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“The Baby Voice”: People Are Calling Out Immature Women, And Here Are 44 Of Their Worst Traits
We will all enter adulthood, but not all of us will act with the maturity that is expected of us. It’s why society shames, even condemns, “man-child” behavior. However, many women are also guilty of the same irritating trait.
This Reddit thread came alive recently after people described the worst “woman-child” conduct they have ever witnessed or experienced firsthand. Whether it’s feigned incompetence on simple tasks, maternal favoritism, or bride entitlement, these are characteristics anyone would want to steer clear of.
Scroll through and see which of these qualities you find most deplorable.
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#1
Demanding friends recognize their “birthday week” (or worse, their “birthday month”) insisting on elaborate hang outs, gifts and attention the entire time. It always feels very childish to me.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
I'd just be happy if my mom remembered the day I was born, since, you know, she and my dad had to fly 1,500 miles or so to pick me up XD (I'm adopted.) Actually, I'd be happy if she and my older sister (parents' bio child) just remembered the MONTH I was born in XD
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#2
“I’m the prize.”
Lady, in a healthy relationship both people are “the prize” for one another.
#3
The woman that introduces scenarios to “test” their partner. .
#4
Personally..... I think its the rhetoric of treat me like a princess.... I am a goddess...... etc no jillian you're a 32 year old acountant that works for an insurance company in garden city.
Fungus John 1 week ago
If a woman claims she's a princess or a queen I just walk away, as I'm not fit to converse with royals.
#5
Oh, my favorite is the cryptic one word FB posts for attention. It's part of why I quit FB. Stuff like "Broken", "Sadness" or "Done" with no context. Waiting for someone to reply "Omg! What's wrong!?" And then they reply "I don't want to talk about it." Okay then, shut up! Please!
Littlemiss 1 week ago
Then they need to bugger off and go sulk then. Not worth going around in circles
#6
An obsession with social media or external validation.
#7
Bullying other women. Especially fat women.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
Am female and never understood this one. I have heard variations of things like "women need to stick together" and "we're all sisters" for my entire life; so I REALLY do not get why women feel the need to rip other women to shreds over shallow things like fashion, weight, and appearance. We've all had zits, we've all either gained or lost more weight than we've wanted to at the time, we've all gone through cringe fashion phases. Why can't we be empathetic and sympathetic to others? Even when I was a little kid, other girls at school made fun of me because my hair was curly/frizzy (got called Chia Pet a lot by them) and because I didn't dress like they did (I wore a lot of t-shirts with iguanas and - you guessed it - wolves on the shirts.) I'm 43 now and I STILL don't get it.
#8
Expecting in a relationship that you will be gifted nonstop by the male partner as a given because you're the girl.
#9
Getting married and because you're the bride, expecting your loved ones to open their bank accounts or go in debt for you. Looking at things like elaborate bachelorette trips where the bridesmaids foot the bride's share of the trip.
Bored Trash Panda 1 week ago
What gets me is making your bridesmaids and MOH pay for their dresses. Like, you asked them to be in YOUR wedding, pay for the dresses yourself. I paid for my MOHs dress. I didn't pay for my one bridesmaid because she wanted to make it herself and got the fabric basically free from where she worked and didn't want me to pay for it. (It was a beautiful dress).
#10
Weaponized (childlike) incompetence and victim mentality.
I had a best friend. We went on a trip together. When we woke up at the hotel, I made us some toast and hard boiled eggs for a quick breakfast. We sat down to eat, she looked at me and said "can you peel my egg? I don't know how".
We were 28.
That was when I've noticed she always does that with her romantic partners - this weird form of childlike incompetence to get them to do things for her while acting cute.
It was really strange too, because she had no problem planning long trips or putting together large projects. She was only helpless at the mundane daily tasks, like cooking, cleaning, or holding down a job later on when she locked in a dude. And she was ALWAYS the victim.
We are no longer friends. She got more and more exhausting as the years went by, and everyone ditched her, including her then-fiance. She still tells everyone we are big meanies who abandoned her.
#11
Always short of money but elaborate hairstyles, manicures and pedicures are a priority.
#12
Pouting. Wheedling in a baby voice. just gross.
Day Andie 1 week ago
Gotta admit this is mostly done by women. Pretty gaggy. Although men seem to do more of that posting text thing where they speak of themselves in the third person. *smiles* That's pretty annoying, too. *walks away swinging hips* One or two comments can be amusing, but repeatedly, no. *looks back with a flirtatious wink*
#13
My sister, having a baby she had on purpose, and expecting my mother to do everything for her.
Day Andie 1 week ago
I repeat, most people shouldn't have children. Birth control should be free for everyone, every age. Men should be encouraged to have vasectomies. Woman may wish to and should be able to get a tubal ligation. Condoms should be freely available everywhere for prevention of disease. S*x education should be taught in age appropriate ways, and the education should advance until kids understand reproduction and how bodies work. All along people should be taught that it's ok to say no, consent is required, and s*x isn't the be all and the end all of a good life.
#14
Asking men for money and then replying “just say you’re broke” when they refuse. and to add insult to injury, it’s almost always the wrong “your”.
Power puff scientist 1 week ago
It always keeps on surprising me how often this happens while just dating. Sometimes even before a first date. Most extreme case was earlier this year I went on a date with a girl after talking online for a few months and after the date she asked me if she could borrow 5000 because she was broke and couldn't work for 6 months because she is writing her phd. I asked her how she would pay me back and she said just forget it and next day said we should just be platonic friends because she needs a boyfriend that protects her... She ghosted me ever since.
#15
"MY wedding is MY big day and needs to be perfect." .
Jaya 1 week ago (edited)
I really don't get why a wedding day is the bride's big day. Why isn't it equally the groom's big day? I thought a wedding was about making a commitment in your relationship, or celebrating your relationship. But they seem to sometimes be more about the bride living out her princess fantasy for a day, and seem to have nothing to do with her love for her partner anymore.
#16
They have an extremely long list of "people who let them down" without the slightest bit of self awareness of why people are leaving them.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
My mother is the type who thinks everyone around her is a horrible person and an ásshóle, mostly because no one wants to do anything with her/hang out with her/etc. Pandas, it will come as no surprise to you that SHE is the ásshóle and THAT is why she has no friends, none of our family members have kept up contact with us (except my mom's cousin who is just as much of an ásshóle), and why even the other ladies at the senior center eventually sort of stopped conversing with her while playing cards/dominoes. My mom is (unsurprisingly) a narcissist and needs to be the Main Character, 24/7. To quote The Rabbi from the movie Lucky Number Slevin: "The first time someone calls you a horse, you punch him on the nose. The second time someone calls you a horse, you call him a jerk. But the third time someone calls you a horse, well, then perhaps it's time to go shopping for a saddle."
#17
Not owning up to when you were wrong.
#18
The baby voice when asking questions in an attempt to sound cute/innocent.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
I mentioned this in a comment at the end of this list, but I'll reiterate it here - I admittedly did A LOT of the "cute baby voice"/helplessness stuff to my now-ex for years when we were still together. For me it was a survival tactic - basically the "fawn" response. I was always afraid that he'd get upset about something I did and lecture me about for "doing wrong" (I did a lot of things "wrong" in his eyes) so I would try to act as cutesy as possible to try and stave off a rant-lecture. And yeah, I knew I was doing it, and I hated myself for doing it. I was ashamed of myself. I know these entries are talking about women who do it in order to manipulate someone into "taking care" of them instead of "please don't yell at me" (which is why I did it) but I was still ashamed of myself for doing it :(
#19
All the "I'm just a girl" nonsense. No, you're a grown adult, so act like it. The weaponozed incompetence is not cute or endearing.
Beak Hookage 1 week ago
'Cause I'm just a girl, oh, little old me/Well, don't let me out of your sight/Oh, I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite/So don't let me have any rights
#20
Jealous of their daughter so they treat her bad.
Day Andie 1 week ago
Most people shouldn't have kids. They're not your toys, your mini-mes, your competition, your property, your completeness. Normalize being child-free and maximizing your human potential. Help your fellow humans maximize theirs. Be kind to animals and cherish the earth you live on. You don't need kids for any of that. Once you love yourself, then maybe you can love someone else, and then you can give a child the life they should have.
#21
Not having custody of your kids but always posting memes on social media how’s you’re the realest mom.
#22
Whining.
Not communicating, but expecting someone to read your thoughts.
Never compromising.
Entitlement.
Wanting things that are mutually exclusive and throwing a tantrum when you don't get it.
Inability to control your finances without someone repeatedly bailing you out.
Toujin C'Thlu 1 week ago
The first three sound like my youngest sister as a teenager. Fortunately, she grew out of it
#23
Using astrology as an excuse to be horrible to people.
#24
Not being able to clean after yourself.
Littlemiss 1 week ago
Guilty as charged. I got through cycles of cleaning up, sorting everything out, coping and then poof it all falls apart. Somewhere between depression, ADHD, and childhood trauma kick in
#25
Talking behind everyone’s back like a middle school girl when you were pushing 50.
#28
Constant self-victimising and unwillingness to do anything about your issues.
#29
Putting a "Live Laugh Love" sticker on your wall.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago (edited)
I have a custom wooden decoration, in the same commonly-used FONT as the "Live Laugh Love" cráp, but it says "Fúck This Shít" instead XD Still waiting for my family members to notice what it ACTUALLY reads.
#30
Lack of accountability
Expects special treatment simply for being a woman
Cherry picking equality and traditional gender roles, depending on what benefits her.
#31
Being in a long term relationship and Thinking the man should always pay for everything.
#33
Disney obsessed. Not, she likes it a lot, but true EVERYTHING disney. All must be disney. Also, she can not have advanced conversations about anything but disney.
#34
Unregulated emotions.
#35
1. Excessive worry about what the folks thing.
2. Endless drama with bosses, coworkers, the bank, the credit card company, friends, and just about everyone else on the planet. Not that she is the common denominator in all those problems.
2a. By the way, complaining about drama all the time is a sure sign that person is all about drama.
3. Quick temper. This applies to guys, too.
4. The Princess Act. Any guy with brains would think it cute for about a week and then think, 'Dear God, the rest of my life could be this way.'
5. Worry too much what other people think.
6. Constant selfies on social media.
7. Vaguebooking on social media.
#36
Looking down on a person's hobbies, as long as they are legal.
#37
Constant victim mentality.
#38
References to being a princess, queen or talking about their power. Powerful people do not talk about it. They do not lose their stuff, ever. When frustrated, they become focused and energized. Anger is dumb. Makes you stupid.
Focusing on appearance more than substance.
Earonn - 1 week ago
W*F? Powerful people don't lose their stuff? What, like, car keys? Never? Anger is dumb? What, so when Nobel Prize winners get angry at some inequality (we had one in my old pub, so yes, they do) they are automatically dumb? As for appearance "Appearance is never important, unless while you dress to get out, of course". OP sounds a bit full of themselves, tbh.
#39
Whining to your parents immediately for anything that may go wrong. It drives me nuts. Like your 30 years old, you can't figure out how to pay your water bill or why it's so high so your first instinct is to call your mother instead of calling the company?
#41
No thoughts of her own. Just repeats stuff from social media, has a political view but can’t substantiate why.
Blames men for her mental gaslighting. In fact blames everyone but herself
She’s always right “I’m sorry if this offends but”
“This has to be said”
Dirty unkempt but ever so…”fun to be around “ apparently.
Bored Trash Panda 1 week ago
If you write or say "I'm sorry if this offends" before anything, then you know it's offensive and should just keep it inside.
#44
Obsession with Disneyland.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
My cousin is a "Disney Adult". It's definitely a bit awkward. (And we live in SoCal!)
What do you think ?
Earonn - 1 week ago
I find it interesting how the (very reasonably criticised ) behaviours described here are mainly about projecting weakness / helplessness / childlikeness, while insecure men seem to aim for the other extreme.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
I admittedly did A LOT of the "cute baby talk"/helplessness stuff to my now-ex for years when we were still together, but it was survival behavior - basically the "fawn" response. I was always afraid of what he'd get upset about and lecture me about for "doing wrong" (I did a lot of things "wrong") so I would try to act as cutesy as possible to try and stave off a rant-lecture. And yeah, I knew I was doing it and I hated myself for doing it. I was ashamed of myself. I know these entries are talking about women who do it in order to manipulate someone into "taking care" of them instead of "please don't yell at me" but I was still ashamed of myself for doing it :(
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Alexandra 1 week ago
Why do these women think that life as a princess is something to be envious about? Always being in the spotlight, being torn apart in the media, expected never to set a foot wrong, never be allowed to have an off-day, being subjected to a yearly round of hundreds of big and small engagements that you have little say about and expected to maintain your 'original weight' for years: nope, not for me. Women who talk about the princess treatment have no idea what life as a princess really is like.
Earonn - 1 week ago
Because it's not the real life of a princess they want. It's just shortcut for "being always pampered".
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I find it interesting how the (very reasonably criticised ) behaviours described here are mainly about projecting weakness / helplessness / childlikeness, while insecure men seem to aim for the other extreme.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
I admittedly did A LOT of the "cute baby talk"/helplessness stuff to my now-ex for years when we were still together, but it was survival behavior - basically the "fawn" response. I was always afraid of what he'd get upset about and lecture me about for "doing wrong" (I did a lot of things "wrong") so I would try to act as cutesy as possible to try and stave off a rant-lecture. And yeah, I knew I was doing it and I hated myself for doing it. I was ashamed of myself. I know these entries are talking about women who do it in order to manipulate someone into "taking care" of them instead of "please don't yell at me" but I was still ashamed of myself for doing it :(
Load More Replies... Alexandra 1 week ago
Why do these women think that life as a princess is something to be envious about? Always being in the spotlight, being torn apart in the media, expected never to set a foot wrong, never be allowed to have an off-day, being subjected to a yearly round of hundreds of big and small engagements that you have little say about and expected to maintain your 'original weight' for years: nope, not for me. Women who talk about the princess treatment have no idea what life as a princess really is like.
Earonn - 1 week ago
Because it's not the real life of a princess they want. It's just shortcut for "being always pampered".
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