Is anyone else irritated by baby talk?

[NPC]

I get its all for the sake of self expression. But that doesn't mean it isn't annoying. Something about an adult intentionally having the mannerisms of a tyke is just uncomfortable. Maybe it's because of Andy Bernard's baby voice

 

 

https://youtu.be/et4Qvj-PIIc SFW

Edited October 19, 2018 by throatghosts

[Guest Dulci]

Irritates me completely as well

[Guest Arc]

Me . Omfg me. So much me. Hearing people baby talk that is just irritating and reading baby talk as text makes me want to claw my eyes out. I'm an adult. We're all adults. We know how to speak and how to type. Knowing that someone is intentionally going out of their way to say or spell things wrong and sometimes makes little to no sense just hurts my head. >< Maybe because I grew up in a somewhat strict household and saying any word wrong was really discouraged, so I haven't been exposed and I just find it annoying. Idk. I'm not against people doing whatever makes them happy. You do you and all. It is just my personal preference to not be around it as much as possible because I personally do not like it. 

[Guest Bunnyblossom]

I prefer to talk to my Daddy like Kermit the Frerg

[Guest ltdan81]

Totally... I’ll come across some hot video and the chick just kills the mood with horrible baby talk.

[Chicki]

Usually it's the tone not the words that annoy me. The more whiney and high pitched, the more I hate life lol.

[Guest Your_Papa]

Yes, a total turn-off

[Guest snowball]

Yes, especially when it's typed. In person baby talk I guess I can understand, but otherwise no. I have to pretend it's not there because it makes me mad.

[Tinka]

yes! appart from the word hello  

[Guest Swadloon]

K. So. I age regress. So sometimes, when I’m feeling little, a word or two of “littlespeak” will escape. Usually small grammatical mistakes “I sleepy”, or a missing letter sound here and there (I have a cat that I refer to as a ‘floof’ all the time - ‘floof’ becomes ‘foof’ for example). Daddy thinks it’s cute more than anything, probably because I don’t lay it on super thick and speak properly 99% of the time.

 

I agree that it’s awful when typed though. It makes everything impossible to read, and then I simply don’t bother to wade through whatever you’ve gone to the trouble of typing.

[Guest Revurex]

That and vocal fry make me want to strangle people. 

[That_Girl_In_The_Tower]

K. So. I age regress. So sometimes, when I’m feeling little, a word or two of “littlespeak” will escape. Usually small grammatical mistakes “I sleepy”, or a missing letter sound here and there (I have a cat that I refer to as a ‘floof’ all the time - ‘floof’ becomes ‘foof’ for example). Daddy thinks it’s cute more than anything, probably because I don’t lay it on super thick and speak properly 99% of the time.

 

I agree that it’s awful when typed though. It makes everything impossible to read, and then I simply don’t bother to wade through whatever you’ve gone to the trouble of typing.

I am pretty much *exactly* like this. I'm partially non-verbal, especially when I'm feeling relaxed and comfortable, so a lot of times I'll get Mommy's attention and use small words and hand gestures. I'm also hungry a lot, and I used to say stuff like "Oh no, the hunger returns" but overtime it's kinda simplified to me patting Mommy and just saying "hunger". So I guess I *do* kinda baby talk a lot, but my version of it is really quiet and subdued compared to the "hewwo, pwesident owbamaaaaaa uwu" type stuff

[Guest Vintage Daddy]

Now... imagine leaving a board meeting of a large corporation and hearing the CEO and CFO start talking to each other like that....

 

Yes it happened...

[WhysperKit]

I don't mind baby talk when it's verbal. But I really, really don't enjoy reading it. I have to read a word a few times to figure out what it is and that's frustrating...

[TheDaddyest]

There's a time and a place imo. I think it's cute as long as it's not over used and if it's done right. There are people who use it/ do it obnoxiously. But not everyone and not every time. 

 

It gets on my nerves usually if it's used casually infront of people they don't know or with me too soon on a one to one pm or budding relationship. 

 

 

In the first case if that's how they talk for the most part it makes the person seem fake and I hate when people are fakes. and the second one... well the first one can imply it as well, that the little is in the community for the wrong reason. 

 

I try to stay away from people who over use baby talk or baby talk at inappropriate times for these reasons. 

 

It's a huge redflag as a daddy that this isn't someone you want to pursue something romantic or even a friendship with. Most of the time they crave attention in an unhealthy way and can cause more drama in your life than you want. 

[prince eefy]

i dont rlly do baby talk type wise just some words here and there or some grammar errors an stuff (ill say pwease or hungee), stuff like that.. daddy says im mostly nonverbal in little space for the most part

 

but i know some littles do lotsa baby talk and thats ok. to each their own.

[ThePoet]

I don't know. Talking like a child is worse than dressing like a child, or cuddling a stuffed animal like a child, or wearing diapers like a child, or needing guidance like a child? I think that's a pretty hard line to draw. I think there's probably about as many people who find it irritating as there are people who find people who find it irritating irritating. It's personal preference, sure, and you're welcome to not enjoy it, but if you think you're better in some way than people who use babytalk, than you're a bit of a dick.

 

Anyway, here's the last time this was brought up, if it helps:

 

https://www.ddlgforum.com/topic/27635-babytalk-in-littlespace/page-2?hl=babytalk

[Guest Swadloon]

I don't know. Talking like a child is worse than dressing like a child, or cuddling a stuffed animal like a child, or wearing diapers like a child, or needing guidance like a child? I think that's a pretty hard line to draw.

 

THAAAAANK YOU.  I didn't want to be the one to say this initially but I was definitely thinking it.  People's attitudes towards things like this tend to be super hypocritical IMO.     

[x-lollydolly-x]

Baby talk is a big no for me. It really irritates me because I love having conversations. I don’t want to be spending time trying to figure out what the other person is trying to tell me.

[WhysperKit]

I don't know. Talking like a child is worse than dressing like a child, or cuddling a stuffed animal like a child, or wearing diapers like a child, or needing guidance like a child? I think that's a pretty hard line to draw. 

While I see your point, this thread wasn't about anything except baby talk. *shrug*

[ThePoet]

While I see your point, this thread wasn't about anything except baby talk. *shrug*

That's true. And my opinion about babytalk is that it's fundamentally not too different from a lot of the things that you all enjoy and rationalize. You don't necessarily have to agree with my point, but that's my two cents, and it seems a little passive-aggressive of me to start a separate thread in response when I can just contribute here. I know it's not always easy when we have to confront the logic behind our prejudices. I'm happy to leave if dissenting opinions are frowned upon or if the reasoning behind my statement seems unfair.

[LittleGirlEmilia]

Mwew onwy wikkle, mwew nwooo knwowwww.

 

 

I have no idea how to do it, but it's something like that, right? It annoys me to read but I tend to just ignore it. In real life little me adds s onto words, I don't do the w thing at all.

 

Please = peas

Feet = feetsies

Socks = socksies

Hungry = Hungies

Bedtime = no.

 

We're all individuals on here with different likes and dislikes. It's okay to enjoy some things yet have pet hates for other things. It's what makes our lifestyle so unique.

Edited October 20, 2018 by Guest

[SmartAssLittle]

I know to do that to irritate him. Then he quickly shut up my mouth.

[Guest Avi]

Now... imagine leaving a board meeting of a large corporation and hearing the CEO and CFO start talking to each other like that....

Yes it happened...

this requires context. so much context!!

[Guest Dorian_JE]

I wouldn’t say it irritates me as that part of them is what makes them feel little, each to their own