My sister overshares on Facebook and it's driving me nuts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is what she does to keep her sanity.

I don't post dirty laundry on my fb.

I'm not saying she should air out dirty laundry - I just want her to put the iPhone down more and maybe pick up a book. Maybe actually make your teen consistently volunteer instead of going overboard with the 1hr he spent at a soup kitchen. Things like that.

Jesus Christ. Can I ask what you are doing on DCUM, when you should be reading Burkhardt's The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy? with your intellectual salon?

Don't be so obtuse. Posting on an anonymous message board isn't comparable to posting tacky attention-seeking narratives to your facebook every other day.

Everyone on Facebook is doing the same thing. I just don't get (1) how this affects you in any way; (2) how you are embarrassed; (3) how this is attention-seeking behavior. Have you heard of social media before?

Peers with careers don't post nearly as much and homemakers with tact don't overdue it. It just teases out she has no life and makes her look desperate for attention.

[Anonymous]

MYOB

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I don't consider posting about your kids' accomplishments oversharing. That is the purpose of facebook. She is also not required to post about her troubles along with her blessings. It's perfectly normal to post about weekly swim meets.

If you don't want her posting pictures or information about your family, you should specifically tell her to stop. If you don't like it, remove her from your newsfeed and tell her not to tag your name.

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Is she tagging you in her posts? My SIL used to do that in everything she posted (I guess so we would see it?) and I changed my settings so I have to approve any tags. That way at least my friends aren't seeing her posts.

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If you don't post about your kids' weekly swim meets, then what is she supposed to post about? Politics and religion? IMO, those are the FB posters who annoy me, not the ones who boast about their kids. Proudly posting about your children on Facebook is normal and acceptable.

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Chances are, most people enjoy her posts. You are the unusual one here. If you don't like Facebook, why don't you delete your account? I'm not joking, either. Plenty of people log off permanently because they don't like that stuff. You seem to be one of them.

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MYOB.

Seriously, you can ask her not to post your kids or you. You cannot comment on what she posts about her own kids. I'm not even sure you can care. If it bugs you, unfollow. You sound like the crazy one.

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OP

You are an idiot.

You go on Facebook and are offended by nonsense trivia? That is what Facebook is.

Some people post too much and if it bothers you too much, hide her posts.

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That is why I am not of FB. I actually dislike it when family and friends post pics of my family on their FB and comment about us. FB is the worst version of the Christmas bragging letter.

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I thought the purpose of Facebook was to let people know what is going on in your life. That means that if your kid is on swim team and you're at meets and tournaments every weekend - that's what you post.

If you spent part of Sunday volunteering at a soup kitchen with your son you post about that (even if it was only for an hour of your day).

And of course you focus on the best things about your kids and your spouse. Why would you want to see your sister trash talk her own family on Facebook?

She sounds like she's just letting people know what she's up to. She isn't talking TMI or oversharing anything way too personal. Not sure what you want from her. She actually sounds pretty nice.....maybe you could learn from her?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP

You are an idiot.

You go on Facebook and are offended by nonsense trivia? That is what Facebook is.

Some people post too much and if it bothers you too much, hide her posts.

Anyone who has facebook can use the search to find posts and pictures my name is used in. Our surname is also pretty rare, so merely searching our last name can find most of my family tree. It's all very unbecoming, and, unsettling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP

You are an idiot.

You go on Facebook and are offended by nonsense trivia? That is what Facebook is.

Some people post too much and if it bothers you too much, hide her posts.

Anyone who has facebook can use the search to find posts and pictures my name is used in. Our surname is also pretty rare, so merely searching our last name can find most of my family tree. It's all very unbecoming, and, unsettling.

Untag yourself. Otherwise, not your circus, not your monkeys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: She actually sounds pretty nice.....maybe you could learn from her?

She sits on her lazy ass all day watching tv and posting on fb while a cleaning crew cleans the house.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP

You are an idiot.

You go on Facebook and are offended by nonsense trivia? That is what Facebook is.

Some people post too much and if it bothers you too much, hide her posts.

Anyone who has facebook can use the search to find posts and pictures my name is used in. Our surname is also pretty rare, so merely searching our last name can find most of my family tree. It's all very unbecoming, and, unsettling.

You can ask her not to use your full name in her posts - that's fair.

Otherwise, you cannot control what she posts about herself or her kids or her spouse. Ignore and move on.

Also, welcome to the internet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP

You are an idiot.

You go on Facebook and are offended by nonsense trivia? That is what Facebook is.

Some people post too much and if it bothers you too much, hide her posts.

Anyone who has facebook can use the search to find posts and pictures my name is used in. Our surname is also pretty rare, so merely searching our last name can find most of my family tree. It's all very unbecoming, and, unsettling.

Is her profile really set to public? Really???