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To think the Beckham kids are never off a plane or go to school ?

168 replies

Radyward · 04/03/2018 23:27

I mean seriously- they appear to be such frequent flyers esp transatlantic. The whole clan en masse in NYC /LA or wherever. I mean how do they cope with the jet lag and attend school full time. It appears so cleverly packaged the celebrity extended family. Also cant link but todays pictures of VB wearing a baby pink stripy curtain. She looks so dead pan all the time and unhappy
Wish she would just ditch the sunglasses !

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logicalmum · 07/03/2018 08:56

SleepingStandingUp Why not try reading the thread properly before spouting nonsense. I don't have it on any authority what goes on in the Beckham household, what on earth are you talking about. My post was in response to someone else who had apparently got it on "good authority". How do the hell do i know if she did night feeds or not. The other poster apparently had read that she did and it made her feel like she wasn't the only one awake in the middle of the night.. Try to read the full thread before you make such ridiculous statements.

BitOutOf Practice might seem patronising but you seem to have a job understanding, but rather patronising than goading and antagonistic like you sound.

DalekDalekDalek bitter and jealous? oh do me a favour, so anyone we don't like it's got to because of jealousy right? how absolutely ridiculous., such a childish statement.

logicalmum · 07/03/2018 08:58

and i don't undersatand what you mean by "feeds her baby without being there"? Confused

carnivalisover · 07/03/2018 09:07

DB visited our school to watch his kid play rugby. Totally normal, sat on the grass and chatted with other parents.

Ironfloor · 07/03/2018 09:09

What you mean Brooklyn's photography career isn't based on his exam results??? Mind blown

Nope, that just his raw talent. 😆

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 11:01

Just because you are rich doesn’t mean you can’t be intelligent - although in the case of the Beckham parents, clearly there is no brain power to pass on. This is probably the case for most slebs, in fairness.

It’s a bit like the Royal family, bizarrely. No way would Charles, William et al have gained entrance to the universities they attended based on their actual exam results - far less waltzed away with the ubiquitous 2.1. Rumour has it, for instance, that until it was pointed out to the bods at Newcastle Uni who Eugenie was, she would not have got in...

BitOutOfPractice · 07/03/2018 13:06

OK, I'll say it again logicalmum You keep claiming that VB didn't get up in the night to feed her babies and can never have been tired because she had paid for help (like millions of other women who use nurseries, nannies and childminders). You claim that her "army of nannies" did all the hard work, getting up in the night etc. How can it be that you know all that? Do you know that she didn't BF (in which case she must have been there - which is what I meant by "how can she feed her baby is she's not there?" comment). And even if she did FF do you know that she didn't get up to them? You don't. You've just assumed about her. You have decided that because you don't like them they are rich that they have not been involved at all in their children's upbringing and she can't possibly have been tired / up in the night / stressed / just like any other mother who uses paid for childcare, like me. You actually don't know any of that and in fact, all the evidence about how close they are and how much time they spend together points to the exact opposite of what you have assumed.

southeastdweller · 07/03/2018 13:18

fact, all the evidence about how close they are and how much time they spend together points to the exact opposite of what you have assumed.

So you believe what Brand Beckham choose to present to us? Really?

BitOutOfPractice · 07/03/2018 13:26

Not really no. But that's just as much evidence as logicalmum has that VB is a vacuous lazy-arsed parent who has nothing to do with her kids either and hands over parenting to others at the drop of a hat. I get so fed up of the constant judging of mothers and their mothering. Especially in this case where we have literally no idea what her mothering is like

SleepingStandingUp · 07/03/2018 13:34

The truth of the matter is neither of them would be exhausted because of a baby feeding in the night because they have an army of nannies, therefore it wasn't a proper comparison.
I did read it. I copied a bit of it too. Your assertion was that she wouldn't be tired from night feeding because she has an army of nannies. I'm simply pointing out that doesn't mean when Harper was screaming at 2 am for a feed that VB didn't get up herself and see to her or feed her and if she's getting up in the night, even if someone else is helping in the day, it doesn't mean she isn't exhausted too. Unless you know that she wasn't doing night wakes in which case I stand corrected.

Theresasmayshoes11 · 07/03/2018 13:43

Oh ffs leave them alone. They are self made and struck it lucky through hard work. Good on them. They obviousiy adore their kids who seem fine.

They held their marriage together despite rocks in the road and seem happy.

It’s a bit fucked up that some people carp and criticise families they never have and will never meet in rl. It makes you sound jealous and bitter

mummyhaschangedhername · 07/03/2018 14:05

I know they go to a school (private I assume), a friend of mine use to live opposite them (she was a live in nanny) and their kids went to the same school. She has mentioned seeing him drop the children off to school, apparently he's really nice in person, always acknowledged her. I don't follow them or know much about them, but I thought it was interesting that he dropped them off himself, well at least occasionally.

logicalmum · 07/03/2018 15:12

BitOutOfPractice Ok and I'll say it again too. Somebody posted that when they had their baby and was feeling exhausted in the middle of the night feeling, the fact that VB felt the same reassured her that she wasn't the only one. I pointed out that VB would not have felt the same because she has a full staff which even if VB was feeding, which she more than likely often would she wouldn't be as knackered because she doesn't have to do the daily grind. This isn't a criticism ffs, just an educated guess. If you've got a fortune of £250 million you'd be daft not to. What in the name of fuck is wrong in assuming that and also why the hell does the thought of that bother you so much.

Also what is this "evidence" of how close they all are. Apart from that though why have you bothered to mention it, i certainly haven't made any assumptions that they weren't. You seem massively defensive of them to the point that you're assuming something i haven't even said.

Finally please point out to me anywhere i've said that VB is a vaucious "lazy arse parent", ffs she could be one of the best mothers in the world, please STOP ASSUMING i think she's a crap mum because i pointed out the fact that she has staff, as most millionaires do to make life easier. Why in the name of goodness do you think that's a criticism.

Please stop being so damn tiresome.

logicalmum · 07/03/2018 15:19

SleepingStandingUp please stop being naive. If you're worth £250 million you are not going to be as knackered looking after a family and with a new baby as the average woman. That kind of money ensures it. I've never once said wouldn't ever get up in the night to feed her baby, but how ridiculous to imagine VB would run herself ragged when she's got staff to ensure she doesn't. Stop being foolish.

logicalmum · 07/03/2018 15:26

Theresasmayshoes I hope you're not implying i've criticised them by saying it's safe to assume they've got servants. Apart from that, the Beckhams massively put themselves in the public eye, so naturally there will always be criticism. Or should celebs only be praised.

logicalmum · 07/03/2018 16:20

Just in case "sleepingstandingup" and "bitoutofpractice" want to argue black is white and continue to purposely misconstrue what i've said, don't bother, i've wasted far too much time having to explain a perfectly reasonable post which was deliberately misinterpreted in order to argue....,i'm hiding the thread.

Its turned inane.

veuveo · 07/03/2018 17:02

I think it's very feasible that VB could be just as tired as a regular mum with a new baby.
Her money doesn't necessarily mean that she outsourced any feeding.

derxa · 07/03/2018 17:08

Just because you are rich doesn’t mean you can’t be intelligent - although in the case of the Beckham parents, clearly there is no brain power to pass on I don't believe this. A high proportion of footballers go bankrupt after they stop playing. Beckham hasn't. I don't judge intelligence by the number of exams they pass. I met a teacher who taught DB maths and she said he was excellent at it.

SleepingStandingUp · 07/03/2018 17:18

Whatever their intelligence, they've got enough sense to at least hire business acumen. They're never going to need I'm a Celebrity etc to make ends meet, the kids have opportunities to do anything they want (for better or worse, yes Photographer of the Year, I mean you). Lots of people who have met them have attested to what nice, polite kids they've raised. That's all most of us aim for isn't it? Decent kids and a secure future?

NaughtyButNise · 07/03/2018 17:29

But logicalmum how on earth do you know what they/she has outsourced and what she hasn’t? Not a millionaire by any means BUT when I had a live on au pair SIL used to constantly pass snide remarks, if I just about opened my mouth to say how tired I was, she quipped, ‘someone does it for you, ‘I wish I had someone like you looking after the kids all day long’ etc.

What she didn’t know was that I always bathed my kids and put them to bed, she just assumed the au pair did everything. Although the au pair could put them to bed, I felt that time was special time with my kids and so would give other chores to cover that time.

Just because you’re a millionaire doesn’t mean you’re happy to sleep through the night whilst your screaming baby is looked after by someone else, you’re massively assuming here. The bottom line, is no one really knows what goes on in the Beckham household, neither is is our business.

If VB says on telly she is tired because of looking after her child and another poster finds solace in that, just leave it be. No need to come on with second guessing and presumptions that aren’t based on any fact.

BitOutOfPractice · 07/03/2018 21:35

You really do sound so bitter and judgemental based solely on the fact that you've taken a dislike to them because they are rich. Just nasty

Like I said, I'm sick of hearing people judging other parents, especially mothers.

And I'm sorry I missed your flounce, I've been off working and travelling while other people look after my kids

BitOutOfPractice · 07/03/2018 21:36

Please stop being so damn tiresome.

BitOutOfPractice · 07/03/2018 21:36

Sorry Blush that was to illogicalmum

southeastdweller · 07/03/2018 21:39

BitOutOfPractice Did you read the part where logical says she's hiding the thread?

HolyMountain · 07/03/2018 21:53

I remember when VB was in a line up of “Great Britain” propevin New York back when Harper was about 7 months old . VB did look exhausted and commented that Harper wasn’t sleeping and she was up all night with her.

I believe that she was and enjoyed looking after her kids, multi million wealth or not.

HolyMountain · 07/03/2018 21:53

.*people