To write a social media post about how proud I am of DD?

[MrsTickle123]

She was picked for the netball team and they won their tournament. I want her to know how proud I am of her and for her to feel special.

Just a warning for you too, @MrsTickle123
She’s Y6 now.
These kids aren’t stupid and they grow up fast in some respects.
I speak from personal experience before it won’t be too long before she sees right through you and is telling you off for how you’re using Facebook.

I'm honestly a bit stunned at how stupid this behaviour is from a grown adult to a child??

You can of course but why?

Just tell her.

Played us all like a fiddle! Nice one! 😂

Just tell her. In a lot of primaries, you get picked if you put hand up. Sad but true

It's a bit much, especially if she's not even the one to see it. I'd address it to your "friends" rather than to her of that's the case

Generally yes. My cousin does this constantly and we're all like 🙄 but also I like seeing updates of friends and family kids too. Probably the question is more, why do you want to put it on SM?

Of course it will sound boastful and that you're proud. It depends what people think of you anyway as to how it comes across. Someone who is like this will come across as a bit of a dick, Someone who's not it'll just seem cute. You mentioned you feel.bad about others who didn't make the team, so for this reason it seems a bit mean. You also mentioned your daughter has low self-esteem esteem, for this reason alone I would stay off social media, you're just teaching her that validation from others is important which seems the worst thing to do to a young person with low self esteem!

Achievements shouldn’t be measured by likes on social media, that’s a rubbish life lesson to teach a child and certainly won’t help her self esteem in the long run

Please don't show her. It really isn't a good thing to encourage her to measure her self worth by how many likes/nice comments she got on social media. You say that she has low self esteem already, so why on earth would you actively encourage her to look for validation in this way?

I'm not really sure why you bothered asking the question on here, tbh, seeing as you ignored most of the responses. I fear that you're setting your dd up for a very unhealthy relationship with social media in the future... the teen years are going to be tough.

This 💯

Please ignore the miserable, bitter, sad little women on here. Fucking lowlifes.

The people who liked and commented on your post are the ones you should give the time of day to. Many Congratulations to your daughter!

The majority of people on this thread don't seem to grasp the "social" part of "social media"

Thick as shit.

Pleased for you, OP. In future.... if it's Facebook, you can choose some people not to see the post. you know, if for some reason they are 'Friends' who don't actually know how to be happy for you.

How would you tell the world if social media didn't exist?
An announcement in the Times?
You can show her this thread so she knows you are proud of her, but surely better to tell her?

Jumped the shark there I'm afraid.

Just the wrong side of believable.

Are you actually joking? Doing it is bad enough, but showing it to her is far worse. What a way to damage her. Why have you ignored what most people have said?

Goodness, what would some people do without social media and "likes"?

Op there's more to life than a person you used to know from 20 years ago mindlessly liking your post on auto pilot, this is such a sad post.

Yeah Sue you have t spoken to for 20 years, she's put the DD on a pedestal now!

The congratulations from her will mean the DD will gain more confidence and self esteem...not!

Low lifes

Thick as shit

This post makes you look totally bay shit crazy, FYI.

And if that’s an indication of the sort of horrid person - “miserable, bitter, sad, little, fucking lowlifes” - who thinks this is a good idea, you can see why most people wouldn’t want to expose themselves or their children to them.

Good for her and glad so many people congratulated, but validation through likes is first step towards even worse self esteem.

That’s a very you my age to kick start the addiction to likes and comments.

🤮 🤮 🤮 Cringe. So you just want to live vicariously through her and boast about her achievements? I didn’t tell anyone when DS got into Mensa, won a Grammy, won a Nobel Peace prize, saved someone’s life and set an Olympic record. All on the same day 😝 😝

It’s cringeworthy and show offy. But you have done it.

I would never in a million years do this. For my kids’ GCSE/A Level/university successes we tell parents and siblings and then go for a celebratory meal with the child. I will of course tell any friend who inquires.

That’s enough for us. My kids would hate it being on social media. But they aren’t braggy types either thank goodness.

Sometimes the result and parental love and pride is all the reward that’s needed.