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To feel annoyed at people who brag about their lives on fb

53 replies

skyblue11 · 01/11/2013 17:08

Why do some people feel the need to show what a wonderful hotel they are staying in or sharing how their partners are spoiling them? It makes me sick

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manicinsomniac · 01/11/2013 17:10

Oh, I don't know, I love seeing what people are up to on holiday. Maybe that makes me shallow but it cheers me up to see all the pictures.

Repeatedlydoingthetwist · 01/11/2013 17:10

I doubt they do it just to rile you. Delete them if it upsets you that much.

Strumpetron · 01/11/2013 17:10

Because they can? And they're happy and want to share it? My facebook for me is about being able to read back on all the things I've done. My friend's are interested in what I'm doing and vice versa so we share these things.

If it's constant and they're always doing it then I suppose it can be annoying but sharing something that's exciting to them isn't a bad thing.

BlingLoving · 01/11/2013 17:11

Yabu

Fb is about sharing and telling people thigs. If you are not happy with your life and it upsets you to see others having a good time, get off fb.

Baazinga · 01/11/2013 17:12

I share happy stuff about my day, I have crap days too but who honestly wants to hear about those?

WhoNickedMyName · 01/11/2013 17:13

Isn't that the whole point of Facebook?

What would you prefer to see instead? Genuine question.

I prefer that to the competitive misery, photos of people's dinner, or cryptic status updates prompting 20 people to ask "what's wrong hun".

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 01/11/2013 17:13

So what if they do? Some people are happy about their lives, I think it says more about you than them to be honest.

CoffeeTea103 · 01/11/2013 17:14

Sounds like you're jealous.

HotCrossPun · 01/11/2013 17:14

What do you post on FB Sky?

BellaVita · 01/11/2013 17:15

Yabu.

Defriend them if you don't want to read what they are doing.

Wishfulmakeupping · 01/11/2013 17:16

I can't comment as I'm one of this annoying people who puts millions of baby pics on FB in my defence my dd is amazingly cute

MadCap · 01/11/2013 17:16

Yabu. It is what fb is for. FB moaners are a pretty petty lot.

Sameoldsadsaga · 01/11/2013 17:16

Because nobody likes a show off ?

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 01/11/2013 17:17

I'd much rather read that then the fb friend I've got who posts about her sex life. Oh and cryptic statuses.

Milkhell · 01/11/2013 17:18

I have to say it does annoy me in that I know a few friends who do this (to extreme) and know that behind the scenes things aren't all good. I think it's dangerous as people then have a 'perfect Polly' ideal they feel they too should be living up to.

HelloBoys · 01/11/2013 17:18

I have a friend of a friend who's like this.

Lived (rented) a house with swimming pool but then was ALL OVER her stuff - eg she likes OTT stuff for Xmas etc. All kids' birthdays there were photos of tons of presents and her birthday same - all designer gear.

I just thought oh that's nice was maybe a tad envious sometimes but did wonder why does she need to prove that?

she did tell us/me she was insecure and also her BF had cheated on her and left her for OW and she'd found out afterwards they'd been renting not paying mortgage... but then BF came crawling back - so life wasn't all rosy for her.

SaucyJack · 01/11/2013 17:19

YABU. Sharing your life is the whole point of social media.

HelloBoys · 01/11/2013 17:20

baby/kids/partner stuff is fine.

I must admit when I see the millionth person in Loubous, swanky hotel, latest swanky hotel - when there's supposed to be a recession well part of me thinks "good on them" and others feel great towards them but if you're scrimping and saving (not that I am) then it can become wearing.

also I'm not really a "sharer" like that.

Mintyy · 01/11/2013 17:21

I don't feel annoyed by facebook bragging and I think feeling sick is totally ott op!

But I do think less of the people who do it. I have one friend who only posts when she is abroad. Yawnsville.

Strumpetron · 01/11/2013 17:21

What actually pisses me off is when someone is posting how they're happy about something, and some fecker comes along and tries to turn it into a competition 'oh i've got one of them as well but found the ** to be much better so got that' etc.

HelloBoys · 01/11/2013 17:22

oh to the person who said about crap stuff - (I'm not on FB anymore) so many people post re "I am ill, SOOOO ill" (and they never seem to get better).

or "I am SOOOO depressed life is so shit". of course we all do the sympathy but sometimes they have the sort of NM types who are all "snuggles/starkisses/sweet thoughts to you honey".

ziggiestardust · 01/11/2013 17:24

Delete them then. You don't have to be friends with them

WooWooOwl · 01/11/2013 17:28

Because its nice to show people nice things that are going on. They are people that have chosen to see why you might post, so if you don't choose to see it, then hide them.

But dint criticise them for using Facebook to share stuff, that's what it was invented for!

I would much rather see people on FB doing nice things than complaining about anything and everything because they are attention and sympathy seekers, but then I'm not jealous and bitter.

AngelsLieToKeepControl · 01/11/2013 17:29

Me too, everyone should be unhappy, and then not share it, I don't want to read about that either, in fact, people should just stop talking altogether and we won't have to be bothered about anyone feeling happy or sad or boasty or grumpy (or sneezy Grin ) ever again Hmm

Titsalinabumsquash · 01/11/2013 17:30

I posted a picture of the pie I made for dinner ..... I hope my fb friends don't hate me now.