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I use Facebook these days for my sons sports clubs but still have old friends on there.

This morning full of pictures of peoples Mum’s wishing them happy Mother’s Day.

I don’t get it, isn’t it a personal thing between parent and child, I get it might not be possible to see mothers but then surely you ring them/FaceTime them ?


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:27 am
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Well I guess if your Mam uses FB you might? Not that mine does and like you I only have it for clubs and similar.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:34 am
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You are worthless unless you are validated to the widest audience possible.
(Don’t forget to click LIKE underneath.)


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:34 am
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I agree, my sisters have been sending messages on Facebook this week to my brother.
He died at a relatively young age just as first lockdown started. I sit up the garden, look at the flowers and listen to the birds to remember him. Everyone to their own I suppose but it makes a private event very public - I know that I’ve just shared but this is different, it’s STW, a family!


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:35 am
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Father's day last year wound me up for the same reason so I left Facebook and haven't looked back.
Same applies for kids birthdays, your 2 year old child does not have Facebook, stop showing off or seeking attention!


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:35 am
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See no harm in it and certainly wouldn’t flounce over it and then let the world know.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:43 am
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It's all part of the wider trend of virtue signalling, which is very harmful if you think about it as it's ostensibly a form of behaviour control.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 10:40 am
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Don't worry, soon you will be socially coerced into putting on your VR goggles wishing her happy birthday in the meta verse that you only signed up for to complain about the neighbours parking.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 10:57 am
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See also: young kids' birthdays.

Do they sit their kid down in front of a screen and say "look what mummy and daddy wrote about you and see how many people have liked it!"

Bizarre


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 11:06 am
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Personal just doesn’t work for these people.
See also memories and experiences.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 11:10 am
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Could be worse, could be sharing their Wordle scores...


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 11:22 am
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Could be worse, could be sharing their Wordle scores…

Absolutely.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 11:28 am
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I agree! It's just virtual virtue signalling. I actually took my Mother out for lunch irl. I am the best.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 6:05 pm
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I actually took my Mother out for lunch irl. I am the best.

Only if you put it on Facebook


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 8:08 pm
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Kevin Bridges does a brilliant sketch about FB. Fast forward to 3:45.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:07 pm
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I couldn't say Happy Mothers (or Fathers day) because I'm an orphan. Have been since 2003.
I saw loads of 'Happy Mothers in Heaven' day though.
Give over. I think about my Mum every day but don't feel the need to tell everyone that she's no longer with us.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 9:22 pm
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@esselgruntfuttock I believe the person before you made that same point, in a roundabout way 🤣

It's true though, if Facebook was a pub you would avoid it like the plague.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 10:32 pm
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Give over. I think about my Mum every day but don’t feel the need to tell everyone that she’s no longer with us.

Except STW.


 
Posted : 27/03/2022 10:39 pm

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