Round fucking robins on FB status

[TheVortex]

Is this new? It's apparently the done thing to do a round robin as a final status for the year...... I don't care that your daughter has amazed you with her school tests or your son has started reception but is now fast tracked to fucking a levels/ walking on water......

It’s just a new layer of “LOOK HOW FAB MY FB LIFE IS!!!!”
It’s all bollocks.

LOL I've been bitching about these all night. I don't give a fuck about your amazing/crap 2018 where you see fit to list your highs and lows! Yawn!

It's made worse with the combinations of the how wonderful they are "as a fucking family" to have got through tough times..... such as little Tarquin bumping his knee at school, missing the Ocado delivery etc....

Waiting for the one that reads:
Well 2018 was a bit rubbish really. I’m still a couple of stone overweight and I still hate my job. DH keeps annoying me and the kids are driving me up the bastard wall since the schools broke up. Not enough sleep or sex. Too much booze and chocolate.
Not expecting much better next year either.
(Or something like that! Not my life BTW but tempting to post. Would they ignore? Or would they (GASP) ask “U OK hun?” )

They're driving me insane. I want to come off Facebook totally but my friend in a different country insists on using it to stay in touch and I'm quite fond of her.

FB is for mega oldsters these days isn’t it?

I’m 40 and no one my age uses it.

I still use FB. I can't stand twitter but I also use Instagram. I think FB still serves a useful purpose.

It's the nine photos I keep seeing of the posters 'perfect' year. Maybe I'm just miserable as I can't even be bothered to respond to people's 'Happy New Year' messages🤣🤣🤣

I am totally avoiding Facebook today and for the last few days because of these posts. I have had a shit two weeks and am too upset to even wish people happy new year or to see the constant inevitable well wishes. If only they knew

Claire I’m sorry. Hope you have a better time too. I’m sure they would like to help if they can. Does anyone know?

If I see anyone post happy new year to "you and yours" or "one and all" I may respond with something rudely unhelpful.

.....Maybe I need a social media equivalent of veganuary.

@clairethewitch70 - It's all so false anyway. I've had round robin private messages from people wishing me happy new year who I haven't spoken to in years! What's the point?!

Same here @clairethewitch. The end of this year has been hard for our family and I’m not celebrating the start of 2019 as I know it will be just the same as the last 5-6 months or possibly worse. Barely looked at cb today and when I have I’ve not felt bothered to reply to anyone.

@clairethewitch70

I'm sorry things are shit for you.

@Pibplob

And you too.

"Toughest year yet", "family challenges", "ups and downs"... it's called life, love.

I like seeing them. There aren't enough to be honest, I've only seen two. If you really don't care what the "friends" have been up to why follow them?🤔

I do them. I don’t really care if people like them or not - they can’t hide the post or hide me, or unfriend me if they like.

They can...

If my friends and I care about each other then surely we already know the big things that have occurred in the last year.

I don't mind the round robins, they give me an excuse to unfollow or unfriend people if I don't like them and rediscover how much I like some of my friends and how pleased I am at hearing about their lives, especially if we've lost touch recently.

The two I have seen are from a school friend who has had a great year following a divorce the year before and an acquaintance who has had a mixed year including cancer treatment and a new grandchild. If people want to blog because they find it cathartic or want to share their happiness who are we to judge?

I've just seen one of these from my old work colleague and the "pic of her year" she has chosen is one of her pregnant and one about 4 weeks pp in a bikini looking like a size 6. With lots of #s

Currently resisting the urge to comment "naff off". Ugh that makes me sound like a horrible person!

The ones I have seen have mostly been that they love their DP. Their kids are great and they have had a holiday.

Cant be arsed with fakebook. Im only on there as I have to be to keep updated for an interest if mine but get fed up with one person who keeps finding supposedly funny links and posting them several times a day and they end up in my inbox. Havent they got anything better to do with their time? Like go on mn....

Oh god I've had the same inbox message from 2 family members today...." Dear friend, I don't want to LOOSE you in 2019...blah blah blah"

Not sure if I'm more insulted by the chain mail style of message or the use of loose instead of lose.