It wasn't like that though. It was a perfectly staged, perfectly tidy set up. And it's not the first time (nor second or 20th)
Fair enough - and I know what you mean - I have to bite my lip a bit when people post the "arrgh it's all going wrong today and I am doomed" sort of thing on Facebook without providing an explanation so you don't know whether to reply "oh crikey are you alright, hope you are ok sending hugs, or shall I call the police?"
But even if people are self-aggrandizing insufferable tossers they are probably posting because somewhere in the depths of their soul at 4am they feel lonely, that they are not good enough, that they need to hear a friendly word from someone or their self-esteem is so poor they need to have the validation of others that they are doing ok. I reckon it's more likely to be that than "I am going to post and show off how marvellous I am". I don't think so anyway but I'm prepared to be told I am wrong ... .
It's like bullies being really the least confident people in the room. The result of the bullying is ugly as hell but the cause is probably because they were bullied themselves. Either way, there is something missing in their life... .
And anyway I mostly think people posting about their dc comes from a place of love and pride and as such is forgiveable!
In this particular instance, the person posting may have all sorts of insecurities about whether she is parenting correctly. She may be posting a photo of the only moment in the day when things went vaguely ok. We'll never know for sure so perhaps it's better to give people the benefit of the doubt?
And what the hey it's Christmas .....