Check in at hospital on Facebook

[B3ck89]

It annoys the sh*t out of me
Someone I know on Facebook every time she’s in hospital she checks in, and gusss what... she never says why, and never replies to the ‘omg hun hope your okay’

It makes me as irritated as people who share travel agents posts about a free holiday, and actually believe its up for grabs

I have now unfollowed her, but not deleted as a friend because I don’t have anything against her... just her rediculous attention seeking

I hate it when people wish dead relatives a happy birthday on FB. Maybe I'm just a miserable old bag but it annoys the shit out of me & seems very attention seeking.

I hate it when people wish young children a happy birthday on FB, eg "Happy Birthday to little Johnny. I hope you have a lovely 2nd birthday!"

If the child can't read and doesn't have FB, what is the point of those posts?? It absolutely infuriates me.

Or "wishing my first born a happy 1st birthday. Mummy loves you to the moon and back" etc etc etc... It really peeves me!! 😡🤯🤬

I hate this too. And the "when you realise who your real friends are" posts.
"whats up hun?"
"i'll PM you"

Urgh

Agree with all of the above. One recent relative post, to her deceased ILs wishing them a heavenly (joint) birthday and hoping they are partying in the clouds, and that they RIP. Urghhhhh.

The hospital check ins are the worst though . Then the subsequent moaning about waiting times. Then the next day 'Having fun out clubbing' post...

I checked in at hospital once... a mixture of being deeply bored because I'd been there a million hours and also because I was supposed to be at an event so aquaintances wouldve easily seen why I was not there and hopefully not been offended by my no show.
I did clearly state why I was there though.

I hate drama llamas. I've got a friends who's interaction is ALWAYS like those click bait articles...
I'll get a text like 'oh you'll never guess what's just happened?!?' 'Ive got something to tell you' Or 'ring me its urgent' And no more info. And it never never is that important.

I hate those posts too!

One of my friends posted holiday snaps of herself and small kids on a windy British beach in February, they all had bare legs and looked freezing and miserable! This was swiftly followed by an A&E check in as one of the kids had gone down with a virus. Cue lots of sympathy and concern. Then lots of photos of the ill child in the caravan looking feverish and wearing only a nappy. Then about 40 more photos of child recovered, back on the freezing empty beach in the rain/eating ice cream/doing holiday stuff with hashtags like #dream holiday #brave little princess #having lots of fun. And lots of pix of the caravan's interior including the loo, what's that all about?

I think the mum is desperate for attention/bored/lonely or just not smart enough to realise how she's coming across. I feel sorry for the kids having the intimate details of their lives and illnesses uploaded on SM.

I once saw someone wishing a deceased relative a happy 100th birthday. The birthday person died in 1986 at around the age of 67. If they had died aged 98 fair enough but waiting 33 years.

I've done hospital check ins before but its usually because I'm being admitted again & it's the easiest way to let people know. I don't do the secretive no explanation thing though. If I'm admitted it's usually for about 10/14 days. It means friends know what's going on & and will usually arrange to visit etc. Its not attention seeking in my case - its practicalities

An acquaintance of mine does random posts to his dead mother - always signed 'Your loving son X' which I find very cringey He also posts to his very young niece & again ends it with 'Lots of love Uncle X' it's going to be about 3 years til she can read- again cringeworthy

Yep, I’ve a friend who does the same but never gives a reason, you have to pm to find out.

Another friend who makes a big announcement how she is giving up Facebook, blah blah.... then 2 weeks later checks in as the family is off to Australia for the summer or Asia for the Easter holidays.

I hate this too. And vague-posting. Self-indulgent attention-seeking shite.

@TroysMammy

I have a FB friend that does that, then when people ask her what's wrong, she goes mad saying people are so nosey

I’ve re checked hours after and still no replies to the many sympathies given

I do hospital check ins as it's a quick way of letting people know that yet again we have an admission. Don't do it for the routine appointments that we have. My Facebook is private and I only have family and people I know on it though who all know the challenges we face with a hospital stay.

The only person that's seems bothered about the check ins is my BIL who has never visited or offered any support other than to tell his brother to stop posting hospital check ins. He is an arse and of course we had a good laugh when he checked in to A&E.

I did hospital check ins, saved me texting multiple people and allowed me to update certain people who needed to know where I was and what was happening when I was blue lighted into A&E. Saved them asking my DH if my leg was still attached.

Loath these too and ignore totally unless an explanation is given +/- unfollow immediately.

I hate hospital check ins too, more so when loads of people ask what's wrong, does the person need anythig etc. and the person doesn't reply! It's just attention seeking.

I also hate the ones along the lines of 'OMG, so upset right now' or 'can't believe it, I'm heartbroken' who then refuse to tell people who ask what's wrong what the problem is. Again, if you are not wanting to tell people who will inevitably ask, it's just attention seeking.

I hate the “I’m a tell it like it is kinda bitch, don’t like it, tough that’s just me” type meme posts.
Generally followed by “what I wish people would understand about mental health” and “no fibro doesn’t mean I’m lazy” followed by “if I want to eat pizza with a McDonald’s on the side I can, whatever”...and this is in the space of about two hours.

Hospital check ins and happy Birthday to dead people, both equally annoying.

Most hospital check ins come with a picture of a cannula in the back of the hand to show how unwell they are. As if pretty much everyone admitted isn't pumped full of iv fluids.

Sometimes followed by lots of... ill inbox you hun

And Sunday roast pictures

Maybe I’m just a bit boring lol

Sometimes if I’ve been served such a lovely meal, or an amazing looking dessert at a restaurant I may upload it but not my bangers and mash on a Tuesday evening

I have a FB friend who had close up photos of her wristband when she was in hospital recently. It had her full name, DOB, NHS umber etc on. I mean, how thick was that?

I also hate the photos of people's meals on the Weight Watchers page I belong to. Honestly, 99% of them look like cat vomit.