nichola mclean

[tezmand]

did anyone notice that when nichola was phoning her parner on what happens when they come out jungle she asked him -has THE BABY missed me > is it me cos i find that very strange, i would of said has rocky (thats the babys name ) missed me, she doesnt sound very maternal to me by saying that













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[4getmenot]

I dont see whats wrong with that, my mate calls her little girl 'baby' and she's 4. Also alot of famous people dont like to mention their childrens names on tv that much. I'd say she sounded more maternal saying baby

[andy-hughes]

Not necessarily.

I think referring to a baby as 'the baby' is pretty common among parents.

As parents of three girls and one grand-daughter, our one male family descendent, the boy Jacob, is universally referred to as 'the boy' by Nana-Mum and Grandad Pandy - and he is as high in our affections as it is possible to get!

[tezmand]

i guess thats why its an interesting world eh cos me i think its strange but everyone entitled to their opinions, i would refer to THE BABY if describing something he/she had done but asking has THE BABY missed me just didnt seem RIght to me CHEERS FOR YOUR ANSWERS

[gina32]

when i was younger i didnt used to call my brothers "brothers" it was always the boys.

[whiskeysheri]

I agree with the others. I still text my sister and ask how "my baby" or "bubs" is, and my niece is nearly four! :)

[LoftyLottie]

I agree with the others too. I still refer to my son as 'my baby' and he's 25!

[Octavius]

I suppose I differ. I refer to my daughter by name, collectively refer to my sisters as 'my sisters' and nieces and nephews by their individual names. I even refer to my cat by his name.

If it is an impersonal reference (i.e. I didn't know them personally, such as with a colleague) then I might ask how are 'the boys'. But thats all.

[tezmand]

i supoose it depends who you are talking bout i can totally understand ppl saying hows the boys/girls etc but just thought it funny to ask about your own son and refer to him as THE BABY especially as she hadnt seen him for a while cheers guys

[chrissa1]

I must agree, I thought it odd too. If she had said "my baby", I wouldn't have thought anything about it, but THE baby sounded strange

[echokilo]

My parents still refer to me as "the bab" (to other people, no to me) and I am 35!!!!!!!!!!!

[liverboys]

tezmand, I'm with you on this one. I noticed the same thing and commented to my hubby that it was a bit strange to refer to your own flesh and blood as "the" anything! You wouldn't ask "How is the mummy?" or "Has the granny been asking for me?"

[hau kola]

Perhaps she didnt want to say babys name on TV.

[gelda]

Quite possibly but she could have said 'my baby'

[angel21]

Hows my baby would have sounded better than hows the baby

[beejaybee]

I often say mam`s boy & he`s 31. My mum used to refer to her brothers as the boys & they were all in their 70`s.

[blondie83]

I actually agree with Tezmand...I find it odd when people refer to their children as 'THE baby'. I think they should be called by their names or if they have a baby name, (you know, like Pickle, pumpkin or fanny adams ect, or even MY baby! lol) but 'THE BABY to me sounds like he/she is just a toy or something. IMO. x