13 Ways Your Life Completely Changes When Your Mother Adds You On Facebook

By Hurmat Riaz | 11 May, 2017

Mommies, they love you but they also want to follow you EVERYWHERE. Heck, they’d even learn to navigate on social media if it allows you to constantly monitor you.

When my mother joined Facebook, I was excited at first that I’ll tag her in posts and comments about her favorite topics and she’ll have a good time, laughing along at the memes and jokes. But then a memory of mine on Facebook made me realize I was way different before she joined. I’ve been “acting different” on Facebook since mummy joined and these are the things which are quite different now since then:

 

1. You put a lot of thought into every status you post

Should I post this? Should I not post this? What would Amma think?

Source: Evernew Pictures

 

2. You think multiple times before sharing any article that may be a little too “scandalous” for your mommy

Amma will not approve of this, though, it’s funny and I love it.

Source: Evernew Pictures

 

3. You even think before liking a post because every like shows

It will appear in mum’s news feed. I’d have to explain it her. She won’t like it, though I like it, but I won’t ‘like’ it.

Source: Dharma Productions

 

4. Timeline Review is turned on for EVERYTHING

So that you can choose who’s tagged post can appear on your timeline.

Source: Evernew Pictures

 

5. And you definitely make sure you’re not accidentally checking in at times when she doesn’t expect you to be out

You ask your friends while hanging out, ‘yar please iss jaga k check in main mujhe mat tag kerna.”

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Source: Showcase Productions

 

6. All the photos of your friends that include you go through extensive review before uploading

You call them up saying, “yar iss photo main mein theek nahi lag raha/rahi. Please don’t upload this one on Facebook”.

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Source: Sadia Jabbar Productions

 

7. You take care about distance and poses while taking pictures with your male friends

You have to make sure you’re not physically touching them or in poses that could make your mom’s BP shoot up.

Source: harpalgeo.tv

And God help you if your friends have a thing for posting everything shitty thing on your timeline.

 

8. Before you upload anything on your timeline you turn on the ‘only me’ option.

But it steals the fun so you are always in confusion.

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Source: Hum Network Limited

 

9. You untag right away every time your friends tag you in shitty or scandalous memes

Because it might appear in your mum’s news feed.

Via: Tumblr

 

10. You DREAD the moment your mother tries adding your friends on Facebook

But then you’ll be like okay, at least she likes them.

Source: Evernew Pictures

 

11. You seriously consider unfriending your mother

Let just be the things the way they are.

Via: Tumblr

 

12. You find another social media platform to be more active on because mommy’s not there

Yet.

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Via: Tumblr

 

13. And you pray very hard your mother doesn’t find out about the existence of Twitter or Insta

Source: Oriental Films

Nevertheless, having your parents on Facebook is quite fun if you know how to handle it and still snoop around.

Are your parents on your social media? How do you handle it? Tell us in the comments section.

 

This is part of our series for ‘Mother’s Day’, celebrating every aspect of our lives our mothers are an integral part of. For other pieces in the series, click here.


Cover image via: Benetone Films / YouTube

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