To ask someone who does this to explain why?

[QueenOfIce]

Social media posts like this, why?!

"1 year ago today this little bubs came into our life, you are our world little munchkin we are so proud of you. Happy birthday! Love you to the moon and back"
#bubs1stbirthday #mummyanddaddyslittlelegend #myworld #bestie

To help me know who to unfollow

Just kidding, I'm not friends with anyone who posts shit like that. I do have friends who post celebratory stuff about their kids, but it generally doesn't use cutesy language and act as if it's directed at the child.

The language is cheesy, yes, but what is Facebook for if not to share your life. I would rather see this than an entire holiday album or pages of philosophical quotes.

Don't know what she's trying to achieve or show

You don't know what she's trying to show by keeping a record of her child's growth using photos? How odd. It seems a very simple concept.

Maybe because in future years it will pop up in the "on this day" thing? People like to mark occasions? The kids will see it when they're older? It's better than the inane "having a cup of tea and reading the paper because it's raining" posts?

I have a friend who posts to her friends page saying how much she misses her, tags her in memes, shares memories with her. Her friend died last year.

Because it's an excuse to post a picture of said dog! I don't care if some people don't like it, they don't have to respond or acknowledge it. Last time I posted a happy birthday to my dog (along with a puppy picture and a current picture 😁) it received 27 "likes" along with messages of "happy birthday" to him so some people must be ok with it! And even if they're not, who cares? It's my Facebook, I'll post what I want. I don't ask people to follow me.

Meh, let them get on with it.
Top tip, if you do a pointy thing with the finger next to your thumb on your right hand and hold it to the screen on your tablet/phone, you can move the screen, it's called scrolling past - it's genius (and best done with a tut and shake of head, which is what I do).

What about the ones like

" I'm such a lucky girl, treated like a princess, loves my babes LOADS xxxxxx "

I have a friend who posts to her friends page saying how much she misses her, tags her in memes, shares memories with her. Her friend died last year

My friend does this with his wife. It comforts him, her family like to see the posts and it makes them feel like she's being remembered. He also does it for the two little girls she left behind, so they will be able to look back and see their mother was much loved.

It's pretty awful that people are out there mocking those who do things like this.

I agree with you. I hate those kind of posts.

I get if the post a pic and show it's there 1st birthday but the gushing message to the baby is weird

There's really no need to bare your soul on social media, also people who post cards they have received and post a photo of what has been written to them on the inside. Is nothing private anymore or do we have to share every moment of our lives for likes and attention?

Think they are probably using Facebook as a diary to look back on.

Queen - it's not up to you what other people do.

If you don't like it, there are two options for you. Don't look at it. Don't do it yourself.

Easy.

Imagine the weirdness of using social media to tell a bunch of strangers how you feel about something. Its just so attention seeking.

Oh wait...

Utterly nauseating, cliched tripe. YANBU.

I've never posted anything as gushing as that, but my Dd's 1st birthday was a really big deal for me due to pnd/pna and my issues that came from this.
If a mother wants to put stuff on about their child's 1st birthday it's not always just about the 1st birthday, that date to me was a significant date that meant I could move on and start to recover

No one cares

I actually quite like seeing a ‘Billy’s first birthday! Loads of fun, thanks to all who helped out, look at this amazing cake so and so made (or ‘fuck me the cake.. along with a pic of some random cake wreck) sort of post plus attendant pics of small tots looking ludicrously Happy about balloons and off their tiny faces on sugar. Those are the happy bits of life right?

The #soblessed #makingmemories hashtags are annoying I grant you, but a baby’s first birthday is a milestone. People share all sorts of random shit on FB, a party for tots is quite a nice thing

Are you my sister?

So what, unfollow if you don’t like what they post. Sounds like nonsense anyway but it’s their page, perhaps they think yours & what you post is crap too?...I have people on fb who post rubbish I’m not interested in, but are still friends...I just scroll past...I’ve got bigger things to get myself in a tangle about

They're basically letting their friends and family know the child is one. But directing it to the child as that just reads more natural and normal then 'guess what everyone, child is one today! I love them so much!'

My mum has been dead years yet I sometimes post on her birthday, a photo of her and what I'd like to say to her if she were still alive. It's a commemoration. If nobody likes it they don't have to react or read it. God forbid, sometimes I actually post 'I will always miss you, mum' even though the dead can't access Facebook.

I've never been on facebook/twitter/Instagram in my life, but I understand people post photos of their lunch FFS - a baby's first birthday is at least a bit of a special occasion and therefore more worth a mention! (Though I agree the message you quote here is hideously sentimental)

There's really no need to bare your soul on social media

Social media is what you make of it. People who want to share memes and articles can. People who use it to communicate their thoughts, feelings and personal life events can. Neither are right or wrong.

Are you so dim you can't get your head around that? Or are you just being a GF for fun because you're bored stuck inside and enjoy parroting tired old opinions that have been expressed a million times before you?

fusushumi Have you noticed most people posting their lunch aren't sharing a photo of their basic packed lunch cheese sandwich? It's usually a dish they're proud of cooking and want to share the recipe from. Or posting a meal they enjoyed in a restaurant to recommend it to others.

I love seeing pictures of people's lunch. It makes me happy that someone is enjoying delicious food while I'm stuck in a wheelchair having to eat yet another microwave meal

But then the poster probably doesn't care that no-one else doesn't care! It's their FB so it's irrelevant what others think!

I can never understand why people post happy birthday messages to people they are likely to see! There's one on mine today with a picture of their husband next to them in bed saying 'happy birthday to this guy'. Erm just tell him when he wakes up, but it's not offensive so let them fill their boots!

No one cares that your little bubs is 1 today and you're SO proud of them...plus little prince can't sodding well read and also doesn't give a shit!

Except plenty of people on my friends list on social media do!
And those that don't, just need to keep scrolling.