To think that posting photos of massive piles of eggs is in bad taste?

[Fudgewhizz]

I really can't stand this - people posting their kids' enormous piles of Easter eggs on Facebook (or whatever). Of course I scroll on by and don't comment but I just think it's a bit boasty- honestly who cares how many eggs your kids have got? I don't have an issue with seeing kids enjoying them or whatever but so many people seem to post photos of a massive pile the night before and it just smacks of 'oh look how lucky / privileged my kids are to have ALL THIS CHOCOLATE, aren't we great'. (And yes, I do think the same about the positing of piles of Christmas presents too)

Frankly I don't care how many eggs people have got, and neither does my DD (yet!), but I feel bad for people who feel like they're somehow letting their kids down if they don't have a huge pile that Facebook seems to be filled with.

I agree but you'll be told you are unreasonable. I think its incredibly tacky.

Who feels bad that they are aren’t getting their kids huge piles of eggs ??

You could find something to be offensive about in any photo that someone postings from a picnic in the park to a holiday - you could interpret such photos as showing off, making people feel bad and so on.

I agree. But, This comes up regularly. Threads of people posting big Christmas present pictures.

It’s a bit weird. The one thing it has underlined is how so many people I know have family living close by. They are the ones posting pics of loads of eggs.

We are in a city with no family within 10 miles (so not on the daily exercise route!) as are most of our friends. So our kids have a few little eggs from us and one from school but that’s it. And given they’re still working their way through Christmas chocolate that’s just fine!

Stay off Facebook

Maybe don’t use Facebook then. It’s been around long enough for people to know what kind of stuff gets posted.

Gifting children always comes under debate on MN, anything more than a tangerine and chocolate coin for Christmas is seen as too much and I’m sure there will be lots of threads on children being gifted more than one tiny hollow egg.

I think posting any sort of ‘show off’ pictures on Facebook is incredibly tacky.

Aw. It's this annual thread. I'm genuinely pleased that it survived the corona-madness, some normality at last!

Yep it's tacky

They're probably not posting them for you but for family members who would like to see the DCs and feel part of their day. I doubt their intention is to show off.

It’s really tacky.

Mine get an egg and a book. Always have, but I feel guilty and second guess myself as soon as I see the massive piles.

I’m getting better at ignoring and it hasn’t changed what we do here.

The social media brag posts are cringe and especially distasteful now so many have struggled to get an egg.

Why is it any of your business? My kids have an obscene amount of eggs. Probably over 30 between 3 of them because I have a huge family who all have been leaving them in my porch throughout the week. I’m not on Facebook so haven’t posted a photo obviously but if I was, why would I care about other people’s feelings when I’m posting on MY wall.

... Or maybe they're just posting pictures of their children... In what's normal to them... With no thought for anyone bizarrely projecting onto them...

You're so very close to realising that Facebook is making your life less happy. It facilitates comparison and that creates envy. Just leave it.

People can post pictures of whatever they like though. You're free to not look.

just hide the posts simple. people are weird on mn

Aw. It's this annual thread. I'm genuinely pleased that it survived the corona-madness, some normality at last!

Yup, there’s also the overly generous MIL bashing one too! Yay!

We couldn't even get a single Easter egg for DD, thankfully she is 3 and doesn't know it's Easter but I do feel sad that she is missing out as we are just ignoring it. I'm shocked that people have bought huge numbers of Easter eggs when they know how hard it is to get anything in the shops for many.

I think people are just trying to find positives in a difficult situation. My kids have had 1 egg each and we don't have facebook so can't post, but they still found pleasure in a bit of chocolate, it also signified a bit of normality, which is important to them at this time. I get that some people find it not to their taste but maybe cut them some slack- we are all trying to get through this in our own way. It is certainly better to post Easter egg shots than pictures of car registration plates that are registered out of area (like some self-appointed vigilantes have been doing)

Yes yanbu. I only need to see my DC reaction not the FB community. Same with Christmas.

Yes in very poor taste. I only know one person who does this and I know that they’re quite insecure so I just feel bad for them.

Another example of how our materialistic society is grabby grabby grabby and the dental health of children in this country is APPALLING
Christmas rolls into Easter and the PTA at schools run sweet fundraisers at the same time as the schools claim healthy lunches. It is far far worse than it was 30 years ago when it was relatively easy to bring up children on a minimal sugar intake

There surely can't be much point in a picture of just a big pile of your children's eggs except for showing off.

What would be going through people's heads? It's not that it's interesting or entertaining or unusual or any sort of good reason. Just bragging

I kind of get it OP. I've seen it all over FB today too but I don't think any worse of those posting the pictures? I do feel bad for my son as he only has two eggs this morning. My family nearby are adhearing to guidelines and only shopping for essentials and not making any unessential journeys so nothing from them this year which is fine. I'm going to do some Easter themed baking this afternoon instead.

I wouldn't waste time thinking about it OP.

It's always been in bad taste though OP, nothing changes. Particularly pathetic at a time when the news tells us people in the UK are struggle to find food, are going without and having one meal a day.

I simply hope they were all acquired on legitimate journeys and trips not made to the shops just for the purpose but wr all know that isn't the case. I live with a retail key worker and they still have them in droves daily for chocolate bar or a bottle of wine or one individual can of drink. Shame they didn't cotton on that they could have carted it (and more) down to an operational food bank and stuck that all over social media!

I've not seen that. We have a big family but my two only ever get two eggs each. One from us and one from my parents. We've just never bought for nieces, nephews because none of us saw the point of it. This year they only have one from us because obviously we've not seen the grandparents.