To block *friend*

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Bit of background- we both have children the same age, got on quite well until friend started to seem like she was starting to compare our kids development and milestones. I’ve always been laid back about it all, but she seemed obsessed. A few things went on and she’d made a few fb posts about her child being so advanced and doing this & that. After I’d confided in her I was worried about my ds & his speech. I started to distance myself from her as I found it made me worry more and feel worse with her constant “my child is Doing such & such is yours?”
im not that type of mom and find that type to be annoying and I’ve got the massive ick with her now.
I just want to end the friendship & move on as I can’t be arsed with someone trying to make me feel shit about my own child.
theres no point speaking to her as I know she’ll act the innocent then coincidentally make another little brag post on sm. should I just block her? I think I haven’t thought about it up until now as I felt guilty & think it’s such a shame because except for this issue we were good friends.

Just put her on your restricted list and you can't see her posts then.

Just unfollow, for the moment.

I blocked someone for this. My child is awaiting assessment for ASD and is only just starting to speak at almost 4. I was friends with said person who's daughter could speak from 'normal' age but would start attention seeking to me, saying she felt her child should have a wider vocabulary etc. knowing full well my child couldn't speak at all and I'd suspected ASD from a younger age for various reasons. She also refused to tell her child off and I caught her picking on mine and hitting her on a morning at soft play. When I said about it and the fact I was concerned as she would have gone straight to her mum if it was the other way round, but my child couldn't communicate to me that it was happening and frankly likely didn't know it wasn't acceptable. And she did nothing. I ended any talking from that day forward.

As above, I’d just change my settings so that as to avoid seeing her posts/updates.

I take it the children are very young. Parenthood is a long journey. She’s setting her own bar really high (to her detriment). Parenting isn’t smooth sailing. And we all have our challenges.
You just keep loving your family and adopt really healthy social media habits. Protect yourself from information and posters/friends whose posts stress or upset you. Notifications off. Filter what you want to see. Don’t waste time on people who have your confidence circling the drain. Draw those lines in the sand now and make a pact with yourself to form/maintain healthy, happy friendships. 💐

Hmm...difficult one. It might be the start of her real personality showing through. The digs might become more and more blatant if you ignore.

That asside, who can be arsed with people who talk about their kids 24/7? Let alone the ones who brag about and spoil their children. Who cares how many mile stones the child hits, you just know little Damien is going to grow up to be an arsehole.

I'd put some space between you and her tbh. Especially if you get the sense that she would not be sympathetic if you pointed out what she us doing is hurtful. Because if you get that sense- it probably means she KNOWS its hurtful amd intends it to be.

I think the best of my friends. Thars why they are friends. If I ever think 'oh, that 'friend' won't care if she upsets me and will make out it's all in my head if I talk to her about the issue' - that's not a friend, it's someone who views you as their competition. And you need to stay far away from people like that. They don't know what friendship is.

If you want to end the friendship, then do so. Life is too short.

I'd also consider coming off Facebook because its full of people exaggerating their lives to try and make themselves feel better and get more likes and comments. I quit it years ago and although I have less "friends" as a consequence, I don't think reading a couple of dozen people's posts and commenting some inanity was much of a friendship really.