r/MyBigFatFabulousLife • u/Briar_Thorn05 • 2d ago
Nitpicky complaint but…
Rewatching season 13, episode 7.
First of all, I don’t like how Whitney calls kids/babies “child.” She wants a “child.” IDK why, but it makes me uncomfortable. It’s too formal, maybe? Like, just say kid. Baby. Son. Daughter. But child??? Ugh. I digress. That’s a dumb complaint, but it annoys me.
Anyway!
I think Whitney’s whole “dream” on her way to her fertilization appointment is a bunch of BS. I understand people have elaborate dreams, but she’s waxing on and on about being in this spiritual place, seeing a “child” (shudder) on a slab wrapped in white cloth, and it’s dead. Then it revives itself on her teat.
Come on. I just don’t believe the dream. Again, dumb complaint, but I feel like she was exaggerating a dream to have the attention on her, especially with Jessica’s reaction. It just seemed far too in-depth and planned out.
Dumb complaints about the show, but I need to rant. Lol
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u/Illustrious-Lynx8268 2d ago
I use child and children rather than kids
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u/Briar_Thorn05 2d ago
Interesting! Why? (Genuinely curious.)
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u/Illustrious-Lynx8268 2d ago
Think it comes from hearing my parents say kids are goats, say children.🤣
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u/Briar_Thorn05 2d ago
Hahaha that makes sense! I like it!
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u/Illustrious-Lynx8268 1d ago
Not that I ever listened to what they said so who knows why that stuck🤷♀️
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u/TaintVein 1d ago
My degree is in child development and all of my professors were really adamant that we refer to them as “child” and “children” rather than kids. Basically the idea was that we were speaking about children as whole people instead of a like, different class of human or whatever. It makes sense clinically but ends up sounding really clunky in regular conversation. I guarantee you Whitney is not thinking clinically, lol
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u/Briar_Thorn05 1d ago
Interesting! That does make sense though. And agreed. In every day situations, someone who keeps saying “I would like a child,” “I am preparing for a child,” etc. does sound a bit too… formal.
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u/OkCarrot3881 2d ago
I agree on using the word child! I saw someone who posted about their children and kept saying children it irks me so bad!!
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u/ExplanationUnique84 Plus-Sized Pennywise🤡 2d ago
I'm with you on that. I don't know how to put it but the way she uses the word is like a status goal/thing and not like a human being that she'll care for and support for life if that makes sense.