Smug Tindalls

Lovely news, I am really pleased for Zara and Mike.

When we were growing up and one of us said something a bit mean or spiteful, my Mum used to say "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". I think some posters could well heed that advice.

I join with those who think it's great!

It is perfectly natural to want children of both genders.

We planned 2 children only and when the first was a boy certainly hoped that the second would be a girl and were delighted when it was.

It doesn't follow that because Mike Tindall is rugby player, that his son will have any interest in the game. It may well be one of his daughters that becomes a player. DH is an engineer - and so is DD. DS has never had the slightest interest in engineering.

Unfortunately you still get such comments from fathers about a boy, especially when they are in the public eye and very well know that every word they utter will be analysed!

Oldwoman70

TerriBull

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 think their elder daughter, Mia, looks quite capable of looking after herself, a very determined child!

Oh those grapes are sour!

I had to look up the picture, as I’d not seen any news today, but I think he looks happy and I hope they both are and that the baby is well.

Delighted to hear their good news and I wish the family well.

Katie59 ; your comment made me laugh saying that Anne's comment could have been "just like foaling a mare"

I said up thread that I delivered my Ds baby at her home when the ambulance did not arrive.
I did not dare to post on here when friends asked me was I
frightened doing the delivery I replied to them "It was all okay after all I had to assist my dog when she had her puppies and was in difficulty and they all came out alive.
My daughter was not amused on hearing that.

Did he really deliver baby on the bathroom floor, good for him at least Zara has a man that is some use. I wonder what Anne’s comment was, “ just like foaling a mare” maybe.

Chewbacca

Nasty, negative, spiteful, curmudgeonly, mean spirited, insular, petty minded, bitter, shrewish. All adjectives that apply to this mealy mouthed opening post. OP needs to get out more.

Chewbacca
Don’t be shy, say what you really think ?

suziewoozie

Blinko

EllanVannin

Gawd, there's some bitter old bints on here !

Use of the word ‘bint’ is not amusing - it’s derogatory and unacceptable.

It's definitely derogatory. In (some) Arab countries, if you wore Western clothing, you were said to be a cabaret bint... Not sure if that still applies nowadays though.

We had four sons, when number five popped out and was a girl, my first reaction was joy and relief that I could have a respite from football practice!

Very commendable Grannygangan.!

What an unkind OP! I haven’t seen the clip in question but I don’t think I need to, to know that pouring scorn on someone for being delighted in the safe arrival of a new baby is mean-minded.

Denigrating one person’s delight doesn’t make anything better for anyone else. I think new life coming into this world is a sign of hope and joy.

Oopsadaisy1

My first thought was what a horrid headline to this post.

My second thought was that the OP was horrid and mean spirited as well.

And so is anyone who agrees with the sentiment!

My first thought was what a horrid headline to this post.

My second thought was that the OP was horrid and mean spirited as well.

We had two delightful daughters and eleven years later had our amazing son, so I know how delighted they must both be. And I am very glad for them too - they seem like such a down to earth couple

The word is Arabic for girl/daughter and was first introduced into English with the occupation of Egypt in the C19. Even then it started to mean ‘bit on the side’. I remember my uncle ( who served in the ME during WW2) using it during my childhood ( I guess he’d picked it up there) and my mum shushing him with a pointed look in my direction.

When I lived near Plymouth in the sixties, the word ‘bint’ was commonly used for a girl, maybe slang imported by the visiting sailor population. It seems to have gone downhill in its meaning since then!

B*stard used to be a surname

And a young man called Christmas Cock got married in the late 1800s

suziewoozie

Callistemon

Use of the word ‘bint’ is not amusing - it’s derogatory and unacceptable is it really bad?
I know someone with that as a surname.

Yes imo and that of many online sources it is derogatory. You don’t really hear it much these days but I would say it sort of means ‘slag’. If anyone used it to me in RL I would be horrified.

In which case I'm glad I didn't marry him!
Not that he would have asked.

nadateturbe

Meant to add I too dislike the use of bint.

This is from an Ofcom report

Bint Medium language, potentially unacceptable pre-watershed. Seen as potentially derogatory by women, but men also find the word problematic.

I have little time for royalty and their hangers on but my goodness what a nasty comment OP.
They seem to be a decent, down to earth couple. I wish them well.

Meant to add I too dislike the use of bint.