IdreamofHIME
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Better than pics of people's dinners.
Why do people hate kid's pictures on social media?
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I like to see friends' and family members' kids. I've got kids of my own and I share their pictures as well, though not to excess. Like you say, it's a way to stay connected even with people who live across the country, or even on the other side of the planet.
I also agree that it's no worse (and probably better!) than the other stuff that people post on social media. I don't care what you ate, or about your fucking "fur children".
It's because the parents seem to stop existing as anything but an extension of their child, which I have no particular interest in. So instead of semi-relevant posts that might interest me, it's just images of a tiny human being. They could just be posting random images off google and I would never know the difference, or even care. Their child is not special. Unless your toddler cured fucking cancer, I don't need to know a single thing about it.
To be fair, I also don't care about 90% of the shit people post anyway. Children just tend to be the most severe and sudden change in posting habits.
Looking at the top child picture spammers on my list I see each one's network consists of:
917 friends
401 friends
187 friends
357 friends
Maybe 500 is the high end of things, but plenty of people have hundreds of friends. Moms who are in professions that require networking (sales, real estate, hair styling) tend to build huge friends lists.
Kids give me nightmares. They torment my soul. They're not cute or fuzzy.
Honestly, it's the quantity issue. When it's kid-after-kid I moan. It's not the type of content I look for. I understand why parents are doing it so it's not an attack or guilt trip. I can easily filter that stuff out these days in order to create the feed I want. Not a huge deal.
Honestly, it's the quantity issue. When it's kid-after-kid I moan. It's not the type of content I look for. I understand why parents are doing it so it's not an attack or guilt trip. I can easily filter that stuff out these days in order to create the feed I want. Not a huge deal.
Word. I'm starting to think people are just using it wrong and follow people they don't care about but refuse to unfollow them.
Pretty much that, my facebook has a very high concentration of dirtied up fighter jets and painting, it felt amazing when I realized there's an unfollow function.
echoshifting
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There's no way to just unfollow kid pictures though, at least not that I'm aware of. If there were I would. I've unfollowed a ton of my friends and family for a variety of reasons, the people I keep in my feed do post cool and interesting shit or they would be gone too. Some of them just happen to also post a lot of kid pics but for them it's worth the price of admission.
It's not really that big a deal to me. I only responded because you posed the question. It's easy enough to zip by them.
Sho_Nuff82
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I finally started unfollowing people on IG this week. Feels so good to see my feed with spam from Jamberry nails.
Agent Cooper
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Like the first response said, it's the amount.
I like seeing good pictures of kids. Not 50 of the same shot, all with varying blur and terrible lighting and angles that makes their kids look like gremlins.
It's like some people set their phone camera to take like 60 pictures in a row with one press and upload them all just because.
I like seeing good pictures of kids. Not 50 of the same shot, all with varying blur and terrible lighting and angles that makes their kids look like gremlins.
It's like some people set their phone camera to take like 60 pictures in a row with one press and upload them all just because.
sounds like a break from social media would be good for you.
Exactly, just this morning I set my fiancees friend to never show posts because for the 3rd time this week she posted in a single day 30+ pictures of her kid. Most of which were blurry as crap.
I think the annoyance is people who post one picture after another of their sprog in short succession.
From looking at my SO's FB on her iPad a lot of her old school friends are having kids and are stay at home mums, their entire accounts revolve around them posting picture after picture of their kids.
It's hilariously excessive.
From looking at my SO's FB on her iPad a lot of her old school friends are having kids and are stay at home mums, their entire accounts revolve around them posting picture after picture of their kids.
It's hilariously excessive.
Randolph Freelander
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So, you're just going to leave us in the dark about who complained about your Facebook posts?
SliceSabre
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Volume.
People who post their kids on social media have a habit of posting a ton of pictures of their kids on social media.
25 pictures of "Max eating cake!"
10 pictures of "Max tying his shoe!"
22 pictures of "Max throwing a ball!"
17 pictures of "Max watching TV!"
100 pictures of "Max breathing!!!!"
I also don't like kids so this increases the annoyance.
People who post their kids on social media have a habit of posting a ton of pictures of their kids on social media.
25 pictures of "Max eating cake!"
10 pictures of "Max tying his shoe!"
22 pictures of "Max throwing a ball!"
17 pictures of "Max watching TV!"
100 pictures of "Max breathing!!!!"
I also don't like kids so this increases the annoyance.
ElectricBlanketFire
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The amount can be okay, but rather than upload a picture every 10 minutes on your trip to the Wisconsin Dells, WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY AND UPLOAD THEM ALL AT ONCE!!!!
I'm one of those. People always have the option to unfriend me and I readily advise people to do so if they don't want to see pictures of my kids.
My kids grandparents, aunts, and uncles live anywhere from a thousand miles away to in other countries around the globe, and they appreciate seeing these moments in their young relatives lives.
If it bothers you so much..like I said, there's always the block or unfriend button.
Magnetic_North
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I don't mind it but I'm at that stage where literally half of my friends from school have either had a kid or got married
Marriage one I don't mind it's only a handful etc
But the kid ones Jesus Christ
THIS IS MY KID
THIS IS HIM SITTING ON THE FLOOR
THIS IS HIM WITH OUR CAT MAX
THIS IS HIM HAVING A BATH
THIS IS HIM ASLEEP WITH MUM
THIS IS HIM IN HIS ROOM
THIS IS HIM HAVING A BATH AGAIN
it's like "okay we get it you have a child"
They all seem to just shove photos of kids down your throat
Marriage one I don't mind it's only a handful etc
But the kid ones Jesus Christ
THIS IS MY KID
THIS IS HIM SITTING ON THE FLOOR
THIS IS HIM WITH OUR CAT MAX
THIS IS HIM HAVING A BATH
THIS IS HIM ASLEEP WITH MUM
THIS IS HIM IN HIS ROOM
THIS IS HIM HAVING A BATH AGAIN
it's like "okay we get it you have a child"
They all seem to just shove photos of kids down your throat
Interceptor
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"Hey i suck at live but i had sex with that ugly person. Now witness the product 2 times a day. Look at it. I finally achieved something"
wesleyshark
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Enter The 36 Chambers
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I hate kids to be honest.
FonkyByNature
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As a parent of a little baby girl, i don't give a shit about other people's kids and the thing is, these parents don't even realize it or maybe they need attention or some other stuff to make their life exiting.
This is a problem with social media and can make you depressed because you have this thing about comparing your life to others, for some it isn't the case though but for the majority it is, reason why i never check my news feed, it's full of annoying political opinions, kids, drunken nights and other useless stuff that is a waste of time in my life. I like Facebook only for messaging.
Like someone already told me, kids are like farts, you only love yours.
This is a problem with social media and can make you depressed because you have this thing about comparing your life to others, for some it isn't the case though but for the majority it is, reason why i never check my news feed, it's full of annoying political opinions, kids, drunken nights and other useless stuff that is a waste of time in my life. I like Facebook only for messaging.
Like someone already told me, kids are like farts, you only love yours.
EdibleExplosives
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I've never given a fuck or understood why it bothers people.
People post pictures to share with their family/friends. Family and friends tend to like to see pics of their kids.
If it bothers you, unfollow.
People post pictures to share with their family/friends. Family and friends tend to like to see pics of their kids.
If it bothers you, unfollow.
SliceSabre
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Not that simple to just unfriend people.
My example relates to a family member whom I love very much, but they just post a lot of freaking pictures of my nephew and niece doing the most mundane of things.
Also it is ok to find things annoying but not annoying enough to unfriend the person.
evilromero
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But I don't like cats. I know that disqualifies me from being liked by 90% of our members but I'll still tolerate it.
I like people's pics if they're interesting or have some well-thought out caption.
Pai Pai Master
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Well for one, most people overdo it. When my feed gets filled up with photos of other people's kids then the feed culling begins.
Two, I feel pretty icky about social media and children. I don't want my own personal photos all over the internet, and a child has no say in this. But maybe that's just me and my weird distaste for that kinda stuff in general.
Two, I feel pretty icky about social media and children. I don't want my own personal photos all over the internet, and a child has no say in this. But maybe that's just me and my weird distaste for that kinda stuff in general.
And I'm sure it's well-utilized amongst your friends, but the thread is asking why it's annoying, so we're explaining why we get to the unfollow point.
TheOctodad
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It doesn't really bother me, but if you post 100 pictures of your baby a month and they are all with different outfits, bonnets, etc. I just unfollow you. It's not about it being annoying it's just that I don't really use social media to get flooded with repetitive pictures of babies.
But more power to you if you want to. Nothing against anyone who does it. I'm just a big believer in social media being something I customize.
But more power to you if you want to. Nothing against anyone who does it. I'm just a big believer in social media being something I customize.
PackerinMN
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The haves and the have nots at battle once again.
I post pics of my kids, delete me.. like wtf.. it's not hard.
I post pics of my kids, delete me.. like wtf.. it's not hard.
Putting pictures of your kids up on social media is annoying because few people do it in moderation, and secondly, it subjects your kids to unwanted attention from people you aren't aware of. You're putting them up in the most public space on this planet.
There are some weird places on the internet, man. You don't know where those pictures are going to end up, and they're there forever.
There are some weird places on the internet, man. You don't know where those pictures are going to end up, and they're there forever.
these posts back to back are awesome.
Im with Bill on this one.
I am friends with both my sister in laws because my wife doesnt have a facebook. Facebook allows us to easily see photos of our neices and nephews and the same for them.
Then again i dont post a lot of pictures, but don't like it, unfriend me, i dont care. My real true friends, of which my wife and i have only a handful of, also like to see photos of our kids.
Yeah and it doesnt stop those frequently posted items from being annoying too. It's not every day or week that I see my friends travel to a new travel destination or participate in an cool event. Those rarer posts aren't annoying. It really is that simple.
Pictures of children, food, pets, etc are all close to the point of being annoying because they're not unique to begin with. Spamming them is asking for people to react negatively.
oh jesus christ. My profile is set to private, and you can limit your posts to "family" "close friends" "all friends" etc if you're that damn paranoid.
If someone is going to beat off to a picture of my toddler theres nothing i can do about it, they're the ones fucked in the head.
I post pics of my dog a couple times a week. I guess I'm that annoying pet person
meh, dogs are far less annoying little shits than kids tbh
this thread is why I deactivated a couple days ago. I was just waiting for my spotify 3 months for 99 cents to run out since I login with fb.
Glass Shark
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I don't mind seeing pictures of other people's kids. If I don't want to look closely I can just scroll right past, just like anything else.
The Abominable Snowman
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Huh? How so. It's gross and kind of skeevy to have gross content alongside whole pics of your kid and bible verses.
Ron Mexico
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Getting pissed seeing tons of pictures of my friends' kids takes away from my time getting pissed seeing tons of political memes.
BluePigGanon
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Because people treat their "friends" not like individuals who they care about but like channels on an interweb TV, so they complain when it's boring. I've never understood any of the complaints about people sharing their interests. Post your kids, post your lunch, post your political opinions - you be you. I'm a piece of shit if I feel I have to rate everything you have to say by whether it's interesting to me or not.
jadedm17
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One and done.
Edit : Also people with kids tend to lose their self-identity I've found and their kid becomes everything. I get it, you're a father/mother, that's first, but you can still be other things, you can go to the occasional concert or festival, draw or play music, etc. This is also based of me moving to Florida where most people seem to have kids with the intent to lose themselves and live through their kid(s); I never felt this to be as true of people from New York.
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