Yeah, that title probably isn’t going to sit too well with Mum’s out there. I apologise profusely if it offends you, however, why should I say sorry? I’m 25 and I’ve not had kids yet. But why do I feel like I feel like I might as well bear child? That’s where social media comes in. Everyday I will scroll through my Facebook feed of loving, adorable snaps of people’s kids, and then some more kids, oh and here’s another baby for good measure, ”Oh would you like baba with that ironic photo too?”
I realise, I sound terribly harsh, but the reality is I’m not so sure I care about your babies first ”poop on the potty” or the face they just grazed their knee. I know what you will be thinking, block them, unfriend them. But how can you do that without offending people these days. We live in such a terribly PC world that we are expected to ”coo” and ”ooh” and ”ahhh” in the right places over everyone’s sprogs, but I just don’t get the fascination. We are meant to pro-create, that’s why we are on this earth. I don’t find it extraordinary. Maybe it’s because I don’t have children & that is why I don’t understand the constant influx of child updates and statuses all the time.
A story that sparked this post was seeing a post here & yes, it is the ”Daily Fail” but still, this letter was written and sent to a mother of a 6-month old baby. And yes, I completely agree with a lot of the stuff written in the notes. Albeit, it’s pretty harshly worded but I can’t but help send a nod in their direction. They had the balls to say ”Quit yo’ jibba jabba” once and for all.
I also worry in a total ”anxiety girl” way that these photos are on the world wide web for people to see, people to track you down, horrible nasty people that use the internet for sordid purposes. I worry about what I share sometimes on social media, let alone what I’d share about children too.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the little kids that are in my life with all my dearest heart so please don’t think of me as a total baby hater.
All I’m saying is, stop and think, do we really need to see your child say on a potty doing their first wee whilst I’m chomping on my toast at 7.30am in the morning. If the answer is no, maybe don’t post it.
Am I wrong? Do you feel the same or am I being a harsh pain in the bum?
Rebecca xxx
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