Mom Group’s Thoughts on Being Meta
I'll go first ;). I hate Facebook. Not on often. IG isn't a great platform for "groups". — J.
Not on Facebook at all for last 3 years, would definitely try a different app to in order to join up! — L.
I hate Meta and never am on FB. I won’t join private groups that are on FB. I use slack and also joined another Mon community that was hosted on Mighty Network. I would consider joining if NSFMG was on a different platform. — A.
FB is gross. Period. I do have an instagram account but almost never go there bc
1. I am 52 and the learning curve on where the fuck to find stuff is too steep. Not interested.
2. Makes me so mad that I don't have (take your actual real pick) a chocolate business, a condo on the beach, a knack for applying makeup, THAT dog instead of this one that just peed on my aged hardwood floors again or ANYthing that I see. I really do understand that folks are fronting, but maybe I should be too?
Nope, rather go watch better things and feel good about myself.
All that said, I know I am not your demographic, but I have been a mother for 25 years and felt out of context the whole damn time. Now I am about to be a grandmother and your group feels like my People! I sincerely hope you will be my daughter's too as she discovers her own motherhood. Girl, get off fb and get someone to do an app for you. Even I know a guy, and I live in Alabama!— S.
Funny you ask…I think at this point I’m only on social media because of NSFMG. I deeply deeply wish i had you for my firstborn. An app would be INCREDIBLE. Otherwise I’m not super connected outside of FB/IG…never figured out what slack was. — E.
Back in September 2020, I realized I was being triggered by Facebook every time I logged on. So after 10+ years of having it, I deleted it cold turkey without the option to come back in a couple months. And it was the best ! Don’t miss a second of endless scrolling and awfully long statuses of peoples opinions I don’t care about. I do miss Facebook market tho ! My only social media accounts are Instagram and my mail app . So a NSFMG app?! Sign me up. — D.
I have not joined the group because I dont use Facebook anymore. Slack would be :). — M.
I am 40. Have 2 girls, age 6 and 1. Never had MySapce in my “youth”, never had FaceBook, and never will. I have Instagram. I hate that it’s owned by Meta, but there are a lot of systems in place I despise but continue to engage in. Not sure if I would engage on a separate app. Not to say I wouldn’t. I do seek out your content and love the stories you post, so I may very well do so. I don’t use Circle, Slack, or any other platform. I’ve never even listened to a podcast. Ever. I think it’s a “how do I even manage this” type of thing b/c I don’t even watch television anymore, so I feel like I don’t have the capacity for another form of media, but who knows. And yes, start the commune. I’m in! :) — C.
I’d love an app. I don’t trust Facebook. I use it for things that don’t matter and NSFMG matters. I’d absolutely back an app and also subscribe. — A.
I am glad you asked this question. I am not on Facebook anymore (sober for 4 years now haha), and I do not miss it. However, when I was a nsfmg member, I felt like that private group was a huge piece missing from my membership, but I didn't want to join FB again just for that (as much as I love you, I love my mental health more). I don't know if there is a way to have a huge group chat of moms on IG (there has to be a limit, right?), but I do use Slack. Yes, I would love a commune and yes, I would love a retreat. And yes, I would love an app. — M.
I would love the mom group outside of fb. I don’t use it so I can’t access it. — S.
One thing I think FB and IG does really well are these private community-driven groups.
If they are engaging and moderated well, they can be these really thriving safe spaces for people to get advice, complain or just feel like they aren’t alone.
Slack and WhatsApp are great too. And maybe I’m an outlier, but if I must open yet another app that I don’t normally open for other things, I’m probably going to just forget to check in… — S.
I recently started signing up for Facebook because that’s where all the mom stuff is - this group and nanny networks and buying baby crap - but I just couldn’t go through with it. I was so bothered and annoyed right away. I like an old fashioned group chat but wouldn’t work with thousands of people obviously. I don’t even know what platforms are out there anymore! I’m starting to hate Instagram too but also feel dependent on it for social connection these days… — M.