DP's mother has now TWICE posted prematurely on facebook about our two huge bits of news. We are expecting a baby, but only 11 weeks so haven't told most people yet, and have recently got engaged. I put a photo of the two of us up and she commented 'my lovely son and daughter to be!' before we'd even told most of my family, never mind friends who should have been told in person. Cue some fairly cross people upset at finding out on facebook as I didn't see it to take it down in time. DP had a massive explanatory chat with her about why this was not ideal, especially as we'd told her that we still had lots of people we wanted to tell in person over Christmas week. She said she understood and just hadn't thought - all fine.
Then today, she commented on something I'd written to someone else (stalking levels are a whole other issue!!) about being tired to say something along the lines of 'nothing like how tired you'll be when the baby comes!' So... yeah. Thanks for that. She KNOWS nobody but immediate family and some necessary work people have been told. She KNOWS how I feel in general about baby stuff going on facebook (we've had the convo that I won't be posting scan pictures etc) and she's not some dippy, technophobic old lady - she knows how to use facebook better than I do! This is not accidental.
And I'm cross, in case you couldn't tell.
(Mostly just wanted to rant.)
