Is anyone else irritated by baby talk?

[Guest Daddy-D]

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Edited February 2, 2019 by Daddy-D

[BlueEyedDaddy]

Can confirm. Drives me insane and it’s the most annoying thing a little can do with me.

[LittleTeacup]

I talk in a higher pitched voice, but my grammar and pronunciation are mostly correct. I think it's just what happens when I get excited or upset. I never noticed until my actual mom once told me to stop talking like "a baby". I also sometimes make quiet happy noises when I eat, which I never notice unless someone points it out.

 

I think I'd be bothered if I couldn't understand what the other person was saying. I even have trouble with actual children until they're about 4 and have a reasonable grasp on language. And I'm not big on it being written out like "hi I'm widdle".

[Guest depth_of_field_ddlg]

Trying to converse with someone, over text, speaking "baby talk" is infuriatingly inaccessible. Single words every so often like "pweaseeee" are fine, but if I have to continue to ask "wait...what did you say?" it kinda brings you out of the moment. You'd think, as a little, that having a CG constantly having to say "what do you mean?" would take you out of little space?

 

It's ok to be nonverbal, it's ok to be playful, but nothing brings me out of "daddy space" faster than having to unnecessarily decipher the equivalent of a foreign language that only the other person knows.

[DustBunny93]

As someone who has a really hard time going into little space, baby talk is what helps me feel more little.

 

I don't do it a lot, and I don't go crazy with it but to me using words "wike" as "like" or "dis" as "this" really helps me a lot and makes me feel happy.

 

I don't do it because I'm "supposed to" baby talk. As a kid sometimes I couldn't pronounce things, so it helps me when I use baby talk I guess. It brings back good memories of my actual childhood when I was actually happy in life. That's why my little space age is 2-3. I apparently used "dis" a lot as a 2 year old.

 

I don't know. I'm just trying to put a different perspective on it. I know everyone is so annoyed by it but just think that it might be helping someone get into little space.

[Featheredfaith]

I think it is used sometimes to express people's state of being. If that is how the pyl feels at the time, so be it. If you are uncomfy that they feel little and feel like expressing that way at that time just dont befriend them. You clearly are at odds. I'm just not about kink shaming. For me, my only tell irl is that I talk quicker and more animated. My eye contact and body language changes so I've been told l. This isnt something that comes across in type, though it's possible my word choice would change too. * shrug*

Other people's behavior rarely annoys or irritates me, I dont like giving them that power over me. Acceptance is better.

[LilDemonBaby]

i find it rather annoying. then again, there are words i use that my daddy actually UNDERSTANDS that are not actually baby words like instead of saying sa-mon (the fish) ill say sal-mon. i do that because HE does that and i kind of adopted that. we both like to play with words. sometimes in a sentence ill say da (the) or something in those lines, BABY talk is not only a nono, but i dont have that capacity. as an ACTUAL kid i spoke essentially as i do now as it just is the way i am. i do have slight spelling and grammar issues so i use that as part of my littlespace. 

[beanbean]

yeah i don't really find it annoying. but there is a time and place for everything.

[Vampiress]

To each their own, but I very much dislike it when other littles baby talk at me without my consent. Just because we share a similar kink does not mean I wish to be engaged with in this kink with random people I barely know. I think the baby talk should remain between consenting people (friends, caregiver and little, etc). I've always thought it was weird when people would baby talk in the chatroom and stuff like that.

I do dislike baby talk because I feel like the people who do it on purpose are trying to emulate being child-like, but in my experience most children do not talk like that at all. It comes across as an exaggeration of what children are like and seems more like a forced speech impediment that makes no sense. No offense to anyone who has or dealt with a speech impediment, that's completely valid and is definitely NOT the same thing as it is a very real struggle for some people.

[WigglyBun]

I'm a bit torn on this and just want to share my thoughts, no shade at anyone of course!

When in extremes and just randomly kind of thrust upon me, I don't generally enjoy baby talk, though in spaces like this I definitely expect it to some extent and it doesn't really irritate me unless it's extreme. In small bits it's okay, but if that is how someone always talked to me I'd probably go a bit nutty to be honest & have a hard time dealing the person & conversation.

But, I also baby talk, and often without even meaning to or realizing. Childhood trauma kicked my ass pretty hard, and sometimes I regress involuntarily, which is something that I have always been greatly ashamed of. In those moments it's like all the things I know and have learnt as an adult pretty much go out the door (or are inaccessible without great effort). I take a lot of care to notice (with the help of a super amazing therapist tbh) when I might be dipping and I simply don't interact in certain spaces or with certain people during these times, cause honestly it's a doozy and subjecting others to that is just rude imo.

When I do baby talk on purpose, I try to keep it minimal & easily understood. I especially get a bit lazier with my typing, "I don't want to." might become "dont wanna" but I think that is pretty tame & at least still understandable. lol I do have times where I notice I am dipping more into baby talk and it being gibberish, and that is my cue to either talk to a safe person who is okay with it, or I go and have "baby" time on my own (because honestly that is usually just what I need so it works out).
 

[Middlespace Brat]

I'm on the mixed feeling strain as well, and I relate to what WigglyBun said. That being said, I personally get a bit embarassed trying to babytalk because it's more of a thing I do forcefully rather than naturally. In my headspaces, I'm less likely to babytalk (even when younger) and more likely to be "silly". I'll singsong, say words in a goofy way (like "I'm super duper uper happy to see you!") or just generally be giggly. I think that so long as you don't force anything on anyone and are respectful of boundaries and how each other usually works, it shouldn't be a problem. That being said, I have refused to talk to some people because they were trying to use too much babytalk on me and I was uncomfortable. I think like most things, it all comes back around to consent.

[DaddysMonkey]

“Is anyone else irritated by baby talk?” 
 

Why yes , yes I am. 
 

Short and concise version ^ 

 

Long boring Monkey version v

 

At the risk of sounding like a bag of dicks , I can’t stand baby talk. I have noticed that younger age range littles tend to be more okay with it because it falls into that headspace while older headspacers like myself (more middle) find it to be like nails on a chalkboard. 
 

I would like to clarify that I see a BIG HUGE FAT GINORMOUS difference in ~voice fluctuations~ and the whole “goo goo ga ga I tipe n spek n nu u no wut I sawiwn?” 
 

Do I think you’re weird for doing that ? Absolutely not , pick your boogers and shove then in your ass for lube for all I care. I just don’t like it , and prefer play like that to be kept between consenting people. I was raised in a household where baby talk was not allowed. Even when I was a child I was expected to speak correctly , no whining and no baby slang words. 
 

“Speak correctly , you’re not a baby. Speak correctly or you get nothing.” Those were phrases often heard in the Monkey house. It’s just innate in me because of my upbringing. So , when I’m trying to be *FRIENDS* or get to know someone , and all they will do is baby talk at me…. It feels like they’re forcing me into a caregiving headspace. I’m not even a caregiver. Not only that , but it feels like they have no respect for my intelligence and generally feels like they have no interest in real relationships but rather someone to just get out their little space too because more often than not , they don’t have a caregiver. 
 

Personally , my voice fluctuates when I’m in that headspace. I might sound slightly softer , or a little bit more shy but it has never been baby babble and it never will for me. 

[Vampiress]

13 hours ago, DaddysMonkey said:

“Speak correctly , you’re not a baby. Speak correctly or you get nothing.” Those were phrases often heard in the Monkey house. It’s just innate in me because of my upbringing. So , when I’m trying to be *FRIENDS* or get to know someone , and all they will do is baby talk at me…. It feels like they’re forcing me into a caregiving headspace. I’m not even a caregiver. Not only that , but it feels like they have no respect for my intelligence and generally feels like they have no interest in real relationships but rather someone to just get out their little space too because more often than not , they don’t have a caregiver. 
 

Personally , my voice fluctuates when I’m in that headspace. I might sound slightly softer , or a little bit more shy but it has never been baby babble and it never will for me. 

I 1000000% relate to this. I can still hear my mom snapping at me any time  I did or said anything in the slightest that was not proper, correct, or more mature. So as a child anything that was even remotely close to baby talk would grind her gears. However, I still stand by saying that I don't think most children actually talk that way and tend to pick up proper speaking very quickly so long as they don't have some kind of developmental delay or difficulties with speech.

[Guest London UK Daddy]

Yes    it's annoyingly  

Just makes them sound like a moron. Each to there own but for me it's taking the little side too far because there has to be a healthy balance of adulthood 

[DaddysMonkey]

3 hours ago, London UK Daddy said:

Yes    it's annoyingly  

Just makes them sound like a moron. Each to there own but for me it's taking the little side too far because there has to be a healthy balance of adulthood 

Mmmm. I’m gunna have to say something here. Normally I keep my mouth shut because I have a hard time controlling my attitude but nope. 
 

Its fine and dandy to have an opinion , what isn’t very fine is saying people sound like morons because they are enjoying their littlespace. As you can see everyone else has been capable of stating their opinions without calling names like that. A healthy balance of adulthood is also stating an opinion without bullying language. 
 

“I don’t like when people say others sound like morons for using baby talk as part of their kink because it sounds demeaning and rude.” 
 

“Yo this guy sounds like a jerk  , calling other people morons. Moron.” 
 

see what I did there ? 

[Fuego]

Alright, there's alot of baby talk bashing going on around here, so to add some balance to the conversation, I have to admit that I love when my little baby talks. I love regressing her and getting her into that deep baby space side that she has and loves. 

 

Making her feel tiny and cared for and comfortable enough to be that vulnerable and trusting of me brings me great happiness.

 

Plus I think it's adorable. So plus one for baby talk! 

 

 

[Vampiress]

I have to agree with Monkey here. I am vehemently on the side of "please don't baby talk at me" but will also fiercely defend anyone's right to enjoy their littlespace and baby talk if they want to (I just wish they wouldn't do it at me, that's all).

[Winter Lillee]

On 10/20/2018 at 8:33 AM, ThePoet said:

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.

I wouldn't have said it quite like this haha but I agree here 
I personally don't do baby talk to the extent of not understanding what I'm saying ... I have texted words to be purposefully spelt incorrectly for the sake of "cuteness."  

I don't enjoy it when a Daddy baby talks back to me actually, but everyone has their own individual style of speaking and communicating. No one is better or worse than each other. Not that original poster specifically said this I think, but I suppose for the sake of discussion... everyone likes and dislikes their own unique combination of things and that's perfectly okay ❤️ 

[Little kaiya]

My Daddy enjoys what I would call more "littletalk" than "babytalk". If He has to spend a lot of time deciphering He's not into it and to be fair neither am I.

When it comes to others using baby talk they are more than welcome but I'm less likely to engage with that person. Both Daddy and I feel like we are being asked to indulge someone's kink, fantasy or littlespace without us consenting. We don't play with others as littlespace for us is very intimate that we only share with each other.

Edited July 5, 2022 by Little kaiya

[Ddandlittle]

Hahaha Yes!, but only most of the time cause when she does do it it's hard to tell her no 

[Guest SpacePrincess66]

As a middle I would say, yes it irritates me.

Some people may find it cute and it's perfectly ok, but I prefer expressing myself normally even in Little/middle space. I want the person who I'm talking to, to take care of me, pamper me and feel sensitive and cute, but the "baby talk", at least for me is a big no. 

[The RealDaddyCat]

On 7/6/2022 at 9:16 AM, SpacePrincess66 said:

As a middle I would say, yes it irritates me.

Some people may find it cute and it's perfectly ok, but I prefer expressing myself normally even in Little/middle space. I want the person who I'm talking to, to take care of me, pamper me and feel sensitive and cute, but the "baby talk", at least for me is a big no. 

 It really really gets to me when you cannot have a proper conversation with the person the person. It's cute and small doses.

[Guest SpacePrincess66]

1 hour ago, The RealDaddyCat said:

 It really really gets to me when you cannot have a proper conversation with the person the person. It's cute and small doses.

Yes, in small doses I can tolerate it, however that kind of baby talk specially when texting. My gosh it can make me feel I'm talking to a 2000's username. No thanks.