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to find this a bit weird?

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Notyetamummy · 12/10/2010 23:55

My cousin's DD has just added me as a friend on Facebook - she is 1yo Hmm

Obviously it's my cousin who's set up the account, adds pics of her DD and writes on the wall from the point of veiw of her DD (and then back to her DD from her fb account onto her DD's fb wall - things such as "I love you so much dd")

Am I the only one who finds this unusual?

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wastingaway · 12/10/2010 23:58

To do it for a giggle as a way of keeping relatives up to date with her adventures, perhaps.

But the talking to herself thing tends to suggest a bit weird, yes.

ValentinCrimble · 13/10/2010 00:01

Well my mate has a FB page for her dog and another for her fave childhood doll! Both reularly updated. YANBU it is weird...but I am considering a similar thing...my DC's and I are moving abroad for 6 months and I did think of opening one for my 6 year old...and givnin access to her best friends and cousins parents so they can see pics and write little messages..still not sure about it though! Don't lie the implications...

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Notyetamummy · 13/10/2010 00:03

My cousin's DD, so far, has 52 friends! Surely a 1yo can't know that many people.

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MoralDefective · 13/10/2010 00:12

No,it's bloody odd...under 13....is not allowed by Facebook..Ignore it.......

CazandBelle · 13/10/2010 00:19

Yes it is a bit weird, but it was probably intended as harmless cuteness from the parents point of view.

MaimAndKilloki · 13/10/2010 01:57

I find it very strange, especially bearing in mind FB's age restrictions. Read an article the other day about how this generation of children will be growing up online, with their lives chronicled whether they like it or not. Questioning whether that is fair or not.

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Notyetamummy · 13/10/2010 02:06

Ooo - do you have a link to that article MaimAndKilloki?

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3thumbedwitch · 13/10/2010 02:10

too twee for words, and rather weird, IMO.

beansmum · 13/10/2010 02:18

It is weird, but I don't think it's particularly unusual. People are strange.

CrazyPlateLady · 13/10/2010 09:37

I think it is ridiculous. I know someone who did this for their 1 year old.

Get a life people.

electra · 13/10/2010 09:42

I don't think it's weird - perhaps she wants her child to have their own account so that photos can be shared with friends and family only - and not people we barely know but accept as friends because we knew them 100 years ago.

Owlingate · 13/10/2010 09:45

Frankly I find this sort of thing embarrassing. Perhaps she could put pictures of the baby on her own page. I would refuse the friend request from the baby tbh.

Fenouille · 13/10/2010 10:01

Well, I think the writing to herself is odd, but I was wondering the same thing yesterday. I don't want to add relatives to my friends list but Facebook is probably the easiest way to share baby news & photos with my family, none of whom live in the same country as us.

I thought that having a "Fenouille's Child" page with only family & close friends would be a good compromise.

Squitten · 13/10/2010 10:12

The idea of setting up and maintaining a FB account for a little baby and going to the trouble of writing back to herself on it suggests that your cousin has too much free time on her hands...!

Dunno why she can't just put photos and information on her own page

Hassled · 13/10/2010 10:14

A facebook page for a favourite childhood doll Shock? Words fail me. Does the doll play Mafia Wars?

Bert2e · 13/10/2010 10:18

Very odd - I know someone who has a page for her new puppy and refers to it as her dds "sister" - all very strange IMO. Very, very childish.

TattyDevine · 13/10/2010 10:22

Nowt as queer as folk.

wildmutt · 13/10/2010 10:27

Weirder and weirder. I believe your cousin has far too much time on her hands but then I'm not a fan of facebook and am amazed at the stuff people are willing to put on their facebook pages.

lucysmumisgoingtowork · 13/10/2010 10:51

My friend has a facebook page for her DS, they set it up because they wanted friends/family from both sides to be able to keep up with he nauseous lovely pics of DS first few months and milestones. They both have large families and friends circles so to keep everyone updated both parents would have to post on their profiles. Also, those not remotely interesteed in DSs potty training dont have to bother :) They are both very intelligent parents and do post on DSs wall from his standpoint, its actually quite cute and entertaining. They have quite acute SOHs and it works really well.

This is very different from my DD who is 5 having a FB account, that would be wrong. My friends DS is just 1.

maristella · 13/10/2010 11:04

my cousin did this for her son Hmm

we begrudgingly accepted then a few of us were subjected to an attempted bollocking for the content of our fbook wall etc, and for inviting her DS to an unsuitable event (someone had clicked on 'invite all friends' or something). bloody numpty

MaimAndKilloki · 13/10/2010 11:23

Here you go

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