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To ask someone to shoot me if I ever feel the need to insert 'proudmummy' into my name on fb?

138 replies

Beavie · 11/01/2014 22:57

That is all.

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chinley · 12/01/2014 02:02

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ShadowsCollideWithPeople · 12/01/2014 02:31

Revenger, 'How about the grown women who put 'princess' in their name?' I knew someone who had a FB page for her 5 year old, on which 5yo was named 'first name' princess 'last name'.

DP's brother and his wife make me want to vomit. They regularly post the 'love my hubby and my amazing daughters, hope the three of you know that' (yes, two of the three of them are under four, so are of course reading your FB updates), 'my wife and kiddies are sooooo amazing and I just want to tell them all that I love them' (so just tell them, they are sitting on the same sofa as you) stuff. Add to that both of them 'checking in' at 'baby making station'. Why, why, oh why would anyone feel the need to share that on FB??

SequinsOfEvents · 12/01/2014 03:14

And I thought people on my FB were bad! Some of these are hilarious!!! Checking in at baby making station....O M G !!!

I totally agree wrt the "happy birthday to my amazing 3 year old. Love you with all my heart" twitty statuses....THEY. CAN'T. READ and, hopefully, aren't even on FB. However, I just can't bring myself to comment as it makes me feel so joyless and also, annoyingly, makes me feel like I mustn't love my children as much! Or rather that these people would think I am joyless and can't possibly love my children as much....grrrr.

My favourite OTT parents are, to return to the mummy pig and daddy pig comment, the lady and gentleman I saw in Peppa pig world wearing their Mummy and Daddy Pig t-shirts!! Really???!! You've no other clothes to wear for a day out bar your MUMMY AND DADDY PIG T-SHIRTS!!?!?!!

As many have said before, I often find that the most prolific of FB posters re: amaze-balls children and happy lives are then the ones announcing the calling off of their engagement on FB too.....why do that to yourself? Confused Apparently it was an "easy way to let everyone know"....really? You could ring your close friends?

Post that crazy-ass status, cue a TONNE of "so much happier now", "it's hard - but being on my own with my babies is such a joy. Nobody sucking the fun" etc etc. Sorry? This is the same guy you were waxing lyrical about and procreating with for the last few years is it?

Some people are weird but I have honestly found blocking newsfeeds a complete revelation! I mean, I have about 3 people I see now so a tad dull but it's still a lot better! Smile

Wowsers! I can't believe I've typed so much about it!!! I need to get out more myself! Grin

HereIsMee · 12/01/2014 03:27

If I added "proud mummy" to my FB DS would disown me. I just deleted all the weirdos who don't share my standard of acceptable weirdness. If you have proud mummy in your name on my FB you'd go in my weird list or get unfriended. It's that simple.

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 12/01/2014 03:47

There's someone in a buying and selling page who's inserted "chocoholic" in her name!

Actually, I don't know why I'm on that page - everything gets bought within about 29 seconds of being posted. Some people must have a lot of room for tat in their houses and never be off facebook

DizzyZebra · 12/01/2014 04:49

I have seen one with someone having "babymakingmachine" as her middle name.
^^
I defriended one person who posted pictures of her child's pooey nappies and wrote what they looked like as if it were some ink blob test. It was when her kid shit Jesus that I decided I'd had enough.
^^
I know a couple who refer to each other on fb as 'mummy pig' and 'daddy pig'. Never by their actual names. Words fail me on that one.
^^

Just... What?! What the ever loving fuck? There are people like this in actual.real.life?

I thought the bog standard 'full time yummy mummy' shit was bad enough DB's GF but this takes the piss.

Brothers GFs status the other day was "When your in the mood for s*x but your b'f/g's sleeping.. FML"

I mean... Really? Your mum, my mum, your brother and me are all on your FB for a start, But even so WHY announce this?

filimou · 12/01/2014 07:12

I have a relative whose 'middle name' on Facebook is....."lovesmikids". I had to defriend....

DrNick · 12/01/2014 07:14

I hate bios on twitter that say "sweary ". Only women do this

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 12/01/2014 07:25

Are you related to Peter Andre - filiGrin

Greenmadness · 12/01/2014 07:41

I know a couple who refer to each other as mummy and daddy pig, and they went to peppa pig world with the t shirts... I wonder if they are the same people? I only know the 'mummy pig'. Did she have her profile picture as her wearing her mummy pig t shirt a while ago? They actually named their son George too...

filimou · 12/01/2014 07:45

Grin goblin
Unfortunately no, though her love for her children could rival his....

ShoppingismyNemesis · 12/01/2014 07:49

A friend of a friend had changed her surname to NewMum Confused. Grim.

HazleNutt · 12/01/2014 07:56

I have a JaneJohnSmithJones (god forbid that a couple could have separate friends and interests) who often talks to itself, like stating how much JaneJohnSmithJones loves their wife/hubby and then replies that JaneJohnSmithJones loves their hubby/wife too! It sometimes gets quite confusing.

JumpingJackSprat · 12/01/2014 08:14

I have one who posts her child's inane and totally normal "achievements". But really it's all about her and designed to show what a great parent she is. Also accompanied by how much she loves her husband and kids. Her husband is one of those wankers that posts stuff on her wall if she leaves her Facebook open. She also does bitstrips. Actually why do I even have her on there?!

filimou · 12/01/2014 08:17

jumping I'd defriend for the bitstripd alone.

WoodBurnerBabe · 12/01/2014 08:17

I have several of these. And loads of the "repost if you love your ikkle pwincess - don't if you HATE YOUR KIDS". And don't get me started on bitstrips. Why?!? It's the third person thing that really gets me...

filimou · 12/01/2014 08:17

bitstrips not bitstripd.
Bloody sausage fingers....

Wherediparkmybroom · 12/01/2014 08:28

This sort of rubbish was why I deserted Facebook, and have been camping out on mums net.

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 12/01/2014 08:29

I need more twats on Fb. I only have reasonable people.

FrankelInFoal · 12/01/2014 08:29

The ones that get me are the "life isn't worth living without kids" or "you don't know the meaning of life till you have kids" type updates. A real kick in the teeth for those of us with fertility issues, because we couldn't possibly be able to understand life and should probably go away and kill ourselves Hmm

autumnsmum · 12/01/2014 08:29

Anyone got friends who post videos of dc,s achievements which I appreciate may be nice for far flung family

ThreeBeeOneGee · 12/01/2014 08:30

These are making me laugh.

Thankfully, none of my friends have set their Fb name to anything stupid, but friends of friends have done the 'Princess' as middle name, as well as 'Jane MummyToLilDude Doe'.
I'm tempted to do that with all four children's names, including middle names.
So my name would be something like 'Jane MummytoAlaistairBenedictJoshuaAndJacobWilberforceHarryAndSamanthaEleanorAlexandraAndTiberiusJedediahTobias Smith'*

annieorangutan · 12/01/2014 08:33

Yeah I hate this so cheesy. I cant stand full time mummy either and its mocked in my town for being code for benegit claimant.

untouchable · 12/01/2014 08:46

"my baby shit Jesus" that is taking competitive parenting to a whole new level. I am squashing dd around in her nappy now in an attempt to recreate the last supper! Grin

TwinklyMummaLuvsHerBubba89 · 12/01/2014 08:48

Benefit claimants need a twee middle name on FB? I better change mine then...Hmm