People can be so childish!

@lilybug (21107)
United States
April 25, 2010 10:09am CST
A good friend of mine recently started having issues with some other friends of his that I do not know. It has turned into quite an ugly mess between them and he ended up deleting this person off facebook. Now this person who I have never met and have never talked to has started sending me friend requests and messages on facebook talking crap about my friend. I told them to leave me out of it. They have even taken to posting things on my friends MOTHER'S wall about the situation. I am going to block them from sending me any more messages. Why do grown people act so childish? Have you ever had issues with someone acting like a child on facebook or some other similar site?
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14 responses
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
25 Apr 10
Hi, lilybug. I am having a problem right now with another member here at myLot. She tries everything that she can to push my buttons. But I am not going to give into her and her childish acts. I am so much better than that. Every comment that she leaves, is mean and very critical. I don't know what her problem is. But, it is sad because she accuses me of the worse. Anyways, this friend, of your other friend needs help! What does the friend's mother have to do with anything?? Not a dern thing! Block this friend and I hope that the friend's mother will do the same thing too. People just don't know when to let go. The way that I see it, if a person can't pull themselves to stop arguing with someone, then they may have some extreme anger problems. And I think they are mentally disturbed too. What normal person that you know acts like that? I know there is no one that I know of, how about you? Don't worry about this person. If they are more of a threat to you and to the mom, get together to end this. Contact facebook and let them know about this matter. Hopefully their account will be deleted!
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
25 Apr 10
Everyone she is bugging is making sure to keep everything she sends so that facebook hopefully deletes her account.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
26 Apr 10
@cream. Report the person to Mylot. Don't put up with any kind of foolishness. @ lilybug. I would block the person and every connection to her. You don't need this kind of hassle as it could get obsessive and therefore become worse. don't take on this hassle. I am not on Facebook despite many offers -no time and no internet at home.
@jugsjugs (12967)
25 Apr 10
I had a simular problem to your friend.I am the type of person that do not go on facebook that often and i had a friend leave alot of things on my wall on there aswell as they were not nice things todo with the job that my husband do.I had a phone call from a friend telling me to look at my facebook wall as there was a riot going on as my other friends had got involve against the person so i had a look and there was some real nasty things being said about my husband as he is a court bailiff.He had been to a persons house and that person was a friend of mine on facebook so when i found out i went on there aswell as spoke to my husband.I deleted aswell as blocked the person and to stop the things going on my wall i changed my settings so noone could write on my wall ever again no even my friends.I have not had a problem since only a male trying to chat me up from another country knowing i was married and had 6 children so another friend blocked them at the same time as me.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
25 Apr 10
I have called people that I know do not get on facebook much to let them know things like that.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
26 Apr 10
Yeah, some people can be so childish! I don't know if it can be termed childish....but my cousin is going to marry his girlfriend against the wishes of his parents...that's all fine...but both of them who are on my friend list on facebook send each other mushy messages and private messages (which make no sense to anyone else who doesn't know what they are talking about) on their respective walls which has been set to be displayed to all of us who are in the list. I wonder why they do not use their private message box for all this....my cousin had even said some mean stuff about the family on his wall once. I wrote to him privately to his mailbox...that it was really rude of him to say what he did....he didn't even have the sense not to put it where everyone was going to read it. He apologized and said he didn't it mean it the way we took it...and I let it go. But these private messages was just too much for me to take...and I've removed the two of them from my list. I sent him an email explaining what I did...and haven't bothered about it since.
@Sillychick (3275)
• United States
26 Apr 10
No, thankfully I have not had this problem personally. But I know people who have, and I make sure never to get involved. You are doing the right thing by staying out of it. That's exactly what I have told others to do when I hear about it, and exactly what I would do if ever in that situation. Getting involved would be stooping to that person's level, and you are more grown up than that. Seriously, it sometimes feels like 6th grade all over again with the he-said-she-said I see going on between people who are supposed to be adults. Not only online, but sometimes even at work.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
28 Apr 10
i just came across one friend who was not really a friend, as we were only facebook friends and no personal connection, aside from we are both working under one agency. when she started talking to me with insults, i deleted her in my list and eventually blocked her, so she can never send me anymore messages. there is a way you can prevent people, even your friends to post on your wall. go to the privacy section and set it up properly with you preferences.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
28 Apr 10
I haven't had the issue yet but it is easy for it to happen. It's amazing the lengths that people go to for what they see as revenge. Very childish. It's probably best you ignore them. Take care.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
25 Apr 10
Personally this is Crazy, and I have seen people post some ugly things when they post and almost dish out their dirty laundry on here as well. How can you think that this is OK without really upsetting someone or in time ruin your chances at a Good job and life as well? I think too many times people often use Facebook as an escape and a scapegoat forgetting about what could happen for them later in life as well.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
26 Apr 10
Yup! some people just can't get by without acting like a spoiled four year old! I don't blame you for not wanting to be included in the mess...I'd block them too!
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Apr 10
Hi there lilybug, Yes we actually have a little drama similar to that going on at the place where I work. I get along with all my co-workers and I don't want to even hear it because sometimes just in listening you can get drawn in and be accused of taking sides. I don't comment or anything. One that stands out the most happens to be in her 50s and you would think she would be above such childish behavior. She is not. In fact, she is the worst of all and has even taken her slanderous comments and posted them all over facebook. The girl who is her main target doesn't even own a computer so not only is she childish, she is cowardly. I used to try to be peacemaker amongst them. it doesn't work. It's best just to remove yourself completely. I've made it clear to all of them that I don't even want to hear about it.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
25 Apr 10
I remember this happened years ago on myspace with my daughter youth group. Talk about biting each other in the back and they were suppose to be Christian..My daughter would complain to me, but I told her that she can keep them on or delete them if they were going to act that way..
@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
26 Apr 10
Actually, a couple years ago, a girl that I went to school with was dating a man who lived in another state. Now, I don't live anywhere near where this former classmate or her boyfriend lived. I guess they were having problems in their relationship so her boyfriend stated sending me messages on MySpace asking me what was going on with her, if she was seeing someone else, etc. I tried to be nice and I messaged him back and told him that I didn't know anything and that I rarely communicated with her. He still kept sending me messages so I just started ignoring him and I guess he eventually got the message that I didn't want any part of whatever it was that was going on. Sometimes people are childish, sometimes I think they are put under some sort of stress that makes them act this way. I guess it is harder for some people to control their emotions and behaviors than it is others. I guess the trick is to just try and ignore them and they will eventually simmer down.
@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
25 Apr 10
It's really sad to say, but I think facebook is just a reflection of society itself. Some people are very petty!
@kaylachan (57362)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Apr 10
I know exactly how you feel. I've delt with people like that. Generally I report them as spam and that usually solves the problem. Later I learn their accounts were deleted for basically causing a world of trouble. So I wouldn't let that person bother you. You've blocked him, but if you're still concerned, you can report the profile.
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
Its just one of those mind games I think. They lead you to think they are doing wrong but really their just being childish. I wouldn't block them for the simple reason that they are childish, who knows I may be entertained by those craps they say. Its hard to find quarrels of that sort however bad they may be.