Smug Tindalls

I really like Zara and although I am not a great follower of the Royal family I thought she was such a breath of fresh air. She always looks happy with her husband Mike and congratulations on their new arrival.

Ngaiol he is not smug just a happy dad with a new born, sorry is it no longer allowed for anyone to express some happiness when they have had the blessing of a healthy baby born when times have been so difficult.

In regard of him delivering the baby on the bathroom floor I say well done to him and know the feeling, I delivered GD2 in Ds bedroom when she had been sent home from labour ward as she was told she was not dilated enough. The Dad sat on the sofa holding a bucket in front of him saying he felt sick. The answer to anyone is no I am not a midwife
but when needs arise you just get on with it.

Anyone resentful about that easy and happy birth should remember the unhappiness of Zara's previous late miscarriage and reflect on how good and bad is distributed randomly, and taking no account of wealth or position.

I’m no royal family addict but this OP is ridiculous. He’s a well known rugby player apart from anything else !
You might as well say anyone with money shouldn’t appear on tv and talk about their newborn.

Not sure about the smug thing, but I think I heard him mention a preference for a boy and Peter Crouch like him uttered something really stupid when his first son was born, whether he was tongue in cheek or not, it was along the lines, "finally I've got an heir" Comments such as these piss me off no end, so what are the two girl children then On the other hand I think I read Victoria Beckham say something equally fatuous when Harper arrived "at last I have someone to leave my handbag collection to"

Anyway aside from that all the best to them both.

That’s a bit harsh! He’s a new dad with a longed for son after two delightful daughters. No he is not smug, as you so carefully put it. He is a happy father!

He's excited and proud of himself - rightly so!

"finally I've got an heir" Comments such as these piss me off no end Perhaps that was a joke - it's a joke in our family anyway!

BUT is anyone else getting a trifle fed up of Mike Tindall grinning at the camera as he tells us how well they are dealing with their children in lockdown and how he delivered Tindall No. 3 on the bathroom floor!

Actually, I haven't seen him on tv yet, perhaps because we don't have the news on on a loop in this house.
I must watch out for the happy father

There is an off switch, Ngaio1

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Not sure about the smug thing, but I think I heard him mention a preference for a boy and Peter Crouch like him uttered something really stupid when his first son was born, whether he was tongue in cheek or not, it was along the lines, "finally I've got an heir" Comments such as these piss me off no end, so what are the two girl children then On the other hand I think I read Victoria Beckham say something equally fatuous when Harper arrived "at last I have someone to leave my handbag collection to"

Anyway aside from that all the best to them both.

I am sure he is just happy to have someone he will be able to teach rugby to! I am equally sure he dotes on his daughters - I pity any boy who tries to mistreat them when they are older!

I did not see him as smug. I think smugness is subjective, I find that couple from the chateaux smug but know many people absolutely love them.

Probably being a grouch Maybe he won't like rugby at all, could take after his mum and be into horses, or maybe he won't take after either of them and be his own person and break the mould and become say a ballet dancer

Not at all smug. Just an elated Dad happy to share their good news. As a family associated as closely with the Royals as they are, they are as normal as they can be. Great news and I’m happy for them whatever size their bathroom, house or bank balance. I’ll be kind and imagine OP must be having a bad day?

Should the only people allowed to comment on anything be those in 'less fortunate circumstances' who are 'really struggling'?

I am not a Royal watcher at all, but am as pleased for the couple as I am when I see similar tales about 'ordinary' people on the local news. They usually look happy about the safe arrival of their babies too - does that make them smug?

Glad to hear it Pantglas, crumpets an' all

Oh for heavens sake, can we not just be happy for them.

I'm just a happy soul----still got the dimples to prove, but don't have a fixed grin all the time.

Don't hold back Chewbacca say how you feel

But I can see people who aren’t as privileged, and perhaps didn’t have such happy and easy births, feeling resentful

Privilege didn't stop them going through 2 miscarriages. Which Zara didn't talk about for quite a while

She said for a time "you don't talk about it because it's too raw".

Also I had an horrendous birth with my first and third children. I almost died after a severe PPH with my first. Didn't see her for almost a fortnight.

Why that would make me resentful towards this family who've had a great experience?

Very peculiar attitude.

What an unpleasant OP.

It's good news as the safe delivery of a healthy baby always is.

Smileless
I agree, I think it’s most unpleasant.

Smug ?Good grief.I saw the clip and he looks proud,elated and probably relieved.They have had two miscarriages.One late one.And as for quick deliveries and babies arriving unexpectedly at home as I know from experience -probably not in Sara's case as a third time mum - they can be traumatic in a different way to prolonged labours with a slower build up.

What a mean post. Quite the antithesis of the other Tindall one. I don't see anything smug.

Nasty comment. He is probably so happy and relieved to have a healthy child, after all the sadness of 2 miscarriages. If you can't say anything nice .....

Nasty thread ngaiol what is wrong with some people well thankfully 99.9% on here just see them as new parents and a proud dad
Good luck to them
I m not a royalist just see a young couple who are happy just like the other two royal couples who have had babies recently All beautiful

And all boys

What a distasteful comment Ngaio1. It must have been such a relief to Mike Tindall to know that mother and child were both safe and well, as it would be to any father irrespective of their circumstances.