"We are so screwed" - rant

[Anonymous]

I laugh when I read or hear people proclaim how much ahead or how much of a genius their baby or toddler is. I have a neighbor whose daughter is legit smart. The kid was offered full ride scholarships to 10 schools. I asked the parents when they knew their daughter was acedemically gifted. They said they had no idea until their daughter was in 5th grade, and the teacher suggested some testing. They laughed and said they never saw that they had a budding genius and thought she was average. They had other kids so they saw no major differences. I laugh at this and think check back in 8-10 years to see where the braggers kids’ are.

[Anonymous]

It's called a humble brag and it happens everywhere. Just scroll around DCUM, you'll see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some reason the "we are so screwed" parents drive me insane. Just admit that you are bragging! Someone I know posted this exact post (name changed) over the weekend:

"Larla is counting to 30 in Mandarin. She’s incredibly close to reading and spelling. I’m screwed. My husband is screwed. World domination coming soon."

The kid is in kindergarten. I am sure it is advanced but not world domination advanced. And I see this ALL the time with kids that are perceived to be advanced at whatever skill they are doing. Kid rolls early? We are so screwed. Talks about complicated topics early? We are so screwed. You aren't "screwed" because your kid is advanced.

End rant.

Yeah, this is annoying. If I were you, I'd unfollow the person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First time parents seem to be the worst for those type of things. I assume they do not know how annoying they are.

This is absolutely true. I was really annoying to my family. It's embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Humble brag, or affectation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Once the baby learns to walk, then you're so screwed, IME.

Hahaha!!!!

Ha this is true. Or any movement really. Crawling, walking, climbing. No more quick trips to the toilet for you!

Just happened to me. Baby followed me to the toilet and tried playing with the toilet brush. I fended him off as I had uncomfortable diarrhea.

Similar experience here when DD brought home a stomach bug from daycare. Nothing like praying to the porcelain gods while your newly walking 10 month old bangs on the door yelling for you or, even better, comes in and tries to figure out what you're looking at in the toilet bowl.

[Anonymous]

When my newborn got tossed out of the nursery at the hospital, I thought, we are effed! And we were!

These other parents are just annoying. Avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some reason the "we are so screwed" parents drive me insane. Just admit that you are bragging! Someone I know posted this exact post (name changed) over the weekend:

"Larla is counting to 30 in Mandarin. She’s incredibly close to reading and spelling. I’m screwed. My husband is screwed. World domination coming soon."

The kid is in kindergarten. I am sure it is advanced but not world domination advanced. And I see this ALL the time with kids that are perceived to be advanced at whatever skill they are doing. Kid rolls early? We are so screwed. Talks about complicated topics early? We are so screwed. You aren't "screwed" because your kid is advanced.

End rant.

lol i was reading chapter books (little kid books) isaying 30 phonetic things doesnt mean shît. if the kid can memorise parts of a song, they can remember a msall portion of a number sequene.n prek and in 7th grade had a high college reading level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some reason the "we are so screwed" parents drive me insane. Just admit that you are bragging! Someone I know posted this exact post (name changed) over the weekend:

"Larla is counting to 30 in Mandarin. She’s incredibly close to reading and spelling. I’m screwed. My husband is screwed. World domination coming soon."

The kid is in kindergarten. I am sure it is advanced but not world domination advanced. And I see this ALL the time with kids that are perceived to be advanced at whatever skill they are doing. Kid rolls early? We are so screwed. Talks about complicated topics early? We are so screwed. You aren't "screwed" because your kid is advanced.

End rant.

lol i was reading chapter books (little kid books) isaying 30 phonetic things doesnt mean shît. if the kid can memorise parts of a song, they can remember a msall portion of a number sequene.n prek and in 7th grade had a high college reading level.

[Anonymous]

When my son was two he could count to 20 in Spanish by watching Sesame Street. He could read street signs. It was rote learning soon to fade out of his memory. So silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my newborn got tossed out of the nursery at the hospital, I thought, we are effed! And we were!

These other parents are just annoying. Avoid.

What do you mean “tossed out”?????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First time parents seem to be the worst for those type of things. I assume they do not know how annoying they are.

Or parents of an only who thinks the sun rises and sets on their little miracle.

[Anonymous]

Get. Off. Social. Media.

It truly brings out the worst in people. If someone says something annoying like this in real life just walk away. Why would you continue following them on social media?

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Anonymous wrote:Friends had formal engraved birth announcements when their third daughter was born and at the end of the flowery bit about raising three girls, included “yeah, we’re f*cked...” I thought it was brilliantly funny!

Let people say what they say. How does it really effect you?

It's affect, and that's not the same thing as what OP is saying.

[Anonymous]

Never come across that, but I would take it in the humorous spirit it's meant, OP.

My kids are 20 and 15. Buckle up, you've seen nothing yet!!!