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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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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I hope the baby will inherit its look from its father and not intelligence from you.
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Listen, I Don’t Want To Spoil My Child With Basic Care, So I’m Just Going To Neglect Them And Then Complain About It… No Hate Please!
If you know how to track this down please do.. This is neglect and a serious safeguarding issue.
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otherwise known as how to set your kid up for developmental disorders
my parents did this and my CNS got f****d, interpreting everything as danger. Fight or Flight all the time. Adrenals gave out in my '30s. Got autism diagnose in my 50's. Holding you new baby gives its body the base line of safety.
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My childless SIL told me my newborn was crying to manipulate me. As if a 2mo infant can consciously try to control other people. Glad she never had kids.
dr. Spock taught this last century, but only with older babies. My parents thought all babies and didn't hold me the first months. As a result my body doesn't know safety and was in Fight or Flight all my life. At 35yo my adrenals gave out, not being able to produce the antistress-hormone cortisol. At 50 yo I got diagnosed with autism (not saying it caused it but it sure made it a lot worse). So holding your baby and making it feel safe in this world and its body is good for them and good for you :) your sister can take a hike.
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Babies don't cry to ruin anyone's life. He's obviously communicating the only way he knows how. Having a newborn is exhausting but they aren't newborns for long. Suck it up and be the parent he needs.
Damn lady! He needs some affection and some love! You on the other hand need a kiss in the ass and a brain.
omg, this poor child. :( Infants NEED close contact, preferably skin to skin to develop properly. This poor little thing is screaming in misery and loneliness. How incredibly horrible.
this actually made me so sad for the baby... Imagine the tolls it'll take on him, especially if they continue this type of behavior as he grows up.
As someone who has fertility issues this breaks me. Don't have a f***ing child if you can't be bothered to provide 24/7 care! These people don't know how lucky they are to have the opportunity to hold their baby.
Someone needs to contact the authorities and track this family down then force them to take parenting classes. This is so unbelievable it makes me wonder if it’s just a bs story.
Give him up for adoption to a loving family. That should fix his crying right up.
This one is a case for protective child services. The poor kid will have severe development issues if he isn't held and loved. God, I hate people
Why? Why are they so cruel? Do they fear he might become gay if they cuddle him? This is so wrong on soooo many levels. Seems like the daughter got the much-needed cuddling.
How can you not want to hold a month-old baby? Children need human contact and LOVE would be nice, too.
Good god, hold your babies, people!! They literally need it. I feel so bad for that kid.
We're gonna put him out in the yard on a chain, next to the puppy that bored us right after we got it.
Oof. When my son was a baby I rarely put him down when at home, lol. Even let him nap on me, until he got too heavy to hold for hours on end.
Ffs give that baby boy to someone who will give him all the love and cuddles he deserves
This makes me very very sad, i have two kids and if they want to be held i will hold them like there's no tomorrow.
Your baby needs some love. He isn't old enough to understand what your neglect means.
Wow. What a f****n’ moron. Babies want their parents and to feel safe!
He'll soon learn he's better off....Doesn't say what they did to the daughter!
My cousin just had her 2nd baby the other day, so i went round to see my new niece (i'm upgraded to uncle seeing as i'm marrying my cousin's hubby's sister xd) - They had to prize her out of my arms when the midwife came round to do her checks - absolutely adorable she is and took me right back to when my little girl was born. I used to just love the feeling of having her asleep on my chest, all peaceful, cute, and safe.
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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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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.
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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.
