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I don't care to hear endlessly about any decision a parent chooses, I don't care which one. Facebook is not the place either. Primarily one of the reasons I don't have a Facebook is because it don't want to hear all the details about people's lives that I couldn't care less about.
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Agree that Facebook is the WORST for this shit. I don't think I have ever once advertised my parenting "philosophy" on Facebook because mostly I think, who the hell cares outside of me and my husband?
I cloth diaper (mostly for environmental reasons), but I just stay quiet about it because seriously, why do I think anyone else is interested? If they are, they can ask me.
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I get that parenting is often a thankless job, but it sure seems like women (men too? I don't know, mostly I see it with women) need increasing amounts of validation for whatever parenting choices they make.
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Love the OP & all subsequent posts... Had a good laugh @ work this morning
On a serious note, I wish there's less competition and animosity between moms, and more love, acceptance and support! That goes for women in general I guess. But that's why I love HB!
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@Grace: Yeah, the article wasn't particularly offensive but the tone of it really rubbed me up the wrong way! The fact that she refers to her choice of nappy as a "decision to parent differently" - I mean, come on! Parenting differently? Parenting is about discipline strategies, communication styles, expectations, CIO vs attachment parenting.... not what your baby craps in! The whole debate drives me nuts!!
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@Cherrybee: You're awesome and hilarious and I 100% agree with you. What style of "crap catcher" (<-LOL) a parent uses is not "different" parenting style. It's JUST POOP.
I did write about poop today on my facebook, but it wasn't about my babies poop. LOL I'm totally mature.
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I love how you write British. Awesome.
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shit-wrapper, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Seriously. It's a f*cking diaper.
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Love this post! You can replace cloth diapering with anything...healthy food, no sugar, breastfeeding, etc.
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So true, and Facebook is really the crux of the problem. I swear it seems like some people cloth diaper/babywear/cosleep/juice/go to the gym or whatever it is just to take a picture and hash tag the crap out of it. It's like some people don't just want to cloth diaper (insert other activity), they want to be perceived as the 'kind of person who cloth diapers.'
I cloth diaper, still breastfeed...blah blah but no one knows unless they ask because I'd never presume my fb friends care and I'm not doing these things for validation.
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@JerricaBenton: gym selfies deserve a post of their own! I *hate* the gym selfie. Almost as much as I hate the "Off to work up a sweat!" posts, followed by "what a good workout", with maybe an automatic update poste from a running app with "John Smith just ran 3.62 miles in 34 minutes". WE GET IT. YOU ARE AT THE GYM.
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@Anagram: hahaha yes! It's so annoying!
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@Anagram: lol, you crack me up. Preach sister.
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So i will admit that i only posted one cloth diaper photo on FB (don't hit me!) because i got a lot of shit from my friends about how i'll never be able to cloth diaper, "oh you just wait", blah blah blah basically saying how i'll *never* be able to do it. But never would i say it's my parenting STYLE.
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@Freckles: I think having people tell you "just you waaaaaait" or "you'll seeeee" is JUST as irritating as the current topic. I think your photo was justified!!
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Haha I didn't click on this thread yesterday because I thought a "nappy" was like a lovely like you nap with it ... and thought why would it matter what lovely your kid picked. I learned a lot of new words today!
This person sounds pretty annoying... I would totally just defriend her.
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@Anagram:
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You just made my week!
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I have a dear friend who I'm about to hide from my FB feed because its getting super annoying seeing her 10 millionth photo/post/hashtag fest about babywearing, cloth diapering, babyled weaning, cosleeping, exclusively breastfeeding, or whatever else she's doing with her kid. I realize she tried for over 5 years for this child and she's her entire universe, so I get why she wants to post about her child all day, but its the reposting of articles and posts from the interest groups she associates with (lactivists, attachment parenting groups, etc) just rubs me the wrong way.
Its just weird because you don't see people posting "1 year of formula feeding and counting! #formula #carnation #delish" or "look who's used their 900th disposable diaper today! #pampers #swaddlers #stinkybutt" or "mmmmm, someone loves their jarred baby food. #gerber #peasandcarrots #moreplease"
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@Anagram: @Mae: YES. I had to hide my SIL from my FB feed because every.single.picture and post is either a) healthy, organic food, b) her at the gym or c) encouraging people to go to the gym.
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@Cherrybee: you seriously make me laugh so hard. And you are so right on with this post. I have an HB girl crush on you
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that was hilarious!!!!
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The big thing on my FB feed is circumcision. People posting article after article, website after website, saying that circumcision is wrong and any parent who does it is "misinformed" or "uneducated". They are really nice people otherwise, but I really want to just tell them to go F off and mind their business. Like hell I'm not educated, I'm a nurse and am in Nurse Practitioner school. Guess what? My hypothetical future sons will be circumcised. It doesn't change how you parent, it doesn't mean you're wrong and I'm right, it just means that my DH and I have decided on what is right for our family.
It especially gets me when I read the fights they get in on their walls or in the comment sections of these articles. I admit, I read them because I want to see the arguments on both sides, but the way they handle it is poor and sounds preachy. One of the most popular arguments I've seen is comparing it to female circumcision in third world countries or ones overrun by war zones. Don't get me started.
If your son is intact, awesome. If he's not, cool. I really don't care! So stop calling me stupid, indirectly!
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@gingerbebe: #formula #carnation #delish made me laugh out loud. You're so right!! Hilarious.
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@BlueWolverine: It makes me shake my head because I'm very supportive/pro all the things she does with her child personally. I just don't feel like I need to be a walking billboard about it all over social media.
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@gingerbebe: When I have a baby, I now want to keep track of how many diapers they wear so that I can write a hashtag about it.
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I think this is my favorite HB post ever.
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Do I get off scot free because I don't hashtag? Or are you calling me out? #mybabywearsclothdiapersinourwovenwhileIeatplacentaintheshower
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love this post! it's shit like this that made me delete my Facebook account.. tired of people posting about their daily workouts, how they do this or that with their babies, etc.
@Mrs. Twine: amazing hashtag!
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@gingerbebe: lol I love your hashtags!
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@Mrs. Twine: you win the Internets today.
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I need a refresher course in British English. Did not know nappy was a diaper LOL!
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@Cherrybee: Your rant just made my night. Thank you.
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This is all just amazing.
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@illumina: i think you may be projecting a bit there. I've shared that article with people who share my feelings about sleep training, to get support for the times when I'm tired and it's hard. It is for sure not because I'm insecure about my choice regarding sleeping and sleep training.
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@Anagram: My favorite is when my cousin posts about her run (which I really don't mind and am proud of her) but forgets to turn Endomondo off and then drives around town running errands- "Dood, you ran 15 miles today? Amazing!" "Uh, no I forgot to shut off my phone"
@Cherrybee: so much
for this thread!
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hahaha best thread ever!!
you crack me up @Cherrybee: ! all of this is sooo true!
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This whole thread is hilarious.
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@Mrs. Twine: My new favorite hashtag ever.
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@Cherrybee: I don't know why I skipped over this post for days. But its my favorite HelloBee post ever. "Shit-wrapper" and "crap-catcher" are the only phrases I will use to discuss diapers for the rest of my life. Thanks for the laughs, friend. You are hilarious.
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