Getting stalked at Disney

[FINFAN]

wow...change your voicemail message to "Enjoying the Magic with my family, have a nice day" and that's that. These folks aside, I don't care to be bothered by anyone while on vacation. Just because technology has made it possible to be reached at anytime, it is my choice to decide to use it. Sorry you are stressed over this and I understand trying to be civil, not have an awkward situation occur while at WDW etc., but geez, man up and as others have said quit giving them the power to stress you out. No need to be as jerky as they are, but just direct if you do run into them then go and enjoy your trip.

 

[KevinCG316]

I read the 1st 3 pages, so i dont know if this was said. I would update your Facebook page and say something like: Headed to EPCOT to do the countries, than go to Magic Kingdom. The next day put off to Blizzard Beach on this nice day. Than head on over to Hollywood Studios. So forth and so on.

 

[BroganMc]

Just proves to me why Facebook is a terrible thing. I wish that current fad would die a quick and painful death.

Why would I want someone in my real life tracking me down and getting upteem updates on my personal life? FB is a stalkers' dream.

Why are we grownups so careful about advising our kids not to use real full names and identifiable information online then blithely putting up our whole autobiography for the world to see? Can you say dumb?

OP, with friends like that who needs enemies? Just tell them to go away or ignore them. If the friendship was a good one to you before your employment change, then tell them how their insensitive words are hurting you. If it was just a casual relationship and you think you're learning something new about their character that makes it a "dealbrealer" for your friendship, then cut them out of your lives. STOP TALKING TO THEM!

 

[disneymom2one]

Just proves to me why Facebook is a terrible thing. I wish that current fad would die a quick and painful death.

Why would I want someone in my real life tracking me down and getting upteem updates on my personal life? FB is a stalkers' dream.

Why are we grownups so careful about advising our kids not to use real full names and identifiable information online then blithely putting up our whole autobiography for the world to see? Can you say dumb?

OP, with friends like that who needs enemies? Just tell them to go away or ignore them. If the friendship was a good one to you before your employment change, then tell them how their insensitive words are hurting you. If it was just a casual relationship and you think you're learning something new about their character that makes it a "dealbrealer" for your friendship, then cut them out of your lives. STOP TALKING TO THEM!

I can see your point but FB has been an amazing thing for me. I play Scrabble with someone from grammar school now. My cousins and I give each other updates constantly. A close friend from graduate school and I are friends again. I could go on ... but as someone who moved far away from home, I feel connected again.

 

[duffy]

Just proves to me why Facebook is a terrible thing. I wish that current fad would die a quick and painful death.

Why would I want someone in my real life tracking me down and getting upteem updates on my personal life? FB is a stalkers' dream.

Why are we grownups so careful about advising our kids not to use real full names and identifiable information online then blithely putting up our whole autobiography for the world to see? Can you say dumb?

OP, with friends like that who needs enemies? Just tell them to go away or ignore them. If the friendship was a good one to you before your employment change, then tell them how their insensitive words are hurting you. If it was just a casual relationship and you think you're learning something new about their character that makes it a "dealbrealer" for your friendship, then cut them out of your lives. STOP TALKING TO THEM!

Do you even know how Facebook works? The only people who can read the "upteem updates on my personal life" are those that I ALLOW.

I use Facebook to keep in touch with my adult daughters, to get to know my nieces better and to see what's going on with my friends. If YOU want to be my Facebook friend, you'd have to ask me to accept you as your friend--and I won't.

Facebook is like fire: it can be a wonderful tool, but you have to use it wisely and keep it under control.

 

[ShannonMB]

I am another confrontation-hater, and I have NO problem just not answering the phone for people I don't want to talk to in my normal life. I'm okay with that being passive-aggressive, because it's my phone and I will answer it when, if, and for whom I feel like. But I'm extremely covetous (is that a word?) of my Disney vacations, and there is no way I would go in to one of my magical trips with this crapola hanging over my head. Looking over my shoulder at Disney?

I am curious, as a PP, about how your wife feels about all this. If this was going on with some jerky aquaintance of DH's and it had the potential of irritating me on MY trip, I might be too much of a wuss to call and tell them to back off, but I wouldn't hesitate to send an email. If it was the last straw with the person, I might tell it like it is. If I wanted to be nice, I'd just say, "This vacation is our family time, DH will see you when we get back!". If DH didn't like the fact that I was playing "Mommy" and getting rid of the person for him, then he can (and dang well WILL) handle it before it remotely infringes on my Mickey time!

Oooh, I just got a little snarky there! And DH WOULD handle it, I'm sure. But apparently it makes me angry to even think of anyone hypothetically getting on my cloud! OP, please do handle this and don't put your wife in the position of dealing with it.