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[quote=Anonymous]OP I really sympathize- it is annoying but common these days, unfortunately. Both my parents and ILs are this way (and some other family members too)- to varying degrees. They are all fine in person, for the most part.

You can of course hide them and/or prevent them from posting on your wall. You could also get rid of FB altogether.

What I did was: whittle my FB account down to only close friends I actually like, and want to keep in touch with. I changed my acct name to something else (like “first name middle name” instead of full name). I told family who asked that I was doing this to keep a tight lid on everything because of my job, and that I mostly use FB for work and to keep in touch with a few distant friends. Instead, I upload pics to a password protected photo share site every month or so, so they can all still get pics of the kids there. I also text updates to close family as I normally did. So, it solved the FB problem but they still get info. I didn’t want to get rid of FB altogether because I do use and enjoy it Occasionally.

We can still be close, but I don’t feel obligated to have family on my social media. It is only one communication method of many.

Any mutual friends who see their stuff probably do not judge you- this is so so common among the elderly. You are far from the only one.

So my advice: get them off of your social media, and continue relationship in other ways.[/quote]

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