Why Being Friends With Family On Social Media Gets Awkward
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Julia Austin
You get in trouble for oversharing
You think your life is your own and that you try to have discretion about what you share on social media. But you quickly learn that other people don’t think that’s the case when you post photos or stories that involve your family in any way. Even when they really don’t involve anyone else, you get in trouble. Making a simple post about coming from divorced parents can prompt a call from your mother saying that you shouldn’t be talking about her divorce on Facebook. It’s literally public record that she’s divorced, but apparently, you aren’t allowed to say that online. Or you get in trouble for posting something about a family member passing away because other family members didn’t want that to go public yet.
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