Mom groups can be wonderful. Their members share in-the-field experiences and valuable insights, and don't mind having entire conversations with newbies on how to get a fussy baby back to sleep or how to potty train a toddler.
But the good stuff is often surrounded by the bad. Every now and then, there's a post judging vaccines or a comment suggesting Ethanol as a boy's name. In fact, such content is so frequent, it even gave rise to a subreddit making fun of it.
It's called '[Stuff] Mom Groups Say' and vigilant Bored Panda readers may remember it from our earlier article but here's part 2 for those who can't get enough of it. That includes us!
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Talya Stone, a former editor-in-chief turned parenting blogger and the woman behind Motherhood: The Real Deal and 40 Now What told Bored Panda that online mom groups are definitely hit or miss. "A lot of them can be a hotbed for toxicity and riling each other up," she said.
"I think with all social media platforms and forums it's about taking everything with a pinch of salt and not getting sucked in too deep. Some, however, can be great for advice when you have a specific query."
Stone suggests treating mom groups like buying a house: "Go and visit the neighbourhood (group) and get a sense of if you like it. Evaluate if you honestly like the energy and vibe, see what kind of conversations are happening there and if you like it — great! If not, move on to the next neighbourhood and find one you feel more comfortable with."
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At the end of the day, Stone believes that nothing can replace a face-to-face connection and that goes for moms too. "The pandemic has made this really difficult but now is the time to start rebuilding," she said.
"Strike up a conversation at the school gate, park, or coffee shop. We have become so scared of real-life interactions but we need to move on and start forming those connections again — online things can quickly become very distorted."
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Vicki Broadbent, a writer, director, broadcaster, and founder of the parenting blog Honest Mum, told Bored Panda that "mom groups, be it Whatsapp groups with the nursery/schools moms or via social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram can provide critical support for parents."
"I remember the support, friendship, and camaraderie I garnered from Twitter when I had my first child, Oliver, and how that allowed me to connect with like-minded parents easily and usually during unsociable hours when I was nursing in the night too. It was amazing."
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She also reminded that sometimes we simply aren't able to get together in person. "The pandemic has highlighted how important online support can be for parents where face-to-face access has been limited. You can find all sorts of parenting groups on Facebook for all kinds of needs (from breastfeeding groups to fitness, those with specific medical conditions, and more) so I'd recommend searching there, and joining some, feeling your way through different ones in a bid to find your tribe!" Broadbent said, adding that you can also check out some apps whose job is to connect you to nearby parents in your area for online and real-life meet-ups that can be of huge help as well.
"There's no need to feel alone," the mom said.
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Imagine Being Upset That Your Niece/Nephew Might Share A Birthday With Your Kid
I always celebrated my birthday with my older cousin and it was amazing. I like how we both have the same birthday.
Exactly! Well adjusted kids love it when someone has the same birthday as them.
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There are over 300 000 babies born daily.... I think she needs to calm down and breath, or chug a bottle of cheap alcohol and have a different problem the next day.
Shhs!!!! Don't tell her these things she will completely lose it!
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What's going to happen when this little princess starts school and 4 other kids in her grade have the same birthdate? This mama is going to get slaughter by other parents when she pulls that crap. Class act ahole.
birthday twins in the family is literally the best thing ever. I promise you will care more than your daughter. your daughter will love it
We have a whole odd thing of multiple people in our family born on the same days. My sister, and my niece; my mother and another niece; my brother, aunt, and nephew all on the same day. Not to mention that we have many of us born within a few days of each other. The only one that has a problem with it, is my sister. She feels like her birthday should be special. So we make a point of ignoring her, and wishing my niece happy birthday. She'll get over it eventually. 😈
Same thing in my family! I share a birthday with an older cousin, one of my cousins was born on my dad’s birthday, my sister went into labor (6 weeks early) on my nephew’s birthday, my sisters birthdays are two weeks apart and mine and my brother’s are 6 days apart. I have twin cousins born on mine and my older cousins birthday and their dad shares a birthday with my mom. Two of my cousins’ (sisters) are a day apart and one of them was born on their grandpa’s birthday (can’t remember which cousin).
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My older cousin and I have the same birthday and it's never been a problem. We usually celebrate at their house and then do mine when we come home.
My brothers and I are all very close with birthdays, we always had combined parties and I loved it!
Me and one of my cousins shared a birthday together even though we are 1 day and 1 year apart.. My birthday is 5-26, and hers is 5-25… We had the best parties ever!!! Now she is a mother with 2 boys who are 3 years and 8 days apart.. And they are soo cute!!!
I spent my 32nd birthday in labour with my son. He arrived the next day. We still (21 years later) celebrate together (his choice, I always offered a separate celebration, and when he was little I always had his birthday separately but as he got older he wanted us to celebrate together).
My 1st son was born on my cousin's (his namesake) birthday. 16 years apart, but they share a name and birthday. My 2nd son was born on my grandpa's birthday. My son's middle name came from my grandpa's favorite ancestor. Sharing a birthday isn't a big deal unless you're a controlling jack wagon
My birthday is the day after my mom's, so we celebrate together. This person seems like they are making this whole situation all about them.
First: How old is the author of this… if her sister is having a baby? You’re anticipating the need to fight over birthday party time? I can’t recall many significant parties after I turned 21. Second: Birthdays don’t always fall on weekends and a four day difference doesn’t guarantee you wouldn’t be celebrating on the same weekend, anyway.
Imagine how many people has their birthday on the same day. What a tragedy.
Wow. This is just pathetic. Bet the cousin will be embarrassed in the future lol.
I doubt she'll be embarrassed. She's a grown woman who thinks like this... it's entrenched.
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i never did that but i always shared my bday my cousins and fam understood it was my day but that stop me from giving them candy bags yes i had 5 i have no self control as a kid
My older sister found out her son was supposed to be born on one of my kids birthdays. She was not happy at all, saying she didn't want to share her child's birthday. She ended up having a stillbirth, which is sad. He next baby was born on a different day.
I share my birthday with my male cousin who is also my next door neighbour. I get to eat two slices of two different cakes on my birthday, mine and his. Will never complain.
I have a twin, and my little sister is the day after us, so I really don't understand the problem here.
I always shared a birthday party (family) with my brother. We’re 7 years apart and his birthday is 12 days before mine. This is ridiculous
My daughters birthday is the same as my husbands, my Aunt and my cousin and our new neighbours, Maybe I should tell them all to get new birthdays, what do you think?
My youngest came via urgent C-Section the day before my ex's birthday and he was SO angry that the baby was getting more attention than he was SMH
Next karens gonna be like "your kid is breathing in the air that my kid exhaled that's illeagal"
Christ, she'd have the right hump in my family. A large portion of us have birthdays in February & October! We don't bitch that we're sharing a birthday weekend!
My son has his birthday on the 16th and my nephew on the 17th of the same month. Never been a problem.
Unpopular opinion but I totally get OP's point. My daughter was born June 1st, my son's due date was June 2nd (3 years apart). Because I was needing a c-section anyway (because of medical reasons), you bet your ass I scheduled the c-section as far in advance of my daughter's birthday as possible and far away from her aunt's birthday as well. My sister's birthday is two days before mine (she's 3 years older) and I always had to share my birthday with her. Or more specifically, she got a big party and I got to invite a friend to hers, which was then considered "my party". It sucked big time so I'm not doing that to my kids.
Unless it's a scheduled C-section, and the new momma isn't already late, chances are neither one of you will have much say in the matter. That baby is going to greet the world when he/she wants to.
No one should be able to have a birthday on your daughter's special day, except the hundreds of millions of people in this world that do.
While the original poster is dumb, the one who said “Can you blame her…” really bothers me. Women want to have kids, but they don’t want to be pregnant? Why not just adopt, then? If you want to have a kid, why not just let it come out when it wants to? Maybe it wants to stay inside your womb because it knows what a f***ing mess the world is in right now?
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Coming from someone who had all her babies C-Sections kindly go f**k yourself! Had I went through this ages ago we would've died. I can't stand people that say that.
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Brain & soul both ache after reading this nonsense. A better argument for reversible sterilization until after passing a mental competency test I've rarely found. Just... wow.
I couldn’t make it all the way through. To think that people like this exist is enough for me to wish that natural selection would hurry the f*ck up..
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I read the baby animal post before this one. I really should have read it after. I need something to wash my brain out.
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I can't fathom how some of this is even legal. Where does the line for child abuse begin? Intent can't be it. I know it's a slippery slope, but these moms are starting their kids off at a severe disadvantage.
Many of the threads on this list fall into the: "I'll bullshit /lie or make something up / Go against the norm" in order to post it to social media, to gain responses, both positive and negative in order to feel relevant, validated or special! Or some people are unbelievably stupid!
Dayum I'm facepalming so hard through this I think my neighbors called the cops. How, in the name of everything holy, are these people still alive, nevermind procreating?
Am I the only one that had to stop reading these at a point? I honestly have never encountered anyone this stupid in my life. Although, that's probably a good thing, but certainly cut down on some entertainment.
Just want to put this out there, (good) chiropractors are actually real doctors. They’re just not hospital doctors. If they have the education, then they are actually doctors. Chiropractors are kind of like physical therapists, only instead of recovering form an injury they help with everyday muscle and joint pain. Like if you have a sore back from sitting wrong, going to a good chiropractor is actually very helpful. What they can’t help with is things like broken bones, infections, any major injuries. Turned your hip wrong from a fall and now it’s sore, yes. Broke your hip from a fall, no. Good chiropractors are NOT pseudoscience. I don’t know about the ones mentioned in this thread, but chiropractics is a real, valid medical field. Well, maybe subfield, but still.
Kid gets contraception at puberty. Stays on it until they a)find a committed partner who b) wants a baby with them. Only after they c) both take and pass a course on pregnancy and parenting do they d)get a license that allows removal of contraception and they can have a kid. In a better world than this one.
Brain & soul both ache after reading this nonsense. A better argument for reversible sterilization until after passing a mental competency test I've rarely found. Just... wow.
I couldn’t make it all the way through. To think that people like this exist is enough for me to wish that natural selection would hurry the f*ck up..
Load More Replies... You have this cute baby animal post that melts your heart and then you get this post that melts your brain! Thanks BP for the mixed feelings!
I read the baby animal post before this one. I really should have read it after. I need something to wash my brain out.
Load More Replies... I can't fathom how some of this is even legal. Where does the line for child abuse begin? Intent can't be it. I know it's a slippery slope, but these moms are starting their kids off at a severe disadvantage.
Many of the threads on this list fall into the: "I'll bullshit /lie or make something up / Go against the norm" in order to post it to social media, to gain responses, both positive and negative in order to feel relevant, validated or special! Or some people are unbelievably stupid!
Dayum I'm facepalming so hard through this I think my neighbors called the cops. How, in the name of everything holy, are these people still alive, nevermind procreating?
Am I the only one that had to stop reading these at a point? I honestly have never encountered anyone this stupid in my life. Although, that's probably a good thing, but certainly cut down on some entertainment.
Just want to put this out there, (good) chiropractors are actually real doctors. They’re just not hospital doctors. If they have the education, then they are actually doctors. Chiropractors are kind of like physical therapists, only instead of recovering form an injury they help with everyday muscle and joint pain. Like if you have a sore back from sitting wrong, going to a good chiropractor is actually very helpful. What they can’t help with is things like broken bones, infections, any major injuries. Turned your hip wrong from a fall and now it’s sore, yes. Broke your hip from a fall, no. Good chiropractors are NOT pseudoscience. I don’t know about the ones mentioned in this thread, but chiropractics is a real, valid medical field. Well, maybe subfield, but still.
Kid gets contraception at puberty. Stays on it until they a)find a committed partner who b) wants a baby with them. Only after they c) both take and pass a course on pregnancy and parenting do they d)get a license that allows removal of contraception and they can have a kid. In a better world than this one.
