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Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

I don't have a 10 year old wunderkind, sweetie. And the point is, that may be what YOU think of those posters but -I- don't. Because I'm a decent person who supports my friends and their families, and their successes. In contrast, you are a miserable, judgmental shrew whose fingers must be too broken to use the "hide" feature. I'm sad for you.

Hilarious when people realize they have done something to embarrass themselves and respond defensively by wildly name calling and referring to people as “sweetie.” Sorry I had to hold up the mirror for you. Sweetie.

No, hon. They's meant to make you look the fool you are. But, clearly you're not self aware enough to pick up on that. Not surprised. Instead, resorting to some lame retort to deflect from what a fool, and frankly a big, whiny baby, you are. Hon.

You said fool and hon like 4 times in one sentence

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Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

I don't have a 10 year old wunderkind, sweetie. And the point is, that may be what YOU think of those posters but -I- don't. Because I'm a decent person who supports my friends and their families, and their successes. In contrast, you are a miserable, judgmental shrew whose fingers must be too broken to use the "hide" feature. I'm sad for you.

Hilarious when people realize they have done something to embarrass themselves and respond defensively by wildly name calling and referring to people as “sweetie.” Sorry I had to hold up the mirror for you. Sweetie.

No, hon. They's meant to make you look the fool you are. But, clearly you're not self aware enough to pick up on that. Not surprised. Instead, resorting to some lame retort to deflect from what a fool, and frankly a big, whiny baby, you are. Hon.

You sound idiotic. Can’t even begin to decipher what you are trying to say.

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Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

I don't have a 10 year old wunderkind, sweetie. And the point is, that may be what YOU think of those posters but -I- don't. Because I'm a decent person who supports my friends and their families, and their successes. In contrast, you are a miserable, judgmental shrew whose fingers must be too broken to use the "hide" feature. I'm sad for you.

Hilarious when people realize they have done something to embarrass themselves and respond defensively by wildly name calling and referring to people as “sweetie.” Sorry I had to hold up the mirror for you. Sweetie.

Didn't like you got called out for making a false assumption, eh. Classic.

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Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

I don't have a 10 year old wunderkind, sweetie. And the point is, that may be what YOU think of those posters but -I- don't. Because I'm a decent person who supports my friends and their families, and their successes. In contrast, you are a miserable, judgmental shrew whose fingers must be too broken to use the "hide" feature. I'm sad for you.

Hilarious when people realize they have done something to embarrass themselves and respond defensively by wildly name calling and referring to people as “sweetie.” Sorry I had to hold up the mirror for you. Sweetie.

No, hon. They's meant to make you look the fool you are. But, clearly you're not self aware enough to pick up on that. Not surprised. Instead, resorting to some lame retort to deflect from what a fool, and frankly a big, whiny baby, you are. Hon.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of older swimmers, pls don’t ever post about your kid winning when they are age group swimmers. Swimming is a long game and you don’t want your kid’s identity to be about the winning - Even to grandparents or close friends who will love your kid no matter what. If your kid continues to succeed, the older accomplishments will likely get highlighted by their high school or college. And if they quit or fall off, you will be grateful you didn’t define them by their wins when they were younger so your kid now feels like a failure.

Celebrate age group champs with your kid in person (be proud of the work ethic, being a good teammate, race strategy and time drop) but don’t lose sight of the fact the swimming is for them, not for you. Your job is to raise a kind human and good citizen who can function in society. Their success in swimming is their own and not yours.

Sanest swim parent ever. Bravo!

+1. This is the correct attitude. It is 100% right that if your child has long-term success, it will be recognized by outside entities. The braggy parents think they are just being supportive and proud by sharing their kids' successes widely. Kids will feel that, even if it's subconscious, as pressure to keep succeeding whether you mean it to or not. I have seen firsthand how damaging the parental overinvestment is for athletes whose peak success was in their younger years. They feel that they are disappointing their parents when they fall off their previous trajectory and the sport stops being a positive experience for them. Kids aren't stupid. If they see you are so invested in what they are doing that you're posting about it on social media, they are going to feel pressure.

What other parents think about your posts is not what matters. The kind of message the child gets from your posting is what you need to worry about.

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Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

I don't have a 10 year old wunderkind, sweetie. And the point is, that may be what YOU think of those posters but -I- don't. Because I'm a decent person who supports my friends and their families, and their successes. In contrast, you are a miserable, judgmental shrew whose fingers must be too broken to use the "hide" feature. I'm sad for you.

Hilarious when people realize they have done something to embarrass themselves and respond defensively by wildly name calling and referring to people as “sweetie.” Sorry I had to hold up the mirror for you. Sweetie.

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Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

I don't have a 10 year old wunderkind, sweetie. And the point is, that may be what YOU think of those posters but -I- don't. Because I'm a decent person who supports my friends and their families, and their successes. In contrast, you are a miserable, judgmental shrew whose fingers must be too broken to use the "hide" feature. I'm sad for you.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love seeing how my friends kids are having success in their sports! Or any other activity!! I feel proud for the parents and the kids!

I love this post and I want to be like this for my friends and think my friends are this way for me…because they are real friends! Not like OP!

Exactly. Only people who post brags or “enjoy” brag posts feel pride for others and are real friends. Preach, girl.

Anonymous wrote:As a parent of older swimmers, pls don’t ever post about your kid winning when they are age group swimmers. Swimming is a long game and you don’t want your kid’s identity to be about the winning - Even to grandparents or close friends who will love your kid no matter what. If your kid continues to succeed, the older accomplishments will likely get highlighted by their high school or college. And if they quit or fall off, you will be grateful you didn’t define them by their wins when they were younger so your kid now feels like a failure.

Celebrate age group champs with your kid in person (be proud of the work ethic, being a good teammate, race strategy and time drop) but don’t lose sight of the fact the swimming is for them, not for you. Your job is to raise a kind human and good citizen who can function in society. Their success in swimming is their own and not yours.

Sanest swim parent ever. Bravo!

As a parent of older swimmers, pls don’t ever post about your kid winning when they are age group swimmers. Swimming is a long game and you don’t want your kid’s identity to be about the winning - Even to grandparents or close friends who will love your kid no matter what. If your kid continues to succeed, the older accomplishments will likely get highlighted by their high school or college. And if they quit or fall off, you will be grateful you didn’t define them by their wins when they were younger so your kid now feels like a failure.

Celebrate age group champs with your kid in person (be proud of the work ethic, being a good teammate, race strategy and time drop) but don’t lose sight of the fact the swimming is for them, not for you. Your job is to raise a kind human and good citizen who can function in society. Their success in swimming is their own and not yours.

Anonymous wrote:One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

That’s fine. Just explaining that you look bad when you do it and people think you lack class. And please don’t let your 10 year old wunderkind see your over the top posting about them because it is damaging.

One person's annoyance is another's interest. OP and your ilk need to get over yourselves. Move on. Unlike, unfriend, unfollow. Or get off SM altogether since you obv find it too stressful.

I personally celebrate my friend's, and their kids', successes. Sometimes folks are over the top with it but so what? There are worse things.

No sure why people have to be so miserable so much of the time.

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love seeing how my friends kids are having success in their sports! Or any other activity!! I feel proud for the parents and the kids!

I love this post and I want to be like this for my friends and think my friends are this way for me…because they are real friends! Not like OP!

I absolutely love seeing how my friends kids are having success in their sports! Or any other activity!! I feel proud for the parents and the kids!

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Anonymous wrote:The funniest thing about all of this, is that literally nobody outside of the swimming world even remotely cares about swimming.

Neither of my kids play basketball, but I'll watch the youth highlights from friends, or even go to the HS games.

My DS plays tackle football. And people without kids in football will take an interest and comment on his videos or the outcome of his game.

But swimming? GTFO. Nobody cares

The funniest thing about this is that, while insulting parents who post videos of their kids swimming, you simultaneously tell people - not sarcastically - that you post your son’s football videos (GTFO, who plays football anymore?!) and actually think people GAF about that. Didn’t major in logic in college, I see.

I was PP that posted that nobody cares about swimming (and I stand by it)

But I wasn't saying not to post the video. Post away! Brag about your kids. Just dont get upset with your neighbors video of their kid scoring a touchdown gets more engagement

You’re insane if you think people care more about one sport over another in SM posts. I think certain sports are more interesting to watch but I give no real attention to any kid focused sports SM posts, even those involving your football playing kid.

The amount of people suffering from main character syndrome is ridiculous. you're insane if you think the rest of the world doesnt watch youth athletic highlights simply because you don't.

People absolutely do and there is ata to back it up.

the highlights of my DS playing football get 20x the views of my other DS on archery or my DD on track. But my DD's softball highlights gets 10x the views of her track highlights.

But at the end of the day, I don't care. I still post and share them bc I know people are interested in seeing my kid's successes, just as I am interested in seeing, sharing in, and celebrating their kid's successes

Your last sentence contradicts your original post in its entirety. You said, no one GAF about swim, implying people are crazy to post these videos on social media. You followed that up with a version of “but everyone definitely loves tackle football so I always post videos of my son playing that sport.” That was idiotic, as perhaps you now recognize. So your retort is that you post videos of your kid’s sport and get support for, your “friends” and you likewise support your “friends’” kids’ sports, “celebrating their successes.”

Fabulous, but how is that at all consistent with your original point, which was basically to tell swim parents to sit down and STFU? I agree, great if you want to post your stupid videos, as long as you don’t bash others for posting their stupid videos. (And please, the talented athletes are not going into football anymore, not in my “bubble” or in what you - not me - term flyover states. The swimmers in the DMV are probably some of the most competitive in the country, so if we’re looking at talented kids people may actually GAF about, DMV swimmers (and lacrosse and soccer) probably rank higher than DMV football players.