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Has she gone too far?

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kircubbin2000 Thu 28-Feb-19 14:07:14

Talking to a lady down at the shops. She apparently lives in the street behind me although I didn't know her name before.
She asked me how is your grandson x enjoying his change of school? How did you know about that I asked. Saw it on Facebook she said. Now I feel as if I have been stalked!How can people be so nosy?

Eloethan Sun 03-Mar-19 01:26:00

Don't put it on Facebook if you don't want people to talk to you about it.

I don't think Gransnet is like being on Facebook. On Gransnet you are anonymous.

notanan2 Sun 03-Mar-19 01:17:13

Its not "nosey" to read what pops up on your news feed. It doesnt mean you went looking for it. Honestly, "stalking"! Such histrionics

Brigidsdaughter Sun 03-Mar-19 00:28:47

OP didn't post the info...

Littleannie Sat 02-Mar-19 23:16:07

There are 9 other people on this thread who agree with me Jamila. Have you made the same smug suggestion to them?

Greenfinch Sat 02-Mar-19 17:25:24

I would love it if someone had taken an interest in my grandson and bothered to talk to me about it. I don't like Facebook though.

Gettingitrightoneday Sat 02-Mar-19 17:06:39

It sounds like being friendly to me.

Jalima1108 Sat 02-Mar-19 16:14:46

I am entitled to my opinion the same as you Jamila.
I don't know why you answered my post like that, I did not say you were not entitled to your opinion, littleannie. Your post sounds somewhat defensive.

It was in answer to your question:
Why on earth do people want to use Facebook in the first place?
and I was pointing out that, as there are 2.3 billion users of FB, you are bound to know at least one and could ask them why they use it.

redheadh Sat 02-Mar-19 15:34:52

Check your facebook settings and make sure you just share with 'friends'. That way you have some control over what is shared. Go into account settings and follow the instructions.

Shizam Fri 01-Mar-19 21:58:37

Get your grandchild to sort your privacy settings! V important. Social media can be hard. But your neighbour asking a question isn’t so bad.

Sussexborn Fri 01-Mar-19 20:35:59

Neighbourliness is nothing like it used to be but some neighbours do still talk to each other! Some people are outgoing and not bothered that people know their business and others are very secretive and private. Takes all sorts!

Littleannie Fri 01-Mar-19 20:32:21

I am entitled to my opinion the same as you Jamila. I see Saggi agrees with me.

rafichagran Fri 01-Mar-19 20:12:53

Bit of a fuss over nothing. This person was just being friendly. You have overeacted.
As others have said, you put it out on Facebook with no privacy settings then everyone can view it.

Brigidsdaughter Fri 01-Mar-19 20:00:34

Find out from DD if she's connected. If not, neighbour would have had to look her up. If looked up, as people do, she was indiscreet saying anything

Onestepbeyond Fri 01-Mar-19 19:44:43

If you want a private life that is private- keep it private -

sylviann Fri 01-Mar-19 19:06:04

Stalked after one comment is this a joke

Saggi Fri 01-Mar-19 18:12:48

If silly folks insist on spreading the minutiae of their lives on social media.... this is what happens. I don’t use it and never will. I share photos and news of my kids and grandkids by text or face time only. What else do you need.

Peardrop50 Fri 01-Mar-19 17:50:30

Agree with others. The neighbour must be friends with your daughter or one of her friends and was just being friendly. An opportunity for you to get to know another neighbour as you haven't lived there long.
Espee, I imagine your neighbours diary entry probably said something along the lines of 'snowing so badly today even our neighbours flight to Egypt was cancelled'. Nothing wrong with that, doesn't mean that they record your every move.

Jalima1108 Fri 01-Mar-19 17:26:51

Littleannie you could ask one of them, you're bound to know one
As of the second quarter of 2018, Facebook had 2.23 billion monthly active users

Jaycee5 Fri 01-Mar-19 16:41:42

That isn't stalking. People put things on their home page that they want others to see. Petitions and such like. As glammanana says, she was just being friendly.
I would have a look if I realised that someone I knew or lived near had a facebook page. They might know about something going on locally that I would be interested in. Why not?

crazyH Fri 01-Mar-19 16:15:18

I love FB....I have reconnected and renewed childhood friendships.....love it !!

optimist Fri 01-Mar-19 15:45:37

One (negative) friend said I was "nosy".
One (positive) friend said "what I like about you is that you are inquisitive".
Language........tells us so much,

FarNorth Fri 01-Mar-19 15:04:44

A slight diversion - on the programme the other night, about a Women's Refuge, a family were shown having to leave the refuge quickly to transfer elsewhere because one of the children had put a photo of themselves in their new school uniform on social media and the violent partner had figured out where they were.

GreenGran78 Fri 01-Mar-19 14:36:08

You wondered how she knew you were a relative of the boy. She has probably seen pictures and posts about you on his family's Facebook pages.

Rosina Fri 01-Mar-19 13:36:11

I'm with you there, sodapop , as I can't see why people need to put every detail out there and then feel hunted or unhappy because people comment upon their activities or family. In the worst cases trolling is so foul and unpleasant, so why stick your head above the parapet? I view a few Facebook sites as they are so interesting and lively, but don't post anything. Left to me, Facebook would collapse, and although I can see that it is a really good thing to have for lonely people, for interesting niche information and so forth, I hear it can be quite dangerous to post children's photos, school details, even dates of family holidays - what are they thinking of? The 'w.w.w.' should give the clue to anyone unhappy about information being seen - the world is watching you.

grannyactivist Fri 01-Mar-19 13:34:10

I grew up on a large council housing estate in Manchester where everybody knew everyone else's business - and were quite happy to pass opinion on it. grin It felt neighbourly to me and I was confident that most people's intentions were good. Nowadays the same kind of information that was shared at the gate or on the doorstep is available on Facebook and therefore in the public domain.

The problem I have with Facebook is almost the opposite one to the OP; because I'm rarely on FB I can't keep track of what people have posted and they can take umbrage if I don't comment on something they've posted! Am I really expected to say: "Did you enjoy your liver and mash last night, I saw the brilliant photo you posted?" "Great that your son won his football match." "What lovely new trousers you made." confused