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I sent a friend request on FB as I was falling asleep

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Austell · 12/02/2025 22:27

I also

invited someone accidentally to a facebook group which was totally outside that person’s demographic-

  • think sending a Facebook group invite to a 70 year old for something they’re likely to have NO knowledge of or interest in!

THEN next morning o woke up to a status on Facebook from that person
“Thanks for inviting me to your group”

Grin

I did this as I was falling asleep with phone in hand

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SassK · 12/02/2025 23:26

I've did this! I've sent both friend requests and likes whilst nodding off 🙈 I sent a friend request to the Mum of a girl my daughter was constantly bickering with at school, and she accepted! I don't have FB now.

DrFosterWentToGloucester23 · 12/02/2025 23:23

welshwanderwoman · 12/02/2025 23:04

Yeah but have you ever accidentally liked your DH’s ex’s wedding photos while stalking her? Asking for a friend …

From memory, one poster on here went one better than this and accidentally tagged herself as one of the guests in her ex’s wedding photos!

ClairDeLaLune · 12/02/2025 23:20

I created an event on FB for my and DH’s silver wedding anniversary party and accidentally invited a load of people I didn’t want to invite. I have no idea how. Luckily one of the randoms declined the next day and I realised and deleted it. No-one else ever mentioned it!

LoLotheYoYo · 12/02/2025 23:19

Waah, I think this is how I've got about about half my FB friends 😁 A right ecclectic bunch they are; even my eybrows rise whenever I review my friends list ...

Tvp123 · 12/02/2025 23:19

During the days when you could tag yourself in someone else's FB pics a friend tagged herself in her ex boyfriend's new girlfriend's pic. Couldn't be any more obvious she'd been doing a page stalk!

FortyFacedFuckers · 12/02/2025 23:16

Pigeonqueen · 12/02/2025 22:33

One of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever done was writing the name of the person I had a crush on in what I thought was the search bar in my half asleep state and I’d actually written it as my status. I still cringe about it now, 15 years later. 😬😬🤦🏼‍♀️

I had a friend who done this when she was drunk but it was her ex she was trying to look up and she had his name as a Facebook post, the comment's were very very funny

welshwanderwoman · 12/02/2025 23:10

SofaSpuds · 12/02/2025 23:09

Oh god, these just get funnier and funnier!! 1🤣🤣

(I was going to bed an hour ago, but got caught on the spare room thread).

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SAME - I’ve just woken up DH because I laughed out loud at the baby tagging, just as I’d recovered from the spare room thread 😂

Differentstarts · 12/02/2025 23:10

Iv shared tiktok live streams as im falling asleep. Iv also accidently liked Facebook posts from years ago when I'm Facebook stalking. And on a seperate issue iv lost count of the amount of times iv dropped my phone on my face as im falling asleep

SofaSpuds · 12/02/2025 23:09

RebeccaDecember · 12/02/2025 23:06

I will never forget the post on here about a woman who was stalking photos of her ex, his wife and their new baby, and accidentally managed to tag herself in a photo as the baby.

Oh god, these just get funnier and funnier!! 1🤣🤣

(I was going to bed an hour ago, but got caught on the spare room thread).

XWKD · 12/02/2025 23:07

Austell · 12/02/2025 22:35

🤣🤣🤣

I’ve ABSOLUTELY done this and - let’s face it - a physical change happens doesn’t it ? Your heartbeat goes through the roof !!

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Otherwise known as scarred for life. 🤣🤣🤣

Seriously though, it wasn't that bad. I've done way more embarrassing things, 🤣

DysmalRadius · 12/02/2025 23:06

My mum thought 'lol' meant 'lots of love' and repeatedly used it in a WhatsApp group when one of the members shared the news of her husband dying! 😱

CFbillsplitter · 12/02/2025 23:06

I once added a heart to someone’s instagram post when I was trying to zoom in on their picture.

RebeccaDecember · 12/02/2025 23:06

I will never forget the post on here about a woman who was stalking photos of her ex, his wife and their new baby, and accidentally managed to tag herself in a photo as the baby.

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Austell · 12/02/2025 23:05

welshwanderwoman · 12/02/2025 23:04

Yeah but have you ever accidentally liked your DH’s ex’s wedding photos while stalking her? Asking for a friend …

I’ve liked my crushes partners instagram photos when j don’t even follow her !

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Lemoncurd · 12/02/2025 23:04

Accidentally sent a random Mumsnet thread link to a WhatsApp group at 2am as I fell asleep phone in hand once

welshwanderwoman · 12/02/2025 23:04

Yeah but have you ever accidentally liked your DH’s ex’s wedding photos while stalking her? Asking for a friend …

Chasingaces · 12/02/2025 23:03

I mistakenly sent someone a vaguely knew a request when I was scolding through the 'people you might know' she accepted and then when I defriended her straight away, as it was an error, thinking she wouldn't notice, she sent me a ranting message and blocked me!

WilmaTitsDrop · 12/02/2025 23:03

Pigeonqueen · 12/02/2025 22:33

One of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever done was writing the name of the person I had a crush on in what I thought was the search bar in my half asleep state and I’d actually written it as my status. I still cringe about it now, 15 years later. 😬😬🤦🏼‍♀️

OMG I literally saw someone do that once and quickly delete! 🤣🤣🤣

This was about 8 or 9 years ago though, so you're safe! 🤭

SofaSpuds · 12/02/2025 23:02

PullTheBricksDown · 12/02/2025 23:00

Reminds me of this

I'm breezy!!!

Definitely one of the best episodes!
(I can't find a gif 😭)

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Austell · 12/02/2025 22:58

SofaSpuds · 12/02/2025 22:56

Oh I've been there @Austell 😳

Fell sleep while Facebooking and accidentally friend requested 2 people who I don't know.
One of them sent me a message asking Do I know you?
When I checked what had happened I realised I'd sent two randomers FB requests. I came off FB altogether shortly after that.

Mortifying

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Austell · 12/02/2025 22:58

Redglitter · 12/02/2025 22:54

My Mum tried to hit the 'care' button on a post where someone posted their Dad had died. She hit the laughing one instead!!

Thankfully as luck would have it we were on a family holiday at the time and she came rushing through to my room absolutely horrified and nearly in tears.

Changed it before anyone saw it - we think 🤦🏻‍♀️

😮 that’s everyone’s worst nightmare I think

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SofaSpuds · 12/02/2025 22:56

Oh I've been there @Austell 😳

Fell sleep while Facebooking and accidentally friend requested 2 people who I don't know.
One of them sent me a message asking Do I know you?
When I checked what had happened I realised I'd sent two randomers FB requests. I came off FB altogether shortly after that.

Redglitter · 12/02/2025 22:54

My Mum tried to hit the 'care' button on a post where someone posted their Dad had died. She hit the laughing one instead!!

Thankfully as luck would have it we were on a family holiday at the time and she came rushing through to my room absolutely horrified and nearly in tears.

Changed it before anyone saw it - we think 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Austell · 12/02/2025 22:52

GCAcademic · 12/02/2025 22:51

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/ed-balls-baubles-now-exist-886285
Enjoy!

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Omg thanks so much for this !!

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