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.

Well, it's worked as its clearly made an impression on you...!

"well done on not having any working class friends.
We know that is what you really mean"

Ah fuck off as if the working classes are all blingy classes twats.

How fucking embarrassing to think like that, the worst offenders for this crap are the yummy mummy oh look at my artfully decorated Habitat tree.

*classless

My children accidentally got a stupid amount of egged today. I feel like a slightly crap parent (it was all milk chocolate) and have not posted it on social media. I normally wouldn’t anyway, although most years a do feel a bit smug to myself about their hotel chocolat dark chocolate eggs and bunnies.

I never understand these complaints about facebook, why have people on there that you don't agree with.
It's obvious that many just add people to make themselves look popular, rather than actual friends.
tell them what you think OP, and don't be so bloody shallow.

My kids have one medium egg each (I bought them weeks ago) and a bag of small chocolate eggs from grandparents. These were sent in the post. We did an egg hunt in the garden with cardboard eggs which they really enjoyed.

I always think some families go way over the top with the amount of chocolate they give to children but that's just my opinion.

I think it's tacky too, but I've noticed it seems to be the people who didn't have much themselves growing up, that are the worst offenders? There's a quote from Angelas Ashes that comes to mind, "tis easy to see they're not used to having anything, the way they brag about everything".

The reason you can see it is about class for some posters is when posters use words like tacky, lack of class, bad taste. These are coded words about class.
This is about - oh look how common those families are.
Personally I don't want anyone on my face book friends list who thinks like this.

It is as rough as old boots to do this sort of thing.

Why post pictures of Easter eggs? We know what they look like and no one cares how many you have Susan.

@SpillTheTeaa Why do people post photos of themselves on a beach on an exotic holiday? I know what a beach looks like.

DS2 had 1 egg, 1 Lindt bunny and £10 x box card to buy V Bucks with!

I love these threads: the pretence of being superior allowing you to bitch and be so nasty about your so-called "friends", who are (to recap) fat, compensating for their short coming, classless, lower class, must have grown up poor (and presumably lower class)...I am sure there's more.

The vitriol says a lot about the haters doesn't it?

So much bitterness. You should have had an easter egg yourself, it would have cheered you up a bit

I like looking at other people's photos of their dc enjoying their days, especially under lockdown. It reminds us that not everything is doom and gloom and it's nice to see something happy. It certainly makes a change from all the "STAY THE FUCK AT HOME!!!!!!!!!" shite that I keep seeing everywhere.

I didn't post, or even take, a photo today but my dc had 9 small and 2 bigger eggs this morning. They were all from us (an egg hunt box from Tesco and dh & I bought them a bigger egg each without knowing that the other had done so) so we weren't stockpiling them or panic buying them and we weren't stopping anyone else from getting any: there was a whole shelf full of them in tesco yesterday. They had a right pile when they'd found them all. I don't think it's grotesque or obscene and it's no more than what I used to get back when I was a child: we got 7 or 8 big eggs and would eat one a day for a week or so.

Did not know there was a shortage of eggs, must be regional, loads here in all the supermarkets.

Was lovely to see pics of kids on easter egg hunts this morning, the poor children are suffering in isolation too. No school, friends, I say let them have fun today.

@MamaBearLockdown Agreed. If my kids had not already eaten half of theirs, I would not take a photo and post it on face book. Alongside DP wearing a fat suit for good measure.

People are so full of themselves on Facebook posting pictures of everything they do. I dont think they realise how its affecting others. My dad and his wife have both had corona virus and been in hospital. They are lucky. But some people have lost loved ones. I feel so down it's a real struggle.

@alloutoffucks

formerbabe well done on not having any working class friends.
We know that is what you really mean

Did you mean to address this comment to me? What on earth are you responding to?

I mean I would take a photo

I do think some of the people who brag, are actively trying to make others jealous? Showing off how much more money they have than others now etc, which just seems mean, and you'd think they'd have some empathy for anyone in harder circumstances than themselves atm? But it's like the need to show that they aren't in that position any more is just too great? Lot's of "I'll spoil my kids if I want to!". Yes that's fine, but why then post photos all over social media, you can spoil your kids without doing that? That's when it becomes showing off?

I dont think they realise how its affecting others.

If you are affecting because some child has a few too many chocolate eggs, you really need to get out of Facebook.

Everybody is dealing with problems, especially at the moment. If people chose to put happy photos, they should. I find it cheerful to see happy friends.

If there were posting about sad things, they would be accused to be drama llama anyway.

People who judge to make themselves feel better will always have something nasty to say. That's why they are addicted to social media themselves.

@DameHannahRelf So you never post photos on your face book of days out with the kids, holidays, or any fun times at all?
I don't see it as bragging at all.

DameHannahRelf
true when it's about real bragging, and showing off the brand new SUV you bought for your 16 year old possibly, or the hundred pounds spent on a cake smash, birthday party, tiffany toy and a pile of designer crap you got your 1 year old. That can constitute bragging.

A few Easter eggs you got for a couple of £? Really?
Even if it was bragging, the race to the bottom to give as little as your kids as you possibly can would be a lot worst.

It is trashy, it's the same people the post pictures of a billion presents on Christmas eve or birthdays. It's like they're trying to prove what amazing parents they are.

You don’t have to be considerate for other people on Facebook ffs. You’re not responsible for other people’s feelings. They are. If they choose to sit and get upset over a photo that’s their problem.