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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your friend is dealing with money concerns, disappointment, self-induced parenting pressure, and probably global-pandemic-pressure-at-large-with-this-as-an-outlet all during a bat-soup crazy time.

This is the time for grace.

Outside of social media (which is not required reading, by the way), how is she acting in real life? Have you called or texted her and checked in to allow her some moments of real worry and frustration? If not, why not? That's what I do when I know someone is going through a hard time.

Hide the feed. Pick up the phone. See what happens. [/quote]

We’ve talked by phone or texted a few times. She is less obsessed with it then and I can shift the conversation to other topics. Maybe it’s the nature of that platform?[/quote]

Social media is, by definition, someone's personal stage. It's their soapbox. They post to THEIR WALL, and you choose to see their wall in your feed.

Change the channel, OP. My goodness.[/quote]

Exactly.  There are MANY disappointed students and parents out there, and they can drone on social media continuously, but OP, you don't have to be subjected to it.  Change your FB settings so you're still friends, but hide her posts.  This is how I deal with my family and their love to scream their politics on FB.  [/quote]

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