To think my family are extremely thick and full of bullshit?!

[Bfne]

(Extended family).

A few retailers have released some of their Christmas collections online recently and I screenshot it and added it to my Facebook story with a caption of "Inject it into my veins 😍"

I posted that at around 8.30 last night. This morning I got a text from my Nan saying can she call, she's worried.

According to her sister, I had posted on an anonymous help forum about drug addiction and that I was feeling the urge to 'inject into my veins'

She then went on to say that I wouldn't know she'd seen it since I thought it was a private Facebook group but actually it was public.

All a load of bollocks. Firstly I have a very mundane existence. Not ever taken so much as a puff from a cigarette. Secondly, similar has happened throughout my life since having FB from 5 years ago but nothing to this scale, at all.

For example, my Nan's sister knew I was pregnant before I told anyone. She guessed because she said to my Nan she'd noticed a distinctive increase in 'baby themed' shares on Facebook. She was actually right, I was pregnant! She told my Nan and Mum she was sure I was pregnant. I wasn't saying yet due to a lot of loss previously.

Anyway, this evening I deleted her from my FB.
I saw 15 minutes later a status post from one of her daughters saying "If you need help there's no point in hiding! Sort yourself out love and come clean! My mum ain't done anything but try to help"

I don't know what to do. I feel so extremely angry but also quite amused that it's gone this far. It's all so strange and ridiculous.

AIBU to say their bloody bonkers and liars after some drama?

How do I go from here? This aunt of mine
Has a big presence within that side of the family and can stir up some proper shit if she feels like it. Luckily enough they live in East London and I'm away. Still south east but not near there.

I'm a boring mum of 1 with a good job, husband and peaceful life. I've never, ever, taken drugs in my life ffs. Now this?!

I feel like I've been tarnished. My Nan is furious with her sister and is screaming she has no right. My Nan is a very big presence also with a lot of 'respect' and genuinely adored by everyone for her selflessness and warmth, and
ability to stay out of drama

[BertrandRussell]

Just because people use a phrase doesn’t mean it’s not vile!

[Drogosnextwife]

😂 Are your gran and her sister head of the mob.
Try not posting so much of your life on fb.

[Unknownanon]

That may be true in sone peoples opinions but loads of phrases annoy (woke) and revile (frape) me yet i don't make up lies about the sayer.

Surely it's more vile to lie and make bullshit to upset an old lady and makd skmeone have a poor reputation? Telling her that her granddaughter is a drug user and that she posted for help on anonymous forum is disgraceful. If she had an issue with the saying she could have messages, pm or commented to others that it was in poor taste.

[LiterallyCantBelieveIt]

They are thick as mince OP, and wanting for drama

[Aridane]

I don't follow any of this. If I were your family I would just think 'eh?' and wonder what you were on!

[Aridane]

Oh FFS it's a quote from The Simpsons when Barney wins some alcohol

I did not know that

[Aridane]

Your mother might find this helpful

www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/advice-for-the-families-of-drug-users/

[Aridane]

[Witchinaditch]

If the thread read “family members making up lies that I’m a drug addict” and didn’t mention Facebook you would all be up in arms but instead you are all having a go at the OP. Her aunt sounds nuts, I’d be really annoyed too- maybe send an email to your aunt asking about her mums mental health in her old age With a screen shot of the actual post, as you’re very concerned that she is getting confused in her old age.

[Aridane]

Or of course OP could just pick up the phone to her nan

[SnuggyBuggy]

And yes as an NHS worker we were always wittering on about intravenous tea and coffee when we should have been working

[Lweji]

Ah, looking it up, the actual Simpsons quote is Just Hook It To My Veins

I wasn't familiar with it either, although I'm aware that mentioning injecting to veins doesn't necessarily translate into drug abuse.
It's likely that your nan is about 10-20 years older than me.
Give them a break for not knowing or realising what you meant.

[tillytrotter1]

Life is very calm without FB.

So true! It would be interesting to know how many of the problems people have on here stem from social media, messaging etc! People do create their own problems sometime.

[LochJessMonster]

Or of course OP could just pick up the phone to her nan this

[SunshineAngel]

I am very very wary of what I post on Facebook now, because there are so many troublemakers out there these days. In fact, I post barely anything, and if it weren't for the fact that it's so easy to see what other people are up to who I can't see often, I think I too would think about deleting it. I have done it before, and my life was better in many ways - but I missed out on a lot of things like events unfortunately because all invites seem to be done on social media these days!

[Unknownanon]

on calling the nan as OPs post implies she has, hence now how nan knows the truth and is furious with the lies!

[fruitbrewhaha]

I'd wind them up a bit, just for fun.

"I really need help, I'm on 5 baubles a day. I do a line of tinsel before bed to help me sleep. I love cold turkey!"

[Ihatemyseleffordoingthis]

Just tell 'em you were talking about shopping, and, that um it was a joke.

[Bfne]

If the thread read “family members making up lies that I’m a drug addict” and didn’t mention Facebook you would all be up in arms but instead you are all having a go at the OP. Her aunt sounds nuts, I’d be really annoyed too- maybe send an email to your aunt asking about her mums mental health in her old age With a screen shot of the actual post, as you’re very concerned that she is getting confused in her old age.

I wouldn't even consider her old! She's only 59 and believe me when I say, is very young in her ways for that too.

My poor Nan is 20 years older and obviously a lot less valued up (she's never used social media/has no idea about this sort of thing)

[Bfne]

Or of course OP could just pick up the phone to her nan

I did. We've spoken numerous times since and she thinks her sister is up to her usual shit stirring and isn't impressed. She's certainly not down with any funny new talk or phrases but even she understands what it means/what I've said now I've explained and showed her

[SandAndSea]

I can hardly believe some of these posts. It just goes to show, you can't ever predict how people are going to read you.

I would firstly, correct the wrong. Maybe pm the woman's daughter to explain things. Then, create a group for the family and start posting for friends minus them. (Or just stop posting.)

[Ihatemyseleffordoingthis]

Its not lies though
It's fake concern to get attention
I'd issue a statement saying it was a joke and publicly pour cold water over the fire she's trying to start.

[Perunatop]

Pinkheart sums it up well....

[NoCauseRebel]

Good god what a lot of hysteria over words on a screen.

People who over react to stuff on fb and twist things to suit their own agendas get either hidden or removed from my FB account. It’s not that hard. My mum used to have a friend whose DD was friends with me on FB, and she used to ring me and say “oh, L said her DD said you’d posted that you felt down on FB, are you ok?” Would then proceed to say that I probably hadn’t posted anything of the sort, and really, do people have nothing better to do than to report to their mother who then reports to mine who then rings me . So she was duly unfriended.

If I’d read the quote “injected into my veins” I’d just think it was a bit weird and tacky and move on. But clearly your aunt/cousins don’t think like that so you need to just hide them so they can’t see your statuses. The end.

[codenameduchess]

It's a weird thing to say tbf. An older person wouldn't get the 'joke' but I can't see how she's made the leap to you thinking you'd posted to a drug support group- that's batshit. I'm not a big fan of having family members on social media, especially older ones. Much easier to either not have them follow you or adjust privacy settings so they don't see your posts, no questions can't be asked that way.

And sharing baby posts you might as well have shouted 'I'm pregnant!' at everyone one... of course your aunt guessed. you can't be annoyed at that one.