment?
Trump?
Greenland?
Nato?

I wonder was some of the anger because David’s mother was on the top table but not Victoria’s. I know my mother would go batshit crazy about this type of thing

There are lots of posts on these subjects. Feel free to post there instead of here.

Yes the 'on me' and 'inappropriate' comments are so sick. Even if the Beckhams had hoped for reconciliation with him these rather dodgy allegations will surely have burnt any bridges.

Words matter. Why has he said all this? Less is more, he's playing into the tabloid gossip which he professes to loathe. 'Peace and privacy' my arse.

Well, either it's true love or Brooklyn has a really impressive schlong, because Nicola must otherwise find the Beckhams incredibly tacky.

Many people would go batshit. Look at all the wedding threads on here. I don't like seating plans but if you have them, do them properly. Parents should be on the top table.

But she won’t have been the most beautiful woman in the room so why say that. If someone said that to me as a middle aged woman I’d think they were taking the piss.

I'm surprised anyone is surprised. The Beckhams have clearly been all about fame and 'the brand' for decades now, and they used their children as part of it. They come across as incredibly narcissistic, so good on Brooklyn breaking away from that extremely unhealthy family dynamic.

I think people feel different about Harry because he was born into duty and money as a result of that duty. And he left William etc in the lurch. He should have just been honest and said he cannot do it, his mental health is too bad etc and not done a tacky tell all. This is different because Brooklyn was not born into having to be someone, his parents made that choice consciously for their own financial gain. It is different.

Yes but American weddings are different - parents often aren’t on the top tables. It wasn’t like one set or
parents were disadvantaged, neither parents were on the top tables.

Either way, I think at weddings just go along with what the bride and groom want and park your own needs. It’s the only way

LOL. Invested much? You call me judgemental and yet judge me as "shallow" on the basis of one post on MN. Are you Nicola Peltz?

I don't know why I care about this at all but I do sense a lot of class prejudice against the Beckhams from middle class mumsnetters, so perhaps it is that. David is a talented footballer which is the only thing I care about in relation to this family. I have loved watching him over the years. He has also done a lot for the UK in terms of international representation, eg the 2012 Olympics. Beyond that I am disgusted with myself for caring about the hissy fit of his over-privileged, weak, and disloyal son. Shame on Brooklyn for airing his dirty laundry in public. End of.

Well his parents have got the press out this morning to go after him

those who say parents should be on the top table need to read up on American weddings as it isn’t unusual to have tables set up differently

I bet Victoria’s bunions are throbbing.

I wonder what the financial arrangements are and what’s in the prenup with Nicola? It’s very bold of him to write this statement if he’s mostly financially reliant on his wife, in a starter marriage. (most celeb marriages that start in twenties are over by thirties)
I wonder if the prenup means he walks away with enough to set himself up independently without parental support or if he’s making enough on social media to be self supporting? Obviously he’d make a tonne of money selling a book and doing interviews about his upbringing, so that might come next..

I feel for him. He didn’t choose to be born into that family and whatever he chose to do in life, he would have been dismissed as another ‘nepo baby’. He doesn’t have much intellect so doubt he could have gone to uni and become a doctor, lawyer, teacher etc. His best hope of escaping nepo baby status likely would have been joining the military like Ramsay’s son. That’s not for everyone though, he does seem like a delicate soul.

The Beckhams have always controlled and manipulated the narrative and you can absolutely tell Victoria is a nightmare so I do think he’s being truthful. He has no reason to lie really, he’s kept quiet for months but I’d imagine he’s just snapped because everyone has claimed his wife is controlling him and such when actually, his parents controlled him for years.

😂😂😂

Im just thinking about all the other celebrities with children and we don’t have a clue what they look like, or anything about them.

Like imagine Emma Buntons daughter getting married and coming out publicly saying her mother did an embarrassing David Brent dance to a spicegirls song , everyone would be like ‘who are you ?’

I think in fairness the Beckhams should have kept the children private. The fact that we all think we know so much about their children, when they are just children, making mistakes like the rest of us, they should be protected from public humiliation. It was wrong for them to be in the public eye as they were not old enough to give permission.

I think they will probably regret it now.

Another example of a nepo baby who has achieved nothing of his own and has only got the opportunities he has because of who he is. Now he’s married money he’s distancing himself. Does remind me of Harry. It’s very sad that they enjoyed the benefits then decide it was just awful and their family are dreadful, and need to share it with the world.

This morning whilst having a quick scroll through my IG page this photo popped up. IMO it says so much about the Beckhams and their priorities, why were they taking a toddler to the theatre on a Saturday night when he should've been in bed? How did the press know to be there and take Brooklyn's photo? And why aren't they more concerned by how worried he looks by all the camera flares? Given they were pimping his photo out from the get go I suspect that even now they are probably baffled by the reasons for his lifelong anxiety.

He'll probably be lured into writing a tell all autobiography trashing his family and then everyone will lose interest, like Harry.

Is that her equivalent of spidey senses tingling or ears burning? Good image.

Do you think they'll all be ok?....<mumsnet concerned head tilt etc>

Better than Eastenders & the royal family, or the royal family in Eastenders. I'm sure Camilla's relieved to see someone else in the public sights, maybe VB will get an honour in her own right for her services to public distraction and not just be lady David.

Can't believe how interested we are in these vacuous people (including me 😂) would love to see footage of the wedding dance though

His parents happily put everything about him into the public domain, from when and where he was conceived.

They are hardly unique in that. I have an awful lot of friends on Facebook that share constant photos of their children’s lives. I had to mute a lot because I got fed up with them. To be fair, this does seem to have reduced a lot compared to ten/fifteen years ago and as children have grown up. I think we are a lot more aware of privacy concerns these days. But a lot share name, most of their address and date of birth (birthday photos anyone?) to the world at large. It also surprises me how many people are happy to tell the world that they are away for a couple of weeks so their house is left empty…

I find it a bit odd that people ae saying he should have kept his mouth shut, not made things public, etc. Even one poster above saying maybe one day when his wife ditches him, his parents may find it in themselves to forgive him.

I think you're all totally missing the point.

He has kept it quiet. Up until now. I'm certain if someone kept pushing and pushing me in that way I'd eventually just lay my cards on the table too.

I don't have to agree with everything in his post, and maybe I think some of the things he's said need to be heard from both sides, but that's the thing with all relationships - nothing is ever so black and white, and there's clearly years of resentment building up.

I feel bad for him. In fact I feel bad for any child who is forced to live in the public eye because their parents want to monetise their existence. Anyone who simply sits back and considers D & V are great parents needs to really question if a great parent would allow their kids to be used in this way.

It strikes me that the Beckhams very good and even more famous friend, Elton John, keeps his children totally out of public display. In fact I couldn't even tell you what their names are without googling it.