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To think the Tired Parents thing is bloody creepy?

38 replies

MargotLovedTom · 07/03/2016 22:27

Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I can't be the only person who finds that Tired Parents thing really weird? It just really freaks me out seeing those horrible faces on the dolls' bodies (or whatever the hell they are) and I don't find it endearing or amusing at all. It's like a nightmare come to life.

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FrancisdeSales · 07/03/2016 22:28

I agree very weird and also not funny.

AlmaMartyr · 07/03/2016 22:28

Oh yes, I hate it. Terribly unfunny and looks creepy.

PuzzleRocks · 07/03/2016 22:28

Not just you, they are awful.

BennyTheBall · 07/03/2016 22:30

Agreed. Not remotely funny or clever.

Room101isWhereIUsedToLive · 07/03/2016 22:31

Yeah and why are they both male?

CaptainCrunch · 07/03/2016 22:33

It has already been discussed but I totally agree with you, it's a creepy pile of shite.

DramaAlpaca · 07/03/2016 22:33

I agree. It's creepy & not in the least bit funny.

ShamefulPlaceMarker · 07/03/2016 22:34

No idea what you're in about Confused

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MargotLovedTom · 07/03/2016 22:34

Well, two men can be parents together, but give me Mitchell and Cameron from Modern Family any day.

Glad I'm not the only one to think it's freaky.

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00100001 · 07/03/2016 22:35

Its very shit

ShamefulPlaceMarker · 07/03/2016 22:36

Okay, just googled.
I got 10seconds in to the gym one and thought it was shite.

Disabrie22 · 07/03/2016 22:36

I agree - why is it on Mumsnet? It's awful

00100001 · 07/03/2016 22:43

he t doesn't seem to be doing very well

knittingwithnettles · 07/03/2016 22:51

I think it is hilarious. Sometimes a bit too short...Just the way partners constantly bicker and undermine each other...resentment, oneupman ship wilful misunderstanding even when one is trying to be pleasant. The trivia that makes up our conversations as parents, when we attempt depth and profondity. And the hair rings so true.

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fusionconfusion · 07/03/2016 23:08

Absolutely dreadful creepy SHITE for me too. The dialogue is okay but having two men in weird costumes and those dolls? Ick.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 07/03/2016 23:09

Yanbu.

hiddenhome2 · 07/03/2016 23:20

I think it's really funny and brings back not so fond memories of when mine were little Grin

VagueIdeas · 07/03/2016 23:27

Just seeing the screencap that heralds each new episode is enough to make me never want to click on them.

Why is it a Mumsnet thing? What started it?

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MargotLovedTom · 08/03/2016 10:48

I don't know, but I'd like it to go away.

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AlpacaLypse · 08/03/2016 10:51

I watched the first four when it first appeared in the stickies, that's nearly half an hour of my life I will never get back. Kept thinking 'it's got to improve, other people have made positive comments about it'.

It didn't.

VocationalGoat · 08/03/2016 10:57

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BeardMinge · 08/03/2016 10:58

Half an hour? Am I just watching trailer then? Each episode only seems to be a minute or so long.

Some of it raises a wry smile from me, but then I'm only just out of the tiny baby, not enough sleep phase.

The hair is creepy though.

EponasWildDaughter · 08/03/2016 11:44

It has been discussed before. But i agree with you!

Didn't we come to the conclusion that it's a MNers DH that makes them? and that she had a derogatory thread about him once

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MargotLovedTom · 08/03/2016 13:11

Ha, I'd be feeling derogatory about my husband too if he produced that warped shite.

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tomatodizzy · 08/03/2016 13:19

I don't like it, two freaky little dolls with miserable mens faces, being spiteful and rude to each other is seriously depressing and a little bit twisted.