The Most Obnoxious Things a Parent Can Do on Social Media — You're a Parent Now

My mom marvels at how amazing social media is. She says how wonderful it is that I can connect with parents who have kids the same age as mine, that I can ask questions and get answers in real time, and that I've even gotten jobs all based off social networking sites that weren't even imagined in Back to the Future.

She doesn't know the full story.

The seemingly perfect "mom bods" 7.5 seconds after giving birth. The humongous homes with 14 bathrooms. The children flying straight to Australia, sleeping 11 hours on the flight, then adjusting to the new timezone and being perfect angels at a six-course tasting menu.

I guess there are kids like that, but that's no way to make friends on Instagram. In fact, here are the most annoying things any parent can do on social media.

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