I agree that life is messy and human relationships are the messiest! But to conflate "unfriending" someone on Facebook with estrangement of family is just not accurate. In 2016, I didn't unfriend those that had different political views because while I hated the posts, I loved the posters! But this time around, I have unfriended EVERYONE who posts an opposing political or religious view in order to preserve the relationships. I have the right to keep my social media feed a safe place for me and if someone has an opinion that they're desperate for me to hear, they can say it to my face and we can discuss. So, I'll keep up the relationships in real life but we will not be sharing our lives through social media anymore. I don't want to be at the end of my life and realize with sorrow that I let politics get in the way of my relationships with friends and family. Again, unfriending and unfollowing is the best way to do that right now.
Ah, I love that idea! I didn't mention in my post that mental boundaries are so important for each of us in maintaining good relationships and those are some creative boundaries you put up!
I agree that life is messy and human relationships are the messiest! But to conflate "unfriending" someone on Facebook with estrangement of family is just not accurate. In 2016, I didn't unfriend those that had different political views because while I hated the posts, I loved the posters! But this time around, I have unfriended EVERYONE who posts an opposing political or religious view in order to preserve the relationships. I have the right to keep my social media feed a safe place for me and if someone has an opinion that they're desperate for me to hear, they can say it to my face and we can discuss. So, I'll keep up the relationships in real life but we will not be sharing our lives through social media anymore. I don't want to be at the end of my life and realize with sorrow that I let politics get in the way of my relationships with friends and family. Again, unfriending and unfollowing is the best way to do that right now.
Ah, I love that idea! I didn't mention in my post that mental boundaries are so important for each of us in maintaining good relationships and those are some creative boundaries you put up!