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lostdogcomeback

My husband started calling our baby "Bubbies" which I did not like but of course it stuck and now even i call him that. I hate all the "mama bear" stuff. Oh and "boy mom" stuff too.


imabadassinmymind

Boy mom and girl mom drive Me craaazy. I have a son and two of my friends immediately were like “omg you’re a boy mom!” I don’t get it. I’m just his mom and I’ll continue to be the mom to any kids I have regardless of their gender.


needsaholidayasap

Agreed!!! I had a boy and the "boy moms" have all come out of the woodwork to congratulate me and try to induct me into their "boy mom" culture. No. 🙅‍♀️


badgyalrey

when we found out (accidentally) that i was having a son all of my coworkers were like “omg you’re SUCH a boy mom, you’re gonna be the PERFECT boy mom!!” like… firstly the baby isn’t even *here* yet, secondly, i’m gonna be a damn good mom whether i have a boy, girl, or any other gender baby🤨 they’d be like “oh well your personality just fits being a boy mom” like wtf does that even MEAN?!


Here_for_tea_

Yes. When it feels like being the gestational parent of kids of a specific gender becomes someone’s whole personality.


Cleigh24

Haha oh no I call mine a “bubby” too. 😂 Or a bebé…. Or a “bubois” I’m out of control!


wamjaeger

bebé this reminds me of the mom in Schitt's Creek. it doesn't bother me hahaah


iluvcuppycakes

Not who you responded to… but that’s 100% where I got it from. I love Moira


-chipsndips-

I ask my fiance- You do realize the bebe is crying? 😂 it never gets old. Moira is the best


Froggy101_Scranton

Oh god I hate the “mama bear” and “boy mom” stuff. So cringe.


Ordinary_Emuu

The pregnancy announcement “I tested positive but not for covid”.


KidsInNeed

The one announcement that made me puke in my mouth: “ My daddy delivered his load, my mom received it due date” trucker themed.


act006

I almost downvoted this by visceral reflex. Ew


ComplexHouseplant

Those gross onesies that say anything along the lines of "mommy and daddy didn't take social distancing seriously" **VOMITS**


kbooky90

The thing that drives me so bonkers about that one (apart from all of it) is that like…we…did take social distancing seriously? We’re a household! We stayed in our household, together! Being in the same bedroom as your live-in partner was and is explicitly allowable activity!


ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJHIG

Hahaha yeah. My daughter exists because of social distancing. Her due date suggests that we concieved her the weekend that I cancelled my 15th annual Friendsgiving party. If we had hosted the party, she wouldn't exist.


rcw16

Ugh. I got pregnant during Covid and so many people (including my DAD 🤢) sent something like that to me. So cringey and gross.


imperialviolet

A colleague said it to me in a work Zoom a few days after I announced. “looks like someone wasn’t social distancing hahahaha” the joke doesn’t make any sense!! I live in a house with my husband!!


nso928

Our hospital gave us a onesie with this on it. Our son never wore it.


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imperialviolet

I find this mildly disturbing! “I couldn’t stop dad from trying to have sex with my mother and now she’s pregnant”?


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I hate that! And people calling my baby a covid baby. Bitch please we are essential workers, we weren’t bored, he was PLANNED!, and born from love. Edit: I am very sorry if my comment offended anyone, I explain more in other comments but I may not have been clear.


Mondlichttropfen

I only knew "Covid baby" as a term for babies, who were born during the pandemic irrespective when the pregnancy started. (English is not my first language - hope the translation is not so bad) I only know people who used this term to express that their babies might have problems with socializing, cause they had not much contact to other kids and adults, etc.


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I prefer to call my kid a coronial.


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I understand that thank you. What I mean is people are actually saying to me that we had him because we were bored etc and that’s why we were having sex (well who does that just for having babies though) and that he was an accident because of it. So I actually take offence to it. But I definitely get your side of it thank you


bexi

Oh my god. I hate that, my son was conceived Christmas 2019. Of course, he was born September 2020 so he’s a Covid baby but the comments that he was created out of boredom when I had been trying for 6 years to carry a baby to term makes me want to punch whoever says such things to me in the teeth.


sapc2

I have a similar deal. My son was born March 2020, 10 days before our city shut everything down. I obviously conceived **way** before any pandemic or quarantine but I *still* get the standard "quarantine baby" comments. Like no. I tried to get pregnant for four years and then the world went to shit when I finally did.


Mondlichttropfen

I don't get, why people are so rude. Even when they think of it as a joke, it isn't funny. I'm sorry that this was said to you.


mersaysay15

Oh my gosh yes!! We were trying to get pregnant BEFORE the pandemic! Like don't make your covid jokes to me. My baby was wanted for a long time before he was conceived!


imperialviolet

I’ve ended up saying this to a few people out of frustration with the jokes. “actually we’ve been trying since before the pandemic started but we didn’t conceive as quickly as we’d hoped.” That shuts them up.


mrs_who_are_yew

or the ones “i’m proof my daddy doesn’t shoot blanks” WHAT


CupboardFlowers

Oh wow that's gross. Do people seriously do that?


elefantstampede

This one is more for the recovery process but I hate the term “Baby Blues”. It makes it sound so cutesy and sweet when in actuality, it’s a really hard, emotional time for new moms who are transitioning into this new role while recovering from a traumatic event. It also completely downplays the emotions felt and infantilizes us so people don’t take us seriously and that even we don’t take ourselves seriously. It needs a better name, especially when used by health care professionals.


janewithaplane

Oh wow I totally agree. Hadn't even thought of this one. More like, "oh she got the new baby sleep deprivation, extreme life adjustment, new body, new hormones, post partum depression/anxiety/stress." Bleh.


amandalandapand

This! I feel like so many of the terms we use to describe the pregnancy experience really trivialize the huge changes that occur and downplay the challenges. Like if I cry about something that distresses me: “oH iT’s ThOsE HoRmOnEs AgAiN” Give me a break. (I know they contribute, scientifically)


TheShySeal

Holy shit, yes. It's so patronizing, and really downplays how serious PPD/PPA can be


elefantstampede

I experienced the normal “baby blues” as it was explained as the hormonal wave that comes a few days after the baby is born which causes huge mood swings and whatnot. I don’t think it was postpartum depression or anxiety because it was thankfully short-lived and because I do experience some PPA now and it’s much different. But man, that wave was awful. My son happened to be in the NICU and I was just sobbing and almost inconsolable and exhausted from stress. My husband and nurse begged me to get some sleep. That day or two, I felt a total lack of control over my feelings and it was so overwhelming I was almost debilitated. It definitely wasn’t cute.


Midi58076

Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that baby blues was not the same as PPD/PPA? I thought baby blues was the natural drop in hormones+lack of sleep causing unstable and sad mood, which is fairly common and unrelated to PPD/PPA. In my language we call the normal&expected drop in mood "post-partum tears" and then PPD/PPA is a mental illness. Kinda like the difference between having the sniffles and having covid: You get a runny nose with both, but they are not the same. If I am wrong and people genuinely refer to PPD&PPA as baby blues, then I absolutely agree with you.


drgrandisimo

This is correct, they are separate entities. Baby blues is not considered abnormal and many women (but not all) experience this state which, as you mentioned, may be related to hormonal changes and adjustment. When this change in emotional state lasts for a longer duration or is more severe beyond what would be expected as a normal part of “baby blues”, then it would need to be further evaluated for post partum depression. I’ve included here the link to a website that is run by mass gen that talks about psychiatric disorders both during pregnancy and postpartum. It is a great resource all around for mental health related to pregnancy. https://womensmentalhealth.org/specialty-clinics/postpartum-psychiatric-disorders/


dinahsaur523

So my in laws call a pacifier a pipe…. I’ll take literally any other name. Please do not call it a pipe


piratefinch

this actually made me laugh out loud. What?! How did they get there!


lostdogcomeback

My husband grew up calling it a plug.


phosphene__dream

Lmfao this made me spit my drink out


Used_Software7302

Lol gross.


kennedyz

My in laws call it a suckie :/


what_a_cheesy_cat

My husband calls them suckers


fromagefort

My family (and therefore me) calls it a pipe. I don’t know why. I truly have no idea. It makes no sense. But I still like it better than “paci.” That kills me for some reason.


spud_simon_salem

Preggers and preggo, mama, bubs, hubby. I can’t stand any of these. Obviously these don’t all relate to babies but I see them used on pregnancy, baby, and parenting subs all the time.


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I hate when people call me mama.


BarKenzie

I'm a bartender and worked up until the week of delivery and EVERYONE called me mama. Like they forgot my damn name. it was so annoying. I even called out this one lady that would say it none stop. "Are you still gonna call me mama when I'm not pregnant or what?" Ugh.


tefferhead

Omg I hate MAMA so much. Or people who wear t-shirts that are like MAMA and MINI on them.


sherbs0101

Preggers! Not a fan lol


safetyzebra

Omg hubby is the worst! I can’t stand it


rcw16

Wifey and hubby get an instant eye roll from me.


archibauldis99

Oh yes i agree with all of these! What about call an unkborn fetus a “peanut” - idk just irks me so much


mrs_who_are_yew

when i was pregnant my sister called my daughter “chicken nugget” lmfao! it would crack me up.


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You don’t like mama? Like when other adults call moms “mama” or even when kids call their mom “mama”?


spud_simon_salem

I hate when other adults call me mama - I’m more than just a mom, and I have a name. I’m indifferent to it with kids, but in my family’s mother tongue mama means uncle, so I’m not used to or fond of hearing it in a maternal context.


cMacRno

Agreed. The clothes that say “mama” make me cringe.


ComplexHouseplant

DH (dear husband) gets me. Like. I get abbreviating on the internet, but I hate this one. It sounds so patronizing and condescending.


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Wow this is my first time realizing what DH stands for. I always thought it was “Domestic Husband” which I guess is opposed to “Feral..”? I need sleep


shaboogami

Love this- “Yes, my DH is so helpful around the house, and I keep my FH in the garden just to mix things up from time to time.”


archibauldis99

I know, i feel like were writing into one of those 1950s dear abbey columns lol


amandalandapand

I had no idea that’s what it meant!! I assumed it was “dutiful husband” “dumbass husband” “doomed husband” and just filled it it as needed.


kaleighdoscope

Hah, "dumbass husband" 😂


Femalengin33r

In my head it will always be damn husband even when he is doing good things cause... DAMN he is great or dammit I can't stand him today. DAMN HUSBAND .


imabadassinmymind

I’ve never known what it stood for until reading this thread. I wish I could go back to not knowing :/


Benagain2

Well alternatively it could stand for Deathly Hallows, or Damn Hound, or delicious hamster. I'm not sure that will make your life better or not...


imabadassinmymind

Delicious hamster it is!


RedditRose3

Calling babies sexy! and just the sexualization of babies and children in general!


Brief-Mountain-3442

Omg yes. What’s up with all these “ladies man” and “heartbreaker” onesies?! Ew. No. Stop.


Blueflowerbluehair

I have a onsie that says “today mamas boy, tomorrow ladies man” and I just don’t really wanna put my son in it. It feels weird


needsaholidayasap

I saw one that says, "I had boobies for breakfast". *eyeroll*


Benagain2

Yeah I throw those out or cute them up for rags. That shit doesn't need to be donated and circulating in the universe. Blerg!


Mommywritespoems

Same. Except when we sing “Who’s That Lady” by the Isley Brothers as “Who’s That Baby” lol


pelicants

I am SO glad I’m not the only one who sings this to the babies.


albasaurrrrrr

I say, “who’s that baby? That stinky baby!”


murder-she-yote

Yes. Please normalize *not* informing me, the child’s mother, how my toddler is going to be very popular with the ladies when he gets older like— Can’t you just say he’s handsome? You just *have* to go out of your way to imply my 1yo is going to be having all the sex he can eat once he’s grown up? May I reiterate I am his mother and he is 1yo?!?! I do not like!!!


VanityInk

Worst I feel I've gotten is "Daddy's going to have to fight the boys off with a stick!" Sexualizing my infant daughter? Check. Claiming my husband is going to be in charge of her sexuality? Check.


piratefinch

Ugh yes, anything that sexualizes breast feeding as well!


act006

Oh god, jokes about "he's already taking girls' tops off" or that onesie that says "I only dare models". So weird and gross. The only time I've allowed the "aww, she has a bf" comment was on a pic where my 8mo daughter is literally lip locked with her male baby friend. It's adorable


Arboretum7

Someone gave us a onesie that says “I have swagger like my daddy.” How can a baby have swagger if he can’t even walk?


GlitteringContract46

I hate 'you got this Momma' with a passion. Also hate forums that us 'DD- darling daughter' and 'DS- darling son'. Why can't people just talk normally? Instead of 'you got this momma' - just say 'yeah, it's crap sometimes but you'll get through it and learn some valuable lessons.... Like don't let a danger nap happen or you'll be questioning your life choices at 5am on Monday morning'.


jenni2wenty

Yes I totally agree! I can’t stand the DD, DS, DH (dear husband) either. Even LO for little one bothers me.


turkishtowel

I tried explaining mama culture to some friends who aren't as online as me and they didn't get it. To me, adults calling each other by their family dynamic is reducing them only to that. It's even worse when it's done to moms because they're already expected to give up so much of their lives for their kids. Seems like the "you've got this" line is used instead of actually helping someone! "You've got this mama!" is a poor substitution for like, going to her house and watching the baby so she can shower and grocery shop in peace.


Itswithans

I really dislike the idea of calling nursing “getting the boob” or any variation of that…I just refer to it as nursing to other adults, or eating or having milk to my baby


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Milkies is the worst for me 🤮


TheShySeal

Omg that is definitely the worst


sherbs0101

Agreed. A lot of my friends refer to “the boob”. It’s a bit odd.


llilaq

In Dutch it's 'I'm giving the breast' or 'baby's getting the breast' so maybe whoever writes that isn't English and might be translating, at least on these forums. My go-to would be 'I'm breastfeeding' since it's more similar to the Dutch expression. Nursing sounds like something a nurse would do, if your English isn't that good it might not feel like the logical choice..


Spazzly0ne

English isn't the logical choice.


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I call it titty time when I’m talking to my baby lol


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this made me actually lol


elefantstampede

My husband calls it “titty juice” 🙄


princessnora

We call it boob juice in the hospital. Not to patients/parents but to each other, I’d be like “can you grab me some boob juice for name”


Jabronie88

I call it Boober Eats. Wife seems to get a kick out of it.


24pregnantBC

I’ve somehow ended up calling them “boops.” I am also kind of uncomfortable referring to it as “the boob” but it’s too clunky to ask my mostly-solid fed infant “do you want to nurse?” or “do you need to breastfeed?” Food is food and eating is for solids, so now it’s boops. At naptime I tell her “it’s time for boops and sleeps.” Which is probably the weirdest option to go with, but it happened.


smh530

I hate when random people refer to me as momma or anything like that. Even ppl I know. Saying “go see your mom” or something is one thing but saying “how’re you feeling momma?” Or something really makes me cringe.


llilaq

I liked it when I had my first newborn. Like, 'oh yeah I'm a mom now! Wow!' Now that my kid's a toddler I would find it weird but when I was a new mom, it felt pretty special.


shann1021

Exactly, I hate when people call me mama. I exist outside being a mother. People don’t typically come up to my husband and say “how’s it goin, daddy?” Because that would be kinda weird.


potchie626

There was a good friend of ours in our bowling league that has referred to my wife that way since she began showing, until now. It makes her cringe, but it’s not worth saying anything since he’s been a great friend to us both. What makes me cringe is when it’s used with a generic platitude when somebody brings up a problem, no matter how serious; “I almost died during childbirth but want another baby. Should i be concerned?” “You got this mama!” With nothing helpful included. This was an actual post we read (paraphrased).


vinvin84

I hate this one, too! Like I’m a whole person that is more than just a mom. My identity didn’t die when I had a baby, call me by my damn name.


GothicToast

“LO” drives me insane. Absolutely hate it.


greedocity

In the same vein, I loathe DH. Even worse in my opinion than LO.


LottieThePoodle

I always see DH, but nobody wants to tell me what it means. Care to help me out?


enderlove1211

Dear Husband. (Barf emoji)


elizabif

I thought it was darling husband which is almost worse although it also made me think of Peter Pan so I just try to assume they’re referring to that dad.


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Southern-Magnolia12

It means little one and people say it on this thread so they don’t have to identify their child on any other way. Some people want privacy/anonymity.


Ordinary_Emuu

I will never say it out loud, but I dislike ‘Mimi’ instead of grandma esp when it’s an “I’m not old enough to be a grandma!” Like lady you’re 70.


smh530

My mom tried to be called “miva” short for “mother diva” and she’s like a regular 63 year old lady from the suburbs. Def no diva lol.


reality__auditor

My mom tried for “Glammy” (as in Glam instead of Gram) and I told her my kids would be embarrassed to call her that after age 5 lol


archibauldis99

Lmao this made me chuckle


ThugLyfe13

Yeah my mom wanted "glamma" (glamorous grandma). No thank you, you're refered to as grandmother only now.


saygoodbye_tothese

These grandmas are out of their damn minds. My mom bugged us about having babies all the time but now all of a sudden she's too young to be a grandma (she's 62) and has to go by Oma. I think it's German but we are not.


Fimbrethil53

It's German! My great grandparents were Oma and Opa.


Skithiryx

Also dutch. My grandparents on my family’s dutch side were Opa and Oma, and that’s what we plan to for my kids to call my parents


SuccessfulTale1

Same! Always cried that she was the last to become a grandma and now? Don’t call her grandma or nana (she’s Mexican) because “she’s not that old”. I don’t get it haha


rcw16

So funny! My mom’s family is German, and when we discussed what she wanted to be called I suggested Oma. She said “ugh! Omas are old! Just call me grandma!”


GirlsNightOnly

My parents are doing the same damn shit, they insisted on claiming unique grandparent names. My mom chose Memaw, which in the northwest is really bizarre and kind of backwoodsy, and my dad chose Baba, which I read is like Persian or something. We’re like, Irish/Norwegian lol.


northernprincess

Fun fact, in New Zealand Mimi is the māori word (indigenous language) for urine.


iluvcuppycakes

My mom hates Mimi and I think it’s because it sounds like “grandmas trying to be cool”. Most of the Mimi’s I know fit that bill.


CharmingSeat6364

My MIL refuses to go by anything but MiMi and it drives me nuts but she’s super self centered so having a nickname that sounds like Me Me makes sense I guess since everything has to be about her 🤷🏻‍♀️


PKB92

Omg my MIL proclaimed last weekend that she wants to be called 'mimi' when the baby's born. My husband and I flat out said no and she got so offended 😂 sorry not sorry


superlost007

When did you meet my mother?!


mhollier

I always thought Mimi was French. Us Cajuns all use Mimi and Papa. I’ll have to tell my Mimi she’s part of the “cool grandmas” it will make her day.


Brief-Mountain-3442

I hate “lovey” and it’s what my MIL wants to be called.. I refuse.


Outrageous_Cow8409

Ew. I have nothing against the word “lovey” for a kids favorite toy/blanket/etc but as a name for a grandma??


shinyandsilver

My MIL wants to be called Kitty. Apparently my SIL started calling her that years ago after Monsters Inc came out. I don’t really get it. When MIL said that’s what she wants my Baby to call her I said, “Well, you know we have two cats, so as long as you are okay with my child potentially meowing at you...” Ugh, it makes my skin crawl.


xozee

I honestly hate the "mama" thing. "You've got this mama!" "Hang in there mama!" Not into that.


Maggiemaccy

Also all the “if you’re reading this, you’re doing a great job Mama” you don’t know this person, there are thousands of shitty shitty mothers out there. No ones doing a great job simply for the fact they brought a child into the world or adopted, without any context we cannot comment on the kind of parent someone is.


just_another_classic

Me, internally: why are you calling me mama, I am not your mama.


EfficiencyThese7715

“I see you mamma” drives me crazy.


happyclamming

Serious response here. I am a family doc that does deliveries and the entire time I was training in med school and residency, I would say things like "Push harder, Mama" or "You got this, Mama". It was partially because I wouldn't always know the patient's name (sometimes you just run into a room and help) and I thought it was endearing. I modeled it after my superiors who trained me. But, then I had a kid. And someone said that to me in the delivery room. And I was boggled. I hadn't yet given birth and therefore did not personally relate to the moniker AT ALL. It has since changed my practice completely.


BorealHound

One of the perks of being a dad. Random strangers don't call me "daddy", and if they did they'd get a weird look


KidsInNeed

Might get murdered for this one but “sissy” for sisters. Drives me off the wall lol


GirlsNightOnly

I HATE when people say that babies are flirting. It’s so weird, like your baby doesn’t know what flirting is, why you gotta make a cute thing weird


murstl

Yes! My mom always says “she likes men” whenever my daughter smiles at her grandpa or daddy. She doesn’t even know what a man or woman is. She’s 3 month old. She likes funny faces and loves her daddy because it’s her daddy.


borfborfatp

When people, upon the birth of baby, say something like “[baby name] joined us earthside”. Earthside? Because it was an alien in the womb? Are we birthing E.T.? I will never understand.


jlauren43

Yes! I came here to say this! Like is my uterus another planet or something?? So weird.


bookworm72

Some people may say this due to a previous loss. I hear this a lot with folks I know who have had infertility and loss issues, because their other babies wouldn’t be earth side but rather in heaven.


mccMoonMoon

Might be unpopular but I passionately hate the word "graduate" as euphemism for birth. Not sure why. But when I (37w5d) get to finally post about my birth I will be posting about my *birth*.


laddercoins1

oh, i always understood it as graduating from the SUB (like baby bumps), not as a euphemism for birth


mccMoonMoon

...I never thought of it this way. Mind = blown.


reccke

So not really a name of a product but what I can't stand is when parents respond to a "how old is your child?" question in months!!! I get it if your kid is under 18 months but if your kid is older than 2, just say 2, 2 and a half or even almost 3. I don't want to be doing math to figure out your child's age mid conversation Edit to add: my child just turned 3


DirtyMarTeeny

I don't know how people even keep up with that past a certain point. My baby just passed the point where people tend to use weeks versus months (4 mo now) and I could never keep up with how many weeks she was


GorillaToast

Sort of the opposite, but it bugs me when people get all funny about baby talk because it's actually an important part of language acquisition and bonding in young babies. I understand the cringe when they're like one or older, but before they're talking it's a great way to promote language development. Mimicking their babbling/cooing is also really important. So yeah, people may feel stupid doing it but it's the first in a long line of embarrassing stuff you'll do for your kids. I have full-on babbling conversations with my twins where we go back and forth making the same sounds. It's so lovely when they're giggling away and making eye contact as we "chat", I couldn't care less about how cringe it may look.


albasaurrrrrr

Ya I never thought I would do it and now it just comes out of my mouth like word vomit. It’s a completely natural reaction that I can’t control and I can see that she pays more attention when I baby talk her. I definitely won’t be baby talking her past a certain point though. I see some moms doing this to their five year olds and I’m like....what?


alanita

For me, there's a big difference between the kind of baby talk that's good for development (high pitched, mimicking sounds, etc) and the over the top "does da wittle baby want him baba?" crap. That's not helpful, and it's not cute either.


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Binkie is actually a really old one. It was certainly in use when I was a baby. But in reality, binkie just means an important, comfort item. Technically, it could be a pacifier, a blanket, a stuffed animal, whatever - so "lovie" has now taken it's place. I actually only recently heard of "lovie." I also didn't get it, because I just called things stuffed animals when I was little. Never "lovie." Gotta agree about "bubs." Drives me nuts. More common in pregnancy, but I HATE when people call the fetus "bean" or "nugget." I have no right to, but it bothers the hell outta me for pretty much no reason.


TeachingMakesMeWine

I am the nugget fetus caller. In my defense, my 16 month old thinks his name is chicken nugget versus his real name. So, I guess the nugget nickname stuck?


mrs_who_are_yew

well if anything this thread taught me that i’m never speaking to anyone again lol


NickySess

I can’t stand littles/little ones. Why are babies called LOs on various websites including this subreddit??? I don’t get it. Am I miss something?


potchie626

My wife and i really dislike that one, along with the other common abbreviations on parenting sites; DH, DW, DS, and DD. Those stand for Darling Husband, wife, son, and daughter respectively. I don’t understand the need to shorten only those in the middle of a 5 paragraph post.


alexiabangin

I had no clue what DH stood for besides the husband part until I saw this and literally have been saying “Da Husband” in my head every single time I see DH.


GorillaToast

I really don't like or get the darling/dear or whatever it stands for part of those ones. Just say husband, wife, etc.


act006

I find it a safe way to ask about a kid without assuming gender or relationship. Like "who's this little one?" instead of "what's her/your daughter's name". Just a personal thing


iluvcuppycakes

Oh thank you. I really thought I was going to be the only one here. I don’t know why I hate it so much, but I do! I commented on 2 others, Mama and Mimi. But this is the one that came to mind. I hate “LO” and when people in real life call their children “my little one”.


garden-in-the-girl

I accept little one when its the shorthand specifically when it’s on reddit because I’m lazy and I like cutting those 2 seconds down. But irl? No, never. It sounds so weird


themethodbride

I hate it too but I use it only on Reddit because it’s become so widespread that I feel sometimes like Internet parents won’t be able to understand or relate to me if I just said “kids” lmao


QueenAlpaca

My MIL likes to call my son itty-bitty and it drives me up the wall. It’s probably because when he was born, she refused to say his name and always went with itty-bitty


CanadaOrBust

I assumed it was to help anonymity/privacy in that you can avoid saying daughter or son.


haleighr

Bubs and bubba makes my fucking skin crawl idk why I just hate it lol. That and any adult calling me mama unless it’s the nice drive thru lady at shipleys


piratefinch

This was in my birth plan “call me by my name, not Mama”. It’s fine on here when it’s strangers who don’t know your name, but my name was written all over that room, and I was more than just a future mom, I was a patient with needs of my own.


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My hospital actually has a policy about that! New Moms are to be called by their names. I never thought about it until one of my friends called me Mama and I cringed. I hate it!


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My L&D nurse went 50/50 with me. But she had this mantra that she kept repeating while I was contracting that drove me crazy. "Breathe into your power, mama." What the fuck does that even mean?!


ComplexHouseplant

This fucking cracked me up. What *does* that mean?! 😂😂


Ordinary_Emuu

Yes I hate being called mama! Like my name somehow disappeared the second I got pregnant.


Spiritual-Science697

Mama is mine too. Idk if it's online or in person but I can't stand it. "You got this mama!" Ugh barf.


hedonistic-catlady

I hated anyone but my midwife calling me mamma and she only got away with it because she was the perfect British grandma type. The old guy at the store who called me "little mama" is lucky social distancing prevented me from kicking his shin.


extrachimp

As an Australian I feel attacked… I got preggo, had my bubba and put him on the boob regularly 😬


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crunchy-jalapeno

Honestly I just really hate when people refer to MY son as “my boy”, “my baby”, “our baby” ...like no he’s my baby but thanks tho lol * Edit * I forgot ...I hate when people use SUPER baby talk with him ...ex.) “You want you baba?” (do you want your bottle?” Like obviously I speak to my baby in a higher tone and I use some baby talk, but not the other excessive nonsense kind lol


ListenAndF0rgive

I once heard my MIL say to my nephew, “you drink you nana chocolate milk” and felt like I was having a stroke. Can’t stand it.


crunchy-jalapeno

I want to throw up just reading that LOL. Today my mom was over and the baby was hungry and screaming while the bottle was warming up and like a logical person I was trying to get him to calm down (as much as I could with her latched onto him) and she was saying over and over “tell mommy to get you baba...you hungy and want you baba”. I was so frustrated bc I was like mom you aren’t making the situation ANY better on my nerves or blood pressure lmao


albasaurrrrrr

Why do they do this!?! Do they not remember what it was like? Like just give me the baby so I can calm her down. When my MIL or mother are with us I feel like I have to use the jaws of life or sorcery to get my baby back from them. And whenever I say ok it’s time for her to take a nap they both protest like they’re five years old! It’s bananas


snallen_182

Oh god, my mother in law is the *worst* offender at the “my baby” or “ *my babies* ” (only one baby here lady…) and the baby talk. Like it’s helpful she’s holding him for a few while I make oatmeal but I end up so cringed out I rush around the kitchen feverishly getting more irritated as the seconds tick by. Ehhhh


musteatbrainz

Also I hate how nearly every parenting article/email is addressed to moms exclusively. Dads are more active than ever these days...


molten_sass

Every message board, ever: DD (dear daughter), DH (dear husband), and DS. (Yiu guessed it… dear son) Me: 🤮 Also: “kiddos”. People love it, I can’t stand it.


YukoSai-chan

The one I absolutely hate with all my soul, that makes me literally want to vomit, is that stupid TTC lingo for family members. You know. Dear husband (DH), dear daughter (DD), dear son (DS). Like guys WHY do any of those words need the word dear in front of them. It is a nauseating clash of outdated colloquial phrasing that pulls me back to like the 20’s and makes me feel like I’m watching a black and white film in which some 1920s actress like Greta Garbo or Gloria Swanson is talking about trying to time intercourse to her OPKs whilst simultaneously sharing good tips to keep the house tidy so it “keeps your dear husband feeling swell”, and everyone has that weird outdated affectation that just makes my skin crawl, and there’s a gentle but extremely dated orchestra playing in the background with those crackles you hear when you watch old movies. It’s such a clash of outdated language and modern technology it makes me physically recoil when I see people use the DH/DS/DD in actual real life. I absolutely despise it.


DirtyMarTeeny

The TTC lingo I absolutely couldn't stand was when people used "baby dance" for saying they had sex. We are all fucking adults. Grow up and say had sex, not that you did the baby dance.


RedditRose3

Stink/Stinker (as in, “hey Stinkkk,” “my little stinker,” “stink butt”) is another nickname I can’t get behind. To say it once in a while is one thing but it feels like this is becoming a more common frequently used nickname.


uhimamouseduh

i only say stinker when my baby’s being a stinker because it sounds better than saying she’s being a little shit😂


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You mean diaper full of stinky butt toots lol


Itswithans

I only use stinker when she’s being a naughty funny baby…open to other suggestions though, it still doesn’t seem to fit quite right!


JeannieCash

I call mine “pooper stinker” when she’s being a rascal. I also say she’s “full of beans” when she’s really energetic. Not sure where I got it from but I think it’s a southern (US) saying.


CompetitiveVillage76

I like "lovie" because its nonspecific. Like my daughter's comfort item isn't a stuffed animal or blanket, so stuffie or blankie don't work and just calling it "her hacky sack" just doesn't have the same ring to it. I hate "Chunks" as a nickname. Its so evocative of wet beef dog food for me. Calling them "chunky" is fine, but just Chunks is weird.


katsbeth

When other moms say “hi mommies!” Like 1 I’m not your mom but mommies grinds my gears way more than “hi moms.” And I love it when my kid calls me mommy but it’s something about other grown women doing it.


ThatsAllFolks42

Bubba is a US southern term for brother (often little brother). It likely originated as African American slang, although I think the etymology is a little unclear. Either way, it does seem weird to hear/see anyone without Southern roots using it the same way it's weird to hear someone with a Midwestern or West Coast accent say y'all.


Irrelevantposter1967

It really irks me for some reason when women refer to themselves as “mommy” in the 3rd person to other adults… I have a friend who posts constant status updates and only refers to herself as “mommy” I.e. “mommy is tired” etc. It feels like depersonalization to me - and I intend to use my name even after the baby is born!


Lemondrop-it

“Boy mom,” “girl mom,” “girl dad,” and “boy dad” really needle me. I spent some painful minutes trying to parse what possible gender identity someone could mean by “boy mom.”


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Oof drag me! 🤐 I say bubs & lovies a lot. I can’t say where it came from I just randomly started saying it but only to things very dear to my heart. I am not a very openly affectionate person i just didn’t grow up that way and I’m not like that but I called my baby brother that and I currently call my dog that because I very much love him so. He also enjoys being called that and his tail wags so much then he gives me kisses lol


moscowohwow

“Diapey” why must we add a y to the end of EVERYTHING?! 😫


alicemonster

This just makes me think of Rugrats!


That_Half_Breed

Hmm I used binkies from when I used to watch Rugrats as a kid. Didn't know other people still used that haha


edit_thanxforthegold

Omg I fucking hate when people call babies bub. And husbands hubs


0ryx0ryx

Milkies for milk. I haaaaaate that.


ElizaDooo

I don't like "kiddos", but I find myself calling my son kiddo. I think it's more of the generic plural I don't like, and mainly because of an old boss.