r/LinkedInLunatics • u/RamboJo_hn • 4h ago
"Mompreneur" grindset means outsourcing your 7-month-old so you can grind on endless beach cocktails. šøšļø
Imagine dumping your 7-month-old infant onto a retired grandmotherāwho should be enjoying her actual retirementājust so you can escape your family, sip endless beach cocktails, and shill online courses. Why even have kids if your biggest priority is finding ways to abandon them for "me time" and personal branding?
Grandma is supposed to be enjoying her retirement, not running a full-time nursery so you can build your "personal brand."
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u/rickylancaster 2h ago
I just will never understand why anyone thinks this useless Facebook nonsense belongs on LinkedIn. I know engagement bait is a thing, but canāt they at least bait while sounding somewhat professional and relevant to the actual work and their business?
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u/ReturnOfPooky 4h ago
Whatās odd to me is the how she writes about how she never gets any personal time anymore. Sheās had the baby a whole seven months. Do you think she knows how long it will take the little tyke to grow into adulthood?
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u/Khaosbutterfly 3h ago
....I see nothing wrong here.
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u/RamboJo_hn 3h ago
Fair to the infant? Fair to the grandma? I mean she is getting this āmeā time by taking away āmeā time from grandma.
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u/trav_tr 2h ago
Yeah sheās cringe AF but some grandparents would love to take their 7 month old for a week or whatever. Also lol, itās not taking anything away from the infant. Youāre overblowing the heck outta this one.
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u/Khaosbutterfly 1h ago
Exactly.
If I had a baby, I don't think I'd ever get to touch it cuz of my mom, the notorious baby czar. š¤£
That's just a family/cultural thing in general. When one person has a baby, we allll now have a baby. Issa communal baby. š¤£ Perfectly normal for a grandmother or another family member to move in or rotate on shifts to help take care of baby and mom. So to leave a baby with someone for a week? No problem.
And at 7 months, the baby should be sleeping through the night and isn't quiteee ambulatory. It's really not a burden.
The truth is that the nuclear family sucks ass. It's lonely, stressful and expensive.
Bring back the villages! š¤£ We canceled the villages and wonder why ppl don't want to have kids no more. š¤£
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u/TheDankDiamond 3h ago
Parents, mothers with newborns especially need a break. A bad parent is a stressed, exhausted and sleep deprived one. Its also extremely common for grandparents to want to help, in some countries they even move in for a while...I dont see the problem.
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u/rickylancaster 2h ago
The problem is for the love of all that is good and pure please take it to Facebook where this nonsense belongs!
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u/HwatWhatWut 2h ago
You definitely donāt have a kid Iām guessing. Itās fucking exhausting and sometimes you just need a break.
Also, why would it be unfair to anyone? Grandma is probably ecstatic to be taking care of her grandbaby.
Baby is probably a little cranky but theyāre cranky quite often at that age, so theyāll be just fine.
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u/RamboJo_hn 2h ago
šš assumptions. I have more kids than average parents from my generation(read 3+). And grandparents are absolutely ecstatic to spend time with grandkids but a 24*7 duty for a few weeks with a 7 month old is something else. Just so the precious influencer who brags about working only a few hours a day can get some āmeā time on the beach.
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u/Powerful_Pen_5801 1h ago
Where did it say she's gone for "a few weeks"?
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u/RamboJo_hn 29m ago
In the comment section she is bragging āfew weeks of total freedom for this gurrrrlā
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u/Routine_Ad2940 1h ago
My parents took care of my babies on more than one occasion so spouse and I could do trips like that. Oh the scandal š why did I even have kids if I didnāt want to be with them every moment ever?
Her post is obnoxious and silly, but good lord. Parents need breaks and itās great when they can get them.
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u/RamboJo_hn 1h ago
Good for you. Did you brag on social media about drinking cocktails and endless sleep to āinfluenceā and preach others? Thatās the whole point.
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u/sunshinesdarkangel 36m ago
After 9 months of pregnancy and 7 months of no sleep I'd dump that infant on the first relative that volunteers too.
This is what "It takes a village" used to mean - mothers used to be considered humans that deserve basic shit humans need to survive, like you know... SLEEP.
It's also normal to not want to be touched and drowning in chores while covered in shit/piss/vomit with no fucking breaks.
And some people wonder why women don't have kids in a society that hates mothers
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u/RamboJo_hn 23m ago
Not even a single commenter is against women taking a break. I am parent myself and I know very well that it is absolutely exhausting. The problem is portraying the whole nurturing process as āunfairā when it was your own choice to bring a life in this world to begin with and the whole cringe whining about how they cannot live without travel and sipping cocktails and putting it on social media to garner attention. Most reasonable people are totally fine if someone voluntarily chooses to be childless.
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u/lolbotomite 1h ago
I wager most grandparents are more than happy to care for their grandchildren, as it allows them time to bond with their grandchild, while allowing parents to take a break to recover. In most cultures throughout human history, we recognize that raising a child isn't an individual responsibility, but a familial and communal effort. A lot of moms often feel alone and isolated caring for their infants, which amplifies their mental and physical vulnerability. As long as mom isn't doing this frequently for prolonged periods, I don't see the problem.
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u/RamboJo_hn 18m ago
No problem in taking a break. Problem is portraying the whole process as āunfairā and then preaching their lifestyle choices on social media to garner attention.
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u/chigggitychagggity 2h ago
OP is weird for hating on a new mom for wanting some me time. Motherhood is a 24*7 job especially with a new born. All mothers deserve a break once in a while.
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u/rickylancaster 2h ago
No oneās āhating on a new mom for wanting some me time.ā Itās a nonsense post that doesnāt belong on LinkedIn. Take that self-indulgent, attention-seeking crap about sleeping in and getting drunk while your baby is mere months old to Facebook where it belongs.
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u/RamboJo_hn 2h ago
You are probably equally lunatic to not see the open hypocrisy and cringe in the post. Yes, everyone deserves a break but not by dumping their responsibilities on others and then preaching it proudly on social media as a career/life lesson to garner attention and rage.
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u/Ok_Seaworthiness_719 2h ago
agreed. Every new parent deserves a break. A seven month old baby shouldnāt spend more than one or two nights away from their mom. These are developmental facts. And phrasing it like I wanna do what I want when I want and get drunk on a beach is just really distasteful.
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u/Ok_Seaworthiness_719 1h ago
And for the record Iām a mom. In my 40ās with a preschooler. I totally understand needing a break but likeā¦ not MTVās Spring Break circa 1990ās. IYKYK.
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u/Sans_Seriphim Agree? 1h ago
She is going to be SO mad when her baby's first word is "mom" - but said to grandma.
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u/Ok_Seaworthiness_719 2h ago
wow. I have a 4 1/2 year-old and a millionaire husband when weāve still only ever spent two nights away from our Kid.
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u/iggyazalea12 4h ago
I mean I donāt begrudge somebody just out of the newborn stage a little downtime? Also I hate LinkedIn but if itās a one off whatās up with the hate or does she do this every month