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To loathe back to school photos on social media?

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:01

I'm clearly in the minority after scrolling through my Facebook feed today. Every single post on there is a photo of a child posing in their school uniform. Why? Please someone explain, I must be missing something.

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 06/09/2022 21:18

why share with hundreds of people?

Only 23 people can see my profile/images.

MomwasCasual · 06/09/2022 21:19

Of all the things I don't particularly like seeing on my social media feeds, Back to School pics are NOT one of them.

The people I have on my SM who share back to school pics, are the people I love, and the people I like very much.

Why on earth would I be irritated by seeing their kids progress pics? And if they get a lot of 'likes', well lovely! That means other people love them too.

I actually think that if something like this get on your tits, that says a world about you as a person.

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:19

Abraxan · 06/09/2022 21:14

What do you use your social media for, blueskyeve?

Mainly local Facebook groups

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Darbs76 · 06/09/2022 21:19

Because I like to see them in my memories in future and I use FB to store photos. Don’t bother using social media if you dislike this kind of thing as that’s what it’s there for

vjg13 · 06/09/2022 21:19

DobbyHasASock · 06/09/2022 21:17

Just be careful what you share.
Named child, open profile, in uniform, by their front door or street sign is not good internet safety.

I think many people are incredibly naive in some of the posts they display of their children and don't realise how many of these images will be used.

WorkCleanRepeat · 06/09/2022 21:20

I'd imagine it's to share with family members, and because it's nice when the memories pop up a few years later.

I love seeing them, but I know plenty of people that hate it. Usually the same people that hate holiday pictures.

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:20

DobbyHasASock · 06/09/2022 21:17

Just be careful what you share.
Named child, open profile, in uniform, by their front door or street sign is not good internet safety.

I do agree with this.

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carefullycourageous · 06/09/2022 21:21

YABU, and I am someone who has never posted a pic of my kids - but people can do as they like and this is pretty innocuous.

Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious · 06/09/2022 21:22

If you don't like it, scroll on. I have family abroad and we use Facebook to share events like this. People can share whatever they like. I'd just hope their Facebooks are locked down.

carefullycourageous · 06/09/2022 21:22

DobbyHasASock · 06/09/2022 21:17

Just be careful what you share.
Named child, open profile, in uniform, by their front door or street sign is not good internet safety.

I do 100% agree with this - I think some people are pretty reckless with how much info they share on open profiles.

bodie1890 · 06/09/2022 21:23

Isn't the whole point of facebook to share your photos/ life events with friends and family?

Abraxan · 06/09/2022 21:23

So you don't post anything yourself on social media?

mumofthemonsters808 · 06/09/2022 21:24

You’ve got to be interested in the people you are friends with, I like seeing my actual friends kids in their uniform as I know these children. Linda who I sat next to in primary school many years ago whose kids I do not know from Adam I just scroll past.If I’m in a good mood I’ll just click like without even looking properly.

I don’t do it personally, I take pictures but I’m not comfortable with them floating about to all and sundry.

Underroad · 06/09/2022 21:25

I am usually very grumpy (I get especially irate about “and just like that…” posts on FB/Instagram), but I unashamedly love back to school photos. I really really like seeing all my friends children standing by their front doors in their school uniform every September. It honestly makes me feel happy.

FelicityFidget · 06/09/2022 21:25

It's nice to see the children of my friends who I don't see often or who live in different parts of the country.

You sound like a fucking joy sponge.

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:27

Abraxan · 06/09/2022 21:23

So you don't post anything yourself on social media?

No nothing.

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:28

FelicityFidget · 06/09/2022 21:25

It's nice to see the children of my friends who I don't see often or who live in different parts of the country.

You sound like a fucking joy sponge.

I think you're right, I am a joy sponge.

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Stripyhoglets1 · 06/09/2022 21:29

I think social media may not be for you tbh!

GrasssInPocket · 06/09/2022 21:29

blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:11

Why document on social media though? That's what I don't understand. I take photos of my children, they are kept and we look back on them often, especially a year on, 2 years on etc. I share these photos with my family and close friends, why share with hundreds of people?

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Errm - maybe because lots of us have our family and close friends on social media, and that may be the only way they'll find out unless we make a point of e-mailing them all individually? Just scroll past if you don't like it!

brookstar · 06/09/2022 21:30

The whole point of social media is to share aspects of your life.
If everyone just posted nothing like you OP then there would be no social media!

Goldbar · 06/09/2022 21:32

It's better than those Christmas photos of kids posing next to a mountain of Christmas gifts.

Topgub · 06/09/2022 21:33

You don't appear to understand what Facebook is about.

Has someone said its a peadophile risk yet?

🙄

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:35

Ok, ok. I'm clearly being unreasonable. I don't really know why it bothers me, it I just does. Sorry if I've offended some of you. I'm going to start looking at it the way lots of you do, as a happy moment for the poster.

Most of the photos are of children I don't know that well (kids of people I used to work with, went to school with etc.) but one photo did make me smile, my cousins little one. Think I might need to unfriend a few people (I've got about 400 friends) and just have family and closer friends on there.

Seriously though, why do you think this bothers me so much?

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Fizbosshoes · 06/09/2022 21:36

I was looking at all the back to school photos on fb today (I posted one of DS - with his permission, DD didn't want me to share a pic) and I was thinking I bet MN disapproves of back to school pics !!
Social media is a platform for sharing things with others. It's all optional.(in terms of sharing or viewing)
I'm not sure what is deemed acceptable to share as I've seen people complain about
-baby scans

  • baby pics
-holiday pics
  • uni graduations
-achievements
  • children
-children's achievements
  • back to school pics

...what are the acceptable things to share? (possibly pets?) My fb feed would be virtually empty apart from a few friends who share batshit conspiracy theories - I'd rather see their back to school pics!

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blueskyeve · 06/09/2022 21:36

Goldbar · 06/09/2022 21:32

It's better than those Christmas photos of kids posing next to a mountain of Christmas gifts.

Oh my god, this bothers me even more.

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