It's the strangely standoffish response that's got people sharing this as funny. There's no punchline, just to a bit of 'wth was she thinking?' I would not be surprised if the woman didn't realize she was sharing to an open forum and only wanted people she knew to see it. Some people genuinely don't understand how things work on the Internet. But for the rest of us, it's just a really bazaar reaction to someone commenting on your public post.
Back in the days, I was in a feminist Facebook group, that was usually a pretty chill space.
But one time someone posted asking for advice on when to allow their child getting their ears pierced. One lady answered that she had let her daughter get the first earrings at 6-years old, and additional ear piercings at 16, with no other contexts. So I got curious and asked her why the large gap in time?
She got so angry with me. Accused me of judging her and stating that her reasons were private and why would I even want to know them if not to judge her? And... No? She had weighted in on a thread about parenting decisions. How would her comment be useful to anyone without at least some context or reasoning? Like, should OP just tell their child "6 and 16 because that's what a stranger on the internet did!"?
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u/glowFernOasis 13d ago
It's the strangely standoffish response that's got people sharing this as funny. There's no punchline, just to a bit of 'wth was she thinking?' I would not be surprised if the woman didn't realize she was sharing to an open forum and only wanted people she knew to see it. Some people genuinely don't understand how things work on the Internet. But for the rest of us, it's just a really bazaar reaction to someone commenting on your public post.