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[quote=Anonymous]I understand why people post these. It feels good to share something positive, it's a way of acknowledging loved ones in a public way, I think individually these posts can be very sweet an innocuous.

But I also understand why people don't like them. I don't think it's about the individual posts. It's that there are a lot of them and they all strike the same general tone. It gives the illusion that "everyone" is doing the same things -- has a happy family, has a good relationship with their mom and kids, has time off to celebrate, has money to celebrate in a fun way, etc. It feels monolithic. And if it's a hard or disappointing day for you for any reason, I can see how uncomfortable that can be.

And that's why I don't post this stuff anymore. I'll share a pic with a group text, especially my group of fellow moms with same-age kids. But I don't post this stuff to social media anymore because I think think when all these posts get aggregated together, it can be hurtful. No one individual intends it that way, of course. It's just all thos posts are aggregated, the result is something that isn't very inclusive of others and can be hard for people who are struggling.

But no way to stop it. So yes, if this stuff bothers you, it's good to learn just not to look.[/quote]

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