"massive brood" - oh sod off <eyeroll>

[Stompasaurus]

My sister has 3 children and her SIL has 4. They often meet up for days out together and have started to refer to their "massive broods" whenever either of them post pics on social media

a) 3 or even 4 kids of your own is hardly "massive" - 3 kids is pretty standard and 4 is more than average but not massive FFS.

b) "brood" is just wanky and crass. They're children not chickens. Fuck off and sit on some eggs if you want a brood.

Her SIL is quite wanky overall tbh, into some niche toys and clothing brands that she is always tagging and banging on about how the children are in matching clothes, so I think this idea of having a large family somehow ties into the lifestyle she aspires to if that makes sense. But seeing "massive brood" every time they share pics of their not-very-notable number of kids is doing my fucking head in!

Disclaimer - yes I do have bigger things to worry about and no I don't hate my sister, I'm just having a minor vent on a forum designed for that purpose.

....the ability of MNetters to extrapolate entire narratives from practically no source material never ceases to amaze me.

"My sister posted a pic of the slippers they gave her on a flight because they were too small. I mean, WTF?"

"Hon, it's obvious that you're jealous of your sister being on a flight. I imagine she has a very rich husband and yours is a loser. I get the vibe that they're going to the Seychelles. Evidently you're livid. Really, you need to get counselling before you destroy yourself, your marriage and the lives of your unborn children. (I can tell from your tone that your childless.) I say this with love."

Being parents of youg children as a personality trait rather than a stage… that’s SO well put and so true of many of my generation (40s) When we were children I don’t remember doing very much “as a brood/tribe/litter. Maybe one uk holiday a year and one trip to a restaurant for a special occasion. The odd beer garden on a Sunday afternoon. Maybe it’s a way of overcompensating for childhoods of the 70s and 80s, all this endless togetherness, family time and photo opportunities? My brother and SIL are exactly those people- lovely but you’d think they had invented children.

If they're under 10, a Pestilence.

An infestation

3 or 4 kids IS a lot of kids