Avoid posting pics of your home because it's larger than friend's and colleagues?
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Anonymous
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When I am on Facebook I notice a lot of people post their new homes, pics of renovations etc..
I go out of the way to avoid posting pictures because our home is massive and less than a year old. I also instruct my wife and family members to do the same. We live in nearby areas so people would generally know how much higher the home is worth and I feel like it would be boasting. Part of me is proud of the home and wish I would show it off but feel that it would be not be proper. Am I over thinking this? |
Anonymous
| I don't even know where to begin. Anyone? |
Anonymous
| I think it's tacky, even if your home is normal. |
Anonymous
| I think the fact that you "instruct" your wife and friends to do things is weird and controlling, as is the desire to be seen as not bragging at all costs - false modesty since apparently you had no hesitation in buying your McMansion in the first place? |
Anonymous
| I feel you OP. I don't post pics of my kids because I don't want to make anyone feel bad. Mine are beautiful, smart and in the 95% for height. I don't want to seem like a bragger. |
Anonymous
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I kind of relate to this and I'm also careful about not over-posting pictures. I moved a year ago and I did post pictures when I first purchased. But now that I am there, and I am doing a lot of work, I try not to post too often.
And my home would be considered on the higher end of average -- it's not massive (3K sq ft; 4BR/3.5BA; cost just under 800K) but I know it's larger/more expensive than many of my friends' homes. And when I do post, I am more likely to post pictures of flowers outside, or a new rug I purchased used, fire in the fireplace, rather than something larger/more expensive. |
Anonymous
| FYI - no one cares about your rug. If you purchased it used or from the father of the child who tied the knots. |
Anonymous
| First thing to do is work on use of apostrophes. |
Anonymous
I don't instruct my friends but my family members like mom who is Facebook happy to show off grand kids. I notice that my friends will stand in front of their houses and do walk throughs of their renovations etc... |
Anonymous
| I think with anything you have that is better in life, as long as you post it in a truly unassuming way, it is fine. So if you post a pic of your new puppy and you can see you beautiful kitchen in the background, that is fine. If you post about how you can't believe your child spilled milk on the $15000 carpet - that is bad. Hiding what you have is almost as bad as bragging about it. Just be humble about it. |
Anonymous
| Sorry for lack of apostrophes, I hate those things lol |
Anonymous
That is different because it is not monetary. I see nothing wrong with that in fact I hope you are proud of your children no matter what. |
Anonymous
I don't think it matters how big or how small the house is, I think it's kind of tacky to post a bunch of pictures. But I kind of feel that way about a lot of things with facebook. People tend to over share on facebook. People do it with vacations, too. almost all of it just seems like, "look at my beautiful, highly edited, selective portrayal of my life!" And I think there's even a feeling of expectation -- like I feel like, gosh, if I don't post pictures of all of the amazing things in my life, is it like those things never happened? And then I realize how ridiculous that is, and that's usually when I log out of facebook. |
Anonymous
| OP THANK YOU FOR BEING SO CONSIDERATE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE |
Anonymous
| Let your house speak for itself. Invite friends over for dinners or parties or whatever, and they'll notice the house. |