Bragging, everywhere bragging!

[bafta16]

Holidays, gardens, Grandchildren. On and on it goes.

So weary of it.
Reading too much as I'm unwell.

Unfollow them!

I’m sorry you’re unhappy, OP. In the past when I’ve felt unfulfilled or dissatisfied, I use the time on my hands to think about and plan how I can improve my situation. It sounds like a good first step for you would be deleting your SM accounts or at least curating them - for example, I have no friends on fb because I deleted everyone but I found some groups useful as I’m going through a specific situation and there’s a lot of wisdom and expertise in those groups. Now when I log in, I see updates from those groups only, and it’s really helpful to me.

I also review my basic self care habits as I tend to output a lot as a carer, and forget myself. So I rebuild habits that I’ve been forgetting about, for example, am I drinking enough water? And keep a notebook on my phone or set reminders to do it. My skin is dry and itchy, I’ve been skipping the moisturiser - I’ll buy a good one and again set a reminder.

After just a couple of days I find I feel a lot better.

Does someone have something I’d love? How can I take some positive steps to achieving it for myself? Journaling helps with this process.

No

Well there we go then!

But what would you prefer someone's holiday pictures or someone tagging themselves in a&e with the cannula photo saying pm hun

The third option. Neither?
Tbf I like the odd holiday post. A few people I know though post about 80 photos each time they go on holiday.

Fourth option- don’t scroll through their pics if they don’t appeal

I don't. I can see how many they have posted.

I’m with you op. The only thing to do is to vote Labour and pull these people down a peg or two.
Lets see them brag about private school when they’re all shut down and their hb has lost his job.

Everything is braggy. That's why women here and on social media jump in with tales about their husbands polished halos and posts and threads where other women are struggling. They think the point is to enable their bragging.

So what is acceptable in you opinion to post

I’m wondering when chatting with friends on WhatsApp or posting on SM ceases to be factual information about what you are doing and when it becomes bragging? Are you supposed to pretend you aren’t doing anything nice? Isn’t it a bit weird to go away somewhere and not say anything about it ?

Well, hopefully people aren’t thoughtless. And posting your holiday pics is one thing, but silly stuff like “so lucky” “so blessed” etc etc is surely only posted to garner admiration.

The one exception is pets. I have never boasted about my dcs, but boy, my dog is The World’s Best. And I’m very happy to see a million pics of other people’s dogs being utterly wonderful too!!

I would still rather someone write so blessed then my life's so unfair everything is so crap.

I do think its a personality type you're either a jealous unhappy person or happy positive person who is greatful for what they have and don't begrudge others

Sounds like half my Facebook thread if you add in the a&e check ins

I definitely do, hopefully as we get more in to the summer I will see more holiday, nice gardens and days out posts

You can be a happy person and not do a social media post every time you step out of the house. It isn't all or nothing.

I don't get annoyed ai just scroll on by. I think it's possible to like people but acknowledge that their judgement about some things is off. I'm allowed to think that seeing 40 photos of the same beach and their toenails is ridiculous.