Like many, I have definitely experienced symptoms of chronic Instagram Story fatigue. I regularly open the app, take a 30-minute swipe through pictures of dogs and babies and nice dinners and influencer events and political statements and then shut the app down feeling like I've gained nothing. Then I open it back up to share a story or a column as if my post is somehow a particularly interesting one compared to everyone else's and therefore an exception to the rule... but I digress.
I'm not sure what's going on with parenting groups lately, but they're totally out of control. They've gone from helpful and encouraging communities to toxic echo chambers riddled with questionable advice and extreme oversharing.