A new research has revealed that 60 percent of moms feel pressure to appear well off on social media, which leads to financial insecurity.
Laurie Gelman, lifestyle contributor for BabyCenter.com., said that keeping up with the Joneses is actually keeping up with the e-Jonses, thanks to Instagram and thanks to Facebook, ABC News reported.
BabyCenter’s Cost of Raising a Child Report also found that 60 percent of moms envy or feel embarrassed about their own financial situation after logging in their social media accounts.
Nicole Perez, mom of a 6-year-old tot, said that the constant influx of material possessions on social media makes her feel as if she is a failure as a mother.
Perez, who cannot afford family trips to Disney, added that it is all over her Facebook news feed to go on and it iss heartbreaking when her child says “mom, when you get enough money can I get that toy?”
Colleen, a mom of two who preferred to use her first name only, admitted to a habit of checking out the material clues in the backgrounds of people’s Facebook photos: kitchen cabinets or expensive furniture, which creates a keeping up with the Joneses feeling.
Gelman added that there’s a lot of maxing out of credit cards and buying things you can’t afford, which is really unfortunate just so you can go online and show off.
—-ANI