And just like that…ffs

[Oopsupsideyourheads]

How often am I seeing this on Sm these days 🙈

‘And just like that..such and such is 7’ etc etc 🙄

Aibu in doing another massive eye roll at seeing this yet again or am I just a miserable bugger?

@TheYearOfSmallThings

I don't mind "just like that" - they are only expressing surprise at how quickly life passes.

And as for parents saying they are "so proud" of the unremarkable adult their child has grown to be... what parent is going to say "Happy birthday. You are 32 and nothing to write home about."? A person doesn't have to be exceptional for their parents to be proud of them. (I hope!)

Of course not, but putting it on FB seems a bit too try hard.

Of course not, but putting it on FB seems a bit too try hard.

Speaking as someone who doesn't use FB, is it really any worse than the rest of FB?

I don’t mind it at all

So what do you all put on SM? OP, what was your last post?

For me, "just like that...." sums up the feeling of time rushing by almost unnoticed whilst I was busy with the repetitive stuff of bringing up children.

And it can be hard to see the changes in a child, when you see them every day, and sometimes it takes a milestone - like starting school/secondary school/University to make us see how much a child has grown and changed.

Nothing, but nothing comes close to the annoyance of the phrase "I'm shit hot at my job".

Only seen it here.

I thought everyone was supposed to be really good at their job, it is after all their job.

@Reallyreallyborednow

It’s the same as couples who gushily wish each other happy birthday/anniversary and say how much they love each other. Often not a reflection of reality

I work in safeguarding (we often look at social media for indications and evidence) and we have a general rule of thumb that the gushier a facebook relationship is the more likely it is to be abusive. It they have a couples page “janeandmark smith” instead of individual ones- huge red flag.

We're OK then, I don't post any family shit on social media.

I get annoyed when people refer to themselves as a girl especially when they are definitely not a girl (plus 40, to be generous).

As in, "I'm such a shoes girl", "I'm such a dizzy girl" etc. It's irritatingly cutesy, especially when used as an excuse for things.

No, Janet, you're not a shoes girl, you just have poor impulse control.

Don't know of anyone's said this one but the Instagram phrase that drives me nuts is when people on their stories saying "I'm just jumping on to say..." Jumping where?! They all seem to do it! Or hopping on, that's the other one.

“Amazing!” gets me.
Happy birthday to my amazing husband!!
Happy birthday to my amazing daughter!!
No, they’re not amazing at all. Completely average in fact.

"And so it begins..."

What, what the bloody hell are you on about?

This thread has brightened up my lunch hour no end. The amount of children "smashing" their first day back at school has astounded me (as well as made my bum cheeks clench in embarrassment for the posters).

@cloudacious

Nothing, but nothing comes close to the annoyance of the phrase "I'm shit hot at my job".

Only seen it here.

I thought everyone was supposed to be really good at their job, it is after all their job.

I think everyone should be trying to be really good at their job, @cloudacious - but whilst we can all be our best at our job, we can't all be THE best. I was a nurse, and I worked hard to be my best at it, but I don't think I was the best nurse I ever met - to me, that is just being honest about my strengths and weaknesses.

For me, the irritation of that phrase would be the thought that people who brag like that are better at self-promotion and self-praise, and not particularly good at realising they really aren't that good at their job!

@Glitterblue

I'm getting irritated by the number of posts I'm seeing that says "Go smash year 2, beautiful girl" and "first day in reception done. He smashed it".

I don't even know why that irritates me but it does!

Oh god! I hate this one so much. In reality, this "smashing it" means the polite, well behaved child wandered aimlessly into school before mediocrely completing everything the teacher asked them to do. Well done, little 5 year old who hasn't got a clue what's going on. You smashed it!

Also hate the Instagram posts with said well-behaved child and a comment from the mum (it's always the mums) "Year 3 completed. Year 4, we're coming for you", as if the child is Rambo and is going to be breaking all known educational boundaries 🙄

...I'm well aware that I need to spend less time on Instagram 🤣

@TheYearOfSmallThings

I don't mind "just like that" - they are only expressing surprise at how quickly life passes.

And as for parents saying they are "so proud" of the unremarkable adult their child has grown to be... what parent is going to say "Happy birthday. You are 32 and nothing to write home about."? A person doesn't have to be exceptional for their parents to be proud of them. (I hope!)

God I'd love that. Real social media posts

"Happy Birthday Henry! 13 today! Totally average kid, no bother, but not very interesting really."

"Godfrey's first day at school. Here's a picture if you're interested. It's taken four years to get here and we've felt every bloody minute of it. At least he's now out of the house most of the day."

"Here's where I am on holiday. Looks better than your shitty office or your flat doesn't it? I hope you are really fucking jealous of me! Have you realised I have a better life than you?"

I agree. I do do some sentimental posts occasionally but I endeavor to talk like a normal human being whilst doing so.

So it would be something like "It's Xs last day ever at school today, that's gone by in a flash"

A friend calls her DC "the boy one" and "the girl one".

It’s in the press, but I loath “Joe blogs slammed for XYZ” or “Such and such SLAMS so and so”

No.

No body was slammed.

They were CRITICISED.

Criticised.

Not slammed.

If they were slammed, they need to call the police.

Why the need for such drama all the time?

Also when people are “distraught”. Nope. Not really. Annoyed, upset, irked. Not distraught. If someone dies or there’s a tragedy by all means be distraught, but not it you scratched your car or forgot to charge your phone

And just like that, social media was used mainly by cunts.

Most of these things are ok when they are said or posted occasionally. I unfollow anyone who posts that kind of thing a lot. Most of my family and friends don't though.
Fb has it's uses for interest/hobby info but personally I can do without all the attention seeking personal stuff.

@2kool4skool irked is such a great word. I try to use it regularly

Does it hurt having that stick so far up your arse ?

@CatkinToadflax

The "OMG can't stop crying" "U OK hun?" "I'll inbox ya hun" posts really irritate me!

I know someone who always refers to her daughter as "the girl child". She only has one child!

I know someone who refers to her daughter as the "little bitch". The poor kid is about 7 now and it's been like that since the gender reveal "I'm having a little bitch".

Mum thinks she's edgy. I think she's a twat.

Like all the parents who put ‘DC got 3 As in A levels, so proud #smashed it’. and then it turns out every fecker in the country got As.

I've used 'just like that' twice in the last month and make no apologies for it :-)

It's how I feel, lots of change here - dc1 getting his GCSE results and going onto college, dc3 starting secondary and 'just like that/we blinked and this happened' is how I feel. It's a weird thing to get het up about!

Mum thinks she's edgy. I think she's a twat.

And so do I now!

Oh, I love @Malin52's suggestion.

"Oh good, Friend'sTeen, you haven't failed all your GCSEs and have proved that you are indeed a nice enough kid but a bit thick, really"

God I hate it too. So twee.