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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lucy tobin

The 9 steps of being a parent on Facebook

As soon as I became pregnant, I realised that babies and children are one issue on which Everyone Has An Opinion. And so many of those opinions come from social media. 

Often, that's great. I love the baby-focused Facebook groups where you can go for practical advice and others' experiences. 

But they also often host daily eruptions between one parent or another. People get mad, thrust their views where they are not wanted, people get upset. The erupting storm usually looks a little something like this...

1. Someone posts something ridiculous

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