Posting child’s acceptance to an elite school on social media. Too much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So for those that think this is insensitive or tacky, where do you draw the line?

OK to post a pic of kid accepting certificate for honor roll?
OK to post about pregnancy?
OK to post about a kid winning a major sporting event?
OK to post about a nice vacation?

As others have said, I just don't see how this is fundamentally different than 75% of what everybody posts on SM...

The first and last are tacky! For sporting events if it is team then it isn’t tacky- there are others involved. If you are always posting about what a Star athlete your kid is then yes-tacky. If it is a one off thing about how proud of them you are for trying a new sport then no. For vacation it can be very tacky to post pics of the fam at an extravagant hotel, etc -tasteless and showy! A picture of your smiling faces while hiking (could be in South America or something cool) or in the ocean, of course not. Kids playing on the beach are cute—posts about how proud you are that the life guard said they are the best beach goers ever—not so much. It is not just the what but how things are posted and shared. Would you post if you or your SO (or grown child) got a job and link to the description where it shows the nice six figure salary? Of course not!
And yes 75 percent of what people post on SM is tacky because it seems these days the vast majority of people are, especially those who opt to be on SM.

But what about the kids that didn't make the sports team? Still tacky to post the whole team.

[Anonymous]

Who cares what the suburban moms think is tacky?
It may be tacky but thinking something is tacky is tacky
Middle class burgers never quite get it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally ok. That family spent a ton of money working connections and making "gifts" to the school. This is part of the reward.

Lol!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let people be happy. And tone down your jealousy.

Why is the response always "your just jealous"?? OP said her kid is younger and wasn't applying to any schools.

I agree with OP. More than anything I would say, 1. - it's incredibly insensitive and anyone who has gone through the competitive HS applicaiton process around here would know that 2. Tacky, in that it is screaming for attention - it's like posting your kids report card. Too Try Hard. I don't keep it a secret where they go to school (1st day of school pictures, school events like sports or theater, etc but I would never post my kids acceptances on SM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares what the suburban moms think is tacky?
It may be tacky but thinking something is tacky is tacky
Middle class burgers never quite get it

Oh please shut up and stop trying to act like you know what you are talking about. Are you trying to say that UMC and the truly wealthy do this kind of thing and it socially accepted in their circles?? Riiight. An you know this how?

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Super tacky + insensitive. I never posted when my kid got into Sidwell or Stanford. Nobody but grandma needs/cares to know.

[Anonymous]

Yes, very tacky. I also think it’s tacky to post college acceptances, especially ED.