I have been invited by some of my friends to join some mommy Facebook groups ever since I have become a mother. While the idea is great, sharing news about child bearing/rearing, technics about handling the children and just general discussions, the truth is most of the time it is peppered with annoying personal ranting such as a straying spouse and soliciting "opinions" of other mothers and how they would have dealt with the spouse problem, or questions that could have easily been googled. Here's a sample of a question that makes absolutely NO SENSE to most mothers who bothered to at least read just a little about pregnancy and what to prepare for when their child arrives:
I mean seriously, I don't know what is worse, the fact that this could have been easily googled, or the fact this mother actually wanted to extend her 3 weeks old 3-hourly feeding schedule. She might as well just use a feeding tube then the feeding is continuous and fuss free.
Why do people bother to ask in Facebook something rather than google the questions? I am not gonna mince my words here, but don't they know it makes them look dumb and stupid? I can understand if you are trying to ask mommies opinion of which twin stroller is better so it makes perfect sense to ask in a Facebook group/page for mommies, but if you are asking how many cups of flour is equivalent to 240gram of flour, I think it's best to ask google, not Facebook.
These are the top 5 most annoying Facebook personas. I absolutely detest:
5) the go everywhere but only take photo of your face type of people
- this Facebook user goes to places,but will only take zillions of photos of their face, with just a little background. The worse is every photo almost look identical to another, wearing the same clothes. At least if you just want to show your face, change your makeup, your hair or your clothes la!
4) the too personal photo exhibitionist
- seriously, your whole album is dedicated to your making out session with your boyfriend or multiple partners. STOP RIGHT NOW! I couldn't care less if you want to French kiss your cat and dogs, but please do it discreetly and keep the album private! It is very disturbing to see you and your boyfriend's tongue touching each other. Even typing this out and having the image in my head is enough to make me cringe and lose my appetite for the next 12 hours.
3) the bragger
- yes, we get it. Good things happen to you ALL THE TIME, your hubby/bf is the sweetest person in the whole wide world. I am not saying you should keep happy things to yourself only, but if you update your status everyday and all of it contains what sweet diabetic gestures your partner did and thanking him in the status, I think it would makes more sense to thank him in person instead of over social media.
2) The public dirty linen washer
- No, seriously, stop. If your partner finds out what will he/she think? Not only does it makes your partner look bad, but it makes YOU look bad, because you are with the piece-of-crap that you are complaining on public networks. It will only make you look like the loser here. Why give your so-called "friends" a chance to gossip behind your back and make your story a talking/laughing point? How many of the Facebook friends are really your friends? I bet not even 20% of them would lend you a $100 bucks even if they had it. Whatever your story is, the same consoling piece of advice usually contains one or more of the following:
- have a talk with the person you are having a disagreement
- leave the relationship
- think about what this relationship will bring you
- think of the kids(if any)
- speak to a professional counsellor
Nobody knows your story more than you and your partner. There is not much that others can do. I understand that sometimes you just need a place to rant. But I also need to shit, and I use the toilet for it, behind closed doors. So some personal things are better to discuss with a close one or a professional, definitely not on a social platform where even strangers can see and comment.
1) the one who doesn't do a google check before asking on Facebook
Sometimes you are so hooked up on Facebook that you just type things you actually want to google on Facebook and ask people the question. Guess what? Most of us will just google your issue and type it back to you. Then most people will wonder at your idiocy.
What about you? What's the most irritating type of Facebook users you can't tolerant?
