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FACEBOOK & DIVORCE


Posted: Nov 17, 2015

So, my parents divorced a few decades ago.  Recently my dad signed up for Facebook, so I added him as a friend, obviously.  My mom has also signed up for Facebook and wants me to add her also.  NEITHER OF THEM wants me to add the other one - OR - their extended family.  My dad has gotten really adamant about it.  Maybe I shouldnt add either of them? argh!

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Hmm - sm

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Ugh, it's so annoying when you get stuck in the middle. I mean, they're adults, right?! Tell them that you will add whomever you please because it's your facebook account. If they don't like it, they can shove off.

They can simply block one another - sm

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Actually, once one blocks the other, the other can't see that one so only one has to do the blocking. Then, not only can they not "see" one another, they can't "see" one another's posts on your page, or each other's replies on other posts. It's as if neither one of them exists to the other. Blocking - one of the good things about Facebook!

I think... - see msg

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They can block each other, but I think what the OP is saying, is that if she adds one or the other (period), then they're going to act like children and not talk to her.

That's one set of mature parents you have there. I hope you do differently and not act ridiculous like them. Geeez, when the grown-ups act like kids...it makes you want to smack them.

I dont act like them - Melissa

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OMG, I've been divorced 15 years. My ex and I text each other occasionally, not only about our children, but sometimes about extended family, etc.

We also call each other occasionally if things cant be discussed adequately through text. Maybe I learned from my parents being the way they are I don't know, but my ex and I are better friends than we were ever married.





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Glad you are on friendly terms. The kids don't need all that drama.

Easy. Start a new "secret group" for - each side of the family. (sm)

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On the list of "Groups" on the left side of the Facebook page, look for "Start a New Group". Click on that, and then you can make either a closed group or a secret group for each side of the family. People can request to join, and you hold the power to say who joins which group. That way you can communicate openly with each group, but they can't see each other. Problem solved! :)

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