OP, there are tons of people I'm friends with on Facebook or Instagram whose posts annoy me for one reason or another. So I UNFOLLOW them. Problem solved. I can view their page if I want or if something big happens like a baby, but otherwise I'm not inundated four times a day with their 8765 pictures. I get being annoyed by people's social media habits, whatever they may be, I really, really do. But what I don't get it why people allow themselves to be annoyed when all it takes is a single click to remove to annoyance from your life forever, or for 30 days if that's what you prefer. It's so SO easy to do that I just can't have any sympathy for people who complain about other social media users. And for what it's worth, I post maybe 6-10 times a year, so not very much at all. But I've also figured out how not to be annoyed by people. Give it a try. Please.

I update my Facebook once every 2 years, usually when I give birth to a child.

I use Instagram like a photo journal. I have very few followers. I do post highlights of our week. I like to go back and look at photos. I wish I had Instagram when my older kids were younger. We have their pictures in picture albums or on hard drives.

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who changes her profile picture like 3-4x a week, based on whatever she did with her kid that week.

We tried so hard at the game! New photo.
We volunteered at school! New photo.
Cheer practice went great! New photo.

Isn't that the meat and potatoes of social media for parents? I like to see what my friends are up to -this would bother me not at all. What do you post about - food?

I post photos all the time with my DC. Single mom, savoring every moment we have, and I guess I do want to share with "my world" too that I'm doing okay.

Not the worst thing in the world. And not posed photos, more like action shots or selfies, no make-up, no primping, just happy moments.

I use it to print a social book.

Anonymous wrote:I love seeing friend's posts but don't post any of my family for privacy reasons. I just don't trust Facebook with anything...

Me, too. I go on once in a blue moon to see what some friends or family who live far away have posted, but don't post much myself.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha ha. Funny. Some of us have distant friends and family, including grandparents. If you don’t like seeing people post pics of their kids don’t be their friends.

Your world is cold and dark.

Use What’s App to send pics to family......No need to post for the world to see. We don’t care about your kid anyhow.

WhatsApp is some kind of Euro thing. Or communist inspired. No?

omg. this made me literally spit out my wine! How old are you? You really think this about WhatsApp??

It was a joke, stupid.

I post about one picture a year on FB.

No. You must photograph it and post it immediately or it vanishes. Make sure you include your feelings about it or you don’t exist.

I have a friend who changes her profile picture like 3-4x a week, based on whatever she did with her kid that week.

We tried so hard at the game! New photo.
We volunteered at school! New photo.
Cheer practice went great! New photo.

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Anonymous wrote:Put away your phone when you’re with your kids. I feel so bad for these kids whose parents are staring at their phone all the time. It’s so rude.

Agree. It’s distracting to them when they are trying to enjoy a moment and you’re trying to get that perfectly staged photo of them enjoying their moment. “Smile! Look here! No do that again! Put your arm around your sister!” I see it all the time. Even if you aren’t saying anything. They see you with your phone out taking pictures of them. Give them some privacy to enjoy their life without everything being photo documented.

This is so true. My BIL and SIL are so bad with it that my niece just stops whatever she’s doing when they don’t even have the phone out, and says cheese. She can’t just play without expecting a photo op.

Anonymous wrote:Put away your phone when you’re with your kids. I feel so bad for these kids whose parents are staring at their phone all the time. It’s so rude.

Agree. It’s distracting to them when they are trying to enjoy a moment and you’re trying to get that perfectly staged photo of them enjoying their moment. “Smile! Look here! No do that again! Put your arm around your sister!” I see it all the time. Even if you aren’t saying anything. They see you with your phone out taking pictures of them. Give them some privacy to enjoy their life without everything being photo documented.

I like seeing my friends’ pics. Kids, dogs, whatever. But the same general guidelines should apply. Nothing gross like poop. Don’t post essentially the same pic 10 times. In fact don’t post more than like 3-4 pics in one post anyway. Like, graduation photos lately— no one cares about the 15 photos from a football field away and no one can tell which small dot is your child. Edit, edit, edit.

I enjoy seeing what friends are up to, but posting every game or meet or outing or school event is insanity.

Anonymous wrote:Whatsapp is for commies? Really?

You guys are missing out if you don't have that app. It is so easy to communicate with any friend or family who is on whatsapp just using wifi. You don't even need a data plan.

Whatsapp is more popular in Asia - people are part of various small groups and it is more addicting than Facebook. Easy to share to small groups. Good old Americans are behind the times. I still remember when SMS was more popular in 3rd world countries before texting became a thing here. Give it a few years and then whatsapp will be popular here too.

yup, I remember this!