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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 15:23:55 GMT -5
NO - this isn't about any of you here! ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/smiley.png) I just had to vent about one FB friend, a professional SAHM. Always updating about the latest thing her precious little darlings have done/said, how well this one napped, how poorly this one ate, how long she stayed up with this one, how she manages to do all of this while cooking wonderfully healthy meals for her family from scratch and maintaining a blog for work, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum!!!! The thing that made me force myself to close FB before I responded was a post she made the other day. It was something to the effect of "just got done cleaning the bathrooms and vacuuming. If I got paid to do these things, I'd be rich - I do them every day!" I was itching to respond "how dirty are you and your family that you need to clean the bathroom daily?"
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Post by justme on May 1, 2013 15:27:37 GMT -5
Does she use the term "professional SAHM"?? If so I don't think I could have stopped responding "Well you're obviously not a professional SAHM if you're not getting paid for it". ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/charmed.png) But I'm mean. If she does anything good send it to www.stfuparentsblog.com for revenge. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/muhaha.png) I did that to one of my FB friends.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 15:28:32 GMT -5
Just wait till she starts hawking visalus...
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 15:31:02 GMT -5
It's a good thing you didn't ask - you'd have gotten a spiel about how dirty the kids are. I was about to give you one. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) I have a friend that posts positive affirmations from Trust Your Journey all over FB, all day long. All that positivity makes me angry and violent.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 1, 2013 15:32:50 GMT -5
Dirty enough to send over MissRigby (aka The Cleaning Fairy)? She has (or had) a client who did not clean their house between her visits, and her visits were like once a month. And not cleaning included leaving the toilets and tubs dirty. For a freaking month. Dayum, that's not a bathroom, that's a cross between a (no pun intended) and a cesspool! I'll bet your FB friend is a total liar, and just puts that crap out there to brag, because she has zero else to do. I bet her kids are squaling brats with poopy, draggy diapers, her "cooking" consists of microwaving other people's healthy food (hey, her mom cooked it, so it counts!), her bathrooms are painted black so no one really knows how dirty they are and her blog is ghostwritten by someone else. So ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/raspberries.png) on her.
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Post by movingforward on May 1, 2013 15:33:08 GMT -5
I have abandoned FB for the most part. If someone sends me a personal message it comes to my email so I don't go on there "just for fun" any longer. I think the breaking point was when a friend from high school started posting pictures of his food on a daily basis. ETA: She must have some dirty ass kids if she has to clean the bathroom every single day ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) . I also just love those people who post a play by play of their lives and always saying they are SO busy. Hmmm... doubtful since you obviously have time to post on FB every minute of the day.
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Post by midjd on May 1, 2013 15:34:46 GMT -5
I have a friend like that. Initially I almost blocked her updates because there were so damn many, but they've grown on me... I barely notice them anymore.
She narrates EVERYTHING, though.
7am - "Ugh, 6:30... just got kid1 on the bus, time for breakfast." 7:15 - "Time to wake kid2 up for breakfast, mmm pancakes!" 8am - "It's so nice outside, think we'll go sit on the porch." 8:30 - "Hope DH can help me clean out the truck tonight, we should go camping this weekend." 9am - "Kid3 is being so crazy! We are watching Yo Gabba Gabba."
I really think she just needs someone to talk to who is over the age of 5. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/undecided.png)
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 1, 2013 15:37:49 GMT -5
I have abandoned FB for the most part. If someone sends me a personal message it comes to my email so I don't go on there "just for fun" any longer. I think the breaking point was when a friend from high school started posting pictures of his food on a daily basis. ETA: She must have some dirty ass kids if she has to clean the bathroom every single day ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) I was thinking that maybe the kids aren't exactly, shall we say, potty-trained yet? Maybe they keep missing the newspaper she puts down on the floor. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/muhaha.png)
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Post by MN-Investor on May 1, 2013 15:38:30 GMT -5
I forgot offhand how to do it, but you can change the updates from a Facebook friend so that you see nothing of what they post in your NewsFeed. I've done that to several friends. Not that I don't like them, but one, for example, was a long ago co-worker of mine and I really didn't need to see her daily family updates, and another friend, for example, is a wonderful fellow who has very strong political views which I do not share. Sometimes I will go out to their pages to see what they're up to, but that's it. They have no clue that I don't see all of their updates, and I doubt they would care.
So don't unfriend folks, just change the view you have of their updates.
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Post by doxieluvr on May 1, 2013 15:42:56 GMT -5
I change the settings for annoying people, so they do not show in my newsfeed.
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on May 1, 2013 15:44:30 GMT -5
I have a friend that posts positive affirmations from Trust Your Journey all over FB, all day long. All that positivity makes me angry and violent. So much this!
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Post by Bob Ross on May 1, 2013 15:53:09 GMT -5
DW has a FB friend who posted annoyingly sickening messages about how much she loved her boss and her job every damn day...up until the day when she quit her job. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/rolleyes.gif) I also hate people who post smarmy vacation photos while they're on vacation. If I knew anyone in the criminal element, I'd so forward them these people's addresses so they could get robbed.
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Post by zibazinski on May 1, 2013 16:21:03 GMT -5
I agree. I'm so over one friends FB because she was cheated on and dumped for someone else. I get it, as a matter of fact it happens a lot, but for pity's sake, have some class and shut up about it already.
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on May 1, 2013 16:32:16 GMT -5
I do wonder if its something that happens to new parents: they have nothing else to talk about. A few of my friends who've had new kids are doing that, and its driving me crazy.
If DW and I have a kid, I certainly won't be posting pictures and constant updates. I may make an announcement, but it will be vague like "our kid has arrived -- been nice knowin' ya".
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on May 1, 2013 17:52:07 GMT -5
Silly me, I just post cute cat pictures. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/laugh.png)
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Post by Tennesseer on May 1, 2013 18:05:47 GMT -5
I smell an outrgeous MJ Christmas letter coming soon.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 18:08:11 GMT -5
I do wonder if its something that happens to new parents: they have nothing else to talk about. A few of my friends who've had new kids are doing that, and its driving me crazy. If DW and I have a kid, I certainly won't be posting pictures and constant updates. I may make an announcement, but it will be vague like "our kid has arrived -- been nice knowin' ya". Be very careful saying what you will and won't do when you hve kids Daughter, suffering under the deplorable decrease in photographs which often accompany a subsequent child, has been heard to lament, "so what the heck was so exciting about brother laying on a blanket that it required 30 frames to capture"...
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 18:53:19 GMT -5
I do wonder if its something that happens to new parents: they have nothing else to talk about. A few of my friends who've had new kids are doing that, and its driving me crazy. If DW and I have a kid, I certainly won't be posting pictures and constant updates. I may make an announcement, but it will be vague like "our kid has arrived -- been nice knowin' ya". Just wait - you will find yourself doing it. Mind you, the pictures aren't the problem. It's the self-important attitude and the whole vibe that if you don't do home cooked meal every night/clean the whole house daily/spend all your waking moments with your kids that you are some kind of horrible parent/person.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 18:55:38 GMT -5
I have a SIL who doesn't have much of a life. She's only a few months younger than I am but she's got chronic health issues, many of which seem exacerbated by overweight and inactivity. She seems to spend a lot of her days posting kitty and puppy pictures, sappy sayings on backgrounds of flowers or forests, and clicking "Like" on everything in sight. It mostly makes me grateful I have a life and a job.
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Post by milee on May 1, 2013 19:00:03 GMT -5
Mind you, the pictures aren't the problem. It's the self-important attitude and the whole vibe that if you don't do home cooked meal every night/clean the whole house daily/spend all your waking moments with your kids that you are some kind of horrible parent/person. That's what my friends and I refer to as "competitive parenting." Blech. Unfortunately, parents like that don't tend to change so when their kids are in school, they'll be the helicopter parents and the overachievers on the PTA. (Note I'm not saying all parents on the PTA are like that, just the ones who make their child's school the sole focus of their life...) So the good news, MoneyJenny, is that they have identified themselves early on and you now know to avoid them.
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Post by whoami on May 1, 2013 19:11:01 GMT -5
I have a cousin like this. She is always posting about how she does 12 hours of houswork every day, cooks 7 course meals, hustles her 3 genius kids to 4 activities each 8 days a week and still has time to study for the 17 "college" finals she claims to have every month. She also "likes" those inspirational moms so overworked and my kids are so special FB posts and adds her own commentary to them about how much she can relate to them. I think she is FOS.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2013 19:24:29 GMT -5
Oh, yeah. Over a 2-day period 3 of my FB friends re-posted recipes for gooey, cheesy, fatty dishes and then re-posted a link to a site with recipes for a "spring cleanse" with homemade vitamin waters. I try not to be snarky on FB but finally I posted under my Status that if these people avoided one, they wouldn't need the other.
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Post by Miss Tequila on May 1, 2013 19:34:40 GMT -5
I do wonder if its something that happens to new parents: they have nothing else to talk about. A few of my friends who've had new kids are doing that, and its driving me crazy. If DW and I have a kid, I certainly won't be posting pictures and constant updates. I may make an announcement, but it will be vague like "our kid has arrived -- been nice knowin' ya". Just wait - you will find yourself doing it. Mind you, the pictures aren't the problem. It's the self-important attitude and the whole vibe that if you don't do home cooked meal every night/clean the whole house daily/spend all your waking moments with your kids that you are some kind of horrible parent/person. I look at it this way. She has absolutely nothing else to do but cook and clean. When I was home my house was spotless and dinner was always in the table. There are lots of hours in the day to get it all done. That doesn't make her super mommy....if she did all that and put in 50 hours at work , than is think she was super woman:-p
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Post by chiver78 on May 1, 2013 20:00:52 GMT -5
I forgot offhand how to do it, but you can change the updates from a Facebook friend so that you see nothing of what they post in your NewsFeed. I've done that to several friends. Not that I don't like them, but one, for example, was a long ago co-worker of mine and I really didn't need to see her daily family updates, and another friend, for example, is a wonderful fellow who has very strong political views which I do not share. Sometimes I will go out to their pages to see what they're up to, but that's it. They have no clue that I don't see all of their updates, and I doubt they would care. So don't unfriend folks, just change the view you have of their updates. I have a whole portion of family (1st cousins) that I would be totally okay with never having to interact with again. I tolerated a few of them on FB through the years, as it was easier to appease them than to listen to them whine. and then there was a painfully "by the book" church wedding - by the textbook "Front Pew Catholics" squad - and an over-the-top (but absolutely beautiful, I'll grant them that one) reception back in January. when I got back home and reviewed my news feed from the weekend, I noticed a bunch of pretty damn obnoxious posts from those in the wedding party that weren't already blocked. if I had any doubts that I was there for show, those posts nailed it. ftr, the only reason I went was due to a maternal guilt trip. I won't even say parental, because my dad would walk by this particular family in flames. anyway, any of the lot that still showed up in my news feed, they were hidden when I got home. I'm absolutely done with all of them. well, I will be once I unload my townhouse, my realtor's an extended relative on that side. (I really hope none of them are on this board lol.....I hope I'd have figured 'em out by now!) all that said, I've noticed that none of them comment on my stuff anymore. I'm not at all bothered by that, but it does stick out to me because a couple of them used to comment on the strangest random things I'd post with stuff like "long time, no talk. why haven't you guys been in touch?" um...if you have to ask....? ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/rolleyes.gif)
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Post by Sammy on May 1, 2013 23:47:27 GMT -5
Chiver: why haven't you guys been in touch?" um...if you have to ask....? ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif)
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 1, 2013 23:51:40 GMT -5
I know exactly how you all feel.
There's this guy named Jerry. When I was forced to read his Facebook page on Monday, it showed this brand new Cadillac he'd bought.
On Tuesday, I was again forced to read his page, and what did I find but a picture of a second Cadillac. I just about wrote "How many Cadillacs do you need, turd face? Stop showing us all your stupid Cadillacs." But I didn't because that would have appeared bitter.
Wednesday when I was forced to read his page, I saw he'd crashed one of his Cadillacs. He was updating every half hour with minutiae like "Getting assessment now." "Frame is damaged; doesn't look good." "Dave thinks he might be able to fix it." Not five minutes went by without something new showing up as I mashed the Refresh button. Honestly, who could stand reading that crap?
Thursday was my limit. Precious Jerry got his precious insurance company to cover the cost of repairing his precious Cadillac. I hope he gets food poisoning and chokes on his own vomit. I am so sick and tired of having to read his Facebook page every day.
Friday I put my fist through the wall. Jerry talking about "I'm so glad to be alive." and "I just gave my wife a big hug." The only thing worse than listening to endless, bitter whining about Cadillacs is having to listen to Jerry tell his blockheaded Stepford wife how much he wuvs her. I hate people who whine and complain so much!
Saturday my Internet went down. My first Jerry-free day in a week. Huzzah! But I'll bet it says something stupid and I can't stop thinking about his fat, stupid face. If he uses his insurance money to buy himself and his ninny wife and his perfect, straight-A children another Cadillac, I swear... I just swear...
Anyway, got to head out now. Need to see my doctor about my high blood pressure.
Huggles,
Virgil
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Post by Sammy on May 2, 2013 0:00:25 GMT -5
Hey, I have an idea..... why don't you key your friends Caddy then wait for FB photo's of the damage. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/angel2.png)
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2013 0:08:33 GMT -5
One thing that really bugs me is when a wife posts on her husband's wall (or vise versa) something mushy about how much they love that person. Why do I have to see that? Send a text or something. OMG THIS!!!! I had a guy friend whose wife did this CONSTANTLY!!!! I wanted to barf. I threatened to start doing it to Goose. He rolled his eyes at me and said "knock yourself out, but I won't see it since I never go on FB." I told him that I wouldn't be doing it for HIM to know how much I love him...I would be doing it so everyone on FB would see how awesome we are and how in love and how sexy and fun we are!!!! He rolled his eyes at me and walked away.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2013 5:50:51 GMT -5
I know exactly how you all feel. There's this guy named Jerry. When I was forced to read his Facebook page on Monday, it showed this brand new Cadillac he'd bought. On Tuesday, I was again forced to read his page, and what did I find but a picture of a second Cadillac. I just about wrote "How many Cadillacs do you need, turd face? Stop showing us all your stupid Cadillacs." But I didn't because that would have appeared bitter. Wednesday when I was forced to read his page, I saw he'd crashed one of his Cadillacs. He was updating every half hour with minutiae like "Getting assessment now." "Frame is damaged; doesn't look good." "Dave thinks he might be able to fix it." Not five minutes went by without something new showing up as I mashed the Refresh button. Honestly, who could stand reading that crap? Thursday was my limit. Precious Jerry got his precious insurance company to cover the cost of repairing his precious Cadillac. I hope he gets food poisoning and chokes on his own vomit. I am so sick and tired of having to read his Facebook page every day. Friday I put my fist through the wall. Jerry talking about "I'm so glad to be alive." and "I just gave my wife a big hug." The only thing worse than listening to endless, bitter whining about Cadillacs is having to listen to Jerry tell his blockheaded Stepford wife how much he wuvs her. I hate people who whine and complain so much! Saturday my Internet went down. My first Jerry-free day in a week. Huzzah! But I'll bet it says something stupid and I can't stop thinking about his fat, stupid face. If he uses his insurance money to buy himself and his ninny wife and his perfect, straight-A children another Cadillac, I swear... I just swear... Anyway, got to head out now. Need to see my doctor about my high blood pressure. Huggles, Virgil Ha ha. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) this is on my feed, BTW - I'm not going to her wall or anything.... And since I can't figure out how to hide feeds on a mobile device (and I'm too dang lazy to log onto the computer to do it), there it is.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2013 7:33:12 GMT -5
One thing that really bugs me is when a wife posts on her husband's wall (or vise versa) something mushy about how much they love that person. Why do I have to see that? Send a text or something. OMG THIS!!!! I had a guy friend whose wife did this CONSTANTLY!!!! I wanted to barf. I threatened to start doing it to Goose. He rolled his eyes at me and said "knock yourself out, but I won't see it since I never go on FB." I told him that I wouldn't be doing it for HIM to know how much I love him...I would be doing it so everyone on FB would see how awesome we are and how in love and how sexy and fun we are!!!! He rolled his eyes at me and walked away. I'd take it with a grain of salt. My XBIL started up with the mushy stuff when he got busted cheating on my sister. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/angry.png)
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