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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Post on vacation all you want. If you go on vacation and tag the hotel and it happens to be an outrageously expensive hotel, just know that the whole world knows you are bragging. If you post a pic and geotag it "Volcanoes National Park Rwanda" no one is going to blink. If you geotag it "One&Only Gorillas Nest Resort" which is one of the known most expensive hotels in the world (room rates starting at $6k/night peak) - then we will know you want to brag. Do you, but ask yourself why you felt the need to tag the specific name of the hotel. Also, don't be surprised when many people dislike you.

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Thank you.  This is helpful.  No name dropping of the actual place stayed, but pics are OK.  This seems to be tied to revealing the amount of money spent.

So how does that translate to things like sports/academic accomplishments and school acceptances?

I should never mention the name of a particular school?  What if there is FA or scholarship?
For sports, OK to say my kid won a championship or an academic/music/acting competition?[/quote]

There is no clear line. You just have to be you, use your best judgement, and not worry about pleasing everyone. What is completely inoffensive to some people is going to offend another set of people, and if you try to please everyone you will have almost nothing to post. Personally I would not be offended by accomplishment posts or nice vacation photos but I’m sure someone on your feed will be envious.[/quote]

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