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To have unfriended this person?

306 replies

unfriender · 28/09/2024 11:20

I was friends on social media with someone I knew reasonably well when our DC were younger. Now they are grown up, I've not seen her for years but we would interact occasionally on SM. I always thought she was a nice person.

A couple of weeks ago, she posted that her elderly mother had died. I offered my condolences which she thanked me for. The funeral isn't for a couple more weeks and she posted the other day that she was abroad on holiday. What triggered me was that she chose to post a photo of her, her DH & DC drinking in a bar, clearly having a fun time. It seemed crass & inappropriate to me so soon after the loss so I unfriended her on the spot.

For context, I lost my own mother a few years ago, I was devastated and still am. I wouldn't have dreamt of going off abroad so soon after her death, before we'd even had the funeral, leaving my siblings to grieve without me and sort everything out.

I mentioned it to my sister (who is also friends with her) expecting her to feel the same as me but she just shrugged and said each to their own. She says she doesn't want to unfriend her as she likes reading her posts and seeing how the DC are getting on now they're older (so did I tbh).

While I stand by how I feel about her actions, I'm left wondering if I overreacted? Would others have done the same?

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Alicana · 28/09/2024 11:24

Not unreasonable at all. Sounds like your friend is much better off now, having one less judgemental ‘friend’ sneering at her life.

MindfulAndDemure · 28/09/2024 11:24

YABU.

This person's holiday and choices are nothing to do with you. Going on holiday after a parents death is not a moral failing. Many people want their loved ones to celebrate their life with a big party after they die, it may look crass to you, but it isn't about you.

I honestly can't understand how you think this is an appropriate response.

BuriedInTheBackYard · 28/09/2024 11:24

Harsh, judgemental behaviour. YABVVVU.

I feel sorry for your friend.

mynameiscalypso · 28/09/2024 11:23

You have no idea of the circumstances. Perhaps her mum had been very ill? Or had dementia? Perhaps her mum's death, while obviously sad, was a relief for the family as it meant she was no longer suffering? People are allowed to grieve in their own ways.

PuppyMonkey · 28/09/2024 11:23

Maybe she just wasn’t that close to her mum?

SomeKindOfPermanentlyExhaustedPigeon · 28/09/2024 11:22

YABVU

She can carry on doing normal things, especially on (what I assume is a pre-booked) holiday AND be hurting and in grief.

You're extremely judgemental.