Calling an unborn baby girl "a little bitch"

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And then going on to refer to older nieces as "little bitches"?

Overheard the nail salon and I couldn't believe my ears. It wasn't being said nastily, it came across as a term of endearment

AIBU to have been shocked??

A guy I work with has recently become a father for the first time, every single time I have asked how the little one is getting on he calls him a little bastard and all sorts. Makes me mad. I'm not going to ask again.

Maybe it's OK in your world and with the rough as a badgers arse people you knock around with; but it's NOT OK in the world of most normal, decent, well-mannered, well raised people.

What a statement from someone calling themselves well-mannered!

I wouldn't say it but as said before I wouldn't get het up about it, people say all sorts of daft things. Like the example in bold.

I sometimes joke to my friends that my four year old is an arsehole. Because sometimes she is. I still love her and obviously wouldn’t call her an arsehole to her face. Bitch definitely isn’t a term I’d use but I doubt the kids need to be on a CP plan or anything

What’s wrong with madam instead?

Madams run brothels - never ever to be used as an addressee on letters. Ever.

'Bitch' I'm afraid appears on clothing for small children. It appears to have made its way into mainstream parlance.

Ew... I don’t get this at all and I love a good swear when appropriate. I just can’t imagine how this could be funny tbh and I’m all for a bit of irreverence!

For the first time irl I heard someone call their toddler son ‘sexy’ recently. That gives me the willies tbh, though I know it’s become an accepted thing.

I sometimes joke to my friends that my four year old is an arsehole

My DH has always said the same (only to me) about DS, in a half truthful, half joking kind of way. If my DS has been about 20 years older and not my 9 year old son then I would be inclined to agree.

I do laugh and tell DH off at the same time!

I once called DD 'a little fucker' after she'd kept me awake all night elbowing me in the ribs when pregnant.
However that was in private to my DH.
I certainly wouldn't use such language in public, it sounds a bit, oh god I hate this word, but uncouth. God, who says uncouth these days 😳😳

For the first time irl I heard someone call their toddler son ‘sexy’ recently. That gives me the willies tbh, though I know it’s become an accepted thing.

That too. Eurgh. Horrible.

Splinterz - I think there is a bit of a difference in the pronunciation of the word. MADam, means the usual polite reference to a woman (or young girl, if being cheeky). MadAM is the owner of a whorehouse. Two entirely different things. (I hope anyway, as I am usually, nowadays addressed as MADam, in shops I shop in). If I thought for one minute they were addressing me as a MadAAm - I'd be seriously considering a bit of violence.

I think uncouth is a good, handy word TBH maddie. A bit out of fashion because having standards is considered judgmental but, there have to be limits.

Won't someone think of the little shits children!

Maybe it's OK in your world and with the rough as a badgers arse people you knock around with; but it's NOT OK in the world of most normal, decent, well-mannered, well raised people.

Given that you think it's ok to use classist terms of abuse like rough as a badger's arse, you're unqualified to speak for decent, well mannered, well raised people.

We're all qualified to dislike certain terms. I don't like any of the terms used on this thread but I know that others do and use them.

Little Bastard
Cunt
Bitch.

It's vile. What is up with people nowadays. it's not big, it's not clever, it's pathetic to call kids completely horrible names. Do they think they're cool or summat?! I would judge judge judge if I heard it and am proud to say that.

Whatever I muttered under my breath about my kids when pushed to distraction, it was in private or in my head.

Pathetic language from pathetic people.

Common as muck.

Whamwill come on and claim she is Glaswegian or Scottish. I'd like to assure you that 99% of Glaswegians do not use the c word as a term of endearment.

Not glaswegian, but I'm surprised you have time to be on MN having to keep up with terms of endearment 99% of glasgow use though

But I am from a different part of Scotland where 87% of people use the word cunt as a term of endearment

Little bitch. Little shit. All said correctly can be terms of endearment in my book. Don't be shocked. There are far worse things going on in the world!!

If I'd had the day from hell with my lot, I might utter under my breath something along those lines, but to just speak like that about the kids especially in public is just wrong.

Marriedwithchildren, how can those horrible words be said 'correctly' as any kind of endearment? I would be furious if anybody used those terms about my children and wouldn't use them myself.

Yes, there are worse things going on in the world but is there any particular rush to add on/race to the bottom?

I cannot get my head around thinking that these sort of terms are somehow jokey / affectionate / terms of endearment. To me they sound disrespectful and horrid - really makes me cringe.

I don't think the unborn baby will take offence.

When I was a midwife I once handed a new mother her baby to feed and she laughed and said he was an ugly little fucker. I’ve never forgotten how sad that made me feel.

YANBU, it’s really unpleasant to describe your children in these terms.

I prefer to worry about making sure my kids don't turn into judgy little fuckers darlings than what language other people choose to use.

Luckily I don't mind slumming it with the common as fuck folk though.