“What kind of a person refers to their child as “the baby?””
It was the boyfriend who made the call, who is not the baby’s father.
Not the mother.
<What kind of a person refers to their child as “the baby?”
I have a 32 yr old son. He was the first boy and first grandchild in my family. Even when other grandchildren came along, he was ‘the baby’ for years and, out of his earshot, is still referred to as ‘the baby’ by his many doting relatives.
OK, maybe we’re weird, but I wasn’t surprised to hear the child referred to thus. I don’t think it means that the parents had any less affection for the child.
That said, live in boyfriend and ‘other baby daddy’ children always get me nervous. Too many instances of child abuse/child murder for it to be a coincidence.
Any statement from the child's father?