Tiny Babies smeared in food on FB

[KittyLane1]

I'm just very irritated! Log onto to FB to find my friend and work colleagues has posted pictures of her THREE MONTH old baby "eating" yoghurt and porridge with nauseating comments such as "oh num nun X loves her big girl food haha"

I completely understand that babies used to be fed solids earlier than 6 months but its not as if she is eating meals or anything, it seems to be done for mummies entertainment and FB bragging (look at my clever girl) personally I don't see eating as a sign of being clever, my brother could eat you out of house and home and he sure ain't the brightest.

I can understand older babies getting yoghurt etc but 3 months? Really? IMO she is tiny and there is no need bar FB bragging

You just want to post no one believes you

Excellent suggestion.

Yes, yes they do.

It's not facebooks fault if it rages you, it's the knobs your friends with.

If you just stick to nice people it's all very pleasant indeed.

Giles your killing me here, give me an example!

There's probably a few billion people on the planet who would find that hilarious.

People certainly do brag about that shit.

I joined a BLW group on FB for Avery short space of time which is nothing but pics look! Johnny is eating houmous! Look at Emma chewing on a leg of lamb.

It was funny, but I had to leave when they all started arguing about spoons

Well for instance they will post up how well their dc is doing in a subject. Then a few weeks later they post how they hate the school it's rubbish with -

if the baby has really eaten any of the stuff (rather than used it as face paint) all concerned may well pay as the child screams for hours in pain.

so let's hope not.

as for FB - unfriend her for being an idiot.

Or they post at the amazing foods their kids will eat bit every pic they post the kid as a bag if crisps or sweets in its hand :o

Some people are very defensive/insecure about their parenting and it comes out in different ways.

One conversation I interpreted as normal conversation about babies and sharing experiences was interpreted by someone else as "competitive". For some people, if you say anything positive about your children or your life and you aren't moaning all the time it's "competitive", or "smug".

Also, you have to bear in mind on Facebook that while you can sort out friends/family into different groups and post different updates to them, most people just post to all and sundry. So I don't assume I'm the target audience for all posts.

yes people brag about the food their kids eat woman behind me in town at the weekend said shall we go to the farmers market and get some wild boar for dinner she walked past with a toddler in a buggy who was engrossed in the bogeys up his nose . I said to dd please do not laugh just keep walking

:o mrsjay

Sometimes you just know don't you. That their kid is just like everyone else's and sometimes just fancies sausage chips and beans and that Cajun spiced chicken with swet potato edges and stir fried cabbage meal that they "love usually" is a pile of crap :o

I agree with what ducktowater mentions - most people just put a status update for all their "friends" I think a lot of people take FB much too seriously. I just piss about on it. I don't think that I'm the intended recipient for most of the shite, but it doesn't irritate me. I just flick past.

There is a certain sense of self importance when people complain about what other people post. Don't use it, or prune your friends list.

Sometimes you just know don't you. That their kid is just like everyone else's and sometimes just fancies sausage chips and beans and that Cajun spiced chicken with swet potato edges and stir fried cabbage meal that they "love usually" is a pile of crap

I bet he had a bit of wild boar spat it out and then demanded something else like most toddlers, it made me and dd snigger she was so loud about it

I disagree wigglesrock. I think FB has given stealth-boasters a forum for a a lot of junk that makes normal people cringe.

Yes, FB is there to stealth boast, I do it. I put the best pictures of myself or my kids up - I'm not even stealthy about it. Anyone who uses it solely for family members who live far away - just have them as friends. No-one forces people to add friends - people can't have it both ways.

Don't add people if they irritate you, or just ignore them. Getting irritated about what people you have tenuous friendship links with is really looking to be annoyed.

You can just defriend anyone that gets on your nerves. I do love seeing a stealth boast I find them hilarious, but if it starts irking me I bin them.

I don't get people saying FB is shit. You don't blame the telephone if a twat rings you. It's just a mode of communication.

Never mind the stealth baby boasts, try and update on her MIL getting angry!

I'm always amused when loud/competitive parents try to make eye contact so as to identify their audience.

"Darling, can you point out the "E" to mummy?"

"Darling that's a picture of Machu Picchu, we were there last summer do you remember?"

"Darling, it's bulgar, you love it! Remember you helped mummy make it last week with salmon & mushrooms and you said it was your favorite?!"

FB is fine as long as you are not friends with wankers

what the actual fuck is fallafel? how do you spell it?

my favourite kids food was pizza so that's probably why they went to the local comp!

crowler oh so your toddler can count to 10, lovely, now James-Henry show body's little girl how you count to 10 in French. they were 2. happy to say Body's dd wandered off.

update her MIL has commented on the picture basically saying what I have said, such as where is the need, 3 mth old doesn't need chocolate spread etc friend has commented saying its harmless, MIL has said its not.
Now friend has posted a thinly veiled dig at MIL about mummy knows best, mind your business etc. I do love a FB slagging match!!

My DD likes sausage casserole shrugs no kangaroo or reindeer meat here

Good grief, really thebody?

Falafel is fried balls of chick pea. I gather it's principle advantage in this context is that it's not western, so maybe it's viewed as a middle-class indicator. Who knows. People are bonkers.