I know someone like that. Has one seemingly easy to manage child yet constantly sends us those postive thinking thing about children and how we as parents are amazing. No offence if you like that sort of thing but it gives me the ick!That's because she uses him to illustrate how hard she has it all the time. She has to outline every mortal task she does for him, that most of us don't even give a second thought to doing, as it gives her a long list to reel off that makes her sound BUSY (and hard done by of course). If you have to pad out your task list like that, you probably aren't actually that busy.
Morning all
Perhaps she's after OJ and she crap at chat up lines.I agree totally that Jack is clueless here. Her cringeworthy overfamiliarity with Owen, e.g. casual referals to syncing schedules with SB's dad, doesn't treat this as a serious thing.
I highly doubt that she really wants to be a surrogate. She's just making things all about herself, and being incredibly awkward, as usual.
She's doing the thing again where she makes it sound like SB is a toddler. When mine were little, I dreamed of breaks. Young kids can be really tough, just because parenting them is so full on and it can feel a bit relentless - especially if you are the one at home or a single parent or whatever. But unless your child has additional needs this really changes once they start school. My youngest is 8 now. I can't remember the last time I felt like I needed a break from him. Kids that age are perfectly capable of entertaining themselves for hours, get their own snacks, etc., etc. If anything, I have to convince my kids to do stuff with me.She not identifying with being male anymore then?
My child is only slightly older and is literally no bother. I certainly don’t need huge breaks from her, it’s more it’s good for her to go out, it’s not for me
It's like how my husband has to give me the LOTR extended cut version of the story every time he does a washing, and thinks I don't pull my weight around the house because I just empty the washing basket, hang up the clothes then put them away approximately 80% of the time without mentioning it.That's because she uses him to illustrate how hard she has it all the time. She has to outline every mortal task she does for him, that most of us don't even give a second thought to doing, as it gives her a long list to reel off that makes her sound BUSY (and hard done by of course). If you have to pad out your task list like that, you probably aren't actually that busy.
Morning all
Mine are still small so that’s nice to hear although I’m sure I’ll be pestering them for attention.She's doing the thing again where she makes it sound like SB is a toddler. When mine were little, I dreamed of breaks. Young kids can be really tough, just because parenting them is so full on and it can feel a bit relentless - especially if you are the one at home or a single parent or whatever. But unless your child has additional needs this really changes once they start school. My youngest is 8 now. I can't remember the last time I felt like I needed a break from him. Kids that age are perfectly capable of entertaining themselves for hours, get their own snacks, etc., etc. If anything, I have to convince my kids to do stuff with me.
*I know most of you know this, but it's a PSA for people without kids. Don't let her bamboozle you!
My sister once had a colleague who talked about her son without ever giving specifics, and they’d all assumed he was in the 5-7 age range based on her descriptions of what she did for him and insistence she had to be home from work to get him from school. (They’d have even possibly thought younger if school didn’t bring the range up a bit)She's doing the thing again where she makes it sound like SB is a toddler. When mine were little, I dreamed of breaks. Young kids can be really tough, just because parenting them is so full on and it can feel a bit relentless - especially if you are the one at home or a single parent or whatever. But unless your child has additional needs this really changes once they start school. My youngest is 8 now. I can't remember the last time I felt like I needed a break from him. Kids that age are perfectly capable of entertaining themselves for hours, get their own snacks, etc., etc. If anything, I have to convince my kids to do stuff with me.
*I know most of you know this, but it's a PSA for people without kids. Don't let her bamboozle you!
Rory Gilmore was the worst!She's Rory Gilmore - entitled, thinks shes a journalist. Pov backstory and always bailed out.
She's done WHAT with my clickyhole?!?!Awww our smol heroine has been marauding down a moist clickyhole full of doggos, cattos and cheap wet ham.
The thing is, I don't even think Jack would baby SB. This whole 'I have to do x, y, z for him' thing will continue but it's only to show everyone how hard she has it.My sister once had a colleague who talked about her son without ever giving specifics, and they’d all assumed he was in the 5-7 age range based on her descriptions of what she did for him and insistence she had to be home from work to get him from school. (They’d have even possibly thought younger if school didn’t bring the range up a bit)
Turned out he was 15 (with absolutely no SN whatsoever), she just totally babied him.
I always think of her when Jack starts about SB.
Childless Frau here! (Even we got the sense to understand parenthood more than actual 'parent' Jack lolololol)*I know most of you know this, but it's a PSA for people without kids. Don't let her bamboozle you!
100% this, and sending so much love to anyone going through this. We’ve been there and it’s crushing. On morons offering to be a surrogate for clout:I’m no fan of Owen Jones (still recovering from the podcast of them both together) but putting your desperation to have children out there for others to see (even jokingly) is very tough. Even joking about it will probably have made him feel vulnerable. This is something Jack just doesn’t understand.
I’ve put this paragraph behind a spoiler in case there are any fraus/herrs feeling that desperation who just don’t need this topic discussion at this time in the morning (or maybe ever). Honestly Jack has no comprehension of what it’s like to desperately want children but for personal circumstances to mean that it’s a rather more difficult journey (or even impossible). She doesn’t understand the vulnerability of putting that desire out there (whether publicly like OJ or even to close family/friends) & suggesting ways that it might be possible (knowing you’ll be judged by some). Jack has no idea how lucky she is & has no idea how painful that topic is for some people. Desire to have a child can be a deep primal urge for some people (also normal for it not to be-desire to be childless is also normal). Comments like hers about SB are a dagger to the hearts of people who navigate a more difficult path to parenthood (and she has someone she knows is navigating that path mentioned in the fucking tweet). Statements about her hatred of ‘adulting’, wanting SB to be away for periods of time & generally treating him like a nuisance are not only potentially damaging to her child but also potentially triggering for many people. She really needs to grow up and start being significantly more professional on her social media.
In essence, Jack needs to wake up and realise just how bloody lucky she is. Then maybe she’ll stop making ill thought out jokes about her son (who I have no doubt that she adores).
https://giphy.com/hrq6c3djFAFTOGuBuKOwen hasn't even replied to that interaction...I'm cringing so hard. Why is she like this
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Time to stress again that I love this gossip hellsite of bullying ninnies sad Hausfrauen.academic Frau here.
For those who are interested. Coping with the nuances of contradictory ideas or experiences is mentally stressful. It requires energy and effort to sit with those seemingly opposite things that all seem true. This can seen with the JM Twitter flying monkeys.
Leon Festinger argued that some people would inevitably resolve dissonance by blindly believing whatever they wanted to believe.
The more aggressive the squiggles defence is a sign of their need to believe as they invested some much in the narrative.
imagine how much of a total pain in the arse pregnant jack would behttps://giphy.com/hrq6c3djFAFTOGuBuK
Owen be like.
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