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Instamums 4

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mammyoftwo · 30/03/2018 11:24

Following on from Instamums 3.2

OP posts:
CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 14:08

Why are some names constantly getting called out? If you have a problem with certain Instagrammers, it's not rocket science to just not follow them if you really don't like what they do or what they stand for.

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 14:11

My eyes have been opened and I’ll be unfollowing. Wonder if she’s paying tax too

What the hell has that got to do with you though? Do you wonder the same about your next door neighbours (for example) with their little home run business?
Or people selling crafts on Facebook?

Stellastartsitall · 31/03/2018 14:14

I think that of every home cupcake business on Instagram. Wonder if they have a health and safety certificate too

Mumofkids · 31/03/2018 14:15

@cadyheron you are nit picking. I was saying that I could imagine myself that being quite irritating. I said if my husband was putting himself out there as a bit of a goon I wouldn't like it, so no I'm not jealous. I didn't say I thought he was a goon. A goon is fairly harmless and at times potentially quite funny. Definition : a Goon- silly, foolish or eccentric.
Yes to be honest, regardless of what my husband did at home (not quite sure what you mean by approved) he would probably annoy me, because we need our space to enjoy our time together. He has spent time working from home and it didn't work for us, yet it was nothing to do with approving what he was doing.
I was simply giving a point of view on a situation 😊

pineapplefritter · 31/03/2018 14:49

Did anyone else see the video of M pooing herself after the Boden party

Gingerspoon · 31/03/2018 14:54

Am I right??? Grin

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Stellastartsitall · 31/03/2018 15:05

Erica Davies doing a brilliant job with the transparency!

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:08

Did anyone else see the video of M pooing herself after the Boden party

No,I didn't Pineapple. Sounds like you're enjoying M's account though, so all good.
Yay for the poos.

Mumofkids · 31/03/2018 15:15

@cadyheron doing a fantastic job of highlighting sections of almost every post for very little reason. You have succeeded in your mission of boring everyone to tears and destroying conversation.
This thread should be named the CadyHeron thread.

Stellastartsitall · 31/03/2018 15:18

I've been thinking the exact same. I'm bored to tears. Its just become chit chat about nothing.

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:18

She asked if anyone had seen the poo. I said no, I hadn't.
If poo is what gets people watching and clicking, M is doing what she set out to do then, I'd have thought?
Pooing obviously drives engagement and gets people talking.

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:25

You have succeeded in your mission of boring everyone to tears and destroying conversation.

There isn't a conversation though, is there? As very little people on the thread are actually bothered about what they said they were in the first place and just wanted a place to be a bitch!
Someone even admitted as much.

DaisytheDaftDaffodil · 31/03/2018 15:26

There's two people that spring to mind, one is an Instamum as in they've styled themselves as eco warrior some kind of special parenting. The other is following this annoying trend of having several children, now they're older they're very pro eco stuff. As in posting BF pictures, milk drunk baby pictures, BLW, cloth nappies. You almost want to scream we know that you've decided a different route this time as we can all see.

I think it's important to consider your children's thoughts on being posted all over social media. Not necessarily now, but when they're older. Another thing is I've seen some very risqué photos, we all know that there's some unpleasant people about. Just no.

I don't think the Instamum makes money, as she's all about local stuff and lives very remote. One thing that springs to mind is they drink milk that hasn't been sterilised as it's meant to be better for you. I remember watching something that said one dodgy batch of milk in an urn could spoil the whole urn. So I'd feel wary.

I guess it's liberating if people are showing real life. I remember thinking about the none Instamum who posted stuff about why you should do this & that, you do have the potential to make other parents feel worthless.

I hate the whole competitive culture of it all. I saw a post from a sick person, saying about the bad side to sharing your health journey. To me it would mean your focus is on what is wrong, over trying to find the positives. You see someone go into hospital, you can be guaranteed an ambulance picture, a cannula picture, what Evers being run through the calendar, all the way to sitting in a waiting room and having tests, which I'm not sure is safe but I'm no expert.

If it's your thing that's cool. It's definitely not my cup of tea.

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:34

I think it's important to consider your children's thoughts on being posted all over social media. Not necessarily now, but when they're older

I think that's an important point. My eldest doesn't want photos putting on FB for example, which is fair enough and I think it's important to respect that.

You see someone go into hospital, you can be guaranteed an ambulance picture, a cannula picture, what Evers being run through the calendar, all the way to sitting in a waiting room and having tests,

Definite over-sharing in that case, some things are best kept private.

Mumofkids · 31/03/2018 15:36

*. You have succeeded in your mission of boring everyone to tears and destroying conversation.

There isn't a conversation though, is there? As very little people on the thread are actually bothered about what they said they were in the first place and just wanted a place to be a bitch!
Someone even admitted as much.*

There's no conversation because you now for 48 hours straight have completely dominated the thread, copying and pasting parts of posts to pick holes. You are stopping conversation and so boring. Perhaps 1 poster said they liked bitching, I could not care less if they do. There were some interesting points, but they are now lost in CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron CadyHeron

jamoncrumpets · 31/03/2018 15:37

Oh Christ is CadyHeron still at it? What a fun easter weekend they must be having! Stick the telly on Cady, eat a Creme Egg!

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:40

Picking holes? Discussing points, more like. With the occasional pulling up of slagging off when people really can't help themselves and show their true colours and what they're really here for. Not the discussion, that's for sure.
It's only so much me as Sofialemon said she was off out for the day and she was one of the few who actually discussed properly.
(And a handful of others.)

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:41

Oh Christ is CadyHeron still at it? What a fun easter weekend they must be having! Stick the telly on Cady, eat a Creme Egg!

Says the person on MN telling someone else off for being on MN. Confused
Maybe you might like a bit of lemon on your crumpet as well? As the sourness might suit you.

jamoncrumpets · 31/03/2018 15:43

I haven't posted since 9.20 Cady, I've been out with my family. Suggest you do similar or risk RSI or eye strain.

Mumofkids · 31/03/2018 15:46

@cadyheron
Picking holes? Discussing points, more like. With the occasional pulling up of slagging off when people really can't help themselves and show their true colours and what they're really here for. Not the discussion, that's for sure.
It's only so much me as Sofialemon said she was off out for the day and she was one of the few who actually discussed properly.
(And a handful of others.)

Actually you don't. Because you can't force everyone to agree and you assume everyone is just bitching you just thread dominate by picking holes in small parts of conversation. You put posters down, you argue for the sake of argument and you are completely relentless. It's actually quite a lot like conversation with my autistic child. They are always right and you get absolutely nowhere. At times it seemed you had reasonable points but you have since proved yourself as not worth responding to. You have picked on pretty much everyone, except Sofia who at least was more conversational and worth reading.
Anyway let's get back to
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CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:46

Now who's trying to derail and stop conversation?
I've been out, thank you for being concerned though. It's a conversation about ad transparency, instagram reach etc.
If you don't like the subject,why are you on it?
Go find a parking thread or MIL one or something more to your taste if influencing reaches etc isn't your thing.

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:48

Actually you don't. Because you can't force everyone to agree and you assume everyone is just bitching you just thread dominate by picking holes in small parts of conversation

I have actually been AGREEING with the posts, has that slipped you by?!
Yes - you shouldn't put all your life out there.
Yes - you should make your ads transparent.
Etc

ABuckToothedGirlinLuxembourg · 31/03/2018 15:50

To be fair she has been agreeing. She’s just perplexed at the level of hostility towards instamums and FoD I think.

Mumofkids · 31/03/2018 15:51

@cadyheron just showing you what it's like for the rest of us. You should be an influencer, everyone would buy thinks just to stop the relentlessness.
Even when I returned to thread, you purposefully posted and pasted a small section pretending it meant something other than it did just to swerve off topic. I don't think you even follow these people so you are just doing it for fun. Trouble is it's not fun, it's boring.
I guess you were out, with your phone posting, as you actually haven't stopped.

CadyHeron · 31/03/2018 15:53

Thank you Abuck, you're right.
Definitely perplexed at why some profess to hate certain IGers but at the same time seem to have a really unhealthy obsession with them as they just can't seem to stop looking even though they "don't like" them.