Social media bragging

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The funny thing is that the parents of the very best swimmers say absolutely nothing on social media. They don’t need to. Their kid’s performance speaks for itself, and anyone who cares about how the kid did already knows.

It’s only the strivers/insecure ones who post all that stuff.

Da troof and nothing but the troof

Not true at all: one swimmer is top in the nation in many strokes. Parents post frequently, including after the meet this weekend.

Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The funny thing is that the parents of the very best swimmers say absolutely nothing on social media. They don’t need to. Their kid’s performance speaks for itself, and anyone who cares about how the kid did already knows.

It’s only the strivers/insecure ones who post all that stuff.

Da troof and nothing but the troof

Not true at all: one swimmer is top in the nation in many strokes. Parents post frequently, including after the meet this weekend.

Sure Jan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid swam and did well. I didn’t post anything this time, but have in the past. I have seen others post about it and quite frankly, I love the posts. I love seeing the videos, I love the pictures and I love seeing how well the kids did. I love it whether the kid got first place or the kid got last place. I love it whether their kid beat mine or mine beat theirs. I also don’t see it as bragging, but as being proud of their child. Swimming is a lot of work and really doesn’t get much of the spotlight as a sport, I say celebrate your kid and their sport.

I wouldn’t post meet mobile results or mention beating another child, but I love the rest of it and think you must be pretty insecure if you can’t appreciate the posts without negativity. You should unfollow that person and move on.

Different poster: it’s not black or white. I can be supportive and happy for another family when the swimmer does well. It’s the frequent posting that off-putting. With swim, if your kid is good, you don’t need to say anything to other swim families. They all know it. You’re also not posting this for yourself or your family, bc you could do a group family text chat or you could have a private social media account for family only. I lump people who post this stuff with all people who over share - and it’s annoying. It’s akin to bragging in person with someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The funny thing is that the parents of the very best swimmers say absolutely nothing on social media. They don’t need to. Their kid’s performance speaks for itself, and anyone who cares about how the kid did already knows.

It’s only the strivers/insecure ones who post all that stuff.

Da troof and nothing but the troof

Not true at all: one swimmer is top in the nation in many strokes. Parents post frequently, including after the meet this weekend.

Sure Jan

No idea what this means- but it’s 100% true.

[Anonymous]

Interesting to see this post. Brave OP because I knew you'd get slammed. Any post on here where people question social media posts, it's you are insecure and unhappy for other people.

I know people who do this but not for swimming. Constant blow by blow of the kids' sporting accomplishments. Every game or meet, etc. It's bragging to me and also kind of boring but people absorbed in doing it don't seem to grasp that. And note there is no content of them ever sucking.

It says everything about the parent, in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

If this is the kind of post that bothers you, why are you on social media at all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to see this post. Brave OP because I knew you'd get slammed. Any post on here where people question social media posts, it's you are insecure and unhappy for other people.

I know people who do this but not for swimming. Constant blow by blow of the kids' sporting accomplishments. Every game or meet, etc. It's bragging to me and also kind of boring but people absorbed in doing it don't seem to grasp that. And note there is no content of them ever sucking.

It says everything about the parent, in my opinion.

NP. I like reading my friends posts about their kids. But I love my friends and their kids. If I had someone in my social media that I was not friends with I would probably not appreciate these posts. You might call it bragging,but I am celebrating the accomplishments of my family and friends' children. I find it interesting that people would see it in the negative.

Talking about beating another kid - is not in good taste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this is the kind of post that bothers you, why are you on social media at all?

Agreed. No one is forcing you to read it.

[Anonymous]

Yeah you really shouldn't care what others post about their kids on their social media. And as a swim mom for many years I've learned to only care how my own kids do (in general terms that is - I'm happy when their teammates/friends do well too).
Let it go

[Anonymous]

Pictures of people swimming have to be one of the most boring things one could possibly put on the internet. I don’t doubt that it was very exciting in real-time, but that picture of unidentifiable blobs in a pool just isn’t capturing it. Same goes for most sporting events—unless you’re a professional photographer, your pictures suck and detract from the actual exciting things that happened. And your videos? Nobody cares enough to watch. Just stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pictures of people swimming have to be one of the most boring things one could possibly put on the internet. I don’t doubt that it was very exciting in real-time, but that picture of unidentifiable blobs in a pool just isn’t capturing it. Same goes for most sporting events—unless you’re a professional photographer, your pictures suck and detract from the actual exciting things that happened. And your videos? Nobody cares enough to watch. Just stop.

It’s not pics of them swimming, per se. It’s pics of them receiving medals. It’s pics of them with comments about their times, place, new cuts, ranking, pics of the board showing their time in an event, pics of them on the dive block as the biggest or smallest in the heat, etc.

I think it’s as simple as this: if you’re not doing it in person, don’t do it online publically. Occasional posts about your kids, sure! Very frequent? No. One mom I know most post 30 posts a week about her kids.

[Anonymous]

I love seeing these posts. If you don't that's fine-- you can very easily mute the offender!

[Anonymous]

Swimming is so boring

[Anonymous]

Yep, all the posters who do this pop up here and get defensive, saying they love to read posts like this. Lol! You mean you love to POST things like this. No one reads that crap and when you do it frequently people really start to roll their eyes about you.

[Anonymous]

There are so many events . Who gives a shit if you get a medal