Stop me before I do something rash!!!

Person_one

p3nnylane wrote: »

But the OP didn't give guidance.

Its a parent's job to give guidance, other adults should just lead by example.

p3nnylane

Person_one wrote: »

Its a parent's job to give guidance, other adults should just lead by example.

But by you moaning on mse about her moaning on fb, are you not being just as childish?

I agree that it is thoughtless of her, but as the adult, should you not just be rising above it?

*Louise*

I couldn't have not said anything.

Being 17 is no excuse for being nasty about people. I would have replied (pleasantly) to her status so she knew I had seen it.

January20

Louise, I am so thankful you posted. I was starting to think I'm odd! (no comment lol)

Blue Elephant and P3nnylane, I see your point but at least on mse you can have some sort of anonymity, which you can't on FB, so for me it's a little different. I also think that posting on mse the OP got it out of her system and was able to refrain from posting on FB, which I must admit I would not have been able to do!

Person_one

p3nnylane wrote: »

But by you moaning on mse about her moaning on fb, are you not being just as childish?

I agree that it is thoughtless of her, but as the adult, should you not just be rising above it?

I'm not the OP, I never moan on facebook!

Person_one

Blue_Elephant wrote: »

I read it like that too. Except MSE is pretty much anonymous so at least the object of the moaning (or her nearest and dearest) won't see it.

The same as a few years ago, you could whinge to your mates about family, which to be fair most teenagers do, but it wasn't going to hurt anyone.

This would be why I would never add most of my family to facebook, whether I like them or not!! And certainly not cross generations at any rate. Not because I'm constantly whining about them, but because people have separate spaces and functions in each other's lives, and fb tries to make one cap fit all.

Technically anonymous, but these forums are in the top ten most visited social networking sites!

You don't have to use somebody's name for them to be able to recognise themselves or a situation from your posts.

p3nnylane

Person_one wrote: »

I'm not the OP, I never moan on facebook!

OMG I am so sorry. What a clanger to drop :rotfl:

p3nnylane

January20 wrote: »

Louise, I am so thankful you posted. I was starting to think I'm odd! (no comment lol)

Blue Elephant and P3nnylane, I see your point but at least on mse you can have some sort of anonymity, which you can't on FB, so for me it's a little different. I also think that posting on mse the OP got it out of her system and was able to refrain from posting on FB, which I must admit I would not have been able to do!

But wasn't that just what the niece was doing on fb? EDIT: a closed forum.

I'm not standing up for the niece, just merely pointing out the similarities.

wannaberich81

ignore her, she will have something else to moan about soon, most 17 year olds do.......