Dear Queenie,
My elderly mother recently sent me a friend request on Facebook, I didn’t know she even knew what Facebook is, let alone how to use it, but I guess she does.
The problem is, we haven’t been close since I moved out and went on my own, because she still tried to tell me what I should be doing and how I should be doing it, so I just limited contact with her as much as I could. I’m sure she will do the same thing if we get back in touch, but on the other hand I don’t want to cut her off completely.
Queenie, how should I handle this?—Distant daughter
Dear Daughter,
You can ignore your mother’s request and continue to have whatever limited contact (if any) the two of you have been sharing up to now. Or you can accept her request, but put whatever privacy restrictions on it you find necessary.
I do not recommend cutting her off entirely. You may come to regret it as you and she get even older.
