To think no one actually cares about pictures of my children on FB?

[Stripedmum]

Be honest. Unless it's family do you really want to see thousands of pictures of other people's children if any?

I inundated the web with pictures of our first baby. Now I've had the second one I've decided not to...

Call me evil but I find pictures of other people's children boring and therefore don't want to annoy others with thousands of pictures of mine. I also think it's a bit insensitive to those who can't have kids: "Look at my beautiful children!". If you want to celebrate them why not print the pictures off and send them to loved ones/text them to people who are genuinely interested?

Haha striped, I will be a miserable old boot with you, I hate that kind of shit

Yes I take your point Elquota.

You can use this is people children on FB really offends/bothers you
www.unbaby.me/

Oh god, imagine if your friends found out you'd replaced pictures of their precious bundle with pictures of bacon

You are in an awful mood - either that or you are awful - if my friend tagged herself in an exec lounge at Heathrow I'd be delighted for her that she was having such a great time.

I like seeing other people's pictures! I don't do loads and loads myself but do regular ones. My mother likes seeing them for a start.

I know it can seem like facebook is a carefully edited portrayal of your life but you are not really likely to post yourself on the toilet hey? Its a digital scrapbook of stuff you like. That's nice! Isn't it?

As for why not print them off and send them or whatever...nice idea but I just wouldn't get round to it. I'm a bit shit like that!

So to the op, which are the photos you like seeing? Are not most photos pretty uninteresting by your rationale. I would far rather see some lovely kid smiling back at me than photos of drunk hen dos or people,s new sitting room decoration.......but hec I just skim over the stuff I find boring. I always think these types of posts are intended for the people who do the thing in question......so you can communicate your irritation to them via mn. Yabu and you are also being churlish.

Tatty you're a better human being than I am. That's a really nice wa of looking at it that I've not yet reached.

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"why brag? God what an awful mood I'm in."
Agreed. The fact you see it as BRAGGING, says it all. When my friends post things, I don't see it as bragging.

Yes pit mountain - I suppose I do find it all a bit bland. I like Pintrest much better as I see the info as useful. God I'm not coming across very well here am I?

What is it then if it's not bragging? Come on...tagging yourself in the exec lounge?

I have no interest and feel spanned by it. So generally I remove the person from appearing on my newsfeed if all I see a barage of kids photos..

Not read of all of thread but I post pics of my two DC, especially funny ones (though I'm sure people yawn at them). I like seeing other people's DC too but then I like to see people's breakfasts, living room wallpaper and mugs of coffee on FB.

I don't particularly use Facebook for sharing, would add (and suspect I'm not alone in this), and I've never typed a status update. I just use it for some groups I'm in and need to access, along with any messages.

I only use Facebook for this. I only use Facebook for that. I only use Facebook for business.

Er. Isn't it a SOCIAL networking site for linking up with friends? As has been said, if you don't like what someone is putting on Facebook delete them as a friend. And yes you are being unreasonable

I never ever think considering the feelings of those who can't have kids is unreasonable

Well said Miaow

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They won't delete you downstairs. They will just do what most do and click the unfollow button. Then the photo-scattergunner doesn't know that 250 out of their 270 friends has hidden the yawnsome pics of Junior, and the 250 are happy not to have to think of something different to say for the 870th update of the week about Junior's teeth/nappy/smile/food etc etc.

Everyone wins.

We went through 12.5 years of trying for children, and the worst thing was for people to pussy foot around or hide the fact they were pregnant or just had children.

Personally I think it is a bit condescending to say "oh, I hadn't thought of those poor childless
People "

the day after I had a missed miscarriage (only discovered from scan that there was no heartbeat) one of my Facebook friends uploaded a scan photo. It didn't bother me in the slightest. Life goes on. Millions of people have babies every day. I'd have been more upset if friends of mine had deliberately hidden their pregnancy news from me to avoid upsetting me. Very condescending.
Scan photos are fine, if people want to share X-ray images of their uterus for the world to see

Its okay to "love to hate" sometimes though Striped. Also, I'm under no delusions that there are probably some people on my friends list who don't give a shit, but compared to the "good old days" when we were child free but used to get bombarded with email images of people's children...which we enjoyed, to a point but you have to open them up and all that, and download them (in those days)...Facebook is better, because in the fast and furious days of smartphones it takes literally seconds to just look, go "oh cool" and move on.

If you really don't like the person much or they are a bragger (of course they do exist) and that kind of thing, hiding them is an option, if you keep people on your news feed as people you really genuinely like you will generally feel happy for them I'd say - I think you are probably a fine and very normal human being!

I would also add that Facebook does expose narcissism and it does exist - I have about 2 of the hundred and something people I'd describe as that and one is a teen and can be forgiven. I used to pout into a mirror in the privacy of my bedroom, these days they do it into a smartphone on Facebook, bless them!