To detest FAMILY day out, FAMILY meal, FAMILY fun!

[lulucappuccino]

Why do some people use the word "Family" to describe everyday activities?

I come across it on MN, Facebook and often irl.

I mean, the kind of families who do everything together anyway.

"Oh, we had a great family holiday". You never go on holiday separately and haven't for fifteen years.

"I made a really tasty pasta bake. #familymealtimes." As opposed to any other type of meal you ever have.

"We enjoy family day outs at the local arboretum."

Etc, etc.

Don't get me started on "Quality time".

I'm going to have some quality family time now, mumsnetting.

I've always thought 'Family Fun Day' was an oxymoron.

"The Johnsons were having a Family Day Out when they were all eaten by a massive shark

I forgot to add

lulucappuccino The 1st post didn't state a type of person/group. Just ask

"Why do some people use the word "Family" to describe everyday activities?"

Loving this thread!

I occasionally use hashtags on Facebook but only if I'm being ironic (which should be quite obvious from the context) or if the hashtag is referring to something going on in the wider world.

(I may have used #VoteRemain a few times!)

99% of the time, people using hashtags on Facebook are showing off. Look how perfect my family is. Look how successful I am. Look how much weight I've lost. Look what a fabulous holiday I'm having. Look at my #bikinibody etc.

I'm quite happy with my own life and I think all that stuff is bullshit, but I think if I had just gone through a horrible breakup, or lost my job, or was having fertility problems, seeing everyone boasting about how #blessed they are would really rub salt into the wound.

That said, I did once post a picture of me and my boyfriend in Gretna Green wearing Haribo rings on our fingers with the hashtags #shotgunwedding and #northofthewall and then had to spend a lot of time explaining to people that it was a joke, and no, we hadn't eloped. So maybe it isn't always that obvious...

Picture of school gate mums on a night out #squad. WTF

Hun this and Hun that, makes me want to vom.

With my #squad. They are #goals.

#makingmemories with #bae.

I use alot of hashtags on Intagram but only on my travel photos. With regards to location etc.

What does bae even mean?

hashtag feeling blessed to read this thread
Can I add in one that winds me up- when people write a message to someone- for example;
Dear Jeremy Corbyn [rest of message]

I always feel like pointing out that I don't think the said person will be reading their fb page

loveintokyo I believe it means 'before anyone else'

What's wrong with making memories? I do use the that phrase sometimes because alt some might think it's negative you don't know what the future holds. I work with poorly children and also lost a partner very young before you say im just negative. We have family time because partner works away and i like us to go out all together doing something that we can enjoy. Partner spends alot of time at work gym or football.

loveintokyo I believe it means 'before anyone else'

God, how twee.

Great thread. I have 3 offenders on my FB. One recently posted a picture of her daughter with her dad, #daddysgirl #feelingblessed. Yuck - it made me wonder how we were ever vaguely friends in real life.

Why do people wish their significant other, who lives in the same house as them, a happy birthday/anniversary/Tuesday etc on Facebook? Do they not speak to each other in real life?

And why post a photo of a small child, not old enough to use Facebook or even read, wishing them a happy birthday?!

Also school run, play date, date night and baby (instead of the baby or even my baby)

Yuck - it made me wonder how we were ever vaguely friends in real life.

That said, I am FB friends with a girl who I wasn't really that friendly with at school. Now she has a toddler and she posts pictures of her daughter having a tantrum or status updates about the latest awful thing she's done with hashtags like #blessed and #motherhood and it's actually hilarious. It makes me want to know her better in real life.

I dont think this thread is critizicing people who rarely have family time due to work pressures etc etc, its criticizing people who are clearly posting shit to others who know them and arent taken in by the hashtags as they know the reality, eg someone who hates their husband posts #lovemyman#soblessed, not you're not you cant stand him.....also they know they might be sitting in on a Saturday night with the kids, just like the rest of the bloody world, so they dont need a hashtag proclaiming #movienight#familynightin#contented life, cos it just a night in on the couch, same as most folk as having and posting how happy you are on fb shows us you're bored stiff and would rather be out anywhere else

Shona, the OP says "the kind of family who do everything together anyway" - so NOT you!!!

Lol i have to admit i have used the term family time/day out because me and OH work around each other and most of the time its either him with the kids or me with the kids. Sunday is quality family time 😂 meaning we do things ALL TOGETHER

But I thought #makingmemories was a reference to adult memories, not the children's? misses point of thread

Ha ha yeah ,it's so dickish for all the reasons you explained

"Quality family time". Family time just got worse.

At Legoland last week there was a dad trying to make his reluctant kids pose for a photo, the youngest didn't want to, and the dad said "right, let's go home because Luke can't behave" kid then sulks off into photo.

They are just making fake memories of fake happiness.

#makingmemories actually means we usually do fuck all with the kids but we're on the yearly day out so we have to put it on fb so everyone thinks we're the Brady bunch