Oversharing about your baby!

[boringscreenname]

I have kids. I post about them occasionally on facebook, butnever anything about bodily fluids or anything disgusting. I don't even like dealing with their bodily fluids, so there's no way in hell I'm going to subject my friends ro pictures or graphic descriptions.

[fireheart17]

I have kids. I post about them occasionally on facebook, butnever anything about bodily fluids or anything disgusting. I don't even like dealing with their bodily fluids, so there's no way in hell I'm going to subject my friends ro pictures or graphic descriptions.

And that's ideally the way to go. My friends DO post up statements like "uh oh, <baby> discovered her hearing aids, pulled them out three times today" (friend's baby is partially deaf) or "<baby> rolled over for the first tme today" etc.

[IDrinkaRum]

I have posted a picture of my daughter who discovered my lipstick. That ... was an interesting picture. And I have said that she's not feeling well, and she's vomitted, but I did not go into detail about the color/texture/frequency of it. (She ended up having strep throat).

But putting up a picture of my child covered in her shit? No way! That's disgusting. Whenever that happened, hubs was always home, and he would take care of her.

Don't get me wrong. I love my child, but the smell of shit (and vomit actually) make me down right sick too. He had to do it, or he'd have 2 sick peoples in the house.

[bara]

I have a basic rule when at work. Things that happen at home stay at home, I dont think its to much to expect the same of others.
Want to talk about sports? Sure
I dont even mind talking about your upcoming weekend project. But dont need to hear about everything your snowflake is up to.

[HYHYBT]

The other thing is, you have to assume that anything you put on the internet will be around forever, and that whoever you least want to see will find it. Now fast forward until your kid is school age, or an adult, and pictures of their baby self covered in excrement turn up. Would *you* like it if *your* parents had done that?

[blas87]

My mom can't figure out why I don't get all lovey dovey and coo and oooh and aww when my cousins post pictures of their babies/toddlers online.

I. Don't. Care. I don't like kids. Babies are ok, but not my favorite thing to look at all day.

Show me a picture of Tiger the kitten trying to eat the Christmas tree, or Bear the dog getting washed by Tiger the kitten. THAT'S adorable.

[Boozy]

I used to coo over baby pictures a lot, and genuinely. But now I'm just getting worn down by the sheer number of them. My friends and acquaintances are all in their early 30's, so everyone is having babies.

It sounds horrible, but I simply do not have it in me to care about every single one these children. I'll bet they're all cute, but I'm not going to spend more than a split second glancing at a picture. There are just twenty more goddamn pictures coming down the pipe right behind that one. It's futile.

Here's what I like about Facebook, though: When I run into someone and they go to show me pics of their baby, I can say, "Oh, I've seen them all already! Your Facebook albums are just adorable!"

Check. Mate.

[AdminAssistant]

Babies, on the whole, are NOT cute, IMO. If it's your baby, then of course you think it's precious. I see a scrunched up, wrinkly, poop/pee/puke machine. Come back when it's 6 months - 1 year old, actually doing things, and developing a personality.

[Andara Bledin]

I've never had any interest at all in babies. Ever. I don't care about them, don't want to see them, and would be just as happy to never hear anything more than "everything went fine and the baby is healthy."

Thankfully, my workplace seems to understand that not having any interest in babies doesn't mean I hate them, just that I don't want to be around them.

^-.-^

[blas87]

I wish I had it like you guys. People are constantly trying to "change" my mind and make me "realize" one day, you betcha dontcha know, I will change my mind and pop out as many kids as the fruit loop Duggars.

And don't you dare argue back, cuz they are right.

Meh, whatever. I just wait till lunch and go have a smoke and bitch to my boyfriend, who also doesn't like kids, and he gives me a hand squeeze and I feel better.

[LadyBarbossa]

Fortunately I don't deal with too many of these posts from my little group of friends. One girl did post a picture of her daughter naked on the toilet once though, complete with pee dribbled on the seat. WTF!!! I don't need to see that. No one does.

And one other girl I work with will sometimes post "____ peed in the potty three times today, YAY!" but she never gives us visuals or goes on too much. She's just excited to be getting him out of diapers.

Shame on people who post pictures of their kids covered with shit or dripping blood. Get a washcloth/band-aids/Neosporin, NOT the camera! Yes, I read STFU, Parents too

[AdminAssistant]

I'd also like to add people who post pictures of their child crying/screaming/throwing a fit. One of my friends just posted a picture of her 2 year old with 'Santa', kid was crying, mid-scream. I know that you think you 'have' to get that annual picture, but c'mon. He's sad, upset, and scared. Maybe you don't 'have' to let your toddler sit in a strange man's lap once a year to fulfill some weird idea of tradition.

[anakhouri]

I post lots of pics of Khan to my Facebook, because well, the cat won't stay still, the husband is never around and I am just not that attractive.

But they're all appropriate, and if people don't want to look at them, no one is making them. They're in albums, not on my wall.

I never post gross statuses either; I post a lot about the funny shit Khan does, but never anything about his diapers that day or whatever. No one's business and I don't want him seeing that and being embarrassed when he's older.

[Blue Ginger]

I wish I had it like you guys. People are constantly trying to "change" my mind and make me "realize" one day, you betcha dontcha know, I will change my mind and pop out as many kids as the fruit loop Duggars.

And don't you dare argue back, cuz they are right.

I have the same problem with some of my extended family and work people. I do not want kids ever. Apparently, this makes me strange and weird and not a normal woman.

I would be a terrible mum. And, quite frankly, I don't want to have to have a cesceran (sp?) and a double hip replacement on the same day.

Maybe it's a good thing most of my friends are gay and won't be having any kids

[thefirst48]

Oh this. Man, my cousin recently had a child and she share everything about the child with us, including how many diapers he wet or soiled, pictures of said diapers, pictures of him in the soiled diapers .(with the caption <name> pooped today!!!) Pictures of him with uh, poop and vomit. Everyone else on the page is cooing about the kid, I'm well, I'm not cooing about the kid. I'm thinking that poor child looks uncomfortable.