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AIBU?

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Baby/child bores??

15 replies

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 15/04/2015 13:22

I'm not meaning those who are excited at a new event for their child or a new developmental stage. I am genuinely interested and want to share their joy!

I mean those people who ALL they talk about, continually, are their kids.... As though the outside world /other people dont exist. If they are not in front of you, they are clogging up your feed by 300 of their most recent fascinating photos!

Am i being unreasonable manoeuvering these people out of my life??

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EeekEeekEeekEeek · 15/04/2015 13:26

Nope. It's why there's an 'Unfollow' option on Facebook.

geekymommy · 15/04/2015 14:19

I probably do this. It's because I'm so busy with work and taking care of DD that I don't have time to do much else that anyone else might find interesting.

Ratfinkandbobo · 15/04/2015 14:21

Yanbu IMO baby/ child bores do my head in!

Thurlow · 15/04/2015 14:25

YANBU. I can't imagine it's fun to listen to all the time - though I'm not bothered too much by FB, just skim past the post surely?

I do remember, though, when I was at home on mat leave with the baby I had hardly anything else to talk about. Those first few months I wasn't able to do anything else interesting - I saw other mums and their babies, I looked after my baby, and that was it. Unless you wanted a detailed blow-by-blow account of what happened on Homes Under the Hammer that morning, I didn't exactly have a huge stock of conversation...

Eminybob · 15/04/2015 14:26

It depends whether you are just talking about Facebook or real life too, because if real life then yanbu, it is irritating and boring if people have nothing to say except about thier kids.

If you are just talking about Facebook then yabu. I use fb to share pictures of my baby with friends and family as I live away from most of them. I rarely post anything else. That doesn't mean I don't have anything else to say, I have plenty of conversations in rl about all sorts of things.

reni1 · 15/04/2015 15:41

Maybe you ARE IamtheDevil's baby bore, Eminy ?

CrohnicallyInflexible · 15/04/2015 16:05

I have Asperger's and so find conversation pretty difficult. If I don't know someone very well, I default to talking about my DD because it's a subject I know well, can talk lots about, and most people can emphasise to a certain extent, even if they don't have children of their own they might have younger siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews etc.

IggyStrop · 15/04/2015 17:24

Are you the writer of www.scarymommy.com/facebook-mom-shaming-anonymous-hate-mail/ this letter, OP?

Mamiof3 · 15/04/2015 17:34

I think these kind of people often believe deep down that their child is just that much cuter, more intelligent etc than anyone else's. I enjoy seeing the odd anecdote, cute or funny picture etc on Facebook. I also enjoy hearing about it from friends or colleagues, who might say 'oh dd was hilarious last night she did this-or-that' or 'parents evening was great, how's yours getting on?'
Normal. Nice. But it's when people don't even acknowledge you in the conversation and waffle at length about the contents of their dc's nappy or how advanced they are for their age. It's tiresome!! It's competing parenting, who is the MOST absorbed in their dc's life, almost like talking about other things means they aren't FULLY INVESTED. Yawn. Get a life.

whippy33 · 15/04/2015 17:41

I always ask for a picture under the 'I am so proud, X just did his first poo on the potty'. It soon shuts them up!

Newlywed2013 · 15/04/2015 17:46

I post a lot about my baby, if any of my fb friends don't like it they can unfollow me! It might seem that most posts are about my baby but since I had my baby my baby is my world! If you don't like it don't look at it!

Littlecaf · 15/04/2015 17:47

Constant anything on facebook annoys me. I have a friend who constantly tags themselves in clubs, pubs, the gym, restaurants and what latest cocktail or posh dinner they are making. It's everyday and it's as dull as those friends who go on about their babies. Even though this is one of my best friends, I've unfollowed. They are becoming a little boring in real life too. What is funny is I've really tried to refrain from talking about my brand newish PFB to them, (they are child unfriendly) yet they still bang on about how wasted they got at the weekend. All. The. Time. Yawn.

Stopandlook · 15/04/2015 17:55

YANBU but I'm too tired atm to make more conversation other than kid stuff, it requires less brain power....

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IamtheDevilsAvocado · 15/04/2015 21:15

No I am not the author of poison pen letter. Im actually quite nice in RL!

I didnt mean FB specifically, just in general, more RL...

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Brummiegirl15 · 15/04/2015 21:23

YANBU I've hit the unfollow button several times.

Unfortunately I've suffered 3 x mc's in past year so countless baby pics is just twisting the knife - in my mind - I do know it's not intentional.

But I've literally had to do a mass unfollow because I cannot cope with a gazillion baby pics and statuses.

Come back "I'm wasted" statuses, all is forgiven!! remembers being tagged at Oceana wistfully

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