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’

@BrightYellowDaffodil I hate those x checked into the hospital, along with selfies of themselves in a hospital bed with oxygen masks or ivs, very very annoying!

@SemiFeralDalek sorry for your loss. A friend of mine's longed for DS was stillborn at almost full term. The pictures that the hospital took are beautiful and tasteful and no one should have to hide them away

@Iamaperiwinkle

Food ones. Run ones. MLM ones. Political ones.

Just keep it to yourself.

I do have a SL (self lover) who pouts and takes pictures of herself daily and all her friends piles it to say 'Great photo babes' etc and if she gets involved in anything online on FB locally her husband and all her family weigh in and like her posts and positive comment it -argh!

I don’t understand all the food ones but what is wrong with the running ones? I find it encouraging to post what I have achieved and to get support from my friends?

I do understand why the death posts are shocking. If SM had been a thing when my grandfather died I can totally see my cousin posting that he was dead regardless of whether the rest of the family had been informed.

My uncle was difficult to get hold of when Grandad died as he was working in a remote location. Imagine it being on FB before he had been told, he wouldnt have seen it but a load of randoms would have been posting on my cousins timeline about her loss when he hadnt even known his father had passed.

Some people are just crass and "like" obsessed.

This thread has been hilarious 😂 thanks for all the contributions.

I am not a fan of the rampant hyperbole on SM, especially parents gushing about their child e.g. You're our most perfect little star that shines like a million diamonds and lights up our lives every day. You fill our hearts to bursting and we love you to the moon and back so much that it hurts. Thank you for being the most precious, beautiful, wonderful, amazing gift bundle that we could ever have wished for x

(and there's always a few spelling mistakes and some confusion over the correct usage of your and you're).

A person on mine posts 2 separate full paragraphs, any time anyone has a birthday.
One from her, gushing about how amazing the person is and how lucky she is to have them. Then another from her 3 year old describing in great length about how good this person is to her. Signed "love from little Emily".
Name changed of course.

It's gross.

@Talkwhilstyouwalk

Another good one.....

Any recommendations for a good cleaner?

Seen this quite a few times. Translates as 'Get me, I can afford a cleaner.'

I’m not sure why you would think this is a boast? Cleaners are only about £12.50 - £15 an hour so it’s not a very good boast surely? I don’t think I know anyone who hasn’t got a cleaner.

"Love you to the moon and back" honestly makes me cringe.

We have a very annoying NDN who continually posts pictures from out on his walks round us. Now bear in mind I walk similar places on the same day, his pictures are so unrealistic. He tweaks and tweaks them so the sky looks sapphire blue and the grass greenest ever, and it's ridiculous because I've been out there on the same day and it really is not like his pictures! Then he adds daft captions on to the pics saying daily 'I live in the most beautiful place on this earth'.

Not really oversharing, just wanky

Bandi I don't know many people who have cleaners (unless they haven't mentioned it so maybe they do). It's not a cost boast but more of a class boast/I'm far too busy and important to do my cleaning/I have staff. It's the way it's said where you can tell, especially when the person paying for another's services word it as if they are employing someone.

[quote goldielockdown2 ]Bandi I don't know many people who have cleaners (unless they haven't mentioned it so maybe they do). It's not a cost boast but more of a class boast/I'm far too busy and important to do my cleaning/I have staff. It's the way it's said where you can tell, especially when the person paying for another's services word it as if they are employing someone. [/quote]
Ah ok, I see what you mean 🙂

There's a couple on my FB - I used to know the husband from school - the wife always posts pictures of them in bed together; clearly naked. Makes me cringe every single time it pops up on my newsfeed.
Just why?! Your married. You have kids. You have sex. No one needs to see the evidence 🙄

@goldielockdown2 you could apply that thinking to literally anything - Why get your windows cleaned by someone? Why go to a restaurant and have dinner cooked for you? Having a cleaner isn’t massively expensive and it’s a perfectly normal question. You’re being weird!

An old colleague on mine documents her entire life on Instagram stories. At least 15 stories a day. It’s really odd and I don’t know why she does it. Just stuff like ‘I’m having a bath’, ‘watching some TV’ etc. And of course a BILLION of her dog. Also lots of her crying....poor mental health isn’t something to shy away from talking about but I’m not sure how this is helping her.....

@MummyMayo1988

There's a couple on my FB - I used to know the husband from school - the wife always posts pictures of them in bed together; clearly naked. Makes me cringe every single time it pops up on my newsfeed. Just why?! Your married. You have kids. You have sex. No one needs to see the evidence 🙄

the kids are evidence enough!

I think the biggest thing facebook has taught me are that people are wierd fuckers.

[quote Runway]@goldielockdown2 you could apply that thinking to literally anything - Why get your windows cleaned by someone? Why go to a restaurant and have dinner cooked for you? Having a cleaner isn’t massively expensive and it’s a perfectly normal question. You’re being weird![/quote]
Agree, they are just looking for recommendations for a decent cleaner, it's certainly not stealth boasting to have a cleaner.

I don't have a cleaner and I'm not jealous of anyone who does, sounds like a few people are though

I was explaining why it could be seen as a way to boast, not being weird, Runway. The only person I know who regularly brings up his need for a cleaner does do it for social clout and to brag. It's the way it's said, like I mentioned before. Although to me he comes across as try-hard and actually quite lazy because he has plenty of time to clean with his part time job at Asda, but he doesn't want to. If you heard how he refers to 'having a cleaner' and mentioning needing a new one, you would know he thinks it lends him a superior air. Tragic.

Oh dear, fuckyou I'm not jealous that others pay for a cleaner when I don't mind getting stuck in myself. I'm too tight 🤣 would rather spend the money on myself. People can do what they like with their own money.

[quote goldielockdown2 ]Bandi I don't know many people who have cleaners (unless they haven't mentioned it so maybe they do). It's not a cost boast but more of a class boast/I'm far too busy and important to do my cleaning/I have staff. It's the way it's said where you can tell, especially when the person paying for another's services word it as if they are employing someone. [/quote]
I'm neither too busy or too important to do my own housework, I just don't want to do it. So, I pay someone else to do it for me. And yes, as I pay them money to do it (incl. holiday pay) I damn well do employ them.

[quote Goldielockdown2 ]I was explaining why it could be seen as a way to boast, not being weird, Runway. The only person I know who regularly brings up his need for a cleaner does do it for social clout and to brag. It's the way it's said, like I mentioned before. Although to me he comes across as try-hard and actually quite lazy because he has plenty of time to clean with his part time job at Asda, but he doesn't want to. If you heard how he refers to 'having a cleaner' and mentioning needing a new one, you would know he thinks it lends him a superior air. Tragic. [/quote]
Your benchmark is pretty low if you genuinely think having a cleaner gives you 'social clout' for goodness sake.

If the shoe doesn't fit then don't wear it, @peaceanddove
Neither I nor the PP we're talking about you. I was explaining to another poster how it can come across as stealth bragging when people post about cleaners on social media. Then I gave an example of someone I know who does this. Does that apply to you? Then don't take it personally

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The man I spoke about does do it for social clout. If you heard him you would know. As I said. It's the way it's worded, as I also said.

You're not an employer, btw.

[quote goldielockdown2 ]You're not an employer, btw.[/quote]
She said she employs the cleaner. Employ means to give someone work and pay them for it.

I one sense of the word, it does mean that obviously. But we both know the context I used in the post I first used the term 'employer'. If you have a cleaner you're a paying customer, not their employer to be clear.