to think this Facebook boasting every Paren's Evening is pointless?

[eachpeach11]

So every parents evening we get the "... is a very proud mummy". Ok so perhaps with older children this is valid. However, I have never know a Primary school child to have a really negative report. (Although I am sure some do).
So surely this boasting really doesn't mean very much.

Don't you think it's fascinating though, when people post stuff that you and they and everyone else knows to be untrue?

I think it's amazing. I want to know what they are thinking.

Oh don't get me started. I unfriended someone from FB recently when they boasted once too often about their reception aged child's school report!

It is beyond irritating. YANBU.

Hully I have a friend like that.

Posts at least 3 times a week saying 'Today is the start of my new life, nothings going to get me down anymore' type of stuff. Followed by endless 'yeah hun xxxx' and 'go girl' comments.

I always want to put 'this is so not true - you are and always will be a right old moaner, don't kid yourself'.

I hate FB and the way too many people use it to broadcast every single moment of their lives so yanbu. Although I am always proud of DD's achievements and wouldn't hesitate to tell people in RL.

I would never post " I am a proud Mummy" but I might post that one of my children had a good parents evening and I was chuffed. I also like to read if my friends or relatives children are doing well.

Our children are important and we take pride in their achievements, is that so odd?

I haven't had FB for months and months but preferred 'proud parent' updates to airing dirty laundry updates.

no I actually posted 'very proud of my girls - brilliant reports from parents evening...well done'

and I am not Gordy on FB

I didn't realise we where only 'allowed' to post picture of cats and quizes - I must read the rules

Yanbu. According to a close friend, her DS has a reading age of 13. I know he has not. Why lie??

Yes! Regularly. I look after him!

I hate people who post messages on facebook to their small children who can't even read or even have any concept of facebook, the only reason is self promotion and it's horrible eg. 'Happy birthday to my little man, mummy loves you soooo much and is soooo proud of you sweatpea, hope you have a gorgeous day!" [gag emoticom]

well delete them then - blimey no one forces you at gun point to have them on your FB page

I work in year 1 and 2. To see the "mummy so proud of her ickly man" parents evening gushes makes me laugh ... None of the kids get bad reports, its all constructive if veeering towards negative.

Ditto when they get a good end of year report. Even a girl who is an absolute cow got a decent report and you would never have known she was a prolific bitch and tale teller and bully

Why are you friends with people on Facebook if you aren't interested in what is happening with their lives?

I've had friends post about parents evening and it doesn't bother me, they are rightly proud of their kids, why shouldn't they post about it?

I didn't post about mine but have done before. I also have a son with SN, it would be rather unfair if I only posted about his achievements and not his brothers.

If you don't like it don't use Facebook or be friends with parents!

I asked my FB friends to 'opt in' to hear about my DCs. So if they said yes I put them on a custom list that gets all the pictures and updates about them.

I don't see my parents enough, so FB is the best way to hook them up with a load of pictures and updates. And my cool young fwends don't have to see them [hsmile]

I have only friends ( real friends) on facebook, so i will put I am proud of my kids when ever i feel like it.

Not on Facebook myself, but would definitely be saying how proud I am of DD, and why not?

I think I'm safe - I only ever post pictures of my cats or links to tedious worthy things that no-one really wants to read. Although this summer I did go a bit mental with the "I'm on holiday!!! It's great!!! Look at all these pictures!!!" stuff. I could almost hear the eye-rolling.

I dont see what the big problem is with facebook. If your proud of you dc why not put it on there?!?!

Oh good old brag book.

What annoys me
Do we need to know how many poos and wee wees your DC has done that day?
Photos of DCs writing or reading
Stealth boasts "why do you only get two pairs of glasses with a 3D tv?"
Holiday boasts
Yes the constant parents nights boasts
The photos of what everyone got or Valentines day? My hubby loves me THIS much!!

I am a proud mummy everyday, I don't need to hear from their teacher they are meeting their targets and being polite to make me any prouder and want to boast on FB about it.

I do find proud parents evening posts a little odd...what did they expect????

Mind you, with DS1 I got used to the sandwich parents evenings, "He's very tiring, I'm on my knees my the end of the day. - He's very bright, do you realise how bright he is??? Some of his written work is absolutely amazing. - He's constantly off task and very challenging, like I said, I'm on my knees by the end of the day."

With DS2 it's all, yes, he's on target, average, polite, puts in some effort, joins in with singing blah, blah, blah. It would be good if he could speed up his writing." I come home thinking "Well, that was all a bit meh, and they don't recognise how lovely/kind/artistic he is".

So, no, parents evening doesn't leave me feeling any prouder than I usually am.

Carry on just like you're the only people ever to have children in the history of the Universe.