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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who once said, "Whenever I post something I get 2 likes, when you post you get 60 comments." I said you need to look at what you post. It's all bragging: "Look at our beach house." "My kid got into fancy private school."

[b]I post things people can relate to. The down and dirty of parenting. [/b]

It doesn't have anything to do with jealousy when people don't acknowledge these braggy posts. It's that those posts are usually only applicable to 5% of your friend group. If you want engagement, you have to appeal to the other 95% of your friend group. Otherwise, you can use it as a place to log your family wins, but at best, people won't acknowledge or care. At worst, you'll drive many people away.[/quote]

I have noticed that people love these kind of posts. But, I am one of the 5% who can't relate and don't have anything to to share about the down and dirty of parenting because my teen is ridiculously easygoing and has always been an easy kid. Not that my life is easy...we have health issues, I have a disabled relative to care for, which is also a financial strain, I have constant stress from parents and in-laws. I don't post about any of these downers so people don't know. My kid is like the silver lining in the clouds and I only have positive things to say about her. It kind of sucks that bragging about the one best thing in our lives will turn people off. [/quote]

Right, but there's a difference in someone bragging about an easygoing teen, and poking fun at it. "Larla got into all the top privates, and we just don't know what to do!" is different than, "As usual, we asked Larla where she wanted to go to dinner and she shrugged. And that's how we ended up at Chick Fil-A again."

First one, zzzz. Second one, hilarious. Same kid, different take. [/quote]

The second one is boring and dull. Who cares you went to Chick-fil-A.[/quote]

Good, you’re getting there! Now apply that same principle to the first one, in its patently ridiculous, attention-begging wording.[/quote]

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