Facebook question about "friends" irl

[Gretol]

When dd2 started in year 7 she buddied up with another girl. The mum was really friendly and added me on Facebook. Since then dd and this girl keep falling out, mainly because she didn't want dd to be friends with anyone else. Now the mum blanks me and is very friendly with another mum (also on my Facebook!). Today they both absolutely blanked me, so clearly they've got a bee in their bonnet about dd or something she's done (she's not done anything so she says and seems very genuine and straightforward but I know mums are often the last to know!)

Anyway, I feel uncomfortable having them as Facebook friends while they are being so unfriendly in RL. It seems childish to block them. Is there an alternative?

Put them on restricted profile so they can’t see anything?

Will they know I've done that? I don't even know how you do that

Which one are you more friendly with? I would suggest a get together and a chat to see what's going on if you're that bothered they both sound extremely childish and not worth the effort imo.

You can go on their profile and unfollow them. You stay friends with them but you won't see their updates. They won't know.

As for them not seeing your posts, I think you have to do it manually every time you post.

I think they are quite childish and petty and tbh the "friend" of dds has been a massive pita. Unfortunately she has dd eating out of her hand so when she decides to be friendly dd is delighted. I thought this stuff would be left up to the kids by year 7.

Restrict their access … open up their profile … where it says friends, click it and there is a drop down box which lists types of friends ie good friends, colleagues etc and at the bottom it says 'restricted list' - just stick them on there - they will know coz all they get to see is your profile pic and not much else, nothing from your news feed.

How sad that a grown woman is treating you like this because of a fall-out between two pre-teens.

Just ditch them. Then if they ask why, tell them they're being childish. I don't understand this thing about not wanting to unfriend someone on fb when they completely blank you in real life

How sad that a grown woman is treating you like this because of a fall-out between two pre-teens

Yes it's pathetic. This is my last Dc and I'm over 50 so really thought I was over all this silly bollocks.

And it really hurt my feelings!! I have to admit I felt like an idiot because I waved and smiled and they looked straight at me and turned away. Cows!

I deleted all mums, from school for this very reason.

If you wave and smile at someone and they blank you, they're not your friends. I wouldn't have them as friends on fb. I would unfriend them.

I don't want to unfriend them because I don't want them to know I'm bothered. I just don't want them to know anything about me. I've put them on restricted