to think that people who update their FB status

[shhhgobacktosleep]

numerous times a day whilst on holiday with their family are not perhaps as contented and fullfilled as they make out? Or am I doing them a disservice and really they are very content and just smug instead

If I were on a week long holiday with my dh and children I would want to spend the time with them and not updating FB (every couple of hours), using FB chat etc to relay how wonderful the whole thing was. Infact to log onto any internet site wouldn't even cross my mind. (I also wouldn't want to be paying the mobile charges for doing so from various global locations either )

From the fawning stream of comments from other FB friends following each update I think perhaps I am but would like the MN opinion for clarification. So, AIBU?

Agreed, YANBU. Not necessarily smug though, just a bit sad.

oh I would love mobile internet access so I can update on the go - no matter where in the world I was

I agree you are not BU, that annoys me too! Why bother going on holiay if you're just going to spend all the time on fb & also if it was my dp doing that it's give me the hump!

but it doesn't take long to update a status while relaxing on the beach/in the bar/next to the pool.......

YANBU. I am amazed by how much I know about people's lives because of FB, whether I want to or not. I like the 'hide' button

I was the other day to see my friend's status read: In ambulance with DD1 on the way to A&E
WTF?

YABU.

I like spending time with my family when on holiday, but I don't particularly do that at the expense of EVERYTHING else. I don't, for example, sit by the pool gazing rapt, as my children eat their tapas/play a game of cards/read books. I might well check FB and update my status - probably saying something like "it's lovely and warm. TAKE THAT ENGLAND!" or something equally as asinine.

I am not sad, I am fabulous and brilliant.

I can think of a family I know who do this. Constantly uploading photos of themselves and huge long status messages about how fabulous it is.

Something about their constant updating makes me think they are trying to prove to the world they are in love and happy. Rather than just concentrating on being happy and beign with each other.

I must admit that I do update FB when we are away but only once a day and I may add the odd photo as we go along but not 20+ a day and an update every couple of hours.

TOtally agree that YANBU.

oh numerous times a day is pretty wanky agreed.

But do people actually care what others are up to? I can't think of anyone who I'm that interested in that I would want to know what they were doing at any particular moment.

YANBU, neither would you be UR if you said those with multiple posts in one day - soooo boring. Although I am guilty of occasionally sharing photo's with family and friends on FB when on holiday if something I think they may want to see - equally would email it to them anyway so just a more practical way of doing it. But surely updating every couple of hours is a little excessive?

Oh I agree - I had to giggle the other day when a friend updated her status to say something like

'X is having a lovely family afternoon playing out in the garden with her babies and gorgeous husband'

Someone underneath had commented

'No you're not, you're on facebook!'

Did make me laugh....

YANBU once a day fair enough but numerous times I have also noticed that they tend to not comment on anyone else status I think it is done for attention in order to believe their lives are really important to others.

I think people who do that usually have iphones or similar where they are online all day. For those of us still thinking that it's all computer related this may seem weird - but it's not. It's just as easy for iphone users to update their FB status, or tweet, as it is to send a text.

So they aren't indoors on computer and 'on facebook'. Facebook is with them in their pockets and it probably takes less than 60 to update status.

so I think YABU & over concerned obo others - each to their own.

For me FB, MN etc is all about the office & at home in the evenings occasionally. I rarely go near a computer when on holiday. But if I had online on my phone (I don't because it was a preset button that I was always hitting accientally & getting bills for going online when I wasn't so I got it switched off at the source) then I'd probably do the occasional update because it would be so easy to.

I agree with you Shhh. YANBU. If they're enjoying it so much why not get stuck in and tell us about it when they're back home again?

Holidays are about family and there are far too many distractions at home be it TV, texting,phone calls, FB or surfing and its nice to cut those off and just be alone with your loved ones. Its only one or two weeks a year! I also can't help thinking that people who bang on about what a great family holiday they're having are trying to prove something like "I'm Dad of the year cos I'm having fun with my kids "etc.

I don't hang around on the internet when on holiday but I do have an iPhone and I do check into Facebook if I can be bothered. The people I know wouldn't assume I was unfulfilled and/or discontented if they got the occasional status update. But then I try and post brief, not very personal but hopefully interesting, snippets. Not a constant series of heart on sleeve chapters or the downright domestically dull stuff.

Although I did enjoy the status update from someone musing away on the uniquely wonderful quality of his life (unlike that of us sad bastards not lucky to share the same air) which was answered by someone saying "Get off fucking Facebook and help us crew this fucking boat wouldya?"

I sometimes update FB when away, and I have uploaded pictures too from holidays.

Firstly it takes seconds to change a FB status.Even on holiday I think I am allowed 2 minutes not communicatung with my family occasionally.

Secondly the photos are for family benefit generally. FB is one of the easiest ways to share photos. It is nice to do that sometimes.

I can honestly dsay that I am fulfilled and content, and extremely hapy with my family - with Dh and with DD. I am not smug, i am not trying to get one over on anyone, I am not online all day doing it. TBH I tend to update Fb more if I am happy and content, not the other way round.

If you don't like it - it's FB - turn it off, delete the person as a friend, hide their satus updates, don;t look at the photos. YOU can make that choie!

I agree and personally don't bother with FB etc while on holiday, but many people have iPhones or Blackberries these days, so they're not actually 'logging on', just updating as if texting a friend. A bit sad, but niot ultimate saddo sitting -in-an-internet-cafe stuff.

Very wanky.

The same sort of people who write blogs and use Twitter every twenty minutes: Narcisitic.