AIBU to think FOD should be able to tell his kid apart?

[LilaJude]

(FOD = father of daughters, on Instagram)

Does anyone else find it weird that FOD can’t tell which of his twin daughters is which?

I get that they’re identical (and they really are visibly so) but he’s their dad!

I used to babysit identical twin girls when they were between the ages of 14 months and 2, and within a month I could reliably tell them apart. It was partly down to incredibly subtle variations in their appearance (e.g. the way their hair fell), but mostly it was their personalities. They were very obviously two different people.

Maybe FOD’s twins are also identical in their personalities and that’s why it’s so hard, or maybe he’s just joking about it for the sake of being funny on Instagram. But I must admit I find it weird if it’s something he can’t reliably do, especially as he’s clearly a hands on dad!

[TinselAngel]

Ex H had to collect DD from nursery once- can't remember how old she was,but she was still crawling.

He was reluctant to do so in case he couldn't tell which child was her.

[Mitzimaybe]

Not to mention they can both talk and say their names?!

Oh, yes, because identical twins have never been known to pretend to be each other, have they?

[PengAly]

Him and his wife (Mother of daughters) have really started to annoy me. He is fake, staged and not funny anymore. Some of the things is posts are downright annoying, inappropriate, and borderline controversial (the twins "playing" with the hamster, I'm certain the twins now act up because they know they are being filmed (his bath time routine is bad parenting!) and don't even get me started on MoD's chicken pox posts...

They both act as if they are relatable but they really aren't

[theharlotletter]

Well I can tell them apart just by looking at them, so obviously he can. All of his posts are heavily staged and probably rehearsed. His writing style is painfully contrived, he does so love a metaphor which he can torture into final submission.

[Hogtini]

'Oh, yes, because identical twins have never been known to pretend to be each other, have they?'

Yes but I would hope he could outsmart a 3 year old rather than spout his nonsense.

[NotTheFordType]

Who the fuck are you on about?

God I miss so much shit not watching TV.

[Barbarafromblackpool]

I guess he's running out of stuff to say.

[LilaJude]

Who the fuck are you on about?

God I miss so much shit not watching TV.

I literally stated in the first line of my first post who I was talking about.

Nothing to do with TV.

[PengAly]

I imagine his kids growing up wondering "why did daddy always have his phone glued to his hand?" And him trying to explain that his instagram followers were more important to him than spending REAL time with his family. Its obsessive and the mother isnt any better with her constant small brand shout outs and advertising

[Bubba1234]

Does he have a life outside of his kids? Friends hobbies etc?

[boonickle]

Can't bear those blogs / insta whatever so staged. I liked dress like a mum as I liked her style / clothes but just found it unbelievable that she would be fully made up everyday, going round London boutiques etc with such a young baby in tow. Good for her if she was able to though.

[Bubba1234]

He seems proper addicted to Instagram he would benefit from taking a break for one week come back to the real world

[TwiceAsNice22]

My daughters are identical twins and they can’t tell themselves apart in photos 😂

I can tell them apart quite easily, their facial expressions are different - to me they look very different. But every other person in their lives can’t tell them apart - their father is getting better at it, but still gets them mixed up a lot. I should add that they are the same height and weight as well.

[EdWinchester]

He is intensely irritating & his writing is so bad.

I wonder if his wife secretly wants to throttle him?

[Stopyourhavering64]

It's all for the 'gram and engagement...insufferable twaddle

[Kedgeree]

I worked with a father of identical twin boys. I asked how to tell them apart. He sort of shrugged and said that sometimes one of them wore glasses, but aside from that, he couldn't . He didn't know which one wore glasses, just that one of them did.

[Pommes]

Completely agree with the above comments monetising children and insta-overusage.

For balance, two positives;

Both FOD and MOD have become much more transparent, and selective, with their Ads and Gifts. I noticed this before the recent guidance and can only assume the old Mumsnet threads influenced the change.

Last summer I saw MOD with her older girls somewhere very instagram-able. Very much expected stories or grid photos to follow, with captions about #lovebombing and such like. But nothing, she just had an ordinary day out with her brood and not for content.

[RockyFlintstone]

His latest post about Clemmie making him feel like a randy teen again is just Bleugh and should be kept of Instagram, but it has brought in the necessary 'Awww, you two are just goals' comments.

Plus the not so 'impromptu' pic of Clemmie having a lovely moment with one of the twins. I am imagining what it must be like to be around him in real life, he must have his phone in some sort of holster belt, always ready to whip it out and shoot!

[RockyFlintstone]

Someone has flagged up this thread to him. He says he has no interest but I'm sure he will have taken a lil peek