Orlaith Donlon

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Beebles

Beebles

Ellemnop20 said:
Do not for one second compare yourself to Orlaith. Insta is her job. Her livelihood depends on how aesthetically pleasing her page is. So she buys expensive foods that look good eg her overpriced loaves that are picture perfect and she curates her page to be attractive eg showing a lovely clean house and a fab stay cation most would dream for.
We have to stop thinking these people are showing their real lives, they aren't. Everything they post is an ad whether it seems like it or not. Please don't compare yourself, we are all doing the best we can.
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I am quite actively protective of my mind when I see this stuff online but it does seep in. It’s so hard not to look at your own life. I’ve never seen the filtered, skinny, perfect skinned huns in an envious way but when I see the homemaker made perfect who comes on and says how tough life is but also manages to “achieve” so much it does wreck the MH a bit
 
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Ellemnop20 said:
Do not for one second compare yourself to Orlaith. Insta is her job. Her livelihood depends on how aesthetically pleasing her page is. So she buys expensive foods that look good eg her overpriced loaves that are picture perfect and she curates her page to be attractive eg showing a lovely clean house and a fab stay cation most would dream for.
We have to stop thinking these people are showing their real lives, they aren't. Everything they post is an ad whether it seems like it or not. Please don't compare yourself, we are all doing the best we can.
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this^^

Dont forget her "one income" is the amount two average/below average workers earn, and they inherited a home that they were able to sell on for a healthy, healthy amount to put towards their new place, and their holiday home is her parents so when all of those are taken away, their just average joes!
 
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Puddle Duck

Beebles said:
She encourages a bit of upset tbh. One minute she says poor MH, family woes etc etc are overwhelming, one income family, all the coordination and organisation required everyday… she tries to be relatable but really I look at my life and I really try to do what I can home made, I clean all day long (I also work full time), I’ve one less child than her. I feel bad because despite all I do I have zero time or energy for socialisation, gym, therapy, 100% food prep, even making myself food. I have to opt for cheaper/budget items because even though I know buy cheap buy twice, I just cannot afford the high end stuff (nor do I get it #gifted). I know she’s worked hard on herself to make sure she works out and eats and self care is important but I can’t help but look at myself and think I’m a failure or I’m lacking in something. I barely get a chance to send photos to my family let alone edit a daily vlog reel. I do my damnest but I’ll never match that level of curation or whatever she puts out. Yes, it might be chaos behind the scenes and she could have 2 nannies but it’s a harmful thing to put out there without context. It’s like posting with a filter on. I’m not saying she has to be negative and show the rit everyday but just a bit of realism or acknowledging that she has X amount of hours child free per day, a cleaner etc.
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Firstly, they inherited the first house so had zero mortgage, so only a mortgage on the new house and her parents gifted them a substantial amount towards it.
She has a cleaner twice a week and has had since she had Leo, they also have an au pair, so that makes life so much easier.
The kids also go to after school club a couple of days per week.
Her parents own the house in Kerry so they don't pay for anything there.
His parents have given them large amounts of money and are at there beck and call.
She is a not a nice person so please don't compare yourself and life to her.
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She is a qualified midwife but she isn't a experienced one. She worked for less than a year after.
 
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Suzeywoozey

My hole did she jump. Honestly it’s SO beige - fruit, freckles, water, oh an outside shower head, brothers, bread, olives, blessed I am. I am not jealous I am wondering who she appeals to? Or thinks she appeals to?
 

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Puddle Duck said:
Firstly, they inherited the first house so had zero mortgage, so only a mortgage on the new house and her parents gifted them a substantial amount towards it.
She has a cleaner twice a week and has had since she had Leo, they also have an au pair, so that makes life so much easier.
The kids also go to after school club a couple of days per week.
Her parents own the house in Kerry so they don't pay for anything there.
His parents have given them large amounts of money and are at there beck and call.
She is a not a nice person so please don't compare yourself and life to her.
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She is a qualified midwife but she isn't a experienced one. She worked for less than a year after.
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They’ve an au pair as well?? How do they fit 7 people in that house??
Life would be easier mortgage free, and a healthy income to supplement the rest
 
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nemo_89

she's trying to be the Irish version of ballerina farm/Nora Smith/mormon mommy homemaker style thing. Gives me the ick.
 
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Pandakitten

‘I also work full time’

Crucial difference between you and the midwife who’s not a midwife @Beebles 😉 You sound like you’re doing great.
 
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Puddle Duck said:
Firstly, they inherited the first house so had zero mortgage, so only a mortgage on the new house and her parents gifted them a substantial amount towards it.
She has a cleaner twice a week and has had since she had Leo, they also have an au pair, so that makes life so much easier.
The kids also go to after school club a couple of days per week.
Her parents own the house in Kerry so they don't pay for anything there.
His parents have given them large amounts of money and are at there beck and call.
She is a not a nice person so please don't compare yourself and life to her.
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She is a qualified midwife but she isn't a experienced one. She worked for less than a year after.
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an au pair seriously?
 
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Batmani

A cleaner twice a week? Twice? And an au pair? Why 🤯 This makes me feel better though. I always wondered where she gets all this free time. Would be great if she was more transparent about the fact that she has an au pair rather than making us other parents feel like failures.
 
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Puddle Duck

Batmani said:
A cleaner twice a week? Twice? And an au pair? Why 🤯 This makes me feel better though. I always wondered where she gets all this free time. Would be great if she was more transparent about the fact that she has an au pair rather than making us other parents feel like failures.
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She did admit to the cleaner after it was mentioned here.
 
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Puddle Duck

Fatface said:
Really? A cleaner I believe - but an au pair? Aren’t all the kids in school? She doesn’t work outside the home - what would the au pair be doing?
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Helping out, looking after the kids for her date nights, cleaning up, I presume.
 
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