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AIBU?

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AIBU or is this baby?

322 replies

ShielaSaz · 29/07/2021 08:18

There's this baby I know who has recently decided that every moment he is awake, it is appropriate to SHOUT. It doesn't matter where we are either (he seems to follow me everywhere), at home, in the shops, during my routine eye test the other day (the only time he actually stopped was to take a giant dump much to the amusement of the optician who was trying to remain professional).

When it first started, I thought something may be up so being a good mum person, checked on him. But no, there is no crying, no frustration, this kid thinks it's hilarious.

I've politely asked him to stop but it's made no difference and I'm sure I saw a little middle finger go up at one point although I may have hallucinated that part.

My husband is at work during the day so is only subjected to this for a few hours in the evening. He thinks it's funny and actually encourages it, shouting back! LTB?

Anyway, what should I do about this my shouting baby? I should at least log it with 101 right? Will my MP be interested?

OP posts:
CatBumJuice · 30/07/2021 14:06

You clearly have a communication problem. Have you tried shouting back?

Notimefor · 30/07/2021 14:17

have you checked the warranty? Just say you want your money back.

Notimefor · 30/07/2021 14:20

@CatBumJuice

You clearly have a communication problem. Have you tried shouting back?
She has a point.
HmmmmmmInteresting · 30/07/2021 15:40

@CatBumJuice

You clearly have a communication problem. Have you tried shouting back?
Can't believe that after almost 300 replies nobody has suggested this!
FamishedAtAnAirport · 30/07/2021 16:02

HmmmmmmInteresting

CatBumJuice

You clearly have a communication problem. Have you tried shouting back?

Can't believe that after almost 300 replies nobody has suggested this!

Huh? What are you talking about? You have LITERALLY quoted someone that has suggested it it after 250 replies...

MincePieandBaileys · 30/07/2021 17:33

I would contact the police, he needs to be issued with an ASBO.

HappyGG · 30/07/2021 17:49

Well in my day I was threatened with getting my ears tied back and being sent to the Nuns.

Worked for my generation Smile

grapewine · 30/07/2021 18:00

Brilliant thread!

My sympathies, OP ...

IrishCharm · 30/07/2021 18:07

Best MN thread in a loooong time 😂😂😂😂😂
To give you a little bit of hope, it is a phase and will end when said shouter gets bored because they don’t get a reaction. However another annoyance will literally jump into their body as soon as that ones gone so I’d stock up on wine, chocolate and good counsellors/friends now for future use ❤️

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 30/07/2021 18:14

Well I'll bet the farm that you just sailed along to the Hospital with your poncey birthplan and didn't serve a proper Section 21 Notice to evict him.
Usually this would be 2 months before the date of eviction and only after a 4 month tenancy , so you don't really have much time .
But with Covid Restrictions you wouldn't have had the law on your side .

He's probably raging (quite rightly) at this shoddy landlord behaviour .

I think you need to bingewatch Judge Rinder , get up to speed .

Couchbettato · 30/07/2021 18:17

I think YABU. If you want peace and quiet you should move to the countryside 😁

DaphneDeloresMoorhead · 30/07/2021 18:24

Babies are always U, you know that.
That's why you should never have them 😂

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 30/07/2021 18:25

@DontBuyANewMumCashmere

Can you just spray him with a water pistol? Should stop him crapping in your garden, too.
Susan Eggers (trailblazing woman in the early days of computing) did this.

"Almost immediately after she started to talk, they [her male peers] began to speak up, so she sprayed them with water and they never cut her off again."

egc.yale.edu/how-job-yale-1960s-set-susan-eggers-groundbreaking-path-computer-science

HmmmmmmInteresting · 30/07/2021 18:26

@FamishedAtAnAirport

HmmmmmmInteresting

CatBumJuice

You clearly have a communication problem. Have you tried shouting back?

Can't believe that after almost 300 replies nobody has suggested this!

Huh? What are you talking about? You have LITERALLY quoted someone that has suggested it it after 250 replies...

Calm down, love. I was literally talking about that person. Are you all right?
pollymere · 30/07/2021 18:28

I blame your H. If he's encouraging it and laughing the baby will copy him.

Threewheeler1 · 30/07/2021 18:31

Grey rock & failing that, NC
There's no other way, it will only get louder

Kteeb1 · 30/07/2021 18:32

Throw the baby out with the bathwater.

FamishedAtAnAirport · 30/07/2021 18:35

But you literally said nobody has suggested it after nearly 300 replies. When CatBumJuice literally suggested it after 250 replies.

Did you mean to say you couldn't believe that CatBumJuice was the first to suggest it?

U OK Hun? Flowers

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Tinitiny · 30/07/2021 18:36

@MindyStClaire

DO NOT EBAY.

You made that thing from scratch - etsy.

This. Totally.
RobertClementHughes · 30/07/2021 18:36

You have baby 0.4 installed. The noise gets better when you can install the 13.0 upgrade but a) that's a long way off and b) the noise just changes to intermittent "ugh" accompanied by eye rolls.

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 30/07/2021 18:47

well you should have gone to been a reputable breeder.

Obviously baby farming produces problem babes.

I would put baby in a doggy onesie and drop off at battersea

FamishedAtAnAirport · 30/07/2021 18:47

Yes, you idiot

Well at least I manage to say what I actually mean Grin

bakingdemon · 30/07/2021 18:50

Get a cleaner, and then he'll have someone else to shout at.

And where is your DH? Is he taking his share of being shouted at too?

HmmmmmmInteresting · 30/07/2021 18:51

@FamishedAtAnAirport

Yes, you idiot

Well at least I manage to say what I actually mean Grin

I quoted the post I was agreeing with and you decided to jump in with some weird rant telling me I was agreeing with the post Confused. Errrr yes I was. How embarrassing for you.

If you've got nothing interesting to add to this hilarious light-hearted thread then why don't you leave? Smile