To be fed up of Instamums 2

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Courtney Adamo is obviously very wealthy - but always downplays it. She has 5 children - there's no way she doesn't have help

1500, I think Elspeth. I didn't think she said anything offensive either - just talking about how difficult it is to make words pay. Which is absolutely fair and I don't think anyone begrudges these people trying to do that. It's just that if you pick up a magazine you know you're being sold to; if you're following a normal person then you don't expect it!

1,500 makes more sense!

She's been fucking hilarious this week.

I stopped following Hurrah and Unmumsy when they became political in the last election.

I found it preachy and unnecessary.

i quite like the channel mum vloggers....

Susie is incredibly bitchy! her followers fawn all over her, but really,who would want that nastiness in their lives? you wouldn't be able to trust her

just looked at Ester Coren....and yes, she's funny. i like hers following her for a bit...

Madturbation is really good for the soul. Orgasms clear your head of negative thoughts and release endorphins that can make you happy

Is this in relation to IG?

Just read the two threads and thought i'd add my pennies worth... a lot of the instamums mentioned here i'd never heard of and some stopped following a while ago such as MoD but some such as omg_triplets are genuinely delightful and cartoonamy did an amazing cartoon series about having a child with special needs, I was so humbled by her insights and integrity.

The one though that really gets my goat is Cortney Adamo. I used to love seeing her lovely house and family, she was chic and supported genuinely interesting brands. But since the blow up over her photo of her youngest getting taken off instgram she has become more and more narcesstic. With her smug parenting, calculated marketing and 'poor little me' act. I stopped following her after around the world trip that supposedly was funded by the sale of their house extended to a two year hiatus. She actually sends the message that her life is attainable if only you are brave enough, never disclosing her hedge fund safety net.

Anyway, I bring it up because of her comment on hungermama's post about this thread. I like hungermama, her recipes are genuinely useful and at least she is trying to engage with the debate. But Courtney's response is so immature, just shows how closed off to the real world she is, if only we could all just turn our backs and retreat into perfectly curated lives when ever we encounter any kind of negativity or criticism.

After Susie V's knee jerk reaction on stories that went down like a sack of sh** and totally missed the point (which was then deleted because she "doesn't like too many insta stories" apparently (sure Susie, we believe you))-I expect the insta parents with PR people are thinking of a more considered response, or thinking it's better to keep quiet!

Earingsof - I'd never heard of hungermama did she feature on these threads or is that something else? Courtney's response doesn't bother me because it's her right to not read anything she doesn't want to. Since the start of her travelling even with massive publicity, she has gained 26000 followers, now I'm not dissing that at all, but it's nothing like the way other accounts have rocketed. Her photos are beautiful. I agree her life in London, appeared more interesting, but they are lovely pics and a lovely looking family. Good on her for ignoring gossip, her situation does appear slightly differently. It's not about ads etc, people were discussing her coming from a wealthy family.

Thank you to the poster that suggested complaints be made to Advertising Standards when insta posts are misleading (e.g. as gifts and freebie holidays haven't been declared and therefore readers are uninformed about the context of a review) - I think that's a really good idea.

Totally agree with the sentiment that ads and children featuring heavily on feeds needs to be addressed.

I honestly think that the IGers who have reacted with "fuck off if you can't be kind" type responses have clearly not read the entire thread.

Regarding the issue of only posting the "perfect" bits of life, homes, what they are wearing etc: Yes It can be incredibly ridiculous (I posted on the original thread about some of the palaver I'd witnessed this summer!) but in terms of an Instamum posting about her life, would you really want to see images of a sink full of dirty pots or the drawer where they stuff all the crap that nobody can be bothered to find a home for but don't want to throw it away? Or a "what I'm wearing" post featuring the stained sweatshirt that they've slung on to clean the house in? Surely, we kind of know that the level of perfection they choose to share is not realistic? But it's nice to see the nice bits of life, no? I have also found that sometimes a perfect image does not reflect the content below: Cara Suthers & DMBL40 have often posted a lovely "perfect" photo but what follows in the content is what seems to be a genuine, heartfelt reflection on the shittier parts of life (struggles with parenting, self-esteem etc).

I also think that, for me at least, when I'm having a shit day (frequent), it kind of helps me to see my home, work & life through someone else's eyes and help me realise that life is really not so bad. By that, I don't mean that getting x number of "likes" or comments is what fuels that feeling but rather that YOU can almost see your life more objectively. I'm finding it hard to articulate myself but hopefully someone gets the gist!

Mumsytomys- I don't think she's been mentioned no, but she posted about this thread saying people had been critising her and her children so I came over to have a look what was said but maybe she was referring to another thread on gomi or something.

Maybe! It's a bit weird to say you've been targeted when you haven't! Unless she just read the headline and assumed everyone was included!

I agree there is no need to seek out critism and if she doesn't want to read threads she doesn't have to. But she deletes any comments that aren't adoring and blocks anyone who asks a question.

No idea who courtney was before this thread. Had a look, not my bag, good luck to her. Hungermamma I think was targetted on GOMI which is a whole other level of hatred fueled comments. I got sucked into reading a hate thread about theLondoner and her blog a few years ago and this is TAME compared to that.

to all the instapeople coming over to check it out - please read the thread before the love in, MN are bitches posts. While there have been comments that are totally out of order the majority of the comments are about transparency and ethics and perhaps something that you should check out if you are wanting to make money from the 'gram

There. Hopefully if its in bold people may actually take notice and stop with the constant trying to make this about MN vs Insta which is is NOT.

You can check changes in number of followers on Social Blade - makes interesting reading - think FoD has lost a few but most of the Instamums have gained followers since these threads started. Any publicity, eh?

I do wonder whether many of them are actually enjoying a break as there's no switch off normally - holidays, getting dressed, nights out, trips to the loo/shops/park/in the car are all Insta opportunities - and it gets exhausting...for us and them.

I'd welcome a reset and getting back to the style and rhythm which garnered them followers in the first place. I liked MoD's account before it went holiday and fashion crazy. The whole approach needs to be more curated and considered.

What's that asa link again? A fashion blogger has made a really blatant advert today and no mention of what the deal is.

Mother of Daughters is thirsty for blags and she needs to stop scrounging

the Miele one was the final straw. how embarassing. your husband earns 150k a year!!!

MoD has really changed her posts since this thread. It's much more back to basics, talking about birth and showing herself running with no make up etc etc. It feels almost like she's read the thread and used it to give her account a bit of a shake. Which isn't a bad thing. I have enjoyed her posts today, which is really all it's all about.

Honestly MOD must think we're all thick. She's gone from endless freebies (not marked as such) and greedy blags to suddenly reverting to midwife chat and going on a run, no mention of (free) hols or Miele machines or Boden dresses.

Interesting to see how long it lasts. Given past form she won't be able to resist the freebies for ever.

How do you know how much her husband earns? How crass to say something like that we don;t even know what FOD does for a living. Also has she even said if those white goods were gifts or if she paid for them? Guys speculate about these women all you like but I think this thread is done, dead and over. In fact it was over once the DM typed up some lazy journalism piece about it.

Personally I don't care if they earn £1m and have a flock of sevants. How much they earn is irrelevant re freebies - everyone loves something for free! Just as long as they are clear and transparent with anything that they have not brought off the own backs with their own cash it is fine with me. I may then chose to unfollow if it's getting too much but I'm not going to begrudge anyone trying to make a dime.