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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So for those that think this is insensitive or tacky, where do you draw the line?

OK to post a pic of kid accepting certificate for honor roll?
OK to post about pregnancy?
OK to post about a kid winning a major sporting event?
OK to post about a nice vacation?

As others have said, I just don't see how this is fundamentally different than 75% of what everybody posts on SM...[/quote]

The first and last are tacky! For sporting events[b] if it is team then it isn’t tacky[/b]- there are others involved. If you are always posting about what a Star athlete your kid is then yes-tacky. If it is a one off thing about how proud of them you are for trying a new sport then no. For vacation it can be very tacky to [b]post pics of the fam at an extravagant hote[/b]l, etc -tasteless and showy! A picture of your smiling faces while hiking (could be in South America or something cool) or in the ocean,  of course not. Kids playing on the beach are cute—posts about how proud you are that the life guard said they are the best beach goers ever—not so much. It is not just the what but how things are posted and shared. Would you post if you or your SO (or grown child) got a job and link to the description where it shows the nice six figure salary? Of course not!
And yes 75 percent of what people post on SM is tacky because it seems these days the vast majority of people are, especially those who opt to be on SM.[/quote]

So if my child plays singles tennis or gymnastics and we prefer to spend our vacation budget at "extravagant hotels" I just don't get to post vacations and accomplishments?  But if my neighbor's kid plays soccer and they drop 45K on a trek to Machu Picchu, they get to post?[/quote]
Obviously the above was making a general point through some silly examples. You are taking it way too literally. Clearly some things people post are tacky. [/quote]

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