Parents who boast about their sprogs on Facebook

[Thunder Bolt]

What if the baby ISN'T on board? The Emergency Services could waste precious minutes looking through the wreckage for a non-existent baby. I know for a fact people don't take them down when the baby isn't with them.

Fortunately they've become a lot less ubiquitous in recent years as people have realised they made no difference whatsoever. As usual the Simpsons got it right:

Marge: "Hey look Homer! I got one of those 'Baby on Board' stickers. Now people will stop intentionally ramming us!" I think that shamed quite a few.

What if. What if. That's up to the parents to be responsible. I haven't used one myself, but was posting what I believed their purpose to be.

 

[Brovion]

Anyway did I mention that both my children got First Class degrees, and my daughter has not one but two MAs and next year will submit her PhD thesis?

 

[Brovion]

What if. What if. That's up to the parents to be responsible. I haven't used one myself, but was posting what I believed their purpose to be.

No, that was just people trying to explain away their crass stupidity with that 'Emergency' Services' line.

 

[Simster]

Can I just add that anybody who posts this sort of toss needs an absolutely massive SLAP:

 

[erkan]

Anyway did I mention that both my children got First Class degrees, and my daughter has not one but two MAs and next year will submit her PhD thesis?

Is she planning on doing anything useful at any stage? Most postgraduate study is a fairly pointless exercise to spin money for universities.

 

[Bladders]

Facebook is for pricks .

 

[happypig]

Can I just add that anybody who posts this sort of toss needs an absolutely massive SLAP:

At least half of these have appeared on my Facebook feed today, all from the same person. Them, and photos of her dog's arse

 

[BN9 BHA]

A quick read through this thread has made me realise that I'm glad I don't use Facebook

 

[BigGully]

They are for the emergency services should the car be in an accident.

That was the original intention, but I suspect that this is no longer a tool to help the emergency services otherwise they would be running around looking for children, princesses each time a kids taxi has an accident as I dont think they ever remove them.

 

[jackanada]

I went to a wedding last summer and people were instagramming the food. What happened to trying to shag the bridesmaid? That's why I prefer Twitter, you can easily unfollow all the crap.

I concur. I had a good run of bridesmaids many years ago. Luckily the possibility of instagramming them didn't exist.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Can I just add that anybody who posts this sort of toss needs an absolutely massive SLAP:

In order of thier real personalities :

People walk all over me all the time.

I'm a bit of a Bitch but want to appear nicer than I am. That's why I post this shit.

I'm a complete emotional mess. I cry at soaps, I cry at the news. I'll cry soon when my other half leaves me for being too needy.

I need more attention than an animal. Pitty the poor bloke who ends up with me.

Everyone hates me. Everyone. Perhaps I should look in the mirror?

 

[Safeway]

[MENTION=148]Safeway[/MENTION]

Not sure I BOAST about him, most posts are about something he's done to annoy me. It's probably a fair accusation that I do put more pictures up than most though.

 

[Worthingite]

Not sure I BOAST about him, most posts are about something he's done to annoy me. It's probably a fair accusation that I do put more pictures up than most though.

THAT is a phenomenal photo. I'd have the exact same reaction if I was snapped between a tramp and a clown.

 

[The Fifth Column]

About 18 months ago I deactivated Facebook and have never even signed up for Twitter. I no longer have any discernable social media footprint and my life is completely unaffected. i do watch more cat videos and stuff exploding on Youtube though.

 

[footychick]

Mine too Cat pics mainly, Cat Protection, silly animal videos and the odd Albion rant !!

You carry on Baz!

 

[footychick]

Can I just add to the 'smug' pot the 'Baby on board' things in cars! What exactly is the point of these? It's not as if, being a driver behind one, I was thinking of driving up the back of them - but then saw the sticker and backed off...

I read that it was in case of a crash, so emergency services know that there was a baby in the car if the baby was somehow thrown out the seat. Don't quote me on that though lol.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I don't mind the kids achievments stuff on FB, it's kind of interesting if you have kids to see what other kids are getting up to.

The killer for me are the crap 'inspirational' messages, the 'cute' photos of cats and dogs, the 'look how far I ran / cycled today'' posts, emigrant friends sipping wine by a pool in the New United States of Canada or wherever, ambiguous statuses crying out for attention and sympathy and the CLOYINGLY PC nature where no one says anything controversial, or dares tell people they're behaving like a tw4t.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Meh.

I must be a 'prick' then, because I like Facebook, but then I don't take it too seriously.

I don't post too much stuff about the kids - occasionally when they've done something of interest, but I wouldn't call it boasting.

Of course it's not for everyone, just like North Stand Chat isn't for every fan of Brighton and Hove Albion (sorry, [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION]), but I don't understand the hatred towards people that DO use it. If there is something on there that I'm not interested in (missing pets; things that are local to one of my friends but not to me; or long and rambling shared posts) I scroll on by - a bit like my approach to Twitter. Groups, I find, are normally the way to go - I figured people would get fed up with posts about my latest runs, so I west up a group that specifically about running, and added friends that I thought might be bothered.

If you don't like what someone is posting - then get rid! It's not hard. Although I did that once, and he subsequently sent me a friend request, and asking why I'd ditched him. I told him it was because he posted about culling his friend list for the umpteenth time, so I'd save him a job

 

[Brovion]

I read that it was in case of a crash, so emergency services know that there was a baby in the car if the baby was somehow thrown out the seat. Don't quote me on that though lol.

Blimey this appears to be quite an urban myth. No,that was never the 'real' reason, see post #80. It would be incredibly counter-productive if a vehicle 'had a baby on board' sign (and some of the earlier ones were stickers) and at the time of an accident there wasn't actually a baby on board because the driver had forgotten to remove the sign. The emergency services would waste precious time looking for a non-existent baby. The lie about "oh it's for the Emergency Services" was the answer to the ridicule that the bad drivers gave.

 

[gregbrighton]

Blimey this appears to be quite an urban myth. No,that was never the 'real' reason, see post #80. It would be incredibly counter-productive if a vehicle 'had a baby on board' sign (and some of the earlier ones were stickers) and at the time of an accident there wasn't actually a baby on board because the driver had forgotten to remove the sign. The emergency services would waste precious time looking for a non-existent baby. The lie about "oh it's for the Emergency Services" was the answer to the ridicule that the bad drivers gave.

Totally agree with this. What makes a baby more important than any other passenger in a car?

It's showing off: "I have a baby and I want the whole f*cking world to know about it on the roads." People don't put signs outside their houses with "Don't rob us, baby lives here" so why in car windows?

How about a: "Use your windscreen wipers. Incontinent geriatric aboard."