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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Admittedly, my kids are young and college is a ways away but I also find these sm posts so over the top. I’ve even seen parents post about their kids getting jobs after graduating.

It all comes off as very desperate for attention and I get second hand embarrassment. I assume it’s mostly for other parents they feel they are competing with? [/quote]

I like to believe some people are still naively using social media like it was 2008. It’s certainly true of my parents peer group.

I stopped posting about my kid a long time ago, but I understand why others still post. I’m ridiculously proud of every milestone and want to shout it from the rooftops. It’s such a pure, joyful emotion, it’s hard to keep bottled.

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Ok this explains a lot for me. I think in more recent years posting a bunch of your kids’ accomplishments on sm has become a little try-hard and is viewed as an attempt at bragging even when people don’t mean it that way.

The whole Facebook sharing everything thing is definitely generational. I say post away! My aunts post constantly on Instagram and I’m sure people find it annoying but I like the updates! [/quote]

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