To ask someone to shoot me if I ever feel the need to insert 'proudmummy' into my name on fb?

[Beavie]

That is all.

[GinSoakedMisery]

I have a few people on my FB who have joint FB accounts. That's just beyond weird.

And I've hidden a friend because she posts photos of " family fun" daily and has a million hashtags after each one saying things like #family #fun #familyfun # board #games #boardgames #familyboardgames #lovemykids #familylove #love #my #kids

[GimmeDaBoobehz]

It doesn't bother me in the slightest.

I have friends who do this all the time with about twenty kisses afterwards. I also have those who do all kissy huggy stuff with their partners on Facebook.

I don't mind if they want to show off their kids / partner it shows they are proud of them. As long as they spend time with them and make them feel special too, but I can't moderate that.

I sometimes post how proud I am if DD has had an injection and not made a fuss because I truly am and a lot of my relatives would like to know this too. I am not harming anyone by doing this.

I sometimes comment about I can't believe she's growing so quick too. If people don't like it they can always delete me those miserable gits I would gladly have removed from my Facebook, especially if they send me game requests all the time.

[Birdsgottafly]

I take issue with this,
"SmithWasJonesWasTaylorWasEvans"

My Mum lists hers on her FB, because we have lost touch with members of our family. We are of Native American/French Canadian background, some of my Mums age relatives went to live in New Orleans.

We have slowly lost touch and know that some of our family lived in area that have had natural disasters.

I don't know any of my SA born, Father's family.

So there may be good reason why former surnames are there. People list places of work for the same reasons.

[Birdsgottafly]

I meant, I take issue with those having a problem with listing former Surnames.

[Iloveonionchutney]

I know of one 'proudmummy' who posts all the share this if you love your daughter/son stuff, and then when she writes a status it's to complain about the kids! I desperately want to put underneath her pictures 'who are you trying to convince?' I feel desperately sorry for the two kids who if you knew them you could see they'd benefit a lot more by their mother engaging with them instead of her fb account!

[Revenger]

I don't mind when fb friends do these things on the odd occasion, I do too. It when it's constant and prolonged. It's image crafting at its worst because IMO it's designed to make others feel bad or lacking. Big difference to wanting to share the odd bit of good news or express your feelings. Just the way I see it though and is why I wouldn't piss on the chips of people who choose to use Facebook in this way as Lying suggested by telling them. Much easier just to roll eyes and hide them.

[ShitOnAStick]

I have observed that the Smith Was Jones Full time mummy to two gorgeous boys types are also the most boasty. I think it's insecurity, some of my fb friends are full time wives too.
I have one friend who is the queen of stealth boasting, examples include being worried her 18 month old was colour blind because he isn't picking up colours as fast as he got numbers and shapes. I really like her in real life but she's so annoying on fb.

[fuckinghatehim]

I have a made up middlename on face book, because its what lots of people call me and is meant to be a joke.
My occupation is set as 'full time mummy' and will stay that way when I start my job.

And I went to Hogwarts, its listed alongside my real schools.

Sometimes I post funny things my dc have said or done because they've made me laugh. IMO that's preferable to the 20.updates my friend does during I'm a celeb/x.factor/big brother. If I wanted to know what was happening I'd watch it! as it is. I have no idea who you're talking about!.

If my friends don't like it, they know where the delete button is!

However I don't like or share those stupid like if you love your kids/hate cancer statutes.

[oohdaddypig]

I hate Facebook.

I hate any proclamations of love the most. Because its nothing to do with love and everything to do with attention seeking.

[Revenger]

I agree ShitonaStick. Some of the worst Facebook offenders are actually really lovely in RL and not at all boasty. It's like Facebook gives them a licence to behave this way . And I hate fb etiquette that dictates if you delete someone on there, it's a RL snub of some sort.

[oohdaddypig]

Shitonastick - your friend sounds like a pain in the arse tbh. Does anyone actually respond to these boasts?

[tudorqueen]

Although the endless proudmummy's ickle prince and princesses can't read now....in a few short years they will be stroppy teenagers who hate the world and especially their parents when they see that their poos have been posted on FB .

[Nishky]

I have seen a 'first name mommabear second name'

Every time it pops up on my feed I think 'get over yourself love'

[3asAbird]

This thread made me laugh out loud. surly no one can love their kids more than peter!

I am not guilty but have so many on fb that are.gives me the rage.

so now i hide them.

seems every ones had the best year in 2013 that,s great as mine was shite.

every parents evening end of term report reckon statistically impossible some must be lying.

one was so proud of her son for losing sports day its taking part that counts in counteracted with what a shame dd1 won year years race.

so much i love being a mummy, over posting pictures of their fave children or saying what fab weekend they having.

[mrsoh79]

I used to post things on Facebook, but hardly ever now, I do post pictures of the kids which the family in other parts of the country and world can see.

My friend has got Princess as her middle name but is lovely and it doesn't bother me.

I'm nearly 17 weeks pregnant and I will not post about heartburn and what can I have to stop it, that's when I'll delete my Facebook, maybe some of you can come and be my friend and tell me off if I do ha ha.

[Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme]

It's tricky because I have some friends on there who are lovely and sensible in RL but seem to post the most inane ilovemykids shit on Facebook.

I do post if it's the dc's birthdays or they've had parents evening so family can see how they're doing. I like to think I'm fairly sane though and my posts are quite straightforward.

[GimmeDaBoobehz]

I agree though if it's constant it can be annoying for some.

But to be honest I don't loiter on one individuals Facebook enough to know if they boast about their kids.

I do sigh though when someone with 5 kids is on Facebook all the time - goodness knows how they manage to look after them.

Perhaps the baby prepares it's own bottles, methinks?

[30SecondsToVenus]

I have a friend who is winding me up recently.

Several status updates a day about her amazing husband (who she is cheating on) and her perfect kids and how she can't wait to be a granny (she's 26!! Her stepdaughter is preggers at 15 so she won't be a granny it's just by marriage) it's starting to wind me up. There is absolutely no need to update 10-15 times a day about your amazing life and amazing husband etc. It's really annoying to us who know her well because we know it's absoloute shite and it's just attention seeking. It's the ones who comment and pander to her saying omg I'm so jel bbz u gt an amzin lyf u such a gd mum nd ur kids r d best. They are the ones she plays to and they haven't got a clue what goes on day to day. She also has her name then 'wassoandso' then her new surname. She is a full time yummy mummy (never ever had a job in her life) and lists endless 'disabilities' that she can't tell you anything about. We questioned her one day when she said she had severe arthritis and she will be in a wheelchair soon. An hour after that status she uploaded pics of her ice skating and having drinks in a bar. It's insulting to people who are disabled and it's quite sick actually.

This turned into a rant lol

I'm away to see what the proudmummys little angels have had for dinner

[Tulip26]

It drives me mad. I've seen a woman with 'Mummie2miangels' as a middle name. Bleugh!

[TheNightIsDark]

Someone on mine posts endless photos of her toddlers healthy meals.

I want to babysit and feed him bread.

[tudorqueen]

Maybe they do this because a) they are bored and have nothing else to do all day (I'm not convinced that being a yummy mummy full time really requires much effort into anything other than clothes and make up) and b) their lives are shite.

[Proudmummytodc2]

I have proudmummy on my username on this because simply I don't want anyone knowing my name is that not the point of usernames but Facebook I have my actual name as that's my personal page so is this thread also aimed at posters like me?? Just asking btw I'm not really bothered tho cause everyone has own opinions :)

[sparkle101]

I have one of these on my Facebook, come to think of it only on my Facebook, she dropped me when I got PND and didn't want to go to meet her new mummy friends at mum and baby groups.

[Beavie]

No don't worry proudmummy, I'll let you off, you can't use your real name on here. As long as you promise there's no hint of proudmummy in your fb name!

[Proudmummytodc2]

Lol I totally know what u mean lol I have a few on my Facebook I did have my real name as a username but name changed and couldn't think of anything else lol I'm one that on Facebook I'm guilty of my boy for. This or girl done that but not like all the time when it's like a milestone lol I can't stand this proud mummy stuff on Facebook lol I just read my last post it sounded a bit mean I didn't actually mean it to I should learn to word things better but I know what u mean with your post but I just kinda let it fly over my head now lol xx