Future mother-in-law upset because I blocked her from my Twitter account. Can't she leave me alone?

[eldots53]

Wow. I have real mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, you are being very public about your activities with your family and friends, yet you don't want her seeing it. How can you have privacy, with a tool that is in fact very public? Does this mean, only family and friends in your age group, and no mothers are in your following? Or are you just cranked that she asked why she was locked out? If she had just kept her mouth shut, you would never have known. Always a problem with these social networking tools.

The simple fact is that anything you put out there can be shared second hand by anybody who is part of your following. So, you would be a fool to say anything to anybody who might pass it on - and how can you know that even now? Something to think about.

I think you spoke to her very rudely, even though I am sympathetic about your discomfort. She may be nosy, but when you open up a public networking account, that God and the rest of the world can look at unless YOU take precautions, it seems a lot hypocritical for you to feel that she is "spying" on you and invading your privacy. Just because your mother wouldn't do it, doesn't mean nobody else would - like, your EMPLOYER, any one of your enemies, the guy down the street who wants to stalk you - get the point? All that proves is that she is not your mother. Big deal. What you *should* have said, more politely, is "I just don't feel comfortable having anybody like my parents following my activities. Not that there is anything to be ashamed of, but it's just my preference, and I know that you will respect my preferences. "

But if your parents ARE included on the list, then you really come across looking like a huge hypocrite.