Blocking inlaws on social media

[Anonymous]

Do you do it?

I’m in a interracial marriage and didn’t have a whole lot of contact with my DH’s family until they’ve all joined various forms of social media over time. It’s given me a view of this racist attitudes, especially since Trump was elected. I’ve blocked my Brother in law for his repeated comments, but would like to block the rest of the family. It’s just very stressful to have to see every day..

As some background I work at minorty youth in rural communities and often share my work on social media. The disparaging comments usually come from inlaws when I discuss issues related to my work in addition to their daily rants on immigrants and the poor etc.

[Anonymous]

Yes, blocked narcissistic MIL. Feel so much better knowing she can't look through my page, but then again, she's such a narcissist, she probably wouldn't bother.

[Anonymous]

Go for it. I block racists even if they're in my family. I have inlaws that I find to be "Facebook annoying" but not harmful -- constant streams of faux-inspirational shoes-wine-shopping-god memes and the like -- those I mute for months at a time or just hide from my feed.

[Anonymous]

Hide and block. It's fine.

[Anonymous]

Go for it, OP. I have a ton of my own extended family members blocked on social media for being racist a-holes. Life's too short to have to put up with that crap every single day.

[Anonymous]

Yes! I blocked my MIL just because I don't want her knowing every iota of my life. She's just weird about the way she comments on things...but I'm kind of mean. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Was there any backlash after blocking. My MIL actually called me to ‘refriend’ my BIL because it made him sad. I’ve refused and want her to be next.

[Anonymous]

For people like that, I hide them from my feed and I've adjusted my post settings to "Friends except..." to exclude them from seeing posts I'd rather not have their commentary on. This avoids the big conflict of blocking someone, but I don't have to see their stuff and they don't get to see any of my posts I'd rather not hear their commentary on.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't sound like you have much of a relationship to lose. I blocked my MIL and she's not happy but so what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Was there any backlash after blocking. My MIL actually called me to ‘refriend’ my BIL because it made him sad. I’ve refused and want her to be next.

WTF. That's weird.

Not that I know of, but if there was, I would just ignore it. I doubt MIL would ask DH "Is Larla still on social media?" And if she did, DH would probably just tell her to mind her own business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you do it?

I’m in a interracial marriage and didn’t have a whole lot of contact with my DH’s family until they’ve all joined various forms of social media over time. It’s given me a view of this racist attitudes, especially since Trump was elected. I’ve blocked my Brother in law for his repeated comments, but would like to block the rest of the family. It’s just very stressful to have to see every day..

As some background I work at minorty youth in rural communities and often share my work on social media. The disparaging comments usually come from inlaws when I discuss issues related to my work in addition to their daily rants on immigrants and the poor etc.

It's quite sad you can't hold a conversation with your inlaws without calling them racist.

Perhaps you could listen to what they say, and that way better understand what half our country believes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you do it?

I’m in a interracial marriage and didn’t have a whole lot of contact with my DH’s family until they’ve all joined various forms of social media over time. It’s given me a view of this racist attitudes, especially since Trump was elected. I’ve blocked my Brother in law for his repeated comments, but would like to block the rest of the family. It’s just very stressful to have to see every day..

As some background I work at minorty youth in rural communities and often share my work on social media. The disparaging comments usually come from inlaws when I discuss issues related to my work in addition to their daily rants on immigrants and the poor etc.

It's quite sad you can't hold a conversation with your inlaws without calling them racist.

Perhaps you could listen to what they say, and that way better understand what half our country believes?

GFY PP.

[Anonymous]

Too bad you can't block posters on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you do it?

I’m in a interracial marriage and didn’t have a whole lot of contact with my DH’s family until they’ve all joined various forms of social media over time. It’s given me a view of this racist attitudes, especially since Trump was elected. I’ve blocked my Brother in law for his repeated comments, but would like to block the rest of the family. It’s just very stressful to have to see every day..

As some background I work at minorty youth in rural communities and often share my work on social media. The disparaging comments usually come from inlaws when I discuss issues related to my work in addition to their daily rants on immigrants and the poor etc.

It's quite sad you can't hold a conversation with your inlaws without calling them racist.

Perhaps you could listen to what they say, and that way better understand what half our country believes?

If every other word from them is n@$ger, antiisemetic, and faux Christianity then there is nothing to discuss. They’ve proven themselves.

It’s sad you’re such a snowflake and blind to what’s going on around you. People like you will get left behind for good reason.

[Anonymous]

I blocked my MIL because she is annoying on social media. She comments all over my stuff constantly and makes me feel smothered. She also friends my friends. I like having space. No regrets.