That princess and angel literally make me cringe?

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Am expecting a little girl soon- however she is already being referred to as princess or angel. I have said to DH not to use the word angel I hate it and said I don't like princess either he still wants to use it.
I don't know where this hated comes from but whenever anyone uses the words to describe the baby it drives me mad- it would be Ott to tell people not to use it though- I'm gonna have to suck it up aren't I?
Really hope once she has a name I won't have to hear either again

What do you hate about them?

Do what my mother used to, she totally bypassed the 'princess' and 'angel' labels, called be rat face and chicken legs instead! (in a totally loving way of course )

because your child is a girl and just that not a precious princess or an adorable little angel please dont let your husband buy one of those car stickers with princess on board or worse daddies little princess YANBU

I really don't know but it's like a physical response it's crazy but everyone someone asks how the little princess is it makes me feel all weird

ignore them say THE BABY is fine

It also could be worse, there was a girl in my college class years back whose name was actually Princess

YANBU, I hate them terms too. Ack and all the 'daddy's/mummy's little princess /angel etc t-shirts. I don't know why (actually I do. All the 'perfect' rug rats on my FB feed have all been announced by a royal courtier in the last two years)!

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Me and my siblings are all chicken legs, frilly heads and the like... Do we share mothers?

meemaw Our mothers must be part of a club who decided to rebel against twee nicknames for their children

It makes me cringe a bit too, although I call DD sausage or bairny which probably annoys others.

sausage is cute mama

They make me vomit too! Dd is known as Goblin Child quite a lot.

My main problem with such terms is that they promote the idea that passive qualities such as beauty and meekness are what girls will be commended for.

Seriously cringey.

Little prince is just as bad.

Yanbu. It's hideous.

If your DH won't agree to stop saying it then I'm afraid you'll have to LTB.

My mum is also in the 'mean names mum' catergory.

My grandad: you're the most beautiful girl in the world! (to me, age 8)
My mum: no she's not.

Cheers mum.

I think it's partly because such terms are used indiscriminately by so many people - and often to very unappealing children too. It makes them entirely meaningless.

I dislike princess, but what is wrong with angel? An angel is being who brings wonderful joy, a messenger of great news and happiness.

Ick! I also hate it. But then I am also in the anti pink brigade.

It's quite chavvy, princess in particular.

Well it's not the same as a baby then really is it

Some babies are alright

mostly they seem to howl.

mind you babies aren't sausages either.

I call my ds gorgeous, beautiful boy, angel, sweetheart, clever, good and brave. I think I would use all the same adjectives if he were my dd.

I call DD Miss Poopy Pants. Can I join the Mean Mothers Club?

sorry, x posts - I use it too sometimes but not, you know, like that. iyswim

I'm asking for my post to be deleted as it's not very fitting. Sorry everyone.