Could baby talk be any more annoying?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I do appreciate that my FIL is very interested in my child. But for the love of god, is non-stop baby talk (the child is almost a year old) necessary? I am just writing to say that I find it totally irritating and exhausting, especially at top volume ALL DAY LONG. OK, vent over.

[Anonymous]

Oh, I know where you are coming from. The thing is, I do the baby talk a little bit myself. But my MIL, when she visits, it's just nonstop. She even talks to me through the baby, in baby talk. She says things she doesn't want to tell me directly. So to the baby she'll say, in the baby talk voice, "maybe next time mommy will use more soap in the bath..."

I guess since she doesn't get to see the baby all day like I do, she goes over the top when she's here. After she leaves I ask myself, why did that annoy me so much? But when she's here, it gets on my nerves so badly I feel like I'm going to scream.

[Anonymous]

I caught myself doing it a few times in the beginning - until I heard myself on a video and was appalled. You think you hate the sound of your voice on tape/video normally? Try hearing it baby talking. Ugh.

There's a dad at the playground who baby talks and it sets my teeth on edge. His little boy's about the same age, so they'll play sometimes and he'll interject, "let's go pway on the twuck!" And I'm thinking, "What? No!"

[Anonymous]

OP here--I admit to being a little cutesy sometimes, but I am talking about non-stop, unrelenting loud baby talk all the time. Also, I cannot take the constant annoying nicknames. Just once, please call the child by her name. I know I will look back (tomorrow) and wonder why this grated on my nerves so much, but it seriously almost sends me over the edge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I caught myself doing it a few times in the beginning - until I heard myself on a video and was appalled. You think you hate the sound of your voice on tape/video normally? Try hearing it baby talking. Ugh.

Hahaha. Thanks for the laugh!

[Anonymous]

I sometimes catch myself giving my husband "choices," much like I do my children: "Do you want to take the trash out, or give the kids a bath?"

[Anonymous]

I sometimes catch myself giving my husband "choices," much like I do my children: "Do you want to take the trash out, or give the kids a bath?"

Yeah, I do too, but it's intentional. In fact, now that you mention it, I use the same positive reinforcement and 'remove and distract' techniques with him too. Hey, it works.

Down the road, maybe he'll get a sticker board!

[Anonymous]

Am I weird because I'll have one-sided adult conversations with my 6-month old? We'll be going about our day and I'll just chat with her about whatever is going on. Like if the news is on and the topic is terrorism, I'll tell her about the cool interview I just read with a counterinsurgency specialist and explain to her why Pakistan is a threat. Or I'll talk to her about the banking bailout and what a credit default swap is. Or if we're driving through a neighborhood that has houses for sale, I'll be talking to her about this house's curb appeal or that house's nice Palladian windows. Maybe i just like the sound of my own voice, but I figure maybe it'll be good for her if people don't talk down to her all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I weird because I'll have one-sided adult conversations with my 6-month old? We'll be going about our day and I'll just chat with her about whatever is going on. Like if the news is on and the topic is terrorism, I'll tell her about the cool interview I just read with a counterinsurgency specialist and explain to her why Pakistan is a threat. Or I'll talk to her about the banking bailout and what a credit default swap is. Or if we're driving through a neighborhood that has houses for sale, I'll be talking to her about this house's curb appeal or that house's nice Palladian windows. Maybe i just like the sound of my own voice, but I figure maybe it'll be good for her if people don't talk down to her all the time.

No, you are normal. What is not normal is constantly saying "who's da purty baby?" in a volume I would only use to announce that the house was on fire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I weird because I'll have one-sided adult conversations with my 6-month old? We'll be going about our day and I'll just chat with her about whatever is going on. Like if the news is on and the topic is terrorism, I'll tell her about the cool interview I just read with a counterinsurgency specialist and explain to her why Pakistan is a threat. Or I'll talk to her about the banking bailout and what a credit default swap is. Or if we're driving through a neighborhood that has houses for sale, I'll be talking to her about this house's curb appeal or that house's nice Palladian windows. Maybe i just like the sound of my own voice, but I figure maybe it'll be good for her if people don't talk down to her all the time.

I do this sometimes. But I used to do it a lot more, before the baby was intereacting with me very much. I would tell her what we were doing as went about our day. "I'm making a sandwich, and here's how you do it..." Because I thought she like the sound of my voice, but I didn't really know what to talk about.

[Anonymous]

I love baby talk, but it does get old around two. I feel like they are only a baby once. My om did it with us, and we didn't have a problem with the way we spoke when we were little (talking in a baby voice as a kid).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love baby talk, but it does get old around two. I feel like they are only a baby once. My om did it with us, and we didn't have a problem with the way we spoke when we were little (talking in a baby voice as a kid).

If you love it, do it when other adults aren't around. It is extremely irritating to listen to.

[Anonymous]

My pastor does this. He has an otherwise distinguished manner...but he goes into his "puddy tat" dialect with babies and toddlers. It makes him sound like a complete idiot!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love baby talk, but it does get old around two. I feel like they are only a baby once. My om did it with us, and we didn't have a problem with the way we spoke when we were little (talking in a baby voice as a kid).

If you love it, do it when other adults aren't around. It is extremely irritating to listen to.

Not everything I say to my baby is in a baby voice. Relax

[Anonymous]

The only thing worse than baby talk is when people pretend to put my kids' food or bottles in their mouth. This makes me crazy!