Instamums 2

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Interested to read this in the Guardian today

www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/mar/21/instagram-influencers-can-flog-stuff-all-day-but-its-weird-when-they-use-their-kids-to-do-it

I haven't seen any posts criticising looks or figures at all and totally agree that's not on. One of the problems with how Instagram works is if people ask genuine questions or make comments about ads or posts they get removed and blocked (now yes understandably on a personal account you don't want negativity or questions about somethings) however this does mean there's nowhere but other forums for discussion to take place. Motherpukka does not seem to delete posts and answers to critism or questions or if she gets something wrong, I would assume she'd delete rudeness or offensive posts.
I guess for the same reason people come on here to tell people they are mean or spiteful, others like to discuss accounts they follow. It's a lot easier to 'just' unfollow a new account you follow, because quickly you decide, not for me. But I think when you've followed accounts that have grown and changed, you sort of hope the reasons you followed in the first place will become higher priority and you are interested.

.....and dodgy skateboarding, he has his own ig account for it!!! stealyourwifi

Re: sacconejolys

I have mixed feelings.

They are ambitious (had goals to achieve at the start of all this SM stuff) but have probably now over-achieved, and left in an extremely difficult situation.......living in a country with little to no family, most of their supports are paid assistants etc, can't go out freely to children's things (can you imagine the pandimoniam that would ensue if they rocked up to Peppa Pig World??!) they are prisoners and both enjoying and suffering their success.

I wish there was a like button on this thread. I remember on instagram all of sudden a couple of who i follow started saying how much they like Nivea - yet in all their " my Morning routine " my skin care vlogs previously its was never used. Also all the ones I follow have a certain hoover as do I now! I've been influenced!

Mrs Meldrum. Boring

Has anyone come across Sarah Mostly? I first found her blogger posts years ago accidentally. I think she only moved to Instagram later. There's something really gentle and pleasant about her posts. She actually reviews stuff, only features her younger two kids (the older two are teens and is erm, nice. I feel like she's the original version of what 'yummy mummy' blogs were, before it became #girlgang. Maybe it's because she's not a Londoner.

Just looking at Saccone Jolys now..goodness. I don’t know what to make of them really, it’s like low key version of the Kardashians. Would it really cause a scene if they went out, do that many people know them?

Poor Giovanna, the comments about her pregnacy weight etc are bollocks, but I’m amazed she puts herself through reading YouTube video comments, they’re always pretty unpleasant. Rule one must surely be don’t read about yourself, like actors in a play never reading reviews.

Yes! They a mass following!

With Giovanna, Do you think a lot of the horrible comments are from Girl fans of her husband?
I've never followed her or even looked at her page.But my DS does love her husbands books.

Poor Giovanna, shecwas clearly so upset, I did look up Tom's vlog and the comments were 4 days ago and she'd replied with a really good retort so maybe it just got to her a few days later. I think with those sort of things sometimes they respond to comments so I guess they just skim through. I used to watch her stories but I'm not into all the podcast stuff, I don't really know what one is. They were probably from Tom fans like pp said.
I just cannot get my head round every instagrammer who gets a certain number of followers getting a book deal? Surely they can't sell that well? I know MOD's followed on from her original blog and Gi does write novels but there are books popping up everywhere.

So MOD is off to St Lucia.
When will she(and others) get it into their heads that we won't "Judge" or "Be Annoyed" as long as they are transparent, which she says she will be.

Ah, ANOTHER paid for holiday for MOD, and the Scummy Mummies openly BEGGING Virgin Airlines to upgrade Helen on her flight to Australia this weekend! 🙄

Is she wants an upgrade, then pay for it like everyone else has to.

I used to really really like MOD but she started to change, for sure, when they went on the Martinhal holiday (I think that was the company) last year. In my opinion, it wasn't the gifts/paid partnerships/sponsored posts themselves that were the problem but her responses to being questioned about them. She could have saved herself a bit with her most recent instastory about St Lucia by just saying something along the lines of, "Sister has been through the mill recently and I was lucky enough to be gifted a holiday by x company so we're going away to hopefully pick her spirits up with some rum," but instead she had to chuck in a line about people being annoyed and judgemental. People are annoyed and judgemental because she isn't transparent about actually being quite privileged.

FOD always looks feckin knackered. I think he could do with a holiday. He does my tits in sometimes but I genuinely think he steps back and thinks about people's responses to some of his posts.

Ah MOD. The Judith Chalmers of instagram.

I vote scummy mummy is only allowed the upgrade if she rocks up to the airport in the catsuit.

Mod came across as a bit snippy in that story. Enjoy your holiday love.

I wonder how many more holidays are sold as a result of these Instagram ads. That trip to Disney land just looked exhausting to be honest.

The trip to Disney didn't sell it for me! Taking two 2 year olds, and so far for a week. Fair play being open about St Lucia (and clearly travelling with the twins is not that fun) but tone was a bit snipey. Poor old FOD though. He looks like he needs the break.

People will always condemn others
Who do what they think is best. There are child actors, baby actors and these children cannot give their permission but their parents can. Most people are just doing what they can to make/scrape a living and do not exploit their children whilst doing so. There are bad people and bad parents in every sector. Instamums are an easy target because they are public. I suggest we all look at our own lives before we call out other, people in glass houses ........

I disagree kitchensinkmum, I think that taking photos of children and using them for monetary gain is iffy - they're too young to give informed consent. Of course a kid isn't going to say no to a free Disney holiday if they just have to endure a few photos, but you have to wonder what they'll think of it all when they're grown up and have their own kids.

Blimey another paid for holiday...as a hcp I'd love a paid for Caribbean holiday ....and only what 7 weeks since another paid holiday to Disney....there's no justice in this world especially after recent my pay award I could review rum based cocktails

Will it bring destiny holidays (or whatever it's called) more custom though?? Can MODs followers afford that holiday - do they have data on the socio economic status of their followers - I doubt it.

I hate the ones who have curated (boke) squares. Where it's all pastel or there's quotes all down the middle.

Does anyone follow Little Wood Life her children feature a lot - they're between about 8 and 12. I can't believe how compliant they are about being in it particularly as she seems to dress them in sort of matching clothes.

Will it bring destiny holidays (or whatever it's called) more custom though??
I’d like to know this too.

Are you at all surprised MOD said what she did on stories about being judged or hated? I don't think it was snipey she's created a brand/business and supports so many different people in many ways and still works as a midwife whilst having 4 kids. When I saw her stories I instantly thought oh god Mumsnet is going to have a field day about this. The fact you all still have so much to discuss about her and FOD yet protest that you hate Instagram and don't follow them anyway is just baffling. Really why do all you care so much and continue to look at their accounts and chat about them?

Allaboardtheallerybus- who said they hated Instagram?! Isn't the problem that people like it but don't like being treated like an idiot consumer?
I did say fair play to the openness, it's far preferable.
Kitchensinkmum- disagree with your comment and yes I look at myself and my parenting often, of course I do. It's a bloody hard job and you constantly have to question your choices, especially as your children get older. I'd imagine that's why so many people question the selling of children to make money on Instagram...

allaboard, but why can’t we discuss? This is a discussion site, and it’s interesting to look at this phenomenon as it’s happening. Every four or five posts someone says ‘don’t watch it then’ or ‘why do you care so much?’, which is allowed in this discussion, but hasn’t that been answered? I think it has.

Yes, I did think her story appeared snipey; go on the holiday, say it’s an ad if it’s an ad/sponsored whatever, as people have asked for transparency. However, why phrase it in such a way. I found it odd. I don’t begrudge her, her holiday, I just find this ‘poor old me’ shtick a bit unnecessary. Own what you do.