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Posting kids' grades (straight A's!!) on Facebook
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Anonymous
I have a friend who does this - clearly she doesn't mean to brag, she's just so proud of her kids (and has every reason to be)...but for some reason it irritates me. Do you post things like this on FB, or post the # of goals your kid scored, etc. I don't think I'm jealous - my kids aren't even old enough for grades yet. Okay, tell me I have too much time on my hands. 
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Anonymous
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FB is for ppl to post whatever they feel, bragging or not bragging. There are definitely things that annoy other ppl but perhaps she posted to reach out to relatives that actually care.
It is so hard to please every everyone with fb posts. I just think that ppl that get annoyed easily should either hide friends posts or forget fb all together. People are forgetting that FB is a social network - so if you are not into the social aspect - get off of it. |
Anonymous
| I have a distant friend who just had a baby a couple of months ago and is always bragging about how being _____'s mother is the best thing in the world because she can squeeze her and kiss her and how perfect her husband is and how happy he makes her. That's all she writes about. I have a daughter, I have a husband, they are both awesome, but I don't feel the need to post that in fb daily. Reading her posts makes me happy for her and nauseated all at the same time. |
Anonymous
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I don't know why people get so worked up about this shit. Clearly FB is NOT for such people.
Remember you have the option to hide this friend's updates and any other. I post a lot and I always assume that peole who don't care or are jealous of my life will just hide, block or unfriend me and I could not care less. The friends who care are friends even out of Facebook but it's just so cool to be able to catch a cute moment in a pic and post right there. Last night I thought my 11mo old looked so cute brushing her teeth and trying to sing the song we sing during tooth brushing I just had to catch it in a 20 sec video. This morning I wake up to see 30 comments on it. How awesome is to know that you contributed to male 30 ppl smile first thing in the morning? Again, if you don't care or if this irritates you why are you on FB then? Why don't you use their features and save yourself some nauseating moments? |
Anonymous
| BARF |
Anonymous
| *maKe |
Anonymous
| 09:30 you must be such an awesome person to be around... |
Anonymous
Agree completely. I don't post much except for pictures, but PP has the right sentiment. |
Anonymous
OP - for what it's worth, I agree with you. Some people need to live thier lives on facebook like it's not real until it's been posted for the world to see. |
Anonymous
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OP here...I hear you. I actually love looking at photos/videos of friends' kids and all of their funny moments, etc.
I am often the first one to comment. I guess I'm just talking about posts like "honor roll...again!!". It truly doesn't irk me enough to block their posts. |
Anonymous
| Isn't it another version of "my kid is on the honor roll" bumper sticker? Not that I'd put one of those on my car... |
Anonymous
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Agree, this isn't a Facebook thing - in the '70s my aunt and uncle used to post my cousins' report cards on their fridge, and brag about their As.
And in the end, my sister and I were much more successful academically and professionally - my cousins' As were more the result of being in a low performing school district than academic ability, one reason why today I tend to be amused rather than annoyed when I run into this type of bragging. |
Anonymous
| What's so wrong with being proud of your kid? I actually don't mind stuff like this and think it's great that there are so many people out there that think their kids are so awesome. I mean it's one thing to brag about how great you are but I could careless how often you tell me how great your kid is. It's likely I think your kid is great as well. |
Anonymous
| I got straight A's, so to me it wouldn't be a big deal if my kids do, and no way I'd post it on facebook. On the other hand, I'm more mediocre in other arenas (sports, music) and might be more likely to brag if my kids succeed in those areas, just because of my own surprise and delight. In my case, it would be more of a sign of my own low self-esteem in those arenas than anything else. |
Anonymous
Did you ever stop and think that maybe the report cards weren't about the parents or bragging at all? My kids report cards are on the fridge because I want them to know it's important to us that they do well. It's about encouragement, and even parents at "low performing schools" have the right to brag about an A. Asshole |