Facebook, the new Christmas newsletter

[FergieTCat]

Does anyone else have friends who use Facebook to brag about their families? It reminds me of those Christmas newsletters ("We are so busy this year between our monthly trips to Hawaii on hubby's private jet and attending Susie's various award ceremonies .")

I have friends who never update their status unless it's something splendiferous: "My husband insists we visit the French Rivieria this summer; but I'd be happier if we just cruised on the Fantasy again." or "Scotty is taking Honors Thermonuclear Physics, which is so rare for a 3rd grader."

It can't be just me ...

 

[penn19]

Does anyone else have friends who use Facebook to brag about their families? It reminds me of those Christmas newsletters ("We are so busy this year between our monthly trips to Hawaii on hubby's private jet and attending Susie's various award ceremonies .")

I have friends who never update their status unless it's something splendiferous: "My husband insists we visit the French Rivieria this summer; but I'd be happier if we just cruised on the Fantasy again." or "Scotty is taking Honors Thermonuclear Physics, which is so rare for a 3rd grader."

It can't be just me ...

One of my biggest pet peeves about Facebook. But then again, I don't like Christmas letters either.

 

[fstone]

This cracked me up!

...looking for the like button.

 

[Sgt Mickey]

I think it was here we had a thread about facebook petpeeves. My biggest is not only the brag but the I love my children soooo much they are my world and everything posts. Everyday.From.The.Same.person. AND it is sooo over the top like what you are saying.

 

[okeydokey]

I think it was here we had a thread about facebook petpeeves. My biggest is not only the brag but the I love my children soooo much they are my world and everything posts. Everyday.From.The.Same.person. AND it is sooo over the top like what you are saying.

Well, maybe if you loved your children as much as she loves hers you would understand.

 

[Luv'sTink]

Facebook is the BEST place to be passive aggressive too.

I rarely update my status. I will admit I have bragged about my kid, however, that was once in an entire year. I usually post about my puppy! No, she is not a wonder dog, just cutie while she was little. Not so much now, she is all legs..

 

[mamacatnv]

My son is graduating from college in 3 days, I have no doubt I have annoyed the heck out of my FB friends shouting it from the rooftops but hey, I don't care. I am beyond proud of my kid and if my friends don't like it they don't have to read it.

Yes, in some ways its the new Christmas letter, just not as long and wordy and honestly, who really cares, read it, don't read it, comment, don't comment, like or don't like. That is the beauty of FB.

We moved 2000 miles a year ago, the beauty of all the FB posts and brags is that I don't feel left out of all of my friends lives. I say brag away, doesn't bug me in the least. I know many of their kids and have their whole lives, I am proud of their accomplishments. I love hearing what my friends are up to including the surprise trips to Rome and the boring daily walk.

 

[FergieTCat]

Facebook is the BEST place to be passive aggressive too.

I rarely update my status. I will admit I have bragged about my kid, however, that was once in an entire year. I usually post about my puppy! No, she is not a wonder dog, just cutie while she was little. Not so much now, she is all legs..

Yes, it's the perfect place for the passive aggressive!

The last thing I posted was that I finally bought a Kindle. Even when I had my cats, they were not the world's most magical felines (although Diana was pretty darn cute!)

 

[ashley0139]

Yep, except now it's year round. Woohoo?

 

[Handbag Lady]

Yeah but my cat IS the cutest thing on the internets.



I LOVE the braggy people. Who else would I have to talk about if not for them?

 

[kimblebee]

I will admit to probably annoying a few of my FB friends.

My boyfriend and I are constantly tagging each other in mushy posts. I try not to too much, but I'm happy and don't care who knows. We reconnected on facebook after going to high school together.

I am turning into the annoying person on facebook that I don't like, but I can't stop...

 

[zoo2tycoon]

I find those who do all the bragging are the same ones who do send those Christmas cards about their perfect lives, perfect kids, perfect jobs, perfect spouse, etc etc

I admit I do a Christmas letter but I just say what grade my kids are in, activities (list sports but don't mention awards) and that they are doing well in school.

I go on FB occasionally and get tired of seeing all the garbage people put on there. I am on more now because I have a high school reunion this summer---still deciding if I want to go even after seeing how great some on of the people are doing! Makes my life in a small town, with two normal kids and a husband who got laid off seem boring and I'd be the only one in this situation!

It does humor me though...

On another thing of bragging got a graduation open house invite today....instead of it just saying for high school graduation it mentioned and acceptance to XXXXX University. Sorry all kids could put that on their invites...just this kid got a scholarship. Pics were of the kid in various sports in action that you couldn't even see.

I wouldn't trade me crazy life for anything...except maybe a job for my hubby but he's looking !!!

 

[emma'smom]

There is one mom who posts what she is cooking for dinner every night...not as a blog kind of thing, but as in "I'm so awesome because I'm such a great and caring wife and cook!"

 

[TheAviator]

Good one. I don't mind the Child brags, that's just normal mommy behavior IMO. I just skip over them.

Now the $$$ bragging I love I actually don't have that many friends on FB less than 500, so I don't have a lot of blatant "bragging" by my friends. I have several rich friends, but none that really brag. I have a single one that will posts stuff about their exotic lifestyle, permanent vacation etc., but she is pretty cool about it, not over the top, and I actually enjoy the pics etc., she is not unseemly about it where its a total turn off.

The times you do see people bragging in this way its usually a sign they are really broke and/or in debt to the hilt. But in any event, it is totally unseemly to see peeps brag about their $$$.

Although I would rather see an unseemly brag post than another generic shared poster I've seen 1000 times that says something like "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, I'm worthy enough, and doggonit, people like me"

 

[worm761]

Yes, it's the perfect place for the passive aggressive!

The last thing I posted was that I finally bought a Kindle. Even when I had my cats, they were not the world's most magical felines (although Diana was pretty darn cute!)

You need to friend Book Bub and Pixel of Ink. They list free Kindle books!


I post pics of my DD for family that lives far away. I posted a total Mom brag last month for my DS. He got student of the month in his virtual school and was given an award for excellence in his history class. I was proud. I don't update often though. And mostly mine are about our family.

My big pet peeve is my sister and her kids posting about how much they love each other and how perfect their family is. It only irritates me because I know the truth. LOL

 

[Sgt Mickey]

My son is graduating from college in 3 days, I have no doubt I have annoyed the heck out of my FB friends shouting it from the rooftops but hey, I don't care. I am beyond proud of my kid and if my friends don't like it they don't have to read it.

Yes, in some ways its the new Christmas letter, just not as long and wordy and honestly, who really cares, read it, don't read it, comment, don't comment, like or don't like. That is the beauty of FB.

We moved 2000 miles a year ago, the beauty of all the FB posts and brags is that I don't feel left out of all of my friends lives. I say brag away, doesn't bug me in the least. I know many of their kids and have their whole lives, I am proud of their accomplishments. I love hearing what my friends are up to including the surprise trips to Rome and the boring daily walk.

I like to hear about it too. But it is the way over the top stuff. I also live far away from friends family so it is great to hear about what is going on. It is that few that take it wayyyyy over the top and yes you are right and why most of those people are now out of my fb feed.

 

[Handbag Lady]

There is one mom who posts what she is cooking for dinner every night...not as a blog kind of thing, but as in "I'm so awesome because I'm such a great and caring wife and cook!"

Probably because no one else in her family can say thank you.

 

[worm761]

There is one mom who posts what she is cooking for dinner every night...not as a blog kind of thing, but as in "I'm so awesome because I'm such a great and caring wife and cook!"

I am part of a group that shares what we are cooking for dinner. It is to get new ideas. We share recipes too!

I love the ones who have to post pics of their every meal. Why?

 

[beavismom]

I would rather have 100 posts about little Susie making a poopy in the pottie over 1 more post about politics. I don't care what side of the political fence you are on, I hate them all and half the posts aren't even true. For that matter, there should be a Snopes filter that every post goes through before it even shows up.

That said, I love Facebook. If someone continuously posts stuff I don't care about then I bump them down to acquaintance and I don't see it anymore. But most people post about what is important to them, whether it is cooking, or their kids (or dogs, or hamsters) so that makes it interesting to me. They have to be pretty out of control to get bumped down.

 

[EMom]

I know a couple of women who post things that creep me out because I know the REAL story. As an adult, I found out they had been raped for years by their father. He was never outed and never punished. He died a few years ago, his secret still safe. But a very few of us know the truth. The women swore us to secrecy, as it's a small town and their children might be tormented if the truth got out.

They post things like, "I had the best daddy and miss him so much. If you were lucky enough to have a special father, forward this." WTH?!?!?!?! I can see ignoring his existence or dancing on his grave, but they make out like he was Father of the Year every year.

Even if you factor out the rapes, (and that's quite some task) he was one of the crappiest fathers ever. He was mean, rude, abusive and selfish and those were his good points. Every time I see one of those "my darling daddy" posts, I damn near go nuts. Why do that?