To really rant in response to this wanky facebook update from a friend

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

Gah I know, I know facebook is evil, I only just reregistered and already I want to break things.

To all the unselfish mums out there who traded
in dark eye liner for dark circles, salon cuts for pony tails, long
soaks in tub for quick showers,late nights for early mornings,
designer bags for nappy bags and wouldn't change a thing, let's see
how many mums will repost this, mums... who don't care what they gave up, instead
... love what they got in return, repost this if your a mum and you
love your children xxx

fuzzywuzzy - that is soooo funny. I have just laughed out very loudly for a good ten minutes.

I am going to add it to my status and see what responses I get!

he he lissieloucifer I will use that as my status update

I have received so many of these sick making wonderful mother posts by the same people who post

so and so LIKES 'I hope you choke on the shit you talk'

so and so LIKES 'Stab me in the back again and I will fucking bury you ten feet under'

so and so LIKES 'Yes you're a dick, fuck off and die'

et al.

These are also the same people who write gushy posts directly to their 5 and 6 year olds (who don't have FB accounts). Trying to prove something?

I am attempting to find

Fooffy LIKES 'Yes you are a wonderful mother now stop writing about it and piss off and BE one'

4 likes so far

hate these bloody awful updates

I stole the alderaan one nad have had 4 c&p's so far (that i know of) and 4 likes of my barely adequate mother one

I really enjoy using facebook but HATE wanky status updates like that.

I nicked the alderaan one and apparently 93% of my very geeky friends list WILL copy and paste it.

Mind you - most of my husband's colleagues spend half their working thinking up names for software that can be deliberately reduced to "amusing" Star Wars acronyms anyway so I knew they'd appreciate the joke.

With regards to the original status post... so what do you do if you already were a scruff in a ponytail BEFORE you got up-duffed?

lol...Fuzzy....that is now my fb status :)))

how about: To all the unselfish mums out there who traded
in dark eye liner for dark circles, salon cuts for pony tails, long
soaks in tub for quick showers,late nights for early mornings,
designer bags for nappy bags and wouldn't change a thing, let's see
how many mums will repost this, mums... who don't care what they gave up, instead
... love what they got in return, repost this you are martyred at the stake of parenthood and want everyone to comment to tell you how ace you are... 98% of people will be too selfish!

What about people who join Facebook groups called 'Loves her baby all the world'. Puke. And it doesn't even make effing sense!

7 likes and no comments

Thanks for this thread, I now know it is possible to hide people on the news stream on Facebook and have done so to a few people who I want to nosey keep up to date with but whos news updates bore me can be missed.

[hblush] I'm on FB. I do sometimes put a photo of one of the DC as my profile pic but sometimes it's one of me, or, as today, I've chosen a nice photo of a Skipper butterfly that my husband took in the summer.
When I initially joined FB (and Mumsnet!) last year, I didn't have a computer or the internet at home so would use the library or my mobile phone. I remember seeing some of these copy & paste statuses (statii?), liking a few, but yes, also thinking, bleuuurgh...!
I have had my laptop & broadband since this September ... and I have to say although I still use FB, I've been finding MN much more interesting - and entertaining! [hgrin]

In the interests of science I've just put one on I've made up which is biscuit-dunking related, just to see...!

Oh FFS, why should anyone be ashamed of being on FB! My pet hate is boastful updates but I stay on FB because I live overseas and it is a good way to stay in touch and send photos to friends and family. Also, a lot of social events here in the US are posted on FB. I think there is quite a lot of snobbery about 'not being on FB'.

i have pinched the dragon one.

i cannot stand any of those C&P status updates.

might change mine to

October is lets not post shit status updates month. it is a worrying fact that 93% of you wont re post this because you are guilty of updating with inane and pointless facts about your dietry/urinary habbits or merely copying mass produced bollocks about how much you loe your talentless spoilt bratts. Im brave enough. C&P this if you too refuse to join in with these boring acts of sheep mentality and utter ignorance of individuality, intelligence and wit

I've didn't get a response to my biscuity status, I'm now trying the Aldernaan one!

93% seems to be the magic number...[hhmm].

Oooh bugger me it's late. I'm going to leave them on there and see!!

Unfortunately most women won't repost this. I'm strong willed, independent, a bit outspoken (okay a lot) and I tell it like it is. I make mistakes, I am sometimes out of control & at times hard to handle (okay most ......times). But if you can't handle me at my worst then you sure as heck don't deserve me at MY BEST. If you're a handful, repost...I dare you! I'll be looking for the ladies who repost

Does this fall under the mantle of 'wanky' because it seriously makes my teeth hurt.

I am fighting off the urge to comment ' You sound like a complete nightmare and I wouldn't touch you with your own kid.'

GiganGORE - like it. Won't be posting it though as I too have a general loathing of these C&P posts - although having said that, I did do Lissie's one about the lost babies vs chocolate in the news and one about disabilities.

I have just seen one of my MN friends has posted this:
Communication Shutdown. Nov 1 2010
communicationshutdown.org
A GLOBAL FUNDRAISER FOR AUTISM. Can you get by without Facebook or Twitter, just for 1 day? Join the voluntary shutdown to raise awareness for autism in your country. Donate to get the CHAPP (charity app)...

Might do that one as well.

Unfortunately for me, my sis is one of those who do the "if your kids are your world, repost this" or whatever - frankly, much though I adore DS, he is not my whole world - nor should he be.

They annoy me also those c&p posts. I just ignore them.
My cousins wife let's us all know when she goes to work, how many hrs she has left till she finishes, what she's cooking for dinner, if she's happy, sad, disappointed and every other emotion.
But she's not the only one.
I never post on my own wall unless it's relevent or exciting ( Like the arrival of my DS). I only go on there to nosey and reply to others if interesting.

But I posted this yesterday

'This is a pointless post really but as everyone else writes one, thought I might as well join in'
I have 12 likes so far and a few agreeable comments.

Sparkle, is she is martyred multi-tasker 'I don't know how I do it' poster? I have several of those.

Just got home from 14-hour-day at work where I was the only one who was productive and if I left the place would go bankrupt. So damn tired! Going to cook dinner, take girls to tennis, clean the house, do group project for Masters though why they call it group project I don't know because I carry the whole team, weed garden at midnight, bake cupcakes for school bake sale and then sit down for one minute for a well-earned glass of wine!