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Does everyone have a family what's App Group.

206 replies

Sportslady44 · 03/03/2022 15:25

Does everyone have one?
If not have you opted out of it and how do people react if you do etc?

What is your situation re What's App?

OP posts:
YouWereGr8InLittleMenstruators · 04/03/2022 01:19

Nope. Tried having one with my mum and sister, but DD would troll it, impersonating me and cause mayhem.

BorisKilledMyHusband · 04/03/2022 01:23

We have a wordle WhatsApp group

Pangolin44 · 04/03/2022 01:29

Yes!

I'm one of five. We all quite like each other.

JaceLancs · 04/03/2022 02:03

I’m just about to set up a new one! I’m away on holiday on my own and will do a group share for DD DS and DP so that I don’t have to post photos 3 times

Pleasegodgotosleep · 04/03/2022 09:22

We have one for all (me, dh, dm, dsis, bil plus teen niece and nephew) mostly used for chat, photos and arranging childcare etc school runs clubs and stuff for the younger kids.
Also have an adult only one for non teen appropriate stuff mostly adult jokes but also hospital appointments, health concerns kids shouldn't know about.

Lavender24 · 04/03/2022 11:15

No. That sounds hideous. I hate group chats.

Phos · 04/03/2022 11:17

My DF's family do. I left it several years ago without saying anything, just left group. I've never been asked why or asked to rejoin.

I don't see the point of them really. We've set groups up temporarily for holidays or events we've needed to coordinate for.

OfstedOffred · 04/03/2022 14:46

Yep several. I like my family though, that probably helps.

TheOrigRights · 04/03/2022 18:05

"I don't see the point of them really. We've set groups up temporarily for holidays or events we've needed to coordinate for."

Let me see, the last few chats on my sister one has been sharing WBD photos, pancake tossing pic and video, my sister's theatre trip, my darling niece singing.
Nothing that important, just sharing nice things in our lives. I can see a very big point in that.

But yes as others have said, we like each other - love in fact.

BuddhaForMary · 04/03/2022 18:08

Well I like and love my family too, they just don't use WhatsApp. I don't think the two are mutually exclusive Confused

ivfbabymomma1 · 04/03/2022 18:09

Yes... 4 different ones 😱

speakout · 04/03/2022 18:09

No.
Thankfully.

Lemonysherbet · 04/03/2022 18:09

We had one bit I found it overwhelming so left and said why. My life is better without being in it for sure!

TheOrigRights · 04/03/2022 18:11

@BuddhaForMary

Well I like and love my family too, they just don't use WhatsApp. I don't think the two are mutually exclusive Confused
Of course not, I don't think people are implying that if you love your family then you use WhatsApp, but that if you don't like your family then it's understandable you wouldn't have a family WhatsApp group.
Ihaveoflate · 04/03/2022 18:12

No I don't but my husband has one with his family and one with just his siblings.

speakout · 04/03/2022 18:17

OfstedOffred
Yep several. I like my family though, that probably helps.

yeah, because having a wattsapp group is a determination of how much we love our family.
Hmm

BOOTS52 · 04/03/2022 18:18

No I was on it before but didn't like it as got fed up of people posting so much stuff so now family have one set up but only myself and a brother in law not on it as both not into social media and use our older phones as an excuse not to be on there. I just text family and ring my sisters. Could think of nothing worse.

BOOTS52 · 04/03/2022 18:21

Why are some saying if you love your family you are on it, some of us just are more private in our lives and do not have to share everything that little Fifi does to the world and family. Does not mean we do not love our family or boast with photos and none stop nonsense.

TheVanguardSix · 04/03/2022 18:23

No way. Never have done this.
And everyone I know who does this just gets sucked into the family dysfunction.

cadburyegg · 04/03/2022 18:33

I started one with the grandparents a couple of years ago to share photos of the kids with them. It works really well. It's much easier than sending photos individually. It's more useful now H and I have split because that means we share the photos of the kids during our respective contact times.

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burnthur5t · 04/03/2022 18:47

I'm in two and both have been muted. I don't like the way you can be added to them without even being asked

BuddhaForMary · 04/03/2022 18:57

@TheOrigRights the fact they're saying 'but then I like my family' indicates that if we don't have one then we obviously don't like our family.

As I said upthread my lot don't use WhatsApp. My mum doesn't have a mobile, and my siblings just pull me into their drama and I'd rather not wreck my relationship with them over their disagreements with each other.

TheOrigRights · 04/03/2022 19:04

[quote BuddhaForMary]@TheOrigRights the fact they're saying 'but then I like my family' indicates that if we don't have one then we obviously don't like our family.

As I said upthread my lot don't use WhatsApp. My mum doesn't have a mobile, and my siblings just pull me into their drama and I'd rather not wreck my relationship with them over their disagreements with each other. [/quote]
No, I still disagree.

If like family = yes - then WhatsApp an option.

If like family = no - then WhatsApp not a wise option.

WhatsApp = no - then make no assumption on family dynamic

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