Social media posts that make you cringe

[BigYellowHat]

Saw one the other day-

‘Guys, where can I donate food to? I really want to help’ To me it just smacks of virtue signalling and wanting praise. My view is that if they’ve got FB then presumably they could Google this and have they never seen the food bank bins at the door of every supermarket?

Phew rant over!

I hate:
Stay safe
Any posts bragging about their kids school achievements
Look at my Tattoo posts
Hospital check ins/I feel ugly etc
Anything that says repost
But the worst of all is the passive aggressive posts with
"I'll wait" at the end.

Alternativeperspective I work in a hospital and we've had a few people in wedding dresses, usually partners of patients who are too unwell to go home and the couple decide to get married in the hospital - we have a minister and priest based in the hospital and they have performed weddings on the wards before.

BleuJay I have someone on FB who posts those kind of messages then on Xmas day proceeds to post pics of the mountains of presents that their kids have received

Basically anything attention seeking and virtual signalling.

1. Checking into hospital or commenting on anything medical or saying “just when life couldn’t get any worse” - cue all the “are you okay” and “DM me hun!”
2. Frame on their profile pic.
3. Daily pics of their dc.
4. Posts about MH - “I’m here for anyone who needs to talk!” Err no you’re not and you’re a notorious gossip.

Posting this in support of anyone battling cancer, 95% of people won't repost, I know the ones who will.

Get off your fucking arse and do something practical for them, which might actually help

This thread is hugely entertaining! I'm not on SM at all since the first lockdown. It is really bad for people's mental health I think. Even people I love in real life are awful on SM. I think I was awful on SM. I think almost everyone is. But these posts have been making me laugh so maybe in a way I'm missing out

I did find it really cringey when people started boasting about getting vaccinated when they first became available. It's such a human thing to do though.
I think like in life generally,you get a bad impression of people because the worst ones tend to be the most gobby.

@loislovesstewie

Did anyone say pictures of someone's dinner?

I've got one friend who frequently posts meal pictures..... ok not that bad except sometimes he's already eaten half and then posts saying "oops almost forgot!" So the meal is half eaten and all smushed up on the plate. Makes me feel a bit sick!

@BoobsOnTheMoon

Oh my personal fave....

"Is 999 free from a mobile? Quick answer needed"

Posted without explanation at 11pm

Just fucking google it you attention seeking fool

Surely is it's an emergency as well you wouldn't care if you had to pay? 😂

-'Throwback' photos. Always of an amazing holiday. Like they want to remind everyone of their lush trip they had 3 years ago.

-Related: posting stock photos of a city and 'see you in 3 weeks, can't wait!'

-Family members taking pictures posted by another family member (from an occasion they weren't part of) and posting on their own page 'look at my beautiful sisters/nephews/grandkids' I KID YOU NOT someone did it once with a 'look at my sister's beautiful house' really??? The nice house your sister lives in is in no way a reflection of you and your life

Oh and name droppers. I had a Facebook friend that would constantly refer to clothes, shampoo, shoes etc by their (expensive) brand name. Eventually deleted her when she posted that her son had banged his head and they’d had to “take him to bupa.”

😂

I'm loving this thread

The most cringe thing I've seen to date is the trend in nanny groups at Christmas to post about their bonuses, extra points if it includes a photo of presents and cash fanned out. It is the most embarrassing thing to watch.

What annoys me even more is the ones who pile on complaining that they shouldn't be posting about it because it would make those who don't get it feel bad. Like we are toddlers.

No, you shouldn't post it because it's cringe AF.

@Interrobanger

The ones that give too much personal medical detail:

“Picked up my new pain meds from the hospital yesterday and spent all night lying on the bathroom floor puking my guts up. Now my shoulder is completely frozen and I can’t see out of my left eye, plus my prolapse is rearing its ugly head again. Ugh, fibromyalgia is the absolute worst…”, etc, etc, etc.

Abs better, when someone comments praising them for being so honest about it because we need to 'normalise' talking about these things.

Yes there are things we shouldn't feel shame talking about, but this ain't it.

@Hyenaormeercat

And theres more ‘So proud of my Alfie’, really? he is a druggy, nasty little shit who is destined for prison by 25 ‘Happy Christmas has arrived at the Smiths loving family life’, photo of happy 4 year old in front of tree, mum and dad toasting in Xmas jumpers…all very nice but we all know your DH had an affair, you are a control freak and your 17 year old is on remand.

'On remand' pushed me over the edge 😂

@MrTumblesEyebrows

My friend posts stuff about her baby as if she's the only person to have ever given birth or love their child. I've hidden/unfollowed her and told her I don't use SM so don't be offended if I don't like or comment. I actually don't use SM but I wish I hadn't said because now she texts it straight to me 🙄

I did this with a distant relative! Always 'one tired mummy' like no other mother or person on the world was tired ever. So I unfollowed.

I then forgot about her and decided to check back in again to see what the posts were like now that the kids must be in late primary/early secondary by now. It's less of the kids and more about her, but I swear every other month she posts about a new business venture and 'watch this space' and lots of 'you've got this!' Self-motivational stuff

@Gettingthereslowly2020

I'm cackling away at some of these posts.

The perfect family posts are always entertaining. I have a family on Facebook who are previous neighbours. I honestly don't think they realise that people on their friends list actually know them in real life. The parents in their 60s and their children in their 20s and 30s live their lives through social media. Constant pictures of every single time they pop round to each other's houses. Posts declaring how much they love each other, what they've bought each other, and how perfect their relationships are and how they envy their parents long and happy marriage. They don't mention dad's affair with the babysitter who he knocked up and then abandoned the child. Nor do they mention how the eldest son in his mid 30s slept with his little sister's barely 18 year old friend.

Thing is, even if the horrible stuff hasn't gone on, and they're all really lovely people, I don't care?

Those types of posts reek of 'my life is better than yours', I don't give a shit, you're not special

Checking in at the hospital i have checked in at the hospital, but often to relate some amusing anecdote about what was going on there etc. E.g. I once went to the hospital for an appointment, and while we were in the reception area someone walked in in full wedding dress etc. and it was the reception area not a&e so was a bit baffling.

Sorry but isn’t this a bit obvious perhaps .

I got married in hospital in July so I had to walk into reception in full wedding dress as the chapel was just off reception, the hospital tried to keep it low key but I got some sniggers and stares by some ignorant and insensitive people
My husband died 8 days later from terminal cancer

I hope to god that this wasn’t me appearing on your Facebook check in post for everyone to laugh at 😡

There is someone on my FB who has whole conversations with his partner on his FB... when they are both sat next to eachother. I guess they want everyone else to see it... but why???

@XenoBitch I have this theory that some people don't know they exist unless others are around to see it and validate them.

But really, I think it's all to do with 'showing off' their lives because they genuinely think it's great and that others will be jealous, and that gives them an ego boost. Pathetic really.

“Photobox sent this beautiful canvas” (with beaming adults and children pictured) “to my address in error. Can everyone share and get it back to their rightful owners”.

It’s rightful owners will be ringing to report it as being undelivered - if you want to get involved ring the company and tell them their/the delivery companies error. You are spreading a private portrait of a family all over social media when you have no idea whether there are any safeguarding risks to those family members (eg estranged abusive ex/abusive parent etc)! We know you are a lovely person who wants this beautiful canvas reunited with their owner but use your brain!!!!

I admin-ed a support group for a [mercifully] short time which involved keeping assorted charlatans off the page and regularly keeping MLM Huns at bay with their shite (dangerous) essential oil cures and general wellness bollocks (it was related to a particular long term condition).

They knew we didn’t want their input so usually posted saying “please remove if not aloud” so I always used to respond with “I can’t hear it Hun so I’m going to delete it”. It always confused them.

@Jmaho

A guy that I have known for over 20 years is absolutely lovely but he has always put every woman he has ever dated on a massive pedestal. Most of them have treated him badly. He is married now and his wife is equally lovely but he makes me cringe as whenever either of them post pics of them together they put #punching. She posts pictures of herself going out looking good etc and she will tag him and do the #punching thing and all their friends will jump on and reiterate that he is punching and they don't know what she sees in him etc Really annoys me to be honest. Not sure why. Plus it's not true at all. He's a good looking successful guy and I would say they're equal looks wise (not that I think about it or it even matters one bit!)

OMG - to this and so many others.

How cringe 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ego validation has certainly escalated since I pied FB! Which I didn't think possible at the time.

The one where little Fanny wants to donate all her toys to less fortunate children, que lots of links to local charities but no, little Fanny wants to hand them over herself, so every fucker can see what a good caring selfless child she is
Little Fannys mummy friends reply so sweet hun, you've bought her up well blah blah blah
Poor Fanny
I really enjoy FB on a Friday night though when people are wankered, theres no way I'm deleting it

@YouokHun

I admin-ed a support group for a [mercifully] short time which involved keeping assorted charlatans off the page and regularly keeping MLM Huns at bay with their shite (dangerous) essential oil cures and general wellness bollocks (it was related to a particular long term condition).

They knew we didn’t want their input so usually posted saying “please remove if not aloud” so I always used to respond with “I can’t hear it Hun so I’m going to delete it”. It always confused them.

😂

Dear god the memory bank thing 🤮

Many of you must be my distant

cousins. One of my relatives does so many of these things:

Hospital check ins “back here again”
Check ins at the car garage for repairs or service (and give updates throughout the day)
Daily progress updates of astroturf being laid in the garden
Uploading photos to dodgy websites that tell you which celeb you resemble/what kind of person you are/what you’ll look like when you’re older/what your fortune will be
Sharing the missing person from a random city in the US who was found 6 weeks ago
Sharing random stolen cars/pets/mugshots/missing children from nowhere near where they live

She’s a lovely person and has a lot going on in her life so. I don’t understand why. Worst thing is my mum then shares half of it 🙈

In any thread about mask wearing
'I've never stopped wearing a mask in shops'. So?