When your 1 year old likes olives

[bigwow]

NC in case she's on here

Scrolling through the dreaded Facebook and one of my "friends" has added a picture of her kid eating a plate of salad, olives , pitta etc. with the caption, "When your 1 year old likes olives 🙌.

It really grates on me, like some weird form of mum shaming. We've just got past the stage of her doing the "13 month old" thing. She's one and so now it's this hand clappy, look at me shite. (I know, I just need to unfollow)

In the comments some people are like, wow, mine won't even try (probably feeling a bit shit that little George will only eat quavers now), and her reply is, really? We're just introducing coriander and feta

AIBU to think this mum is just intent on shaming other mums and thinks she's superior cause her kid eats olives?

I have a FB friend who posts about her DD’s food preferences, a request for any snack is littered with flouncy food language e.g “with a drizzle of balsamic”. Might come across as braggy, but it’s posted with a nod towards how humorously “middle class” her DD is when it comes to food which is at odds with her mums upbringing and the area they live in. But at 10 years old, the girl is also an excellent cook.

On the other hand, there is another friend who I guess would be called a “social climber”, has turned her back on her roots (until anyone else says something bad about the area she was raised in), is now quite well off and likes to rub it in people’s faces. Her braggy posts about all the “amazing” things her DS eats, come with an undertone of how much better she is than anyone else because of it.

Of course, that’s just my take on it, knowing the characters of the two women. If this post came across that way to the OP it’s likely got something to do with her knowledge of what the person is like. I don’t think it’s possible to say it definitely wasn’t braggy unless you know the mum.

@Quintella Um, I clarified for you, you didn't like my opinion you could have quite simply ignored? I didn't direct anything to you anyway, my opinions were all for the OP.

Anyway, nothing further to say so that's that.

She's talking and social media if bollocks..... ignore her!

I don't really get what this mum has done wrong

YANBU OP, I've got friends on social media that do those sort of posts. It does my head in. I think I need to give Facebook a rest, it's not good for me.

@MrsTerryPratchett Evidently you missed the post where OP admitted she was being bitchy. Furthermore, stating that people are being bitchy does not mean you're being bitch so there's no irony here. Hope that clarifies.

I called out someone being nasty for a parent sharing a moment of being proud of their child and clearly I am not the only one who did so. There was nothing awful written by the poster in question yet OP decided to try and shame this person and take it all personally. That was what irritated myself and others as there is simply no need for this level of bitchiness when someone hasn't wronged you or aimed something nasty at you.

@greenrockstar You and me both greenstar, this parent just posted something simple that wasn't directed at anyone yet OP created this thread to shame them and take things personally when there's no need. They took one emoji to mean that she was bragging about OLIVES, it's all so pathetic and nasty for no reason.

Um, I clarified for you, you didn't like my opinion you could have quite simply ignored?

That's right, I could have. But I felt your anger was so out of whack that it warranted comment. You do understand this is how Mumsnet works?

Wishing you and your anger management all the best.

My 2.5 year old had loved olives since we gave him some when 6/7 months and BLW to see the reaction. I’m still incredulous that he likes them, I only just started to like them 🤣 I’ve put statuses on like ‘can’t believe he loves olives so much’. I’m not bragging just genuinely think it’s a funny thing for a small child to like.

Social media is full of twats.

This 👆

Furthermore, stating that people are being bitchy does not mean you're being bitch so there's no irony here.

That's in the eye of the beholder.

I hate women calling themselves or others 'bitchy'. Such a nasty, misogynistic word.

Ha! I had a friend who used to do this food bragging thing when her son was very small. By 5 years old he was the pickiest of kids, and would hardly touch anything other than chips and chicken nuggets!

MommaToBe2020

Sorry but I have to disagree again, I don't see her making a "song and dance", she posted one photograph with a caption on it. How is that a song and dance ?

I have know of people sharing thing much less "special" than a moment with/of their child.

Oh for gods sake, I’m sure thousands of kids eat olives! My Ds at that age until about 2.5 loved olives and dairylea but now he won’t eat any form of cheese and would rather starve than eat an olive!

I thought this thread would be from someone originally working class who’s moved up the social ladder and now has an hors d’ouvres-loving infant and is having an existential crisis about it.

As you were.

@Quintella You keep assuming it's anger, that's your opinion. I just expressed myself in words I wanted to.

Wishing you and your wrongly assuming self all the best

Even the user name is angry to be fair 😂

But will she eat mushrooms, sub-dried tomatoes, or artichokes?

Genuine question: is it possible to get low salt/salt free olives? My DD loves them but I don't like her eating too many because of the salt (olives are generally too salty for my palette and I'm 42!)

(In answer to the OP I'd have asked how she managed to keep the salt intake in check!)

@bigwow I'd rather have an "angry" username (not too sure how it's angry, just because I said fuck, but whatever) than be a bitch about someone for no reason at all.

You can make assumptions all you wish about me supposedly being angry just because I called out your nasty behaviour, but at least I am not trying to shame people I know on a forum over something so damn ridiculous.

I didn't comment on her post. Just came over here to rant after one too many 🙌🙌🙌 posts.

Never seen her eat an artichoke though 🤔. Not sure what they taste like myself

Ok fuckMN I get it. You think I'm a massive bitch. Thats ok, stop worrying about it

It’s the “really? We're just introducing coriander and feta” reply to the other mum that makes it.

If you like olives and feta, you will probably love the chargrilled artichokes in oil and lemon. Add some fresh thyme leaves and serve at room temperature.

I really would have been one of the babies in these grams, stuffing their face on things other than tins of chocolate pudding and apple sauce, to the amazement of others.

My toddlers eat/love olives. I definitely wouldn’t share this on social media. I may have sent a message to the grandparents bragging at my amazing olive prodigy, but that’s what they’re there for right