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I may get horribly flamed for this but
I really don't care.
I thought FB would be safe in a week with the election being over but now I have to read people's "30 days of thanks" post. Really, most of you are simply bragging and it is annoying. If you have so much, then help out others that aren't as fortunate.
Stepping off soapbox and donning flame-resistant suit.
Re: I may get horribly flamed for this but
yea, me either. if you want to make a list of your blessings in life, take out a notebook.
sometimes I wonder why i even use FB. and then i remember it is so i can brag. hahaha.
hmmpph...well, my FB post for today was going to be that I'm very thankful to have Kris as my friend. I guess I'll be thinking of something different now.
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
hi girls :-) i check here every once in awhile but just rarely reply or post b/c most of y'all are on FB but i HAVE to respond to this. i've already tried to see if there's a way to block posts by subject, i can't figure it :-(.
I totally agree with you Kris. I find it utterly annoying and so glad i'm not the only one.
Another that annoys me are the ones that brag about say paying for the person behind thems breakfast or something. If I saw that happen i'd think wow that's a nice gesture but then to broadcast it. blehPhoto from our own Valkaz
Yep, this sums it up for me
Guess you'd have to block me because I just posted mine today. (Of course, mine is being thankful that my dog was diagnosed with arthritis last night instead of something more serious/life-threatening.)
I agree that it's annoying if it's to brag about things you have or whatever, but if it's done in the spirit in which it was probably intended - I think it's nice that they've taken the time to be thankful for it. I'd rather read that stuff a million times over than see another political post/cartoon/slam or hear about what someone's having for dinner.
I think the daily thankful posts from any one person get to be too much. Write it in your diary.
I am most dreading the whiney, life-as-we-know-it-is-over-and-our-country-is-ruined posts after the election from people who's candidate didn't win.
I agree - although, I am easily annoyed so I acknowledge that part of it is me being a cranky pants. I appreciate the more unique thankful posts vs. the usual hallmark style/obvious posts.
With hurricane Sandy there seemed to be a bit of a break in the political posts, but it seems like all of the crazies are starting to come back out with all kinds of nonsensical posts. I am amazed at what people believe to be true. There are a million and one actual facts that you could use against either candidate, there is no need to go making crazy sh!t up.
No, this isn't what I am talking about. Several people I am friends with have started 30 days of thanks were they discuss how amazing their spouse is, or their kids, blah, blah.
Val, I totally understand being thankful for arthritis as crazy as that is. I was grateful for a diagnosis of diarehea in my lab in May cause I thought I was taking him to the vet for the last time and cried the whole way there.
I don't partake in those, mostly because I'm not dedicated enough to do anything every single day, let alone get on facebook--but I have to say that those type of posts don't really bother me.
While they are generally braggy and AW-ey, occasionally they can be thought provoking. And TBH they often serve as a reminder that I should be more thankful for people that are important to me, and I should show them and appreciate them nore than I do, even if I don't do it publically on facebook.
Well I do this as well but after my miscarriage this week, I honestly need to count and focus on my blessings. I had a sappy status about my daughter today. Yesterday I made it funny about how my fat arse saved me from breaking bones on a fall down the steps this week. You can participate in this activity without it being a huge brag fest.
There is a hide and unsubscribe button for a reason. I have hidden all my friends who daily rant or argue about politics. You don't have to read a status anymore or get in an uproar about things you don't like clogging up your newsfeed.
Just my .02
Don't worry, I am quite aware of how that works.
Yeah, it's annoying, but a lot of statuses on FB annoy me, especially all the sharing of political photos. I mean, really? It's like people are in 5th grade making fun of the other candidate.
I just chose to ignore and scroll along. This too shall pass.
Wow... I haven't been here in while, but I guess I now know that several of you are either hiding me or are annoyed with my "gratitude attitude" statuses. Oops!
fwiw, I don't do it to brag. I just think it is nice to stop and remember that even in horrid times, we have much to be grateful for.
There are lots of posts on FB that annoy me, I'm human. In fact, thanks to the timeline, even reading some of my older posts have annoyed me. I also stated that I took responsibility for being cranky about it. I'm sorry that you took it personally that others had the audacity to be annoyed by something, but now you've given people a platform to call others lame and an a-hole, so I'm not sure how that's any better. It's really too bad that being annoyed or expressing my opinion is something that results in an unfriending.
No, we were never friends on FB, ever! It wasn't you who started this, it was actually a similar comment made by one of my high school friends.
Whatever, it is no big deal, I really don't care. I do have a friend that post a lot of thankful, grateful, inspirational things but she does it all the time. I am still friends with her and find a lot of her post thought provoking. But when someone post 30 days straight, some of the things start sounding ridiculous like people are grabbing at straws.
ETA:
This is the comment that started this in my mind.
People talk about how blessed they are all of the time on here. Why don't more try to help out and donate your time or money if you have it to those in need. Life is not all about what you get it is about what you give too!
I feel like all people do is say how spiritual they are, how in touch with God they are etc. yet never actually do anything to help their fellow man kind. I am tired of all the bragging on here about how great everyone is. Lets see it.
Um wow - this post quickly spiraled out of control, eh?
Today, of all days, we should be reminded how great it is that we get to express and exercise our personal opinions. I'm pretty sure I am the queen of Judgey McJudgerson's around here, but I can't flame anyone for not liking these kinds of FB posts. I agree with the PP poster (sorry, I can't remember who it was) that asked why everyone waits until one month to do this? I get that Thanksgiving falls in November, but really? It just seems blatantly obvious and almost fake in a way.
Look, FB is basically a platform for people to brag, in general. I do it - and like, Meghan, I sometimes find my own posts annoying a couple of days later, so I delete them. Heck, I have one college friend who CONSTANTLY updates her profile pic - I mean, sometimes several times a day. For reasons I can speculate on, this makes her feel better about herself. Oh well - some of her posts annoy me, so I hide them.
But, let's be honest - to come out of months (years?!) of lurkerdom and to take a random post like this as a personal attack is, quite frankly, assinine. And I will (quietly) speculate as to the reasons why it was felt that it was necessary to "come out" and state that you feel like you are being attacked when it's appearing that most of the "regulars" around here aren't even " friends" with you anyway - and most of it from your doing and you being a very private person when you were a regular around here!
Gah.
My three sons!
I don't know why I feel the need to respond, but I do...
i never, ever, for one second felt this post was about me or even directed toward me. I came on last night just to check in, and when I read this, I felt really sad that something I do annoys people in general, and a few people I was FB friends with specifically. (kris, is righ, we aren't FB friends, so there is no way she was writing about me, nor did I think she was.) Yes, I did defined a few people, not because we disagree, but because I don't want to annoy them. Yes, they can choose to hide me, but why can't I choose to not be FB friends with them? Why is it ok for some people to make one choice and not ok for someone else to make another? I was not in any way angry, just sad. My initial response was only to express that. The response has made me feel even more sad than the thought I (and others) was annoying people with the thankful posts.