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To find this a bit boastful?

226 replies

Sandstorm33 · 19/12/2023 13:57

I have a friend with an 18 month old daughter with her husband. They often post photos of her/them all as a family on social media, and I rarely seem to see this friend anymore but I know they have bought a new build home and her husband is in quite a senior position at work.
They posted a picture of their daughter yesterday and wrote a caption: "We are so blessed with our jobs to be in a position to provide you with absolutely everything you need and so much more!"
I just think it's a bit showy-off, yes it's not a big deal but it's kind of boasting that they earn well, and that it's only monetary things that matter/mean you can provide.

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ConsuelaHammock · 19/12/2023 14:18

How embarrassing! Some people really don’t know how to behave on SM.

ellecf21 · 19/12/2023 14:18

Tbh it sounds like maybe she's a little insecure? It's an odd thing to say. No one who is genuinely happy needs to post stuff like that on social media.

mycatsanutter · 19/12/2023 14:20

@ManchesterLu I always think that too , especially the ones posting with their partner constantly saying how happy they are !

HelpMeGetThrough · 19/12/2023 14:21

You'd think after 18 months of having the child, blessed they certainly aren't, they must have been covered in shit and vomit a few times by now.

Whenever I was dealing with that, shagged out at 2am, I wasn't thinking "oh how blessed I am", it was more like "why did we do this!!!".

LambriniBobinIsleworth · 19/12/2023 14:22

Well, she's not happy is she? If you've got to post that on SM something is badly wrong with your life.

Moonlightdust · 19/12/2023 14:23

Highly insensitive for any parents struggling to feed their kids (let alone buy them Xmas presents over Xmas) reading that.

TheaBrandt · 19/12/2023 14:23

I would also worry about tempting fate! You say something like that you are totally tempting fate - to be made redundant/ find out your Dh wears dresses/your child becomes a teen horror

Dacadactyl · 19/12/2023 14:23

Not boastful, it's just cringe-tastic, vomit inducing nonsense!

No class whatsoever.

bananamangoes · 19/12/2023 14:23

Bet they split up soon

Onionringheaven · 19/12/2023 14:24

That's the sort of thing wives write when they know their partner shags about but they like the lifestyle.

ssd · 19/12/2023 14:26

Kids want time with mum and dad, its really simple

BigBouncyBaubles · 19/12/2023 14:28

It’s giving (on a much more minor scale) Michelle Mone vibes. And that’s not cool.

DeeCeeCherry · 19/12/2023 14:29

I cringed reading that. Who wrote the royal 'We', presumably your friend, not the husband? I'd mute the posts tbh, tone-deaf in these times doesn't begin to cover it. Life's too short for insufferables

Luxell934 · 19/12/2023 14:30

It's cringy as hell is what it is 😂

minipie · 19/12/2023 14:30

Tone deaf at best, boastful and crass at worst.

Like a lot of social MEEEdia posts.

GreatGateauxsby · 19/12/2023 14:31

It’s SO cringe….
I’m embarrassed for them!
I think it takes all sorts… but that sort isn’t my sort… 🥴

SwingTheMonkey · 19/12/2023 14:31

Yes of course it’s showing off, and incredibly cringe-worthy.

I’d just hit the ‘unfollow’ button and forget about it!

5128gap · 19/12/2023 14:33

"You're so right! It doesn't matter if you're not millionaires. You have a job to pay the bills, and your love is all she needs and more! Truly blessed."

BoredofBlonde · 19/12/2023 14:38

What a couple of absolute twonks

OneCup · 19/12/2023 14:44

As boastful as someone driving a Tesla rather than a Peugeot as far as I am concerned. It doesn't really bother me really but it does show insecurity in my eyes.

Whattheduck · 19/12/2023 14:44

No doubt they will post a picture of a Christmas tree with stacks of presents around it just so everyone can see how boastful they are

thinslicedham · 19/12/2023 14:45

Embarrassing. One thing to think that to yourself, another to put it online for everyone to read.

Camarthen67912 · 19/12/2023 14:45

I had similar over the weekend. They posted their actual pay cheque on social media 😂 Mind boggling

LifeonMarsnotVenus · 19/12/2023 14:46

Surely that’s exactly the sort of bullshit that social media was designed for? It’s just another form of entertainment like reality TV programmes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

BigBouncyBaubles · 19/12/2023 14:46

Camarthen67912 · 19/12/2023 14:45

I had similar over the weekend. They posted their actual pay cheque on social media 😂 Mind boggling

NOOOOOOO!

Posting a pic of your pay cheque is on a par with posting a pic of your piles.