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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
Charlotte Smith

Woman admits she hates parents calling children over six months old 'babies' - but people can't see the problem

One woman has sparked a debate online for admitting she 'cringes' at parents who call their children 'babies'. The woman shared her opinion on popular parenting forum Mumsnet, asking fellow mums and dads if she was being unreasonable or not.

"Genuinely not sure if I am being unreasonable or not," she said. "But it makes me cringe when people call their children over the age of about six months 'my baby'.

"In my eyes they just don't necessarily seem like babies any more. I can sort of understand up until 12 months but definitely not after. I've come across people calling their child of nearly two year old 'my baby'." The woman later added: "So as not to drip feed I have not got any children, hence why I think I may be being unreasonable."

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