SOCIAL media is a valuable resource for new parents, but sometimes moms and dads post terrible takes in their favored forums.
One mom raised eyebrows online when she asked for advice on pacifiers for her baby, and the ruthless commenters said the daughter is “in for a rough ride.”
The offending Facebook post was shared in the S**t Mom Groups Say subreddit, where Reddit users mock the often-ridiculous landscape of parenting support groups.
In a screenshot of the Facebook post, the anonymous mom wrote, “I bought a bunch of Bibs binkies hoping my girl would take them, but she prefers Tommee Tippee like my son did.”
“Tommee Tippee binkies just aren’t as aesthetically pleasing to me like the Bibs or Friggs ones are,” she continued.
She asked the group if they knew of any “aesthetically pleasing binkies” that had the same nipple shape as Tommee Tippee.
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The mom even included a photo of the binkies her daughter “refuses to take.”
The trolling started right away, with the Reddit user who shared the screenshot titling their post “Help, my stupid baby is an actual human and not an aesthetically pleasing photo prop.”
“Oh, didn’t realize the binkies are supposed to comfort you,” one pithy comment read.
Several Reddit users said they worried for the long-term relationship of the mom and her daughter.
“I see some epic power struggles in this woman’s future,” one person wrote. “The middle school years are gonna be a nightmare for both of them.”
“This kid is definitely in for a rough ride,” another commenter agreed. “My mom still hasn’t ‘forgiven’ me because she and I didn’t have the same clothing style.”
“This is why I am very worried about how young children whose parents are ‘influencers’ (or, more likely, wannabe influencers) are going to turn out,” a worried parent shared.
“I’ve seen children get very upset and ask their moms to stop taking pictures or filming, and they refuse, and just say ‘oh they’re so sassy!'”
Plenty of commenters echoed that sentiment, and were especially critical of the money and effort going the offending mom was spending towards having the right “look” online.
One parent had the opposite problem but made light of it in their comment.
“My daughter would only take these aesthetically pleasing ones and we’ve spent a small fortune on them. She’s just too dedicated to style, I guess,” they joked.
And a reformed “aesthetic mom” talked about her own parenting experience, and how having a baby changed her mind about shopping for baby toys and tools.
“I did think as a new mom that I would be able to ‘coordinate’ accessories and things to my own tastes,” she confessed. After all, she added, “I had the baby…the baby didn’t have ME!”
Ultimately, though, it was difficult to find a product that was stylish and also met all her family’s practical needs.
“I would find a product line/style I liked and they’d always lack just one item or product that I’d have to get in some awful shape, size, or color that didn’t match everything else,” she said.
The mom added that, while she wised up and let go of her need to have the “right look” in her baby gear, the mother they were mocking might never relent.
“Parents have annoying personalities before they have kids, too,” she wrote. “You just don’t always see it.”
