Now I hate your kids. It's your own fault.
May 3, 2014 2:45 PM Subscribe
I have friends who post no fewer than 10 pictures a day of their kid. Everyday. The worst offenders have a 6yo, so it's not slowing down anytime soon. Worse, they're a couple - so it's 20 or so pics/videos of her everyday. They're the worst offenders, but not the only offenders. And I can't take anymore.
Apologies ahead for a quick rant. But it's a long time coming.
It's so over the top. When there's a special event, it can double. I really can't imagine why they think 10 or more pictures EVERY day - in addition to four or five "and this GENIUS thing he/she said!!!!" - is reasonable.
Don't get me started on TWT.
(Also, I'm not in the least interested in hearing justifications for this. I'm not a total monster - one woman I am a distant acquaintance of has a toddler with a lot of disabilities and I am a sucker for the two or three photos of her beaming at some flowers in the garden or eating a cupcake. I'm not completely made of stone.)
I wish parents would take it upon themselves to create special friends groups they could geek out to. Facial-recognition software would be heaven. "Limit this face to once a month."
They're insane but they are my friends; some very close. So they're going to stay being my friends and I don't want to cause bad blood over this. I'll unfollow (not unfriend) them first - it's only five or six that are this overboard.
I like reading about other things going on in their lives and wouldn't mind a couple pictures or so a day.
Are there any plugins that allow you to be as specific as "this friend's photos?" FB used to have the option of "show less from this friend," but I can't find it anymore. I would gladly lose all their photos if it means still having text updates.
Thanks!
Apologies ahead for a quick rant. But it's a long time coming.
It's so over the top. When there's a special event, it can double. I really can't imagine why they think 10 or more pictures EVERY day - in addition to four or five "and this GENIUS thing he/she said!!!!" - is reasonable.
Don't get me started on TWT.
(Also, I'm not in the least interested in hearing justifications for this. I'm not a total monster - one woman I am a distant acquaintance of has a toddler with a lot of disabilities and I am a sucker for the two or three photos of her beaming at some flowers in the garden or eating a cupcake. I'm not completely made of stone.)
I wish parents would take it upon themselves to create special friends groups they could geek out to. Facial-recognition software would be heaven. "Limit this face to once a month."
They're insane but they are my friends; some very close. So they're going to stay being my friends and I don't want to cause bad blood over this. I'll unfollow (not unfriend) them first - it's only five or six that are this overboard.
I like reading about other things going on in their lives and wouldn't mind a couple pictures or so a day.
Are there any plugins that allow you to be as specific as "this friend's photos?" FB used to have the option of "show less from this friend," but I can't find it anymore. I would gladly lose all their photos if it means still having text updates.
Thanks!
This post was deleted for the following reason: This needs to be a question, not a rant. Drop us a line at the contact form soonish if you want to edit it. -- restless_nomad
Yeah, that little gray arrow gives me both "I don't want to see this" and "Unfollow [Name]" as options. I don't think I've ever experienced having people's news pop up in my feed after I'd unfollowed them. It's not the same as "Unfriend," either.
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