ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 16, 2017 14:48:09 GMT
Enough already!
you got a new luxury car? that's awesome - it really is - be proud of it and show it off
quit the hinting around and subtly working it into a convo
going on a trip? we're happy for you - doesn't matter if it's an hour away or to europe
own it and enjoy it
we can see right thru you - and we would like to be happy for you - if you'd quit with the weirdness
gina
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Post by mcscrapper on Jul 16, 2017 14:52:17 GMT
I have that same friend. She was constantly posting about this trip, or going shopping and taking pics of all of their bags, her new car with personalized license tag, etc.
It really fired me up because she and her dh had filed for bankruptcy for his business (and personally I think) and he was known to have screwed over a LOT of people in town. It really just burned my biscuits.
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Post by janeliz on Jul 16, 2017 15:00:18 GMT
Enough already! you got a new luxury car? that's awesome - it really is - be proud of it and show it off quit the hinting around and subtly working it into a convo I love when Instagrammers and bloggers show us their frozen yogurt, new manicure, etc....but they hold it next to their steering wheel so you can see what kind of car they drive. |
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Post by annie on Jul 16, 2017 15:16:11 GMT
Enough already! you got a new luxury car? that's awesome - it really is - be proud of it and show it off quit the hinting around and subtly working it into a convo I love when Instagrammers and bloggers show us their frozen yogurt, new manicure, etc....but they hold it next to their steering wheel so you can see what kind of car they drive. People do that? Lmao!! Smh |
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Post by Rhondito on Jul 16, 2017 15:23:06 GMT
Enough already! you got a new luxury car? that's awesome - it really is - be proud of it and show it off quit the hinting around and subtly working it into a convo I love when Instagrammers and bloggers show us their frozen yogurt, new manicure, etc....but they hold it next to their steering wheel so you can see what kind of car they drive. Or their handbag. I'm sorry, you're not the only one with a Louis. LOL! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 16, 2017 15:28:30 GMT
Enough already! you got a new luxury car? that's awesome - it really is - be proud of it and show it off quit the hinting around and subtly working it into a convo I love when Instagrammers and bloggers show us their frozen yogurt, new manicure, etc....but they hold it next to their steering wheel so you can see what kind of car they drive. Hmm. I'm thinking it's the internet's version of product placement! Maybe they think if enough people see it, the companies will take notice? |
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 16, 2017 15:56:38 GMT
while i agree with the IG craziness
all this shit goes on IRL - on FB and right here
product placement i get
the rest...not so much
gina
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Post by its me mg on Jul 16, 2017 16:57:50 GMT
On that note, people who feel the need to show you how awesome they are typically are miserable. Just sayin'.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jul 16, 2017 18:34:16 GMT
I love when Instagrammers and bloggers show us their frozen yogurt, new manicure, etc....but they hold it next to their steering wheel so you can see what kind of car they drive. Or their handbag. I'm sorry, you're not the only one with a Louis. LOL! Gawd, no one who is ANYONE carries LV anymore. That's entry level.  SaveSave |
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Post by melanell on Jul 16, 2017 18:39:31 GMT
I love when Instagrammers and bloggers show us their frozen yogurt, new manicure, etc....but they hold it next to their steering wheel so you can see what kind of car they drive. Or their handbag. I'm sorry, you're not the only one with a Louis. LOL! The funny thing is that I don't give a crap about purses and cars at all. I don't carry a purse and if I won a billion dollars right now, I'd probably just keep my Honda because it works and I'm used to it. And the only reason I say "probably" is because there is a chance I might go for an electric car. That's really the only car I have any real interest in right now. And I don't even care what make or model.  So anyone going out of their way to try to show off their car or purse brand to me is so wasting their time. I mean, hey, if they have always wanted a certain brand purse and they finally get one, then go ahead and tell me and I will be sincerely happy for you---because it's always awesome to reach a goal or mark something off on a bucket list or whatever, and I'm all for hearing about your joy. But any time spent trying to make sure emblems or logos show up in your FB pics will be utterly lost on me. Save |
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Post by eleezybeth on Jul 16, 2017 19:26:51 GMT
When this topic comes up, I'm generally baffled. I do not understand the concept. If someone shows me their new car, I'm happy for them. If they bought a bag they like enough to take a picture then thanks for sharing. I don't just assume someone is bragging because they posted a picture of it and posted it. To me someone who is bragging is someone who has malice in their intent. That their brag is actually a judgement. I rarely have that level of narcissism in my life so perhaps that is the difference?
I can't help but wonder if you call someone a humble bragger if you shouldn't turn that judgement around and ask yourself why you even care. It's like when people get upset someone was "bragging" about their kid. Who doesn't??? What's the absolute horror of a parent believing in their children.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 19:41:00 GMT
When this topic comes up, I'm generally baffled. I do not understand the concept. If someone shows me their new car, I'm happy for them. If they bought a bag they like enough to take a picture then thanks for sharing. I don't just assume someone is bragging because they posted a picture of it and posted it. That's not humble bragging though. |
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Post by JustTricia on Jul 16, 2017 21:24:59 GMT
A woman I am friends with on FB posted a picture yesterday standing awkwardly, holding her Channel purse (a mirror shot). It was totally a posed shot. She made it her profile picture. It didn't phase me, because her posting a picture like that isn't out of the norm. But, when people started to like it and comment on it she was all "oops! Didn't mean to post that!" A few hours later she changed her profile picture again, and when someone commented they liked the other picture she said "I don't know how I did that! I meant to post that on a Channel board I'm on, not as my profile pic!"
Girl, you are not phone illiterate. You are not Facebook illiterate. You knew what you were doing.
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Post by Zee on Jul 16, 2017 21:30:02 GMT
I completely enjoy when it happens here, don't discourage it! Lol!!!
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 16, 2017 21:40:05 GMT
When this topic comes up, I'm generally baffled. I do not understand the concept. If someone shows me their new car, I'm happy for them. If they bought a bag they like enough to take a picture then thanks for sharing. I don't just assume someone is bragging because they posted a picture of it and posted it. To me someone who is bragging is someone who has malice in their intent. That their brag is actually a judgement. I rarely have that level of narcissism in my life so perhaps that is the difference? I can't help but wonder if you call someone a humble bragger if you shouldn't turn that judgement around and ask yourself why you even care. It's like when people get upset someone was "bragging" about their kid. Who doesn't??? What's the absolute horror of a parent believing in their children. One of those situations where I don't know if the shoe fits or not. When I share something with my friends and family, or even on a message board, it's because I am excited, proud, happy - I don't do it assuming everyone will be so impressed because it most cases th people who see it have their own, can buy their own, are just happy if I'm happy. I just posted a pic of a car on my facebook page that I am going to buy tomorrow. I hope no one sees it and says, "Well ladeedah, there she goes bragging." I'm not bragging. I am excited and it is a big purchase for me that I want to share. |
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Post by Zee on Jul 16, 2017 21:41:49 GMT
There's a difference between sharing and pretending not to be bragging but doing it anyway, it's a subtle art.
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Post by melanell on Jul 16, 2017 21:46:51 GMT
When this topic comes up, I'm generally baffled. I do not understand the concept. If someone shows me their new car, I'm happy for them. If they bought a bag they like enough to take a picture then thanks for sharing. I don't just assume someone is bragging because they posted a picture of it and posted it. To me someone who is bragging is someone who has malice in their intent. That their brag is actually a judgement. I rarely have that level of narcissism in my life so perhaps that is the difference? I can't help but wonder if you call someone a humble bragger if you shouldn't turn that judgement around and ask yourself why you even care. It's like when people get upset someone was "bragging" about their kid. Who doesn't??? What's the absolute horror of a parent believing in their children. One of those situations where I don't know if the shoe fits or not. When I share something with my friends and family, or even on a message board, it's because I am excited, proud, happy - I don't do it assuming everyone will be so impressed because it most cases th people who see it have their own, can buy their own, are just happy if I'm happy. I just posted a pic of a car on my facebook page that I am going to buy tomorrow. I hope no one sees it and says, "Well ladeedah, there she goes bragging." I'm not bragging. I am excited and it is a big purchase for me that I want to share. I am thinking more along the lines of people who make sure they work the name brand or price of everything into conversations like it was a perfectly normal thing to do. Or who move around or take photos in a forced manner to try to make an object or logo or whatnot more noticeable without coming right out and just saying "See this cool new thingamabob I just bought?" (Which seems so much more natural a thing to do, to me, anyway. ). Did you ever know someone who got engaged and then spent a few days/weeks gesturing as wildly as possible with their left hand because they wanted everyone to comment on their ring? (Which always baffled me, because most of the time whenever I knew someone who mentioned that they were recently engaged, people automatically asked to see the ring without any theatrics. ) Anyway, I'm picturing that type of obvious manipulation of a belonging to make it as noticeable as possible. Save |
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Post by melanell on Jul 16, 2017 21:47:24 GMT
There's a difference between sharing and pretending not to be bragging but doing it anyway, it's a subtle art. Yes! In way less words than I used, this is exactly it! Save |
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Post by milocat on Jul 16, 2017 21:59:33 GMT
I got a new vehicle a few weeks ago, it's a Lincoln crossover and would be considered luxury for around here. I would never post about it on Facebook, I haven't even mentioned it to a few of my friends. I love it, so many bells and whistles but honestly when people comment "oohhh you got a new car, niceeee" I feel all self conscious (or truly humble) about it. The first couple of times we went somewhere big like Disneyland I posted countdowns daily on FB. It was exciting and big news. Now I go somewhere and don't even post a photo or tell people I'm going. I go because I want to, to spend time with my kids, not for likes and brags on FB.
We're in a small town/area and while there are a lot of people with money there are a lot that aren't as well off, I am humble about what we have. Being a small town it's very gossipy. So I have no desire to show off or make people talk about me more than they have to "oh look at milocat, she went to Disneyland and got a new car".
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Post by melanell on Jul 17, 2017 2:10:21 GMT
I don't want to point out that I have a new car because there are too many folks who feel they still need to offer their advice against your purchase---you know, as if you're going to go return it or something, LOL! Me: "We bought a new car. We love it!" The comments: "Oh, that's a terrible color to keep clean, though." "I think XYZ brand is better on gas." "Tim Nooneyouknow down the road had one of those, but he crashed it up last summer." "Don't you want something bigger? I could never haul around 2 kids in that thing!!" And I'm thinking " Why do I even talk to you people?"  Save |
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Post by freebird on Jul 17, 2017 2:12:56 GMT
Happy bragging: OMG! I'm so excited, my husband just bought me new earrings, see how beautiful they are!
Humble bragging: hey guys, can you help me figure out this problem. My 8 carat diamond earrings are so big they make my ears hurt. I don't know if I can wear them on my european vacation or not! what should I doooooooo???
Some of the examples of sharing you guys are talking about are not humble brags.
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Post by annabella on Jul 17, 2017 3:14:15 GMT
I saw a picture posted by a guy who went shopping at an outlet mall of the 10 shopping bags he bought. I thought is this for real, I've never seen anyone do this? lol It like those broke people who post pics of a stack of cash. My immediate thought was wow someone rang up his credit bill in unnecessary purchases. Because if this was something he could afford he would be doing it all the time and it wouldn't be novel to brag about. But really who cares that you bought a bunch of stuff???
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Post by lesserknownpea on Jul 17, 2017 4:03:54 GMT
I think some people "humble brag" when they feel conflicted about their blessings.
Perhaps I could have been accused of that when I got to house sit in Hawaii for 5 weeks. When people were envious or overly congratulatory, I felt a compulsion to share the not so perfect aspects of the situation. Don't get me wrong: I loved my time there, but somehow I felt uncomfortable with people imagining me sitting around in luxury, when in fact I was chasing and caring for a large assortment of animals in a rustic setting.
I do most of my bragging when the subject of kids and grandkids comes up. My DS and DIL take amazing care of me and are so generous. And I am close to and have unfettered access to all my adorable grandchildren.
The Bible says out of the heart's abundance the mouth speaks, and it is so true! People give away what is important to them, whether they intend to or not.
For instance, a close friend of mine ( for over 40 years), has one son. Not only has he chosen not to have kids, but he has allowed his wife to create distance from my friend. I try not to flaunt my absolute good fortune in this respect, but any time we are together and speaking freely, of course the subject comes up! And she rejoices in my good fortune, ( and my kids and grandkids treat her like family) , but still. There is such a contrast.
Humble bragging in this instance could be "complaining" that I have a hard time spreading myself between all of them. ( the truth). While my friend sits alone in her low income apartment, ( she's on disability), with her cat.
Sorry for the ramble, just throwing some perspective out there
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Post by jenjie on Jul 17, 2017 4:19:47 GMT
I wouldn't know a humble brag if it bit me in the face. I recognize I'm probably guilty of it- but it's not on purpose! I was listening to a preacher the other day. He was talking about how Jesus' disciples liked to compete with one another. He then points out this humble brag right in the Bible: “Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.” John 20:1-4 NLT point one - this is written by John. Any time he refers to himself in his own book, it's as "the one Jesus loved." That right there makes me laugh because my one girlfriend and I always joke with each other that "he loves me best." She says we will probably argue that one til we get to heaven! I got one of these shirts for each of us. Now I can picture the apostle John wearing one. 😂 Point two - he has to say that he outran Peter. 😂  (photo taken at a concert Friday) |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 17, 2017 4:36:41 GMT
I wouldn't know a humble brag if it bit me in the face. I recognize I'm probably guilty of it- but it's not on purpose! I was listening to a preacher the other day. He was talking about how Jesus' disciples liked to compete with one another. He then points out this humble brag right in the Bible: “Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.” John 20:1-4 NLT point one - this is written by John. Any time he refers to himself in his own book, it's as "the one Jesus loved." That right there makes me laugh because my one girlfriend and I always joke with each other that "he loves me best." She says we will probably argue that one til we get to heaven! I got one of these shirts for each of us. Now I can picture the apostle John wearing one. 😂 (photo taken at a concert Friday) Point two - he has to say that he outran Peter. 😂 Jen, if Jesus exists I think he would love you best, too!  |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 17, 2017 4:41:59 GMT
Delta Dawn that's sweet! He loves each of us equally. But I insist he loves me best just like my son insists I love him best.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 17, 2017 12:07:26 GMT
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 17, 2017 12:16:08 GMT
I think the title of this thread should be "Shameless Bragging!!"
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Post by katelynr439 on Jul 17, 2017 13:41:33 GMT
Irritating as hell. My favorite is when people pretend to ask for advice but really they're just bragging about the trip/car/meeting a celebrity/whatever.
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Post by freebird on Jul 17, 2017 14:20:06 GMT
Irritating as hell. My favorite is when people pretend to ask for advice but really they're just bragging about the trip/car/meeting a celebrity/whatever. That's exactly it. Humble bragging. |
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