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Baby photos

34 replies

WildFlowerBees · 17/07/2023 18:50

I'm not a child hater, I just didn't want them and prefer not to be around them if I can help it. There are young children in my friends group and they are lovely and I have a family members child as often as I can help but why do people keep showing me photos of their kids!

All of these people know i'm not a lover of children, but will insist on showing me photos of their grand babies, or their kids. I find it really boring, a baby in a pram, a baby in a hat, a baby sleeping.

I understand that to them they are wonderful but why would you show photos to someone you know really isn't interested?

Does anyone else get this and how do I politely disengage from this? One colleague showed me 12 photos of his grandkids!

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LoobyDop · 19/07/2023 17:23

Even worse than photos is second-hand accounts of cute things babies/small children did. I find they can all be filled under “you really had to be there”.

musixa · 19/07/2023 17:55

To be 100% honest I find most people's family and friends photographs boring. I like looking at photos of wildlife, pets, landscapes or 'art' type photography but not snaps of someone's holiday/wedding/new baby/party etc.

I feign mild interest to avoid offence but could quite happily never see another one.

LoobyDop · 19/07/2023 18:02

Holiday photos are interesting when they’re of the place, so you can decide whether you’d like to go there. “This is one of Jim and Barbara, who were such a scream at karaoke”, not so much.

Catsmere · 19/07/2023 23:22

I must have successfully nailed my childfree-and-don't-care-for-children-or-babies colours to the mast among my current acquaintances - nobody tries to show me baby photos, but we do show pet photos!

Guiltyfeethavegotnorhythm0 · 20/07/2023 06:26

I think it's nice to show an interest in what makes your friends happy .
There was a thread I was on recently where a poster said she would buy her friends cat a b'day card not because she really liked the cat but the cat made her friend happy and that was important to the friend to take an interest .

Catsmere · 20/07/2023 07:02

Guiltyfeethavegotnorhythm0 · 20/07/2023 06:26

I think it's nice to show an interest in what makes your friends happy .
There was a thread I was on recently where a poster said she would buy her friends cat a b'day card not because she really liked the cat but the cat made her friend happy and that was important to the friend to take an interest .

That's sweet!

Though I'd have been very surprised if even any of my cat-loving friends in times past had bought my cats birthday cards. 😄

Guiltyfeethavegotnorhythm0 · 20/07/2023 14:55

@Catsmere It is sweet isn't it and I thought what a wonderful friend to have around . I hope her friends are just as thoughtful .

musixa · 20/07/2023 17:22

My cats get a Christmas card 😂We don't get many cards so theirs help make the numbers up.

meatbaseddessert · 29/07/2023 09:25

LoobyDop · 18/07/2023 20:10

It’s best when they appear on Teams calls. If it’s a child I sit quietly and wait for it to be removed. If it’s a pet I start waving and shouting hello like a loon and am entirely happy for the whole meeting to be derailed.

Ha! You are me! X

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