I have to stay away from fb!
By ctryhnny
@ctryhnny (3460)
United States
March 23, 2013 7:38am CST
Ok, go easy on me now but I logged into fb this morning to check in with my friends and family and I almost threw up! Yup, my d/i/l is at it AGAIN! She put up a picture of an entertainment center she's buying that looks like a fireplace and it costs $519 and that's not including shipping! Yes, it's none of my business what they do with their money but I think she's starting to border on ridiculous. They have an awesome entertainment center that they bought when they got married 3 years ago so why do they need to replace it? I don't know...eyelash extensions, replacing a practically brand new mattress, brand new car last year and now this. I'm dieing to see what my son has to say about this. I know it's none of my business but this girl obviously has a spending problem. They want to move but their not saving any money towards it. I guess I'll have to stay away from fb so I don't have to see what she's spending her money on next! Yes, I should get a life and not worry about them but when I see this stuff it makes me crazy!
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7 responses
@Pegasus72 (1898)
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24 Mar 13
My daughter just moved out and even though they had some things for their home they still bought a lot of things they needed like a couch set, bed, bedding, vacuum, and all of the other things needed to keep a house. My daughter is 18 has her CNA and provides for her daughter. She works hard for her money so why shouldn't she spend it? I am proud that she is doing well, and uses cash instead of cards to buy what she wants.
@Pegasus72 (1898)
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24 Mar 13
We gave her our old pot and pan set, our crock pot. I have a mixer in the back room for her along with some other stuff I will save for her Birthday next month. She wants stuff for the apartment so that is what she will get.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
23 Mar 13
I would never boast and put anything on FB. Don't like people saying, "Why did you buy that?" And if I did put something that I was planning to buy, i would tell the reason, "the entertainment set broke and the warranty run out," or "we are doing the basement and want one there," However I feel I do not need to give an explanation or made to feel guilty about it as she should by posting her intentions if the reason for buying it was a status symbol and not because the other one broke.
Just keep warning them that they cannot move and buy a new house unless they have a considerable down payment. Otherwise they will not get good interest rate.
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
23 Mar 13
To me she's getting worse and spending money like it grew on trees. In passing I asked my son if they got their income tax refund and he said no so I don't know where all this money is coming from. She's always complaining on fb about getting bad tips at work....and then she goes and buys all that stuff? Her friends have to think she's crazy but I never see any comments from them.
@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 13
I can definitely see your point, and it's hard not to say anything, but unfortunately that is exactly what you have to do, bite your tongue, and probably you are right, stay away from Facebook, it's like rubbing salt in the wounds. I had to do this when my ex's sister was bragging about her wonderful lifestyle, she had everything, and I mean everything, wonderful job, beautiful home, great car, loving husband who worshipped her and everyday I logged into Facebook it would be rammed down my throat, so I deleted her, I have since deleted my Facebook account.
@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
23 Mar 13
yes, it is very tempting to check and see what our friends and family members are doing and up to nowadays. facebook has made it easy to monitor what people are doing. good or bad, we tend to pass some judgement on their actions. we can not help it. but as long as we know our limits, we will remain hooked with facebook because it serves the purpose of updating our knowledge about our friends and families.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
23 Mar 13
You are right, as long as it's not affecting you..the best thing to do is to stay out of it. It's their money, their life. I like to tell my kids to worry about themselves and not someone else especially when they want to tell...Billy took the last cookie!
I have a fb account, but I never use it, well rarely. I have it to send my kids messages and that's it. I have my own life to worry about.
@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
26 Mar 13
I do understand your sentiments and it is just impossible not to get affected. You are her husband's mom and so anything that goes on with his family, you get affected. Let's just hope that she is really capable of buying all those stuff and not forget the most important things which she needs to prioritize.
