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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family is on Facebook but they don't share and post to that extent. They weren't happy about me telling them we won't be posting pictures of our kids but ultimately respected it.

My ILs are not on Facebook or other social media accounts but are over sharers in their general life. And my MIL has a way of retelling things that make it not at all how it is. She is like her own game of telephone. In general, we just limit how much we share and tell them.

I think she would be really upset if she found out you were posting photos on Facebook but just blocked her from seeing them, as PP suggested. I would have an all or none approach.[/quote]

OP here-- I agree, blocking or otherwise limiting will actually cause more drama, and would feel passive aggressive. I liked the other PP who just suggested the "you don't need to understand, but please respect our decision" language... That is probably something we will need to practice.  I wish there was better etiquette about what you share, especially if you are sharing other people's children.  I think there is also a difference between fighting to keep every photo off Facebook (probably not feasible) and saying something like... We are going to limit DC's Facebook presence, so we do not plan to post photos and ask others use discretion as well... And then for things like family photos that would be awkward to avoid, just avoid tagging DC/not add personal details like name rtc. [/quote]

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