Am I the only one who dislikes Christmas posts on social media?

[Anonymous]

OP you shouldn’t be on social media or at least Facebook. I love seeing them as it’s a way of connecting with my friends and family. My family is in Asia and I love seeing what ppl are doing there.

I would say when I was dealing with infertility, it was hard to see all those posts on Christmas and Mother’s Day.

[Anonymous]

What else do you want people to post about on Christmas Day?

[Anonymous]

I don't know anyone who posts pictures of piles of presents or of presents they got. Mostly the ones I get in my feed are of people's xmas trees, sometimes their outside lighting, and/or just family members.

I honestly wondered if there are actual people who all have matching xmas pjs. I have yet to encounter that IRL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anyone who posts pictures of piles of presents or of presents they got. Mostly the ones I get in my feed are of people's xmas trees, sometimes their outside lighting, and/or just family members.

I honestly wondered if there are actual people who all have matching xmas pjs. I have yet to encounter that IRL.

I had about 6 posts in my feed of last night of families in matching Xmas PJ's. Two families (sisters) coordinate together.

I tend to scroll past them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before people say I am jealous, our kids got a ridiculous amount of presents, we all wore matching pajamas, baked cookies, decorated our house for weeks, etc so we did the same as others. I just don’t feel the need to show everyone what we are doing on Christmas.

Me too OP. Even if it feels innocuous to post, it always looks odd.

[Anonymous]

90% of the posts I saw included grandparents. These were people who also post that they believe in science and promote mask wearing. Our extended family chose to keep our parents safe so we were on our own. It was tough to see everyone else together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:90% of the posts I saw included grandparents. These were people who also post that they believe in science and promote mask wearing. Our extended family chose to keep our parents safe so we were on our own. It was tough to see everyone else together.

Our parents chose to join us. We didn’t force them? They’ve weighed the odds and want to be with us.

[Anonymous]

Psychology research discusses a concept called "savoring," which increases happiness. I think of that when I save photos in Blurb books or share them. I also "take joy" from seeing other moments of joy that others share. I like to see what other people are doing. I'm a divorced mom, so some of it is real pride and happiness each year that I keep my family going! People also share the "obligatory family photo" but if you feel that's all you're seeing and the only reason why you're doing it, don't do it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:90% of the posts I saw included grandparents. These were people who also post that they believe in science and promote mask wearing. Our extended family chose to keep our parents safe so we were on our own. It was tough to see everyone else together.

Our parents chose to join us. We didn’t force them? They’ve weighed the odds and want to be with us.

Unless you both quarantined and tested negative within 3 days of getting together, you all are putting yourselves and, more importantly from a public health perspective, OTHERS at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:90% of the posts I saw included grandparents. These were people who also post that they believe in science and promote mask wearing. Our extended family chose to keep our parents safe so we were on our own. It was tough to see everyone else together.

Our parents chose to join us. We didn’t force them? They’ve weighed the odds and want to be with us.

Unless you both quarantined and tested negative within 3 days of getting together, you all are putting yourselves and, more importantly from a public health perspective, OTHERS at risk.

Dp here. We quarantined before seeing one another and had a very Merry Christmas. May have been the best Christmas to date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anyone who posts pictures of piles of presents or of presents they got. Mostly the ones I get in my feed are of people's xmas trees, sometimes their outside lighting, and/or just family members.

I honestly wondered if there are actual people who all have matching xmas pjs. I have yet to encounter that IRL.

I had about 6 posts in my feed of last night of families in matching Xmas PJ's. Two families (sisters) coordinate together.

I tend to scroll past them.

Same. But I find the posts with 12 year olds in matching jammies cringey to say the least.

[Anonymous]

Lots of joyless people. Sheesh. I posted a picture of my kids in matching pajamas. Zero F***s Gifted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like them, if they’re generally good (pretty or funny or both). If it’s just kids with presents and a boring caption, no thanks.

And I get why people don’t like them. They can get braggy and/or boring.

See this is what I dislike. I miss the old days when a simple photo and caption would suffice on social media. Now people treat it like a part time job - coming up with the perfect shot and a witty caption to go with it.

[Anonymous]

I love to see how others celebrate! It’s so interesting to see how different families decorate their trees differently and what they eat, how they wrap or don’t. Nothing wrong with happy people posting season’s greetings IMO.

[Anonymous]

I like seeing other peoples posts. This year, I didnt take one single picture on Christmas Day and it didnt even dawn on me until later in the day. We enjoyed ourselves and didnt think about stopping for a photo. It felt weird to post in general showing our tree with gifts or unwrapping etc.

Next year I hope to be vaccinated and traveling vs. home. We have already talked about making a trip our family gift and getting the hell out of here.