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1. Your Marriage or Serious Relationship Your relationship is between you and your partner. Don’t degrade your partner by sharing on Facebook your fights or issues. Respect your relationship and don’t share faults, failures, or other hurtful information. If you need relationship help, get help from a professional or in private from trusted friends.
2. Boss or Job Sharing information about a promotion or special project you are working on could potentially be a problem. Competitors are using information they find on the internet to steal ideas and learn where the competition is going. Plus you don’t want to get in trouble or even fired from your current job for saying unflattering things about your boss or job.
3. Children’s Personal Issues While we love seeing updates about your adorable children, please, respect them and not share their personal issues or problems. No naked baby pictures either please… these babies will grow up and that would be embarrassing.
4. Vacation Plans Sharing vacation plans, whether short term or long term, could potentially set you up for your home to be robbed. You are letting the world know exactly when your home will be empty and a prime target for looting. Just wait till you get back and share away!
5. Personal Confessionals It is easy to confess some of your deepest, darkest secrets to a computer screen. But be careful. Those confessions may not be appropriate to share with the world. Just like words spoken, words in a status update cannot be taken back.
6. Inappropriate Pictures You all know how much attention celebrities are getting from inappropriate pictures, be careful about those questionable pictures… they may come back and bite you. Look very carefully at every picture you take. Remember that picture of a certain celebrity that he posted that accidentally showed his wife just about to breastfeed? Instead of the well planned photo being shared all people saw was a half naked person. Whoops!
7. Risky Behavior Insurance companies are often looking online to see whether or not we are engaging in risky activities. Sharing these activities may cause your rates to go up or to be declined insurance.
8. Your Phone Number and Address Sharing personal information on Facebook is very unwise. Check your profile and personal settings to be sure that your profile page is not sharing this personal information publicly.
9. Family Issues Grandma was correct when she told us not to “air our dirty laundry.” Keep family things in the family and pick someplace other than Facebook to settle the Family feuds.
10. Religious or Political Hot Topics Before you post that hot topic religious or political comment or status, be aware that you may be opening pandoras box of unsavory comments and replies. If you can’t handle arguments, it is probably best NOT to post on those subjects.
What topics do you avoid on Facebook?
I find myself shaking my head ALL THE TIME when I see someone post something foolish on FB. I don’t understand it.
I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m not sure why people put out there the things they do. It’s shocking.
It really is. I come across some things on Facebook sometimes that I know I would NEVER share publicly!
this is a list I do abide by
I will be sharing, I know so many who infringe every point on the list!
Um you nailed it! I think that with social media being so BIG that they should have mandatory classes in middle school of the do’s and don’ts.. Heck maybe even elementary school!
Facebook should read face palm at some of the stuff i see posted. I guess some people never learn.
I agree. I keep it very clean and upbeat on FB. I don;t need any extra drama, which can happen very easily on FB with all the strong opinions on everything that we all have!
I agree with some of these. However, there are several of these that I do participate in- I talk about my travel plans, to get tips from others. Nobody knows where I live (especially as I live halfway around the world from most of my social media friends). I talk about my spouse and our relationship- in a positive light. I think these are good tips in general, but if you are smart in social media things are different.
You pretty much got them all! I definitely avoid politics whenever possible. I hate getting into stuff like that on Facebook.
I very much agree! That is great advice!
All true. I’ve had to learn some lessons the hard way.
I myself used to spend lot of time on facebook sharing many thing but will be careful from now. Thanks for your post.
I need to share this on Facebook and tag a few of my friends in it… 🙂 Great post!
This is marvelous advice I wish all people knew! These are the exact things I want to share yet had never articulated!
I dont post much on FB but I definitely follow those rules
There are definitely some over-sharers in my Facebook news feed. I am sometimes shocked by what I see on Facebook.
I agree with all of these, there’s a time and place for everything. Facebook doesn’t need to have everything about you on it.
I purposely don’t fill in all that info about me. It’s a gold mine for stalkers/criminals.
I agree with you! I avoid all of the above.. Facebook isn’t a free for all 🙂
What is there left to talk about?
Great tips. Vacation Plans caught my eyes. Being a blogger, we’re always sharing our vacation plans.
I agree! Some people share WAY too much stuff about their spouses and kids, it gets kinda uncomfortable and I’m always worried about privacy/security!
Some of these are great tips. I tend to post a lot less than I use to when I was younger.
Great list. I’m shocked – and mortified – when I see some of the things people post for the world to see.
I agree with all! I do however post often about the bullying issues my daughter has as I have lots of other moms on my facebook, and even people that have been through it and offer advice. I wouldn’t ever post publicly to my friends and family on fb is where I go. I try to not over share though or be too personal, but my fb is locked right up – but things can still get out this I know and am very aware of! Great tips!
I know so many people who need to read this post. Great tips!
Personal/work issues and problem should stay away from Facebook. It’s already too public.
I totally agree with every item on this list. Sometimes I just can’t believe what people post!
yes and our kids should take heed- much of this stuff will have a very long shelf life! When my daughter was a candidate for graduate school, they went through all of her social networks before offering her a spot.
I completely agree with all of those!! Especially marriage. I see way too many people airing their relationship problems on FB instead of talking to their spouse….yikes.
What a great list. I see it all the time. I used to post a lot but don’t even post anymore unless it’s about my blog.
But all those things are what makes Facebook interesting! You’re right though, revealing any of the above can be problematic!
Basically I try to avoid posting to facebook for awhile. I have noticed more people tend to be fake on there anyway.
Although I do abide by some of these I think it is to each his own. I do shake my head when people constantly talk shit about people and their relationships and wonder why they have no friends/partner after, open your eyes
Some people just go a bit overboard for sharing. It’s like, really?!
Such important points. Every family should print this off and make their children read and sign before they are allowed online.
I totally agree with all! Especially religious or hot topics – those get you big arguments! LOL
I totally agree with all of those. Sometimes people share way too much.
I so agree with so many items on the list, especially the airing dirty laundry! No kid could come of it, one should never post to social media when they are upset.
Great tips! I try not to discuss any of those items online. I always remember that my kids and family read my posts.
Great list of things not to talk about. Many people don’t think about how it can effect them til it happens. Thanks for sharing.
I agree with a lot of this list. As a mom with children with special needs, I post about their issues to get advice and support. Also I think people should post what they want, that’s why Facebook make the hide and unfollow buttons!
I don’t do most of these things on Facebook, woot! I do post pictures while on vacay, but they don’t know when I come back, haha 😛
I don’t do most of these things luckily. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Anything personal – like a serious matter is never to be shared on FB – at least that is what I think.
I’ve been posting less and less stuff in Facebook. I even untag myself in posts of friends – I feel it’s important to manage your online reputation because it can jeopardize opportunities.
This is all good advice. I see the things my daughter’s friends post online and sometimes they make my jaw drop (teens!).
I avoid ALL of these topics on Facebook. Most people love to over-share and it drives me crazy.
Definitely some good advice. I am guilty of sharing different posts that are religious or political in nature, other than that, I stay away from what is on your list. Though I do think I did talk about our trip before we went last April because we were so excited.
All great advice! I’m amazed at some of the stuff that people put out there for the world to see. Some things need to be kept a little more private.
I know so MANY people who could benefit from reading this post. You would link some of it is common sense, but now days nobody seems to care or worry about privacy and safety anymore.. Parents forget it’s not just the kids who need to be cautious.