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Most annoying/ outrageous FB posts/people

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Narwhalelife · 04/05/2022 23:08

Just some fun - I always want to delete FB but some of the above keeps me hooked!

My pet peeves….

  • tagging in at hospitals and it’s is 100% nothing
  • Any post that contains the phrase ‘making memories’
  • ‘My Monday view’ and it’s usually a pool or beach - you are on holiday, you are not Jeff Bezos
  • Any photos of a poorly child coughing, crying, having been sick - usually with a lengthy text about how ill their child is ‘temp spiking 45degrees’ and all the comments suggest A&E to which OP will play down and ‘hope it’s nothing’ 😑
  • my MiL sharing posts of lost dogs (from Romania or the USA) he ain’t going to be up the park near us.
  • Anything that starts ‘share if you agree’
  • seasonal post Christmas trees with presents or just trees, trust me they all look alike I have the same bastard thing in my alcove to look at
let’s have them!!
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Mrswobblethewaitressiatired · 16/05/2022 08:02

Those fuckers who casually check in at heart clinic, breast clinic etc. So attention seeking.
I so despise those posts about nostalgia. We walked 400 Miles in bare feet through the snow everyday! These kids are snowflakes and have it easy! Things were better during the war type shite.
I hate FB!

timestheyarechanging · 16/05/2022 08:39

Two of my friends, who are both lovely but post photos of the meal they've cooked - every sodding day!

TigerRag · 16/05/2022 09:01

I don't have problems seeing photos of my friends children. But why the need to take photos of everything they do and post them? Don't they deserve some privacy?

wilddreams · 16/05/2022 11:19

I get sick of the 'motherhood challenge' type fads where people are 'challenged' to post a photo for so many consecutive days of things that make them proud be a parent. What's the point of it? I've also seen it do the rounds known as the 'motherhood dare.' What's so daring about posting a pic of your toddler feeding the ducks? It's always promoted as a method of balancing negativity on social media but it always seems a bit attention seeking and tiresome.

SAB10 · 16/05/2022 12:25

Womanface · 05/05/2022 05:24

Oh stop moaning and just delete the bloody thing - it’s such a waste of time and energy

OR

set up a second profile and add on people you love and block people you really don’t want to find

it’s so liberating

I have 20 friends in Facebook now and none of them are wankers

or are you enjoying the irritation….?

I can't speak for anyone else but yeah, I enjoy the irritation when it's entertaining. My cousin is a massive conspiracy theorist (his profile picture is David Icke, he thinks the Ukraine war is made up, he genuinely believes Hollywood stars look young because of drinking children's blood... You get the picture). His equally delusional friends keep adding me and trying to engage in debate. I know I shouldn't engage really but it's fascinating in a kind of car crash manner. It's been... quite an education 🤣

SAB10 · 16/05/2022 12:35

I think the worst ones for me are those really annoying posts where it's some question like... Which animal you see first in this picture will tell you everything about yourself! Or your mother's maiden name and birth town will reveal all about you! And it's always, always basically the same answer. 'you're loyal and you have a heart of gold but if anyone crosses you they'll know about it. You forgive but you never forget'. And then people post about themselves saying 'oh! This is so true!' I mean really?? What, for everyone??

artificialheart · 16/05/2022 13:47

I might sound mean but I hate the #myjourney types of posts.

Ok I feel for you but how is getting your nails done related to #livingwithtype1 or having a cup of Starbucks related to "myivfjourney or meeting friends with a selfie related to #myweightlossjourney. Why do people need to remind everyone on sm that they have diabetes or going on some spiritual journey or some business journey. Also as a pp mentioned the posts that start with "so".

CatsArePeople · 16/05/2022 15:18
  1. People posting gruesome photos from war zones, depending what's trending. Palestine, Syria, Ukraine. Thank goodness FB blocks the really bloody content.
    I just don't get why... is that supposed to anyhow help the cause you're supporting?

  2. People who post things like prayers, disability awareness, or similar supposedly sensitive texts with "let's see how many of my friends repost this on their timeline". Go away.

  3. Pictures of some random ill or disabled kids with "I bet i will not get any likes".

Squillerman · 16/05/2022 15:22

I don’t use SM anymore but I used to hate any attention seeking posts. Had one woman I had to unfollow on Instagram because she posted numerous similar selfies every single day with a shitty caption about body positivity… Couldn’t stand anyone tagging themselves anywhere tbh, nobody cares. Hated vague posts with the queue of ‘u ok hun? PM me’ comments underneath.

Echobelly · 16/05/2022 15:48

Sharing videos to back up your prejudices with no actual attempt to consider if they are what they say they are, eg 'Muslim mob drags innocent man out of car in Copenhagen and beats him up'. When there is nothing in the context of the video to prove the mob is Muslim, the man in the car is 'innocent' or that it's in Copenhagen. 🙄

BessieBeach · 16/05/2022 15:53

‘This girl’

‘This boy’

’This is everything.’

CordeliaLOVEScocktails · 16/05/2022 18:32

Always the braggy ones 'My view is not too shabby.." or 'so proud of Little Johnny l, he came 3rd in a drawing competition...."

Generally People showing off about their wealth or social life (women in my village publicly thank and tag each other when they have been on weekends away so everyone knows they weren't invited) or 'date night'.

CatsArePeople · 16/05/2022 18:45

I always [shocked] at mostly grandparents, showing off where exactly little Ava is going to school.

TigerRag · 17/05/2022 07:16

CatsArePeople · 16/05/2022 18:45

I always [shocked] at mostly grandparents, showing off where exactly little Ava is going to school.

I've got friends who post things like this about their children. Just why? And when they post photos of their child in their uniform (why?) there's no attempt to obscure the school badge.

Questions where people are phishing for information. So many people don't appear to realise this.

lollipoprainbow · 17/05/2022 07:22

Not FB but Instagram, a mutual acquaintance always bragging about her Porsche, Rolex, amazing husband etc etc. She homeschools her child so cue lots of pics of them out in cafes most days with the hashtag #toocoolforschool. Argh !!!!!

Heckythump1 · 17/05/2022 08:07

People who post stupid lists of rules for when their precious baby arrives in a few weeks.
Nobody cares and you are the first person to have a newborn baby!

My SIL who always does a post a fortnight before her kids birthday saying 'can't believe my little angel will be X years old in a couple of weeks' as if she's reminding everyone and fishing for presents!

Lovemusic33 · 17/05/2022 08:15

Haven’t read the whole thread so probably repeating a few…

Pictures of peoples badly cooked dinners 🤢

People posting status’s saying things such as “my weeks been terrible” or “I can’t do this anymore” in hope someone will reply with “what’s up hun?” Followed by “I will PM you” 😬

People telling us about their children potty training and doing a poo on the potty (sometimes with photos 😬).

Post telling people how amazing their wife/husband/partner is with a photo of them kissing.

People airing their dirty laundry for all to see, slagging off their ex etc…..

People that have to post a photo of their baby every time they change their outfit.

monicagellerbing · 17/05/2022 08:16

The posts in my local area group

'To the person who bumped my car in Tesco car park today, you have 24 hours to contact me or I'm getting the CCTV and going to the police and you can deal with them when they come to arrest you for leaving the scene of an accident'

Everyone knows the police don't give two fucks about someone bumping your car on private land and will tell you it's a civil matter. How these thick twats think the police are going to burst down the offenders door like SWAT and arrest them and open an investigation coz they scraped someone's bumper is beyond me. Gives me a proper rage

MyLordWizardKing · 17/05/2022 15:08

@monicagellerbing 😆

I know people that will post a short(ish) essay at least once a week on how wonderful their child/spouse/pet/neighbour/resident ghost is. Touching stuff, but the sheer frequency of which it's posted dampens the emotional impact somewhat.

They're usually MLMers as well though, so the cynic in me assumes wonders if it's just to generate engagement and improve their reach...

thecircusclown · 17/05/2022 15:44

Urgghhhhh, the bullshit 'challenges' that are ostensibly about ridding Facebook of negativity and 'raising women up' but it's actually just an excuse to post 30 consecutive days' worth of carefully posed and heavily filtered pouting selfies for everyone to admire

TigerRag · 17/05/2022 17:50

People posting links but not saying what they are. I don't mean someone asking a question and the reply being a link. I'm talking about just posting a link and not saying what it's about.

knowinglesseveryday · 18/05/2022 13:55

People referring to colours "popping ".

Themilkyway97 · 19/05/2022 13:17

Colours popping drives me bloody mad too. Also a 'pop' of colour.
There is a lady on my Facebook with a daughter who she nicknames 'Pops' and that's irritating too. Also people who refer to their kids as Boo.

TigerRag · 19/05/2022 17:57

People complaining they're "only" able to run a 24 minute 5k. Showing off much?

Movinghouseatlast · 19/05/2022 18:01

Yes to 'feeling blessed'. Fuck off to fuckfordshire with that!

People who literally put every meal they eat out on there. Especially if they are feeling blessed at the same time.

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