I blocked my family on FB and now I feel like a jerk?

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A little while ago I blocked my mom, dad, and little brothers. It wasn’t with malicious intent. I just was tired of seeing ten rants a day about how Obama is an evil socialist and how we’re near the end of times because of the acceptance of gay marriage. And I didn’t like that my mom was constantly snooping around on my page, commenting and liking everything I posted. And I was sick of feeling like I had to sensor everything I said. So I just blocked them all. Does that mean I’ve disowned them? No. But I think that’s how my mom feels, because my uncle came down to visit and he was talking to my mom (his sister) on the phone and after he was done talking to her he asked me if I had unfriended her. This leads me to believe she is likely feeling hurt that I unfriended her. Ugh stupid social networking. Anyways, I need some information from her for my FAFSA for this year for college so I’m probably going to call her tomorrow to ask for her email and I’m afraid she’ll bring up the whole FB block thing. We don’t really talk regularly and we live in different states. I don’t know how to explain my reasoning behind blocking the family in a way she’ll understand and not be offended. Ugh.