To detest FAMILY day out, FAMILY meal, FAMILY fun!

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Why do some people use the word "Family" to describe everyday activities?

I come across it on MN, Facebook and often irl.

I mean, the kind of families who do everything together anyway.

"Oh, we had a great family holiday". You never go on holiday separately and haven't for fifteen years.

"I made a really tasty pasta bake. #familymealtimes." As opposed to any other type of meal you ever have.

"We enjoy family day outs at the local arboretum."

Etc, etc.

Don't get me started on "Quality time".

I'm going to have some quality family time now, mumsnetting.

Agh! I have a friend who posted selfie (one of MANY) with her son, explained by #datenightwithlittleman

Fuck off. He's a child. It's not a date. You're creepy.

My best friend of 25 years just put #nofilters on an FB pic. She is no longer my friend.

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Agree with the posters who hate 'My Little Family' (really? they seem average height and weight to me). Also those who post private conversations with '#mywonderfulhubby' etc. Does he not live with you in your house? Just tell him to his face FFS!!!!

A mother of one of my daughter's friends has a huge range of made up words to describe her relatives ... #fambo #famalam #mysistersmylife #mykiddiesmylife #myhubbymyworld, #myangelmummy etc. She is also a huge fan of pouty selfies, regular updates on when she's had a shower, eaten toast or had a brew, (especially if the brew was made by #mycaringhubby #gorgeousman #blessed) and often posts in real time throughout reality in case we were in any doubt as to her views on the contestants. As I don't watch them this is hugely baffling. That is in addition to the daily soppy drivel heartwarming motivational memes complete with cutesy photos and often appalling spelling. Sometimes the whole clan use up pages of comments just saying LuvULots, LuvU2, URtheBEST at each other for hours on end. The sad thing is I can't delete her as our DDs are still mates, and also I find it horribly fascinating. (She's also fairly nice IRL - I quite like her and if I didn't have her on FB I would think she was perfectly normal!)

We have maybe 1 or 2 days a month all together so I do call those days 'family days'. We make sure we plan to actually DO something together because we have so little time as a trio.
And if we meet up with extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles etc) for a meal then it's a 'family meal'.
I don't think it's weird....it just depends on the circumstances.

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(Although only have time for first & last page - sorry!)
My pet hate is #boystomen aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

That's Reality TV shows!!! Not actual reality!

So glad it's not just me who feels nauseated every time I see one of these awful smug phrases on social media. They're usually used by people who think they have a lot to prove.

My own personal contribution. Ex Fiancee has planned for us to take 2 and half yo DS out as a 'family day out' tomorrow. It hasn't been a freaking family since you decided to separate out of the blue for no good reason and tore his life in such a way he only gets to spend 50% of his time with either one of us. Of course I never actually say this, I just stick with 'Yes, okay, let's have a nice family day' and go along with it.

Thank you so much to my wonderful hubby for all my amazing birthday surprises! #thoroughlyspoiled #feelingblessed

Thank him in person you twat, and stop fucking showing off.

Ive had to start doing that just so people dont try and join in.... no joke. Not many of my friends have kids so i have had the situation where we have gone somewhere to do something and ive posted it on facebook and then other people have just turned up and turned it into some sort of drinking event. So i counter that now by making it very clear that its a FAMILY DAY OUT meaning its for my child, there is to be no randomers turning up and drinking heavily.

also it stops people saying 'where was my invite??' NOWHERE BECAUSE IT WAS A FAMILY DAY OUT.

Maybe they don't get to eat every meal together. My DH works overseas every 5-8 weeks and then has 4 weeks home so for us having family time/family days out or family meals is a big thing. As so much of my time is spent alive or just me and my DS (aged 4)

Loving this thread - so many like minds!!! Think we should all meet for drinks!!!! #makepreciousmemories

I hate it too...but even more than that...#memorymaking 😡 No! You're just living life!

Shit the bed.
Someone I know is in holiday in Italy and has, over the weekend,started using #familia #vacanze

Seriously, there are not enough biscuits.

It is all go, I now have the rage after seeing "Family Sunday dinner." Followed by tagging the husband.

#ican'ttakeanymoreandamgoingtohavetoeatmyowneyes

I like this thread.

I think the reason I don't like stuff with the prefix "family" is that it is vaguely aggressive. Only families are worthy of having a nice day out. It's the sort of thing the Daily Mail uses "The Johnsons were having a Family Day Out when they were all eaten by a massive shark / the car broke down / the shop ran out of crisps" complete with a sad face picture.

Years ago (pre children), I remember that everyone in my team had stayed a bit late to get something done and one of the consultants said that (slightly senior to me) colleague Had A Family You Know. Which pissed me off. Single childless me could stay late but it was Bad if someone with a child chose to.

As a family who doesn't get to spend an awful lot of time together I use this expression an lot. We may get one day/evening a week together due to silly shift patterns (me) or pressured deadline days (dh).

It makes me a little sad to see that everything we say is now being judged and criticised on mumsnet these days. :(

I do use the phrase "Family Tea" though. It means teenagers Amy not make other arrangements without checking first. Only used once in a blue moon, as "we're doing family tea on Thursday, please make sure you are in", so at least very now and again we get to eat all together.

Never put it on FB though. Who wants to know that we are having spag bol on Thursday at 530?

Tulip, Shona and Cantstop READ THE OP!!!! This is NOT about people in your situation. Argh!

"May" not Amy!

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