Amen. Most are so cringeworthy.

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Jun 16, 2019
10:50:55am

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Gerald-DeGroot

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Hats off to the wives who don't post stupid tributes to their husbands/fathers on social media today

Slim Fake ectomorph

6/16/19 9:32am

The day is young. Many more tributes to come

Odysseus

6/16/19 9:33am

And hats off to those who do! Doesn't hurt anyone and if it helps them, no skin

BYUtka

6/16/19 9:39am

I will. I'll shame them. You just leave that to me.

Slim

6/16/19 9:41am

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HansMoleman

6/16/19 9:42am

Their marriages are probably on the rocks. I’ll pray for them.

TCuz

6/16/19 9:43am

this is what I think of every time. And anecdotal evidence supports it.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/16/19 3:14pm

You’re right, but it may not be for the reason you think

Jericho

6/16/19 4:20pm

it can't be both?

Mayor of Cougartown

6/16/19 8:20pm

Social media posts on it is for praise from others or a feeling of obligation

Fatalplacebo

6/16/19 9:46am

Nothing wrong with giving/getting a little outside validation. Most people feel

BYUtka

6/16/19 9:52am

Social media to help people feel *more* secure? That’s a new one.

garyfan

6/16/19 10:39am

seeking likes and validation from those outside the marriage is not a great thin

Mayor of Cougartown

6/16/19 3:17pm

Can you elaborate on the “and stuff”?

garyfan

6/16/19 3:19pm

hahaha... no.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/16/19 3:21pm

I’m not convinced the social media parade is littered with

Idahofallsblue

6/16/19 10:10am

S.M. posts should be like testimonies: short and free of thankimonies or

unctoothman

6/16/19 10:31am

Why?

BYUtka

6/16/19 10:37am

There are a lot of wierd things that bug mormons

SUAVO

6/16/19 11:00am

Because public expressions that could otherwise be done in person are

unctoothman

6/16/19 11:15am

Who is to say they don't also say it in person? And is more thanks bad?

BYUtka

6/16/19 11:35am

That's simply your interpretation of their motivation. You may be right with

fattycoug

6/16/19 11:37am

I didn't say they don't say it in person. I'm simply saying that saying anything

unctoothman

6/16/19 3:38pm

So, everyone should delete their facebook?

SUAVO

6/16/19 4:44pm

RE: So, everyone should delete their facebook?

unctoothman

6/16/19 5:23pm

You said that saying anything on facebook that you could otherwise say to

SUAVO

6/16/19 5:50pm

Frame what I said in the context of the topic of the thread. You are straining.

unctoothman

6/16/19 5:59pm

RE: Because public expressions that could otherwise be done in person are

SUAVO

6/16/19 1:30pm

No, they’re clogging up my feeds. I don’t want to see it, no one does

DKN

6/16/19 12:05pm

Those posts are almost as weird as caring about people posting them

fattycoug

6/16/19 9:42am

It’s a good way to see which wives are trying to convince themselves that their husband isn’t kinda a deadbeat dad.

Virginia Ute

6/16/19 9:43am

Haha. So true.

cougfanz

6/16/19 9:45am

But what your wife wrote about you brought me to tears. I care.

slowhiteguy

6/16/19 10:00am

So...nobody?

Philosoraptor

6/16/19 10:14am

Same could be said for many of the posts on here

SUAVO

6/16/19 10:28am

Amen. Most are so cringeworthy.

Gerald-DeGroot

6/16/19 10:50am

I'm ok with it for daughters about their dads, not wives about their husbands

paulb

6/16/19 11:04am

Somebody needs a hug.....

BYU Grounds

6/16/19 12:25pm

Don't touch me

Slim

6/16/19 12:28pm

RE: Don't touch me

swimbro

6/16/19 8:29pm

RE: Somebody needs a hug.....

Zooropa

6/16/19 1:09pm

My wife hasn’t posted anything about me, I didn’t about her on mother’s day

USMCdad

6/16/19 5:05pm

I’ve seen a lot of nice posts about guys who are out of the limelight and just

Thrill

6/16/19 9:07pm

Nah. Clearly they are on the brink of divorce and their wives/mom's/kids are

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