To find it inappropriate to describe your children in this way?

[Snoopy104]

A friend of mine (well, more of an acquaintance) has 2 young children. Her partner is very active on social media and frequently posts pictures of them, but he always captions them with swear words.
It's seemingly meant in an endearing way, however it just feels uncomfortable. He posted a picture of their 3 year old daughter and wrote 'Happy birthday to this cheeky little bitch!'

And called their son 'A little shitbag'.
Like he uses words like that about his children publicly, nobody seems to comment about it on the posts. It just seems very odd to me, or am I overreacting?

Someone I know refers to her youngest child, a boy, as The Thug. Horrible. And stereotyping.

I am very sweary, but using swear words to refer to a specific person like that, never mind your child, is really fucking odd - alongside trying to be cool and failing.

You might want to post a ‘jokey’ comment about tragic dad swearing next time

@ATGforever

that's disgusting. He'd be out of my life immediately.

@Snoopy104

I could live with, say, 'he's been a right little shit bag today'. But nt calling him a shit bag.

As for 'HB cheeky little bitch' JUST NO no way. Again I could just about tolerate 'shes been a cheeky little bitch today' said to a friend out if her hearing range. But not the way he's done it.

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I’m no prude and I curse like a sailor but this makes me cringe. For some reason it makes me uncomfortable although I have a friend who will call his kids “lil shits” and it makes me laugh.

Oh no, you can't use the word bitch about a child, especially not your own! How dreadful.

I’ve seen people do it but it’s not something I would do

I distanced myself from a friend that made these types of comments on social media about their children. Though never as extreme! I don’t think it reflects well on the type of person they are and I would feel uncomfortable around them.

I find it awful

I am not the queen of Sheba. I live in East London, I work in the NHS, my son attends the local state primary school.

But there are certain things I never ever encounter in real life and only read about on Mumsnet. These include people referring to their children as bitches, shitbags or crotch goblins, or referring to their children as "sexy". I don't know anyone skanky enough to do these things, and if I did I would drop them like a hot brick.

So rough and tacky and disgusting. Block and keep your distance. I’ve never met anyone in real life who’d call their child such awful names.

You genuinely find no difference in being called a bitch or a bean? Or a shit or a bear?

Appalling and I'd be stopping contact if at all possible. I don't want my children hearing that kind of language. I've heard several parents refer to their offspring as little shits or little bugger almost affectionately, I don't get it when there are unlimited options of nicer words to use.

well I guess as long as these adults don't mind being referred to as stupid cunts, all is good in the hood.

😂😂I think its hilarious. my mother had some great names for myself and my sisters.

brilliant 😂

But there are certain things I never ever encounter in real life and only read about on Mumsnet. These include people referring to their children as bitches, shitbags or crotch goblins, or referring to their children as "sexy"

This. It's completely outside norms for me. It's awful. Those poor children.

Name calling is abusive in my book. I would distance myself and my dc from anyone who does it.

I blame Breaking Bad

He sounds like trash, and yes, that’s very odd. Why don’t you say something?

That is just awful and should not be doing that at all and using those words in front of their children. Feel sorry for the children and parent sounds like a right chav.

Distasteful at best.

I’ve definitely muttered “little sod” under my breath a couple of times. But yeah it’s a pretty awful way to refer to someone you love.

It happened before Breaking Bad

A whole demographic of young women call each other "bitches". "I'm one bad bitch" etc

It's really gross! Calling a little girl a bitch for everyone to see on social media (and if she does it there what does she call them behind closed doors)! Maybe next time you're with your friend take a selfie of her, post it on social media and use the same words!

Horrible.
A friend used to work in a nursery and one day she asked the children what their mummies called them - most came back with e.g. ‘honeybun’, ‘my little soldier’, etc.

One little girl said, ‘You little cow! That’s what she calls me - you little cow!’ 😱