Things the frauen think are adorbs

"Hubby" is by far the worst one for me.

Having a "Wine O'Clock" sign

Some of them have "grandbabies"

I've never heard an adult in my life say buh-sketti, OP. You must know some awfully stupid people. I condole you.

Referring to their dog as “the pupperdoodle”.

Re, I prefer the phrase My Crotch Fruit's Crotch Frui.

"Momma Bear"

So much hatred, OP, is harmful to your health.

"Kiddo"

Also "Doggo."

DH, DD and DS. For a long time, it was a thing that they did when posting something on the internet.

to the moon and back

these people sound like children. all the fraus I know never say this shit

Funny how it's OP that used the term "adorbs"

BI despise baby-speak, the infantile shortening of words to sound cutesy. Especially rampant with certain type of fraus, yes, as well as those who want to be accepted by that particular frauish segment of society.

R4: ran across it a couple of times, sounded more like "puh-sketti" to me.

"Awesome sauce"

"Amazeballs"

"Husbear"

Coffee Twins:

“the hubs”

I’ve only ever heard flaming gays call anything “adorbs”.

The way they say "Awww" with a rising inflection at the end whenever they hear a cute story.

Halloween costumes for their dachshunds, chihuahuas, and pomeranians

I used to work with a trio of frauen who had an insane carnivorous urge toward babies. Like, their eyes would gleam and they’d become a little too excited talking about how much they want to eat that baby up. Nom nom nom [italic]ad nauseam[/italic].

One time in the lunch room they were a table away from me, waxing in twisted excess about how much they love to nuzzle babies’ necks and get deep whiffs of “that baby smell.” I let it go on for a minute or two but it was clear they had nor exhausted the topic yet, so I got up and retreated to my desk.

Referring to their children as "the littles."

Wearing a Santa hat while Christmas shopping.

Fur babies

R24, I prefer The Littles to the vomit inducing Kiddos...

Trite, "inspirational" quotes or sayings rendered over an image of a sunset. Could be a poster, a t-shirt, a mouse pad, a coffee mug.

[quote] Trite, "inspirational" quotes or sayings

Especially in that godawful tacky calligraphy font. And word art, like the big "EAT" sign in the kitchen, just in case people forget what the room is for.

My sister sees that and asks if there's a sign that says "SHIT" over the toilet.

"Baby Batter" (in reference to cum)

Scrapbooking.

Kiddos for crotch droppings

Puppers for shit machines

Goals for unlike me, she’s not a schlub

Me time for I’m a selfish cunt

They think it’s magical when they share their “journey” with others.

For a while, while house hunting, I would so screen grabs of sellers’ homes that had those signs around. Kitchen/Cucina/Famiglia in the kitchen, Live Love Laugh in the living room, Dream above a child’s bed, etc. It became so redundant after a while I stopped. This bit of décor that you see at HomeGoods and the like make me think tariffs aren’t so terrible if fraus stop their recreational spending on junk produced by child labor.

But I love the stuff on BlueQ, which fraus think of as rude.

I like this version

Saying "right?" after every statement.

Baby bump, i hate that. When did that become a thing?

"Wine charms"

Fairy lights; I have a nose and low lighting just makes it a dare to find a safe place to stand. Tortured pathos on fairy lights; do you know plants have a fucking sleep schedule? Yeah, fairy lights don’t help.

Equipment in the bathroom - I know one gun is a hair dryer, but there are four other gun-like appliances holstered around the sink.

Gel nails - how these people clean their asses with curled claws is beyond me.

LIVE LAUGH LOVE

do you know plants have a fucking sleep schedule?

- Tybo.

Babymoons

Gender reveal parties

Babies making poopydoops. 💩

Push presents

I notice it’s only the fat, positively matronly looking women who become fraus.

They’re so pig-like, with their slitty eyes and their “goofy” but oh-so-cunning smiles.

R47, that's very specific. I thought "frau" was more of a mentality, sensibility, and 'lifestyle' than a look. Fit, short-haired suburban women (but not necessarily yoga moms/mums) may be fraus simply because they have banal tastes and interests ('basic' in today's language) and never stop talking about their kids and pets. Millennial fraus post about their Colleen Hoover 'reads' and Buddha bowls/Açai bowls on Instagram. I could be wrong.

When I lived in Holland two decades ago, the TV show 'Koefnoen' had a good parody of a certain type of post-menopausal, provincial Dutch frau with aubergine-coloured hair and wearing the ubiquitous small backpack in fashion at the time:

Shoot for the stars/moon sign on their desk

Peak frau adorbs: Houston frau throws a quinceañera for her cat, goes viral frau:

Barn doors in the home are kind of annoying however they do make perfect sense for cows.

DISNEY SHIT

All babies even the ugly ones

Disneyland, where 40-year-old fatties wear tutus over their stretch pants, Minnie Mouse ears over their fried pink hair, and skip hand-in-hand, knocking over children, wheelchairs, and “cast members" in their wake.

They’re the ones who need to be escorted off the It’s a Small World boats, based on weight limits.

"Yummo" and/or "Yums."

Racism

Fascism

[quote] I notice it’s only the fat, positively matronly looking women who become fraus.

I never see them that way. So many in my neighborhood are young, yoga pants-wearing fit moms. The type of women you'd see in Hallmark movies. Yes, there are some fatties, but most seem to be more looks conscious. Always walking a dog or wearing workout attire and a ball cap with the ponytail pulled through the back.

[quote] Disneyland, where 40-year-old fatties wear tutus over their stretch pants, Minnie Mouse ears over their fried pink hair, and skip hand-in-hand, knocking over children, wheelchairs, and “cast members" in their wake.

Sounds more like Pride day at Disneyland to me.

Trump

Filipinas are particularly insufferable when they become fraus.

R57 there's the Gelson's fraus and then there's the Piggly Wiggly fraus.

It's been decades since "fraus" became a DL obsession, but I've yet to see an agreed-upon definition. Some define it very narrowly to older, "matronly" conservative women like Helen Lovejoy-types, some have different criteria along the lines of the "Karen" memes from years ago which would open it to younger women across the political spectrum, while others seem to apply it to literally all women.

Can anyone weight in? How do you define a frau?

Crumbl cookie euphoria

I say “hausfrau.”

Making a sentimental weepy face to the hubby while clutching a $3.99 copy of "Princess Bride" grabbed from the discount DVD bin at Walmart checkout.

I hate the term "littles" for kids. No clue where it started but it makes me grind my teeth. "Hey, gals, I can't make it this week, the littles are sick".

All fraus are women. Not all women are fraus. Frau is a subset.

What is a frau? A frau is anyone who identifies as a frau. (Don't you love circular definitions?)

Vocal fry and baby voice

Usless phrases, like, “Stinkin’ cute,” “Shut the front door (instead of shut the fuck up),” “Oh my GOODNESS (in place of Oh my god),” and "Are you kiddiiiiing meeeeeee???”

Making everything a “teachable moment” for their kids, loudly in public, so that everyone can see what good mama bears they are.

They're just so… performative.

[quote]They're just so… performative.

Hence they were also the first to use the "Stay home, it could save lives!" banner on Facebook during Covid, along with the #staysafe and #stayhome hash tags.

[quote]All fraus are women

Strongly disagree. Plenty of gay men embody frauness.

I tend to think of a frau as someone very basic, with banal tastes, usually suburban, usually religious (at least superficially), usually conservative leaning. She might work in an office or in retail, a hair salon, etc. but has no real aspirations in life other than being a wife and mother. Then there are different subsets, from the dumpy Midwestern couch potato to the aspiring MILFs in yoga leggings.

Does a frau cradle her mug while wearing a slightly too large sweater, occasionally twirling the tendrils in her hair?

Doing a happy food dance – A little wiggle or excited expression after taking a bite of something delicious.

Menopause memes:

And more menopause memes:

“A flibbertigibbet, a will'o'the wisp, a frau!"

Ahem.

Cathy was Carrie Bradshaw Lite.

R74 While holding the fork or spoon in an exaggeratedly delicate way, sometimes actually with a pinkie finger in the air.

[Quote]Saying "right?" after every statement.

Also, "THIS. So much THIS."

Referring to non-food related things as 'delicious.'

"DELISH," R82. Always "delish." Remember, a frau never met a word she couldn't truncate into a more stupid form.

“Nom nom” for delicious. I bought a box of crackers that had this written on the package. When my pastor started saying it I had to shut it down real quick.

It's one thing to talk a certain way or use cute phrases when you're a teenager, but women who carry it well into their 40s are insufferable.

To be fair, R85, the British do this as a culture...

R85, it marks our years better than clothing choices. The over-used old shit crops up as well as everything since to where we speak word salad.

I made myself go through movie quote withdrawal five years ago, but the quotes are very loud and I become very autistic in speaking them. It’s masturbatory at best.

Cool beans! Good gravy! Oh, Mylanta! Shut the front door!

I think fraus use these twee exclamations to pull focus toward themselves.

I’ve had them actually say “squee” to me when they’re excited about something

A petite frau driving a large SUV or crossover.

Sorry, can't go. I'm adulting today.

Happy wife happy life

In the Army we twisted that saying. A lot of guys would get married to anything to get out of the barracks and get BAQ. When you have thousands of young men at their peak the pickings for women could be slim. So even the pigs had a chance. So the saying was turned into: Join the Army. Get a fucked up life and a fat wife.

Honey-do lists

My cousin is a big fat frau! She thinks she’s Erna Bimbecka!

This vile Texan republican CUNT at work says adorbs.

I fucking hate this bitch.

They all think they can “manifest” things like they have some bewitched super powers.

slow cooker casseroles that only use four ingredients.

Apparently, now wearing those stupid looking, middle-parted long highlighted hairstyles that have strands displayed like dried-out beach kelp over the front of their shoulders, actually in such a way that they look purposely like ill-fitted bad wigs.

How does one make a "slow cooker casserole?"

Pot roast?

I like the fall decorations at Kirkland’s.

I feel triggered by this thread.

Look I’m a wine mom! Subway cup with Chardonnay ready to pick up the kids.

Ugly Christmas sweaters

Oh, and matching Christmas PJs for the whole family.

Refer to their pussy as "fur baby"

Menopausal wine moms posting heavily photoshopped glamor shots on Insta entitled “This is 50!” to be met with a chorus of “Hot momma!”, “beautiful lady!” and “foxy!” from the other wine moms.