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Original poster

To find Joe Wicks a pain in the bum since he became a dad

187 replies

Bluewall · 27/04/2019 00:35

I know I could easily sort this problem by unfollwing him on Instagram. I used to enjoy his feed it was positive and cheered me up but since he became a dad he has become a smug first time parent who thinks he knows it all. He constantly posts about how laid back they are and how you just have to stay calm ......

I would say his millions and flexible life probably helps with that being that they are on a month long holiday.

As a harassed parent of 3 children I want to laugh when he suggests you just need to nap with the baby etc
There is no point to this just wondered if I'm a moody cow or anyone else feels the same :p

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Mamaslave18 · 27/04/2019 00:36

Yes I saw his post too and thought “ just you wait!”.

slipperywhensparticus · 27/04/2019 00:39

I am laid back and chilled but my son is refusing to sleep and if this was a school night I would be fucking crying by now is there a six year sleep regression I can blame things on? Maybe I haven't exercised him enough help me Joe!! Hmm

alibongo5 · 27/04/2019 00:43

Yeah his life recently just seems to be one long holiday - how long has he been in Costa Rica? I unfollowed him earlier this week as I just wasn't getting anything from following him. Though I'm not sure it's since he became a parent, it's more since he became mega - his life is just sooooo different to mine that it just seems irrelevant. (not to mention that his exercise regime is just laughable to me, lazy bugger, working full time as I am)

alibongo5 · 27/04/2019 00:44

Though I should add, some of his recipes from his first book were amazing.

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Bluewall · 27/04/2019 00:45

I'm glad it's not just me :D

When she was a few days old he did a live video explaining how they were just staying calm and thry had this parenting thing sussed .... I should probably have stopped following at that point Grin

I assume he thinks he is helping parents ? But I'm guessing for most people it just makes us feel even crappier! Maybe he is just showing off :p I hope he looks back one day and says wow I was such a knob 😂

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Aldicheckoutworkout · 27/04/2019 00:45

YABU he was already a pain in the bum!!😂😂 (well my glutes usually ache for days after doing one of his hiit workouts)

gluteustothemaximus · 27/04/2019 00:48

I'd like to see him with my 3 year old.

Be calm and chilled all you want, but maybe, just maybe, you have an easy baby.

Smug git. Hope his next baby is the complete opposite Grin

slipperywhensparticus · 27/04/2019 00:49

His school visits were cool but I'm biased he came to ours and my eldest slept well that night the younger is a little more hard core

Limpshade · 27/04/2019 00:53

Haha I don't follow him but this does sound grating. For what it's worth, I've had a couple of friends who've posted stuff like this when they've had babies, but it all tends to go a little quiet around the 18 month mark Grin

WaxOnFeckOff · 27/04/2019 00:59

I've just stopped following him on FB as he is an insufferable smug shite and although I don't like to get personal, his voice irritates the heck out of me too.

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Bluewall · 27/04/2019 07:03

I wonder if his current holiday and parenting wisdom is losing him significant numbers of followers. His channel is supposed to be about fitness and food so I imagine a lot of his original followers are not intrested I his baby or which 5 star hotel he is staying in this week. Or maybe his followers have grown up with him and have babies themselves now and are intrested. If I was his PR people I think I would tell him to tone it down a bit though.

I think I need to follow him for my own mental health. Probably need to be on Instgram less generally to be honest !

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Bluewall · 27/04/2019 07:04

Unfollow him I meant !

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Processedpea · 27/04/2019 07:07

I just looked him up is his child called India? It does annoy me when parents call their children's behaviours meltdowns so I closed it then Grin it does look a bit faked

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Bluewall · 27/04/2019 07:13

I think it's Indie but yes that's him.

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YeOldeTrout · 27/04/2019 07:30

He's made himself into a brand, though, hence the hotel promotion & hope to branch into being parenting guru. He's just self-obsessed about his own baby like most parents of first babies, has lost sight of boundaries.

I have impression he'll be first to call prior self a smug wanker in future after he does get his come-uppance.

Littlecaf · 27/04/2019 07:32

Hasn’t he got an older son too? (Or have I got that wrong?) I’m sure I saw a world book day thing where his son took his book in dressed as him?

TheBulb · 27/04/2019 07:33

Nonsense, OP. He was always awful, vapid and self-obsessed. No one had ever had a body, cooked food, or done any exercise before he invented them.

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Bluewall · 27/04/2019 07:35

No that was just him retweeting a kid dressed up as him. He is getting married soon as well so I am thinking there will be wedding spam and relationship advice soon to !

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Littlecaf · 27/04/2019 07:36

Ok clearly got that one wrong (just googled 😂)

MoorMummy · 27/04/2019 07:40

I saw that post and I didn’t love it, but I have met him when he first started out and he is a really pleasant chap. Plus I’ve seen a post where he bigged up a good but struggling family restaurant local to him and it’s really helped them. That was a nice thing to do.

origamiunicorn · 27/04/2019 07:40

He was always a pain in the bum 🤣

Purplecatshopaholic · 27/04/2019 07:46

I have never got the Joe Wicks 'thing'. I find him quite irritating! But each to their own, many people seem to love him!

Iamnotagoddess · 27/04/2019 07:48

I thought he was a bit of a prick when I saw him on GMB saying they were going to have 5 kids immediately after the first (didn’t know who he was).

I wondered what his partner thought about that.

Mumberjack · 27/04/2019 07:52

I rolled my eyes so hard at it. Oh yes you’re such chilled parents, you’ve got it cracked Confused - so much so that you play musical chairs at your evening meal to get your baby to calm down, no doubt pissing off the other diners as you go.
I must admit I’m in the do as many things with kids as possible camp but he has no bloody idea.

supersop60 · 27/04/2019 07:53

Give it time. He'll change his mind.