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

[HulksPurplePanties]

Tell the daughter that you had to unfriend her Mum because the nice people at the rehab said you have to cut negative/toxic people from your life.

[user1493494961]

You all sound drama llamas.

[LolaDabestest]

That sounds vile inject it into my veins? Wtf.

[Notajogger]

Sounds like everyone is feeding into the drama here.
Just stop posting stuff to social media and do something useful with your time instead and they'll have nothing to gossip about!

[Evilmorty]

Well i thought the story post was alright, I love Christmas too.

The answer to this is to put them all on restricted and let them think you don’t use facebook.

[MashedSpud]

Whole thing is embarrassing. But social media usually is.

[Beautiful3]

I'm late 30s and have never seen that expression before. I find it distasteful and would wonder why you chose such a vulgar expression.

[MsJRMEsq]

LIke for like....

[ravenmum]

Screenshot the original post and post it on FB saying "My family took this to mean that I am a drug addict 😂" - in case any of your friends hear the misunderstood version and wonder what on earth is going on.

Then set up your FB posts so that when you make a normal post, your more confused relatives don't see it. My relatives are pretty intelligent, but I doubt the more elderly ones would have any clue what I was on about if I posted something like that.

[ravenmum]

If the aunt brings it up again just look confused and say "I'm not sure where you got that one from, Aunty Maureen". It's up to her to provide "evidence" that you said anything even remotely connected to drugs.

(I'd doubt she was deliberately lying and presume that she was honestly confused about where or what you had written.)

[bookwormsforever]

What a weird comment for you to make. I'd have been if someone had posted that in reply to a message.

[TheDarkPassenger]

Aibu?
Yes.
No I’m not

[TeaStory]

So if someone posts an expression we find “vile”, it’s okay to make up lies about them doing illegal, dangerous and socially unacceptable things? Okay.

[ravenmum]

I think it would have been clearer if you'd said something about having Christmas flowing through your veins, or needing a direct injection of Christmas cheer, etc. The version you chose is less obviously metaphorical, so I can see why an elderly relative might not get it.

[AloeVeraLynn]

Pretty sure Barney said "Hook it to ma veeeeins" but anyway...

[AbsinthedelaBonchance]

Cannot believe the people on here getting upset over the phrase - I'm mid-fifties and have used & heard it used for decades - usually about coffee or tea :) . I have also been in hospital and had IV antibiotics, IV fluids and other medical drugs - as I'm sure everyone around here has too - or knows someone who has. Heroin is not the only thing injected so it can get into the system fast ffs. A drug I need occasionally has to be injected ( in A&E) otherwise it can't get to my heart fast enough. I have also worked around drug-users, their solicitors etc, for 30+ years - none would turn a hair. OP your aunt is plainly both stupid and a shit-stirrer. My very large family keep in touch partially via facebook- we live all over the place - If an older member doesn't understand something - they ask. Because they're not stupid. In this case actually I would expect them to get it from the context. Because they're not stupid...

[jobbinggogger]

Some people don't get humour. I would say that given some of your family over react and there are elderly people reading your every post it's best to play it safe. Re family member maybe say in your next post as a ps "An explanation for this joke can be pmmed to anyone not able to understand basic humour".

[Troglod]

The meaning of your caption was obvious. Ignore the pearl clutchers.

[MaJiPe]

No need to delete anyone and cause even more drama.
You can restrict the worst people (like your aunt) so they can only see what you post publicly on your timeline. But keep in mind she won't see what you post for close friends on your timeline but WILL see whatever you comment on public pages.

Another idea is to have a separate account for stupid family and ppl you don't like, but have to add. And a second one just for the best eggs.

Or just do away with Facebook. Nowadays it's for a specific type of suburban 50+ who are barely literate in social media etiquette and don't understand metaphors or sarcasm. Once your nan is on a social network, it's dead. Time to move on.

[MaJiPe]

Also, reading posts like these make me feel so glad that I'm not close to family except my unit: husband and mother (my dad is deceased). Geez.

[keats334]

I do agree with others that the "inject shopping into veins" post was a bit silly/not something I would write personally, however that's not the point....

This is the sort of thing that happens in my family too. Eg on a couples holiday recently, my DF sent a message asking how it was going, I responded to say me and my DH were having a great time chilling by the pool and my friend and her DH were on an organised trip, so we'd meet up for dinner and drinks later. (We didn't go on the trip as we'd already been to the place it went earlier in the year, no problem, everyone happy.)

When i got back from holiday this had turned into a whole drama about how we'd had a massive fall out with the other couple on holiday, and they had stormed off to the attraction without us and we didnt speak for days, 20 year friendship over, etc....

This kind of bending of the truth to create drama is a regular occurrence with him, maybe your relative is the same? If so i feel your pain! My way of dealing with it now is to share as little as possible

[Funguy]

I don't have my family on FB. There is a very good reason for this. My sisters in law are imbeciles. My DP's brother is a know it all, etc etc.
I cannot understand anyone having their family looking over their shoulder on FB. Block the lot of 'em and say you aren't on it any more.

[Travis1]

OP, was it Gin? It's ok, you can tell me

[TigerLilyMaisie]

I would feel like deliberately putting things on there and whatever themed shares to lead them astray and baffle them!

[hellinabreadbasket]

People on this post are being weirdly obtuse. I assume the product was food related (e.g double chocolate Baileys - inject it into my veins) - perfectly ordinary fb post.

I wouldn’t have blocked but would put them on a restricted list.