To think 'feeling blessed' is a disguised brag

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Lighthearted

The status update starter "I'm feeling blessed because......." shouldn't end with a brag about what you have materially.

Am I alone in noticing this and has anyone got some funny examples to share?

I just read one "feeling blessed because my gorgeous hubby bought me some amazing presents"

No, I think people are just counting their blessings and thinking of positives.

It's better than thinking of things to moan about!

happy Christmas

Facebook is one big stealth boast isn't it? Especially at Christmas.

I don't have FB but have had a look at DS's today and it is full of teenagers bragging, and doing vomit inducing declarations of love to their parents.

Seriously the 'feeling blessed' thing-is that something you type or is it from a drop down list because it's not something anyone would actually say is it?

No one is ever allowed to write anything positive on FB without some miserable fucker accusing them of boasting.

"feeling blessed" is only ever something my religious FB write - often followed by non religious type comments.

Its a drop down thing isn't it?

No it's not a drop down, it's just something people increasingly start their update with.

Mistakes a change to read nice things on FB because MN has to be the most miserable corner of the internet at Christmas.

I really should log out until at least March.

What are the other choices? i have seen 'feeling pained'. If I had FB I would use that a lot probably.

Makes* stupid kindle

There is a drop down menu

I am blessed to have had 2 glasses of wine and a Bacardi and coke usual, I am so not miserable it's unreal. I may even join FB at this rate.

What are the other choices in the drop down menu?

I like the 'looking for' drop down menu.

Some random things on that one.

i dislike the i feel blessed posts too, i think facebook would be great if people were cynical most of the time more entertaining.

'Feeling boasty'?

Sparkling
I like that idea, feeling boasty

I wish there was a "feeling bloated" button I could press. Would that be acceptable?

I did lol@the person on mumsnet who said they were going to post something like 'feeling blessed on the bread aisle at Tesco'
It's a nauseating phrase

I'm sure different people mean it in very different ways. Probably nicer to read that than "I'm feeling shat on because...". Unless they're being a real smug twat I suppose - "I'm feeling blessed because I just robbed your house/nicked your car" or something!

It is weird now. Finding out what people had for Christmas five minutes after they got it by way of a photo.
In the olden days you would speak to them or see them in person the week after Christmas and ask each other. No need any more.

I just wish the teens would have a bit of a tidy in the background before the pic.

Yanbu. Fb is all about boasting. Its just theway the world is now. People have an outlet for bragging about stuff.

'Feeling smug'. I think the teens would be all over that.

I'm fondly remembering my 'just had a massive shit, feeling blessed' status , in protest at all the utter bollocks on facebook