Does anyone want a thread for people who are happy for Harry and Meghan? Thread 4

[Mummy195]

Hope you don't mind Dave.

What à lovely video.

Agree @thisenglishlife - strange post

Baby Archie looks so much like baby Harry.

Roussette

LaM I had huge babies so love squishy ones.

Fair enough. I had scrawny ones, so - back in the day when all they did was eat/sleep/scream/evacuate and gain weight, mine were lacking in sleeping and gaining weight - I used to feel so inadequate with all the mummies at baby clinic with their "little bruisers" when I had to search up the sleeve of their onesies for mine *

We've got a new baby of about 9 months now in our family , and she really is adorable, there is no other word! grin

Well, obviously! You adore her, doubtless.

I'd probably think she looks nice.

I know it's just me. I'm not someone who thinks all babies/toddlers are gorgeous (there are some absolute munters; my nephew was one but he's gorgeous now) and, possibly because I can't get out to buy newspapers, I've got to hate tabloid speak.

Again, in the spirit of the thread, Archie really isn't an absolute munter.

*Now they're grownups with excellent lives and I got my figure back sooner than the mothers of huge babies.
Doesn't mean a thing at baby clinic though

PS
Forgot to say, @Roussette, congratulations

Again, in the spirit of the thread, Archie really isn't an absolute munter.

I really don't understand why anyone would post this.

I don't see why you need to publicly post if you think a baby isn't cute or adorable.

SetPhasersTaeMalkie

Again, in the spirit of the thread, Archie really isn't an absolute munter.

I really don't understand why anyone would post this.

Oh dear.

Look, I wasn't trying to be insulting towards a child. I thought it was obvious that I was responding to "Roussette" and her wry comment about not over-doing the compliments.

I didn't realise that other posters couldn't understand that I was commenting on tabloid-speak and would find my posts "strange".

As to "pointless" - surely anybody posting on a random internet forum is doing something pointless?

If you really can't understand (and I doubt that, as you don't seem stupid), read back a bit.

Again, in the spirit of the thread, Archie really isn't an absolute munter.

I really don't understand why anyone would post this.

Because it is humorous?

I agree with @LaMarschallin that babies vary
in looks very much and aren’t all attractive. Archie looks perfectly nice, though, (if not particularly interested in that particular book).

I am a bit baffled that they kept him so under wraps for so long and now are perfectly happy to release fairly intimate video footage.

I understood that younwere commenting on tabloid speak.

Was Harry behind the camera?

thisenglishlife

I don't see why you need to publicly post if you think a baby isn't cute or adorable.

Actually, I believe that you don't see that.

I totally believe that you were unable to understand that I was merely criticising tabloid speak.

He's really, really cute.
Whatever "cute" means (a la prince Charles and love).

Personally, I don't find him "adorable".

For reasons explained above.

Yes, he does look a bit like Harry, think it's the shape of his head or something.

I also missed the instruction that we must find all babies, especially if they are babies of famous people, adorable. The only babies that I have adored have been related to me. Although that was obviously a lighthearted post.

Is that Harry we hear at the end? Whoop-whooping? It doesn't sound like him.

Aren't we just splitting hairs over a word? Seems odd to me, to worry about it. I use adorable about babies all the time... others don't.. what does it matter. We're all different.

Forgot to say, @Roussette, congratulations

Oh heck
Just thinking you might think I have a GC in the family! Noooo... it's my nephew's wife who had an awful time with numerous difficulties getting to this stage, and oh my, she is a beautiful baby!

Roussette

Aren't we just splitting hairs over a word?

Well, I know I was.

But I think words are important and, because I'm reading a lot more recently, I'm even more bored with lazy vocabulary.

I'm sure lots of people adore random babies. And I know "adorable" isn't used literally.

But I'm so glad those scrawny babies I produced are able to:

1. use a varied vocabulary

2. spot a joke when it's waving its knickers in the air and shouting "I'm a joke!"

3. don't selectively quote things on social media and go "Ooh! Naughty".

Again, in the spirit of the thread, Archie really isn't an absolute munter.
This doesn't read well and a lot of the posts in this thread are wholly negative rather than ironic... I did read quickly (whilst thinking through something for work). If you were trying to be humourous and not critical, then I do apologise - we can't always ascertain tone.

Roussette

Forgot to say, @Roussette, congratulations

Oh heck shock
Just thinking you might think I have a GC in the family! Noooo... it's my nephew's wife who had an awful time with numerous difficulties getting to this stage, and oh my, she is a beautiful baby!

Oh no!

I didn't at all.

I've got the slight impression that we're similar in age, so I really didn't think about GCs. And I'm sorry about the difficulties. I fully believe she's beautiful - some babies just are. Congratulations still stand

I do think you're nicer (and keener on babies in general) than I am.
And I do wish randomers wouldn't take things out of context.

thisenglishlife

I did read quickly (whilst thinking through something for work)

Uh-huh.

Well, you're good value as an employee.

@LaMarschallin why just why? is that how low people are going to try and find fault in a baby?
Im not a lover of babies. prefer toddlers. but he is someones baby and he is cute.
its a nice video of a mum and her baby.

No need for a personal attack! Just thinking of some starter activities, nothing big!

Yes, I am a bit pro baby I must admit! I'm one of those going 'awwwww' at every available opportunity!

I think it's a lovely video, and I'm not sure there is anything to criticise... but having seen everywhere what MM gets it in the neck about, I'm sure I could write a list of the negatives someone somewhere or other can conjure up.

Ethel may - Yes, Harry was the one filming it.

i liked it. she sounds so much better than me, I hate the ones I have, i sound so sqeakey.
I am hoping when i have grandkids I will be a bit more liking of babies.
Archie is at that really nice age.

Roussette

Yes, I am a bit pro baby I must admit! I'm one of those going 'awwwww' at every available opportunity!

I'm not anti-baby, but not an awww-er.

I'm sure I could write a list of the negatives someone somewhere or other can conjure

No doubt that's true; if you can, I'm sure I'd wince equally at the dearth of vocabulary.

I see I'm being misunderstood (hopefully deliberately; it's a bit tragic if people genuinely don't understand) so I'll stop for a while, as I honestly don't want to go against the spirit of the thread.