Instamums in the Telegraph

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Is there a new thread about this?

cady I’ll ask again, what do you get out of commenting on this thread? It just seems to make you angry and I’m sorry to say that you don’t seem to have anything constructive to add to the discussion. If you don’t like it, chip in with something other than complaining, steer the conversation the way you want it, do something instead of popping on for a little winge.

What are we jealous of? Meltdowns, closing of insta accounts and embarrassing 'news’ articles....I think not.

And that’s not a dig at MoD at all BTW. Just reminds me how much I like my little private insta and my private life, I can't even imagine what it’s like being under this much scrutiny. I actually do feel a little sorry for her.

Even on a working day MOD gets a Marksies lunch. Jel as fuck!

You seem to want to think the worst of everyone, it’s tiring but I’m sure you know that

One thing though these threads would probably have died a death long ago if it wasn’t the constant jibes and disagreements, imagine

Totally happy to own the fact that these women seem to eat really nice lunches, and I covet them.

I do feel a bit bad for her as I think the book review was an attempt to take it all away from the children but that was the worst blow up of all

There are no greedy grabby how is that work comments on this thread

And Martha that's very nice you want your arms back but, um ... I'm also at a loss as to why you are asking NeverWas who they mean when they posted pages and pages ago, unless they've changed name mid-thread

Also have no idea who was in Mozambique with who, or if it's whom

Jam I’m feeling your pain

Can someone tell me what these meet ups are, Wee Slice for example? Is it just a meet up for IGers?

I cannot imagine being jealous of these ladies and their accounts any more than I am sure they don't feel jealous of mumsnet users. Or is that it, they are jealous of mumsnet users because they can have a voice anonymously, discuss, debate and not be attacked and set upon by hoards of fangirls.
My biggest fear would be the effect on my children, family and their adolescence and innocence. I can't imagine putting them in a position where they would be so exposed and have to answer to or for mistakes I made in sharing/oversharing/arguing.
I genuinely cannot understand who with any intelligence would be jealous of the women mentioned on these threads. Some of them do it better than others but they on the whole make themselves so vulnerable and open.

I bet it's not just the mums either. I bet FOD lunches like a King every day too.

Sugarbunker - have you read the previous threads? There's been lots.

Sugar it was ages ago but I didn’t want her to feel I ignored it. And I do want to know who Janice? Is
friends?

@Punsandneedles I do! I'm a long term follower of LH and I remember her stories surrounding Madagascar well. She was annoyed by the poverty porn element of it. It was hashtagged as charity trip and it was paid for entirely by the soap company. Flights, Food, Excursions,Photographer, Injections etc etc. Neither MOD or FOD raised any money for the children they 'viewed'. They weren't even seen to take any second hand items!

Marsha ah see I was giving you benefit of the doubt that you must know who Janis is, as NeverWas said she'd just watched MeanGirls. Janis is THE Janis, the great Janis Ian. I would fangirl over her Instagram.

Seriously though, jealousy probably does fuel some of the vitriol on here. Because seeing people who are obviously more moneyed than you receiving free holidays and white goods and saucepans etc isn't easy if you have £14.20 in your purse to feed you and your kid for the rest of the week.

And that's ok. It's ok to feel jealous. You can disagree with somebody's lifestyle but still feel pain that you do not have the things that they have. So yes, maybe some ARE jealous. And maybe that's fine.

I am literally just jealous of the lunches though. Imagine eating lunch with cutlery at a table - so civilised!

Oh My God (Said slowly in my best Janice voice @SugarBunker

Ignore me @SugarBunker Wrong Janice..

Threeizthemagicnumber Good I'm glad somebody else knows what I'm talking about. Fair points made. Mod took her midwifery skills?

So LH and mod had history. That bubbled up on KK post and spilled onto dm, without anybody seemingly knowing what had gone on before (at least on these threads apart from you and me).

Tbh I’m surprised more people don’t feel it, going by the comments on IG the followers which are very you go girl and I bet there are all levels following

Sugar of course! I should have just googled. Yes she’s ace

And before someone jumps on that last post, I’m talking about fan girls and the Jel hell, not people here (which I’ll leave people to decide for themselves)

Cady yes I read threads

But you said there were comments on here as well as past threads talking of instamums' grabby grabby greediness (ok am paraphrasing)

There are no such comments here

If they are on past threads and you said your piece there then maybe time to move on? Unless you want to be Ghost of Mumsnet Past

@jamoncrumpets my point was the ones calling jealousy are meaning jealousy of MOD/FOD/UGG/WS/NB/DLAM/CB and these are just not the sort of accounts people would be jealous of. They are not showing me a lifestyle and life to envy, on the whole they seem completely obsessed with their phones, Instagram, talking to themselves, getting deals and trying to get other people to buy stuff. It's not really very appealing. They nearly all regularly moan.

@punsandneedles I have to disagree. The only thing she took was her photographer and photos of other peoples children for likes, really awful stuff.

I think a lot of the relentless support for each other comes from, maybe not jealousy, but coverting the lifestyle, it’s about getting recognition and exposure and the potential to get to a place of free holidays/clothes/cereal.

Marsha 👋🏻 Thanks for answering! I watched Mean Girls! I thought IG were the Mean Girls (I won't name names!) and MN is like Janice - the sort of indie girl who first befriends Cady Heron and has a good heart!