The worst cases of oversharing you’ve seen on social media (lighthearted)

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In my case a friend of mine took a picture of a bunch of tissues on her bedside table and posted it onto FB with the caption ‘The sign of a good night. I’m shagged’.

Also on Facebook - guy posts a picture of his back, covers in scratches with the caption ‘no wonder she’s pregnant’

BeingATwat: I think it was the photos that did it for me. I totally understand putting a sensitive message on FB to let others know, but the full face photos were just ...?????????

@Unicorn34

BeingATwat: I think it was the photos that did it for me. I totally understand putting a sensitive message on FB to let others know, but the full face photos were just ...?????????

Maybe she still wanted to show everyone her beautiful baby even if they weren’t alive anymore. I don’t know how I’d feel if that happened to me.

I had a dear family member who was renowned for this. Thankfully not always with accompanying photos. My last (public) social media message from him was “Happy Birthday Enchanted darling. I have diarrhoea.”

Reader he did not actually have an upset stomach, he died suddenly and unexpectedly less than 24 hours later. It’s a ridiculous, bittersweet Facebook memory which is now suggested every year on my birthday. I’m quite glad now to not have immediately deleted the damn message because it without fail makes me laugh.

@Smellycat54

I'm not just talking about someone's baby, I'm talking about any photo of a dead person. How else am I meant to say it?

Is it the new normal to post pictures of people who have died on Facebook?! Would anyone really be comfortable seeing that?

The idea of picturesof the dead is nothing new. The Victorians frequently had family photos taken that include a newly dead relative, often a child. It was very common, possibly because the relatively recent development of cameras in thse days meant that families could do something to remember the deceased by.

@EnchantedByGin

I had a dear family member who was renowned for this. Thankfully not always with accompanying photos. My last (public) social media message from him was “Happy Birthday Enchanted darling. I have diarrhoea.”

Reader he did not actually have an upset stomach, he died suddenly and unexpectedly less than 24 hours later. It’s a ridiculous, bittersweet Facebook memory which is now suggested every year on my birthday. I’m quite glad now to not have immediately deleted the damn message because it without fail makes me laugh.

I would also be pleased to have that reminder each year.

@Angrymum22

Acquaintance who signs it at the gym on Feb every morning without fail. She lost loads of weight a few years ago, rumour has it she had a gastric band and it has nothing to do with the gym. Also my cousin who had an acrimonious split with her DH 6-7yrs ago. Still posting passive aggressive quotes after all this time.

Who. Cares if she had a gastric band. They’re not an easy fix and post op shed have to get into the gym to make sure her ha it’s changed.

Likely it might’ve been the only way for her to be able to exercise. Have the surgery, lose weight rapidly & reduce pressure in joints, become a gym bunny.

Nowt wrong with it and it’s a good way to keep yourself accountable.

#hotgaymanisdoingtheironing today, I'm sure you'll all be pleased to hear. His boyfriend has replied with a kiss emoji and #blessed #hotgaycouple #domesticgod #ironing.

In fairness, I probably would find a man more attractive if he offered to do my ironing.

There is one lady I know who posts everything.
We get a picture of a bubble bath container with 'nice long soak'.
Then we get a picture of the treadmill that she has done a 'run'. Not sure if it's completely true.

Then we got her appalling dinners that she buys pre made then passes it off as her own. The best was when she put 'home made carrots'.
She cut the carrot she bought from the shop, brilliant.

Oh and the ones who are bitching about someone because they don't have the balls to say it to their face and want people to ask then not actually tell them.

And, when they check in places... why, just why. Especially the hospital.

The people that bore me the most are the oversharing of small-world gossip with the inevitable 'If you've got something to say, you can say it to my face' rubbish or the 'People say they're your friends, but when the shit hits the fan.... blah blah blah'. These are the same ones who practically piss their pants with excitement if they ever get to post "checked into St Andrew Hospital' so that they can wait for the 300 million 'you ok hun? posts. And you never find out what's wrong. Or at midnight you get a quick 'Thanks everyone. I'm fine - just had to fill in a form'. FUCK OFF.

I have one of these. She's on permanent mute.

I’ve seen a couple of break-ups happen on Facebook. A & B are in a relationship and post various things together, then suddenly A changes their status to ‘In a relationship’ with C (their ex). B responds to the status change to ‘I guess this is why you haven’t responded to my messages...’. A is full of self-indulgent crap about how it wasn’t intentional and it just happened. The rest of us just think you’re an arsehole who didn’t have the decency to end one relationship before starting another and couldn’t be bothered to at least tell the first partner that it was over.

I also know a few who frequently break up and get back together, posting a blow-by-blow account of the break-up full of very private details and insults. The next morning they’re back together and the previous night’s tirade is deleted and replaced with a post about how wonderful the partner is for doing something completely mundane like making a cup of tea.

An old school friend once posted what seems like a conversation with herself, thanking her boyfriend for a lovely time last night... and him responding, in her distinctive posting style.

I also found out via Facebook that my uncle had died. My cousin put up a message first thing in the morning, so almost everyone found out from either that post or from someone who had seen the post. It was very distressing for his siblings in particular.

@Unicorn34

BeingATwat: I think it was the photos that did it for me. I totally understand putting a sensitive message on FB to let others know, but the full face photos were just ...?????????

Why should she not post pictures of her baby's face? It made you reel, oh dear how sad for you. Imagine her distress. Why should she censor her baby's face to cater to your delicate sensibilities?

Having a baby who is born still (or who dies shortly after birth) is the best and worst day. You are meeting your wonderful, longed for, adored baby, you want to introduce them to everyone, share them as you would. But the bottom has already fallen out of your world and instead of changing nappies and googling lansinoh cream, you are planning a funeral and choosing a tiny casket.

You can't talk about them like you would a live child, every time you bring them up people get edgy. You can't share pictures in case it upsets people, you can't even say their name without worrying that someone will think you're attention seeking. It is hideous, it compounds the grief. Losing a baby shouldn't induce shame. It shouldn't be a secretive thing.

Great thread! I have one school mum who is probably early 40s who posts how much she likes to party and drink and how much she loves her husband! lots of pictures of cheap wine and vodka and it's all so hilaire, all her friends encourage her of course her daughter at 16 has started now as well and it's all my lovely parents/mum/family/brother. Kind of enjoy the cringe though

I'm seeing a lot of photos of handholding a relative who has just passed. I sat at my mother's hospital bedside for 12 hours as I waited for her to draw her last breath. It was a few years ago and still upsets me. Infact, my GP said the nightmares and fear of closing my eyes, because I was terrified of seeing those images, was possibly PTSD.
The last thing on my mind was taking a selfie of me holding her hand.

haha i love this thread. made my week!

I had a friend that posted asking if she should break up with her boyfriend. I asked is that suitable to ask where he can see it. she said he's not her friend on facebook (said it all really). I think pointed out her entire feed was set to public so he could see it.

She promptly blocked me

Another one:

My sister's BIL's xp. She constantly posts about being a mummy & daddy to her dc; What a loser baby daddy is; working independent mummy because I want to give dc the world, doesn't need the sperm donor and so on.
The replies are how amazing she is. What a waste of space he is. His loss etc

The BIL posted all the screenshots from the backward and forward texts between them.
In them, she said he wasn't allowed to see dc unless he ditched new gf and moved back in. He pleaded with her, saying they wouldn't work out, that they argued and it wasn't healthy for dc to see. He said he'd always love and respect her for being his dc's mother, but he wasn't in love with her. Several texts where he is begging to see dc. She keeps saying she wants him back and he will never see dc until they're back together. There was even messages from his saying that she was cruel telling him he could see dc and then wouldn't answer the door. How dc sat crying in the window to go with DF. And she replied with "haha".

My default is usually set to side with dm's as I had a shitty ex who let our dc down and abused me around them. This was heartbreaking to read.

@Horehound

K I'm Gona admit to one I posted myself. about 10 years ago when I was 25 I had a new BF I thought was so hot. I don't know why I did this but I posted on his page:

"Can't wait for you to come home and I'll sit on your face"

OH MY GOD. I still cringe thinking about it. I have no idea why i did this. Also, my brother saw it argh getting heart palpitations just thinking about it.
I don't have FB any more!!!

Ha ha @Horehound good on you for owning it

I have a relative who posts about every health trial and tribulation he goes through. Pictures of prescriptions and tablets he has to take right down to pictures of the hospital wing/ ward he has to visit (as an outpatient). He did the same with an elderly relative he had caring responsibilities for. Said elderly relative was in a bad way for over a year and there was always pictures of packets of morphine etc, updates about moving her to a hospice, pictures of said elderly relative looking very unwell etc. It went on and on until she died and he managed to garner a lot of sympathy from people who don’t know him well. People that do know him well know that he must have been ripping off said elderly relative to the tune of thousands before she died to fund his globetrotting lifestyle.

@Pet8

I'm seeing a lot of photos of handholding a relative who has just passed. I sat at my mother's hospital bedside for 12 hours as I waited for her to draw her last breath. It was a few years ago and still upsets me. Infact, my GP said the nightmares and fear of closing my eyes, because I was terrified of seeing those images, was possibly PTSD. The last thing on my mind was taking a selfie of me holding her hand.

@Pet8

Another one:

My sister's BIL's xp. She constantly posts about being a mummy & daddy to her dc; What a loser baby daddy is; working independent mummy because I want to give dc the world, doesn't need the sperm donor and so on.
The replies are how amazing she is. What a waste of space he is. His loss etc

The BIL posted all the screenshots from the backward and forward texts between them.
In them, she said he wasn't allowed to see dc unless he ditched new gf and moved back in. He pleaded with her, saying they wouldn't work out, that they argued and it wasn't healthy for dc to see. He said he'd always love and respect her for being his dc's mother, but he wasn't in love with her. Several texts where he is begging to see dc. She keeps saying she wants him back and he will never see dc until they're back together. There was even messages from his saying that she was cruel telling him he could see dc and then wouldn't answer the door. How dc sat crying in the window to go with DF. And she replied with "haha".

My default is usually set to side with dm's as I had a shitty ex who let our dc down and abused me around them. This was heartbreaking to read.

Ugh that's horrible. My mum did that too. My day came round and refused to open the door, and we couldn't only see him through the window.

We all know it's 'bad' but having actually been there. So awful to put your kids in such a helpless position for revenge, shame on that woman.

Posted online there forever. I only post non personal stuff and no photos of people. Call me paranoid...but too many scamners out there stealing personal data Inc photos.

I post funny memes (funny to me) and cat pics.

So i am highly annoying but in a different sort of way. :)

@UnitedRoad I have to say, your description of lady's 'troubled' undercarriage made me laugh quite a lot! I hope it doesn't haunt your dreams

My sister regularly posts pictures of her dogs on Facebook and Instagram, which is absolutely fine, they're cute dogs! But they're often photographed on the bed, next to her naked sleeping husband, his nipples and lower areas are a regular feature on her social media, pretty sure some of her pictures would violate community guidelines for each site.

I've got one friend who's always sharing drama with her ex. They're together, theyre not together! It's tiresome! Another girl must post about 6-10 times a day. Either of her kids, annoying oversharing about her kid did a shit in the bath, then a couple of attention seeking posts along with a typical comments from friends, Are yo okeh hun, inbox me?