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.

Yes to all of the above, they make me want to vomit.

Another one I cannot abide is: "Following ...on on their adventures." Then eleventy jillion photographs of said child at the park/having a bath/eating food etc. NO! They are not "on their adventures" they are going about everyday life! Unreasonable yes, but it really winds me up. Along with al the "Family..." and #blessed shite.

I think I mainly hate it because in the world of marketing shit to parents having one child, as we do, doesn't count as a family.

I'm #feelingblessed that no-one on my FB tags their posts like this! I think you can only ever get away with feeling blessed if you're American.

We often do a supermarket run and DP says he will do a bin run, which basically means going round the house collecting up anything that needs throwing away and taking it all out to the outside bins.

Ha ha OP- YANBU!

This kind of thing silently annoys me as I float around FB, but not sufficiently enough to vocalise it- but now you mention it on here, yes it's an irritating thing that I've noticed too.

Chucking the word "family" into every frigging post, and tagging their friends/others & referring to them as "our favourite family".

Each to their own but this kind of thing makes me cringe- I would definitely never do it myself but would not get worked up enough about it to say do anything- apart from comment on a thread like this!

The #familam #lovemybabies#my little family brigade are, in my experience the one's spending the least time with their #preciousbabies

holibobs with the famalam

oh dear god

#diesalittleinside

Making Memories

Sooo precious and twee and I just hate the expression.

It is so false and fakey as well

Yes- what the hell are all those hashtags about?!

Please can somebody explain?

I know there is a link of sorts to Twitter or Instagram...but I don't get it! Realise that I need to be educated

You are so totally right.

Completely agree with you, it's as if the whole world has some sort of a saccharine personality disorder. All these people pretending to other people, that are also pretending, to have a perfect life and lovely summers.

I've just spent an hour de-fleeing the dog whilst shouting at DC to stop trying to make jelly in a coke bottle. I've now retreated to garden with beer.
#ihatefleasandjellybutlovebeerandsolitude
Also, I hate people who say 'lil man' and lil lady'. I know it's been said 1000 times but I just had to type it in my rants, hot mood.

Oh yes #livingthedream - what bollocks

I guess it just means everyone in the family was there. I struggle to get worked up about terminology other people choose to use.

This.

I have a work colleague who is constantly 'feeling blessed' everytime her kid does the most mundane and everyday things, always posts about 'family time' and brings her hubby along everywhere- kids parties, work lunches etc- makes me want to hurl

#feelingblessed means #feelingsmug. It implies you think you have been singled out for being so very very special.

Eugh. Just eugh.

FFS, this isn't about people in your situation StayCool, read the OP.

DD is crying eating her dinner and watching Gumball, DH is looking for shit we don't need on Amazon, I am hormonal, I hate everyone, I want to go live on a hut on a hill (with wifi and loads of food).
#familytime #feelingblessed #livingthedream #makingmemories

There is one schoolfriend of mine who has real form for this. If it's not her Sri Lankan family spreads (which are amazing) it's her kids doing EVERY little thing, I don't mind exams etc but she posted about her youngest being outside on his slide/swing set with some cutesy caption about him playing outside!

She had so many pics of their recent holiday abroad I did wonder how she managed to enjoy her holiday rather than take or upload constant pics. If I were her kids I'd be embarrassed it was their reaction and what was there when they checked into their beach huts/hotels. Cringetastic.

I am starting to use the phrase - but after about 20 years of parenting. My daughter is home from university, and if she's doing something in the morning and needs to make a reasonably early start then it's 'family breakfast'. Or there has been the odd 'family outing' As opposed to what have become the 'normal' outings - ones with my partner when she's away. Or her going out with her mates.

I suspect those who feel the need say mention they love their children, or have family meal times, probably lack in some way.

When I read this kind of thread, I am worrying someone at home is drugging my food or something. I am not sure anyone in the world ever has a perfect life, but is it so weird for people to actually be happy, or to focuse on the happy times? I honestly don't get it.

I don't understand why you are FB friends with people who irritate you that much either. #feelingconfused.

Did they drug it during family meal time, cherry?

Ah, I hate "School Run"

Its taking your children to school.

Even worse, the search for the school run dress/outfit a dress specifically for the 20 minutes a day you will spend walking to/from school? Really? Rather than just a nice outfit you will wear that whole day?

Also WTF do people mean when they post what they think is a great photo and put #nofilter. That drives me insane.

couldnt that's funny re your friend and the husband coming along everywhere.

We recently had a school reunion meal evening out. A lot of people came from a long way away (one lives abroad etc), one DH tried to elbow his way into coming along but quite rightly got a "no" from the other women, even a close friend of his wife and he had to stay home.

I also have another friend whose DH from since they met has Always tagged along, probably because he's from up north, doesn't have much of a social life or friends, I don't get though why he was invited every time, and she didn't seem to think I minded, especially if I wanted to confide in some personal info! Luckily last time we met up, he ended up having to mind his kids whilst we (his wife and I) were in another part of a museum, having a catch up!

It's not about disliking happiness. Who does?