FB blocking, who and why?

[BAMFMrsB]

Story timmmmmmmmmme!

On Facebook, who have you blocked and what is the story behind the blocking? Not hidden or deleted as a friend, but actually taken the time to use the block this $*%& from even seeing I USE FB! feature. (The feature is under Privacy Settings and "Blocked People and Apps")

DH's exSM, who cheated on FIL with her former BFF's (who had DIED) DH (catch all that?) - crazy slag emailed DH and told him he'd turned out exactly like she expected. ^o) Do tell, Whiskey Tango. DO. TELL. There was a lot of other drivel and trash-talking. I printed her FB message and then blocked her, her equally trashtastic daughter and DHs aunt who was providing intel 8-D 8-D 8-D to exSM. Details that were obviously told to this waste of oxygen via Aunt. I need to add the Aunt's daughter to the list as well. As you can tell, this side of the fam is a bunch of gossipy rats.

[thatgirl2478]

Actually blocked? No one.
Hidden - not many now - but during political season I blocked a boatload b/c I couldn't stand hearing their crap constantly.

[dexteroni]

I don't have anyone blocked, not even my racist uncle who calls Obama a half-breed. I just have him hidden. The only reason I would block is if someone was using my information for creepy purposes and preventing them from accessing my wall wasn't enough. Or if they were sending harassing private messages.

[Susie]

An ex-bf. A predictable and unnecessarily long story.

[moolarkey]

A high school friend who different political views than I have. I have a LOT of friends who differ from me politically and we all get along fine but this friend was so vicious, insulting, mean - I can't even think of enough words that describe his comments and posts. I just couldn't take it. I did get a last laugh out of it, he was beaten by a HUGE margin for a local office he was running for. I'm guessing I wasn't the only person he offended.

[ejpint]

I finally blocked someone I used to work with. I barely knew him, and he kept requesting to be friends. I would decline every time, and he would send me long emails about who he was and why I should friend him. He started sending messages to other people I knew - "Hey, can you tell EJ to friend me on Facebook?" It just got weird, so I blocked him.

[doobeedoo]

Nobody blocked (yet), nor have I ever unfriended for any reason. I have, however, hidden certain people. Not so much because of what they have to say, mostly because of sheer volume of posts.
All that said, I have an XSMIL that probably has access to info or intel through others that I need to consider in light of this post. She is just a wretched human being. Your exSMIL sounds very similar to mine.

[Deleted]

One of my sisters, because she's batshit crazy and she's already stolen my identity once. The less she knows about my life, the better off I am.

SIL and BIL, because they are trash. They shack up with my in-laws and don't have jobs. They've both said some really nasty stuff about DH and BIL had sent me a million friend requests. They know the are blocked and I know it burns them up inside. I don't want them seeing pictures or anything to do with our lives. SIL once made a nasty comments about our vacation pictures, about how we should be helping out family instead of taking vacation. (We don't help out lazy people who refuse to work.) We had never mentioned this vacation in front of her and she knew enough that I'm well aware she was stalking my FB page.

[ejpint]

Nov 12, 2012 11:39:50 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Wow ej, what a creeper!

I know. I think he was harmless, but maybe wasn't quite right in the head. I'm glad I live in a completely different state now!

[cahabalily]

Blocked an ex bf who raped me, for obvious reasons.

More recently blocked one of H's cousins who told me to get the fuck off his page when I commented on his Obama is a communist status.

MIL made excuses for why he did it, amd I still.haven't heard an apology. Christmas should
be interesting.

Sent from my SGH-T959V

[Norticprincess]

HS exBF. He wasn't blocked until my brother passed. He started messaging me demanding to know when the services were being held. He got blocked from my entire family's FB pages. Why? 1) he is a creepy liar 2) my parents HATE him and threatened to get a protective order for the harassment in HS. They really didnt need him showing up and making a scene while they were trying to say goodbye to their child. 3) my brother hated him 4) he tried to get my brother's BFF to give him the details by leaving him a post in his blog about how mean we were all being and blaming us.


Other than him, the ones I have blocked are HR from work and a few if DH's ex coworkers. My HR ones were a just incase someone else at work was friends with them. I wanted them to stop popping up in the people you may know. they are on linkedin, they can stay there. I don't normally post anything off color, but just in case. DH's ex coworkers he blocked them, I have a few mutual friends, so I blocked them because he asked me to.

[Rachael070707]

I haven't personally blocked anyone but I am blocked by my step-mom. I used to have a good relationship with her but this past summer I got sick and tired of her sticking her nose into my dad and my relationship and after she sent me a nasty, uncalled for email I responded with a burn the damn bridge down type of email. She blocked me soon after. It’s pretty comical. I don’t miss her at all. The only thing that bothers me is that she has access to my dad’s account and her kids are still my friends on there so I know she still “spies.”

[starlily]

I unfriended a guy from work. We didn't really hang out much & he was so aggressive about his political views, which are the polar opposite of mine.

I hid my SIL because she's a heinous bitch. I also hid another CW after she compared the President to Hitler because of ACA.

[Redpoppy]

I blocked a girl I used to babysit that is my brother's age. She kept trying to friend me as well as message and ask me to tell my brother (who has a token Facebook account set up, he posts maybe once a year) to friend her. She kept at it and finally blocked her. They were never friends and she and he sister were catty bitches in high school.

They were an odd family. The mom taped aluminum foil to the windows to block out people from spying on her. The last time I sat for them the dad told me he'd be back by midnight and at 3am I was starting to wonder if I should start calling hospitals.

[lindyanne]

DH's ex business partners, their wives and employees.

[gogreengowhite]

I've been blocked. Two of my best friends got divorced and his new girlfriend demanded he block all of his friends who still had contact with his ex. She was pregnant and insecure with our friendships so I get it, but I still miss him so much!

[mbcdefg]

I don't have anyone blocked, but I have a ton of people hidden.

I just unfriended someone who posted that she "had" to get rid of her two dogs because she's expecting a baby. Cunt.

[jerseyjaybird]

The ex against whom I have a restraining order and looooooong list of her family and friends. Basically anyone who might know my first and last name and still be in touch with her.

[ondaflipside]

I hid my neighbor's teenage kids. One posts slutty pics, and another swears like a truck driver. The mom is on my FB as well, so I don't see why she does not filter these girls. They are sweet IRL, but - - damn.

[mrssandro]

No one blocked. But I do hide a few of my cousins. One was big on talking about church stuff ALL the time. It was too much for me. The other was my vegan cousin. While I love her the propaganda she posted always made me feel bad about myself.

[ondaflipside]

Oh, and I hid and a long-distance brother. He posted something vague that is a direct dig at me. I don't know how to approach it, but it really hurt me. It's been two months. I feel like for all of the things that I've done for him and his family, he felt entitled for not getting what he asked for the last time, and I think I'm just exhausted from all of my family duties. Everyone of my siblings have kids. I have none. I have no responsibility in funding their kids' parties. But like I said, I don't know how to deal with it without sounding like a selfish bitch.

[M]

Everyone. I got rid of facebook over a year ago and never looked back. Too many stalkers, drama, posts/pics tagged of me that I didn't want, etc. Now I'm free of Facebook.

[bunch]

My mentally ill cousin who likes to contact my unrelated sil and send her messages about how beautiful she is and how our family is shit because we talk about the fact the my grandpa had a zillion affairs.

[mrs.spunky]

Everyone on my dad's side of the family besides 2 of my cousins.

[Deleted]

I blocked my sister and all members of my dad's family I could find on FB. Too much drama for one post, but basically I just don't want any of them knowing details of my life, especially now with my son.

I probably wouldn't have blocked ALL of them but I don't trust FB's privacy features anymore.