I have just ignored the post and will let it go.

Anonymous wrote:Do you generally have a good relationship, or does she often do things like this that piss you off?

I personally would just PM or text back, not publicly. Something along the lines of "thanks for being understanding earlier. It's important to me to keep the baby healthy right now. Looking forward to cousin time as soon as Larla is feeling better"

I'm the OP. We have an okay relationship. Last year they visited for Easter and it turned out her daughter had the flu. My entire family caught it. So this visiting with a sick child thing has been a particular sore point in our relationship.

Ignore—she clearly lacks common sense as made clear by two examples.

Ignore her, she's being dramatic.

Anonymous wrote:You have a newborn. Please focus solely on your baby, NOT the stupid FB postings of a SIL who is acting like a baby.

Ignore.

+1

Do you generally have a good relationship, or does she often do things like this that piss you off?

I personally would just PM or text back, not publicly. Something along the lines of "thanks for being understanding earlier. It's important to me to keep the baby healthy right now. Looking forward to cousin time as soon as Larla is feeling better"

Ignore. She’s posting to get positive feedback. Let her be an adult and learn from her bad decisions without being virtually coddled.

Ignore

Without the benefit of tone and body language, facebook drama always seems to escalate even when you are trying to calm things down.

Anonymous wrote:I think you could post a couple of hearts as a comment. That would make her feel better and you wouldn’t have to address any substance.

Oh god. NO. That would be rewarding the SIL for posting such nonsense on FB in the first place. If SIL is feeling bad, she can be an adult and actually work it out by talking with other adults. Every thought and feeling one has does not need to be posted.

I think you could post a couple of hearts as a comment. That would make her feel better and you wouldn’t have to address any substance.

She said she’s pissed at herself so she obviously feels bad about bringing her sick kid with her - which she should. I don’t know what you need to smooth over. You don’t have to take care of her.

Ignore. Enjoy your baby, too quickly your child will grow, your asshole SIL you will have forever.

You have a newborn. Please focus solely on your baby, NOT the stupid FB postings of a SIL who is acting like a baby.

Ignore.

I have a newborn. SIL came to visit with my sick niece. Once I realized my niece was sick, I sent them away. Who brings a sick kid to visit a one week old?!

Anyway, she posted on Facebook that she’s pissed at herself for upsetting her SIL, husband, and sister all in one day. I have no idea what the issues with the other people are about.

Do I just ignore the post? Or say something? What?