I really hate when people write blogs about their mundane lives. I hate it because a) nobody cares and b) they become SUPER pretentious about it. For reasons unknown to me, they get followers, which only serves to stroke their egos, ergo their pretentious attitudes. I have several high school/college friends (acquaintances now, really) who have this mentality. I clearly chose NOT to read their blogs; but then they post it all over their facebook walls. I know, I know - unfriend them. (So I probably should just shut up and deal with it then…) I’m too much of a gossip to actually unfriend. I like to see what they’re up to and judge. And as an English teacher, I critique their TERRIBLE grammar and awful writing styles. It’s scary that these people have college degrees - and that they think they’re GIFTED at writing.
I also really hate how facebook has become about nothing other than babies. Well, I guess I should preface this by saying I’m in my mid-twenties aka the decade of babies. But really: I don’t want to see your ultrasound photo. I don’t want to see your stupid “baby bump” grow. Newsflash: you’re pregnant, meaning you’re fat and gross - you do not “glow.” I then hate your baby. It is NOT cute when it’s just born. It’s full of goo and has that gross cone-shaped head from delivery. Do I really have to lie and tell you it’s cute? I also don’t want to hear about how you didn’t get any sleep last night and how it pooped and spit up all over you. Boo hoo. Go cry in a corner. You CHOSE to be parents (if you didn’t choose to get pregnant, you obviously kept your baby, ergo you made your choice).
I know I’m heartless and terrible, blah blah - that’s fine. You can judge me all you want. You can call me a horrible b-word. I have thicker skin than you. Last time I checked, I was entitled to my opinion. I hate you stupid blogs and your disgusting babies. What’s more - I hate your stupid blogs ABOUT your babies.
Sidenote - the “you” I’m referring to is the universal you - if you’re reading and agree, awesome. If you’re reading and you have kids and aren’t annoying about it, I’m not complaining about you. If you blog about celebrities and things other than you life - I’m not talking to you either. You get my point.
Apparently some people do care, if they’re following the blogs.
I doubt anyone here is going to say you’re a heartless, terrible bitch. Most people here aren’t quite that dramatic. Really you just sound kind of annoying and whiny. I wouldn’t care to read blogs about acquaintances’ babies either…so I don’t.
Oh, and LOL that ‘celebrities’ is such a more respectable topic for blogging about.
Well, I find it more interesting and relevant than reading about people going on about their babies’ pooping…though, admittedly, it’s not like celebrity gossip is splitting the atom.
Regarding your facebook page and everyone posting about kids…same goes for me. Know why? I’m 30 and all of my friends are getting married and having kids. In 10 years, all of your friends will be posting about their divorce. In 20 years, about their mid life crisis. In 30, retirement. Get used to themes.
It’s true. I guess since I’ve JUST started my career and I’m into that, the thought of having a baby really freaks me out. And the fact that all these people are having babies and people are all “Oooh!! You’re getting married!! You’re going to have babies soon, right?!” It’s all around me.
Though - in my mid-20s I’m already hearing about people’s divorces…
You’re just at a different point in your life then your friends are. I bet you your first born that when you get pregnant the first time, you’ll post ultrasound pictures, ask for name suggestions, post about potty training milestones and whine about their first day of school. It’ll be what is significant in your life at that time, what holds the majority of your attention. This is what is going on in their life. It’s important to them.
I should also add that many times when I or someone I know posts about stuff like this (I have an infertility blog, for instance), it’s to keep people that DO care updated.
I certainly will NOT do that because I’ve spent so much time ranting about it. I don’t want to be hypocritical.
For instance, I think it’s lame that people have websites about their wedding. I am engaged, planning a wedding and do NOT have a website nor will I build one.
Bottom line: I guess if you’re THAT important to me and want to know what’s going on my life, I assume you’ll either talk to me in person, call me or email me. I don’t want to rely on the internet and put it out there.
I had a wedding website for guests to relay updated information and give details about reservations for lodging, site directions, RSVPs and food choices. It was easier then sending a huge invitation (and more budget friendly).
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
So, if you hate people posting about mundane stuff on FB, what do YOU post about? Surely something that all of your friends will find interesting and very non-mundane?
I usually find either topic equally interesting and relevant.
There are a very few celebrity stories that I’m interested in for some reason, just like there are a few babies I’m interested in hearing about in detail. Neither topic is at all noteworthy if you want to get all high and mighty about it.
If you’re in your 20s, my suggestion is to just embrace the baby thing for all the people who you liked before they became “baby crazy.” It’s not going to get any better. This is who these people are now and what is going on with their lives.
If you don’t want to be friends with these people now that they have babies, or didn’t like them that much before they got pregnant, just dump them from your friends list.
I get the concept of a wedding website - it’s just not for me. I am not so important that I can talk to people I’m inviting about my wedding - or they can call my fiancee or any one of our parents who have the information.
Secondly, I make NO claims that I’m interesting or an authority on anything. If people want to hate on me, I don’t care; I am secure with myself. I KNOW I’m mundane and a little weird. I freely admit that. I guess my original point is that I hate when people have these blogs and then think they’re important. I appreciate the concept of Twitter that limits people’s musings to 140 characters or whatever. I don’t find mundane facebook posts offensive - I dislike personal blogs. And I don’t like babies at this point in my life. Therefore, I felt like killing two birds with one stone and ranting in one post.
In contrast, I love reading blogs about people’s mundane lives, and their babies. As long as the writing is good (well, I just love babies).
My friends are finally entering the baby-making stage (thankfully skipping the wedding stage - now THAT I hate) and I am thrilled. I find it fascinating; having always wanted and liked babies myself. I want to see nothing but baby pictures on facebook.
My favorite blog of all time is by this woman who got married, had a child after a couple miscarriages, found out she was doomed to many more miscarriages because her husband has a chromosonal problem (but wanted only bio kids, long story), and then started blogging about trying to have a second child. She has three kids now and she just blogs about her life and her kids. I literally wait for new posts with baited breath. She is brilliant.
When my baby is born she will have a blog dedicated to her. Not because she is some magical baby with cancer-curing properties or anything but because my family is spread out across the nation. I’m in New York, my parents are in Texas, my cousins and aunts and uncles are in North Carolina and Wisconsin, my grandma is in Michigan, etc. These are people who want updates, pictures, baby information, etc. and a blog is the best way to give that to them. Anyone I know will be welcome to follow the blog to keep up with her if they’d like and anyone who isn’t interested is welcome to visit one of the other 50 bajillion sites on the internet to keep themselves entertained. Most people who post things like that aren’t doing it out of pretentiousness but out of a desire to share their family information with people who want to hear it. I’d suggest not visiting their blogs if you find their lives offensively mundane.
Change that to “paternal family in Spain (except the one who’s in the UK), maternal family in Italy and Switzerland, baby and her parents living in Hong Kong” and you’ll know why my coworker’s niece had a blog. He’d set up a shortcut in his parents’ computer to open directly to the blog.
I’ll probably do the same. None of family lives near me and chatting on the phone multiple times a day giving updates to family is really hard with a newborn. One fifteen minute update on a blog and I’m done. Perfect!
Darn you! Darn you to heck! I was going to post that!
locomochagirl, I’m not sure why other people thinking they’re important bothers you. So they’re out of touch and wrong - how does that affect your life?
It’s just the way they put it all out there. Again, I realize I can defriend these people - so I should probably just shut up and deal with it - but it’s the principle of it. I can’t turn on facebook to see what my friends are up to without being asked 400 times on my newsfeed to vote for their blog or see their baby, or read the delusional posts of their grandueur. Thankfully, facebook DOES allow me to block them from my feed - but it’s still out there. Again, the principle - especially when I consider which of my friends acquaintances are the bloggers.
Plus, I am going to be all paranoid and weird about the internet for a second - do I really want ALL that personal information on a blog that anyone can see?? Think of how many things people have access to via internet.
And I get what people say about the convenience but in my case, I’m not THAT important that I can’t call up my family to talk about what’s going on in my life. If I have a baby, they can call me and ask me and/or come see me to see the baby. How many people are REALLY asking about your life and your babies? You (universal you) REALLY don’t have the time to TALK to them? That claim is one I find dubious…
