When your 1 year old likes olives

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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?

What Bluntness said She's just a mum who is proud of her kid and you're the one mum shaming. It's high,y ironic that you lack the self awareness to see it!

But you're not allowed to be proud of your cihldren because it means you are smug. According to MN anyway.

I honest to God don't get why some people are on Facebook.
Why the hell would you care if someone's 1 year old likes olives?
Why the heck would you think it was a humble brag?!
Are you feeling like it's a dig as yours are fed on turkey twizzlers or something?!
It's called putting pictures up of your life.
It's what you do on there. If you don't want to see updates from your friends, hide them!

The number of insecure mums on this thread is astonishing...

So what if a mum is congratulating herself about her child ?!

And more so... healthy food habits is not just sheer luck..

My son used to be the healthiest eater until his grandparents ruined his diet with sweets and junk. His tastebuds are ruined.

It’s a combination of luck and hard work.. but so what if a mother is congratulating herself for her luck ?!

I wouldn’t because that’s not my style but probably when talking to friends I would... because simply, it’s nice to talk about the good things in your life.. not rubbing it in anyone’s face..

Just like how I would talk about my child being hardwork in other areas

Oh God 1yr olds will literally eat shit if you put it in front of them. My daughter used to eat peas like they were sweeties but hates them now as an adult. I never gave her olives because they're vile I never had them in the house but she'd eat them til they're coming out of her ears now. Let your friend brag while she has the chance, because this time next year she'll be trying to force feed her kid fish fingers and carrot sticks like every other parent of a 2 year old.

Post a link on her Facebook page to an article about the dangers of too much salt for 1 year olds. Olives are incredibly salty.

Post a link on her Facebook page to an article about the dangers of too much salt for 1 year olds

Yes, do this and then come back and tell us all about it. 🤣

I don't get it.

Most of them like olives when they are tiny. Because they are really salty!

She'll soon realise she's an idiot

Why are so many people on MN friends on social media with people they don’t like.

Just control your timeline!

This would irritate me too. It’s not the topic, it’s the ‘when....’.

If she’d have written ‘how sweet that my DD enjoys olives’, would that have been less irritating to you? It would to me. It’s the cringey phrasing that would make my teeth stand on edge!

My first instinct would have been to write a commiserations post, along the line of: "Poor you, it's hell when they get hold of a food that's a choking hazard and then like it!"

I'm guessing this is a PFB, and the novelty of a new food is outweighing the sheer bloody inconvenience of this one

What an archtypal MN thread, thanks for the entertainment!

I fail to see how it's anything to brag about tbh. I would have replied with something along the lines of "oh, what a lovely treat! I haven't tried my DC on them yet as they're awfully full of salt."

I do actually let DS have them, he loves anything I'm eating.

At the people stating that olives are too salty and want OP to make commennts with digs at her humble bragging friend...

honestly get a life.

Her Facebook post wasn’t targeted at OP and so get your paranoid heads out of your arses and don’t be nasty