Looong time lurker, first time poster here. Been inspired to post after everyone sharing their stories of what brought them here. For me, it was a gradual noticing of the amount of (undeclared) ads and swipe ups, and the excessive Christmas, that made me realise what her account was really about (making money, not cleaning). Then, the Disney/kitchen debacle tipped me over the edge!! We’d just had our new kitchen, and it was so ridiculously obvious that hers had such an unrealistic timeline for the work! Never mind the fact she was trying to make out it was just a hole in the wall that she was having done, rather than an entire new kitchen. I was so pleased to find these threads!!
I think what hinchers, and critics of tattle, don’t understand (and why they’re like ‘why are you obsessed with her, just don’t watch, #bekond’ etc) is that the vast majority of us used to like her. The vast majority used to enjoy her stories, her cleaning tips, and we have friends/family who have been taken in by her too. A lot have had our mental health affected by her page and the unrealistic standard she sets for a ‘perfect’ tidy show home. At one point I used to get so stressed when things at home were out of place, even when visitors squashed the sofa cushions so they didn’t look ‘perfect’ and would just want to continuously plump them - I mean really?! Even now I still get thoughts like that and have to remind myself that things like that just don’t matter! And that’s the lasting effect on me with good mental health, I still need to check myself for habits I picked up from following her, never mind those who have actual anxiety or struggling with parenthood and how terrible her page is for them. We can still see how damaging she is to people (not mentioning pets, and the environment too!!)
For anyone on here still following her - please please unfollow!