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So occasionally I check BM’s social media because of SD’s lack of talking about anything when at BMs. When SD is here she tells BM oh we did this or this happened, etc. but she is super tight lipped.
Anyways, today I looked and BM made a video for her daughter’s birthday (SD’s sister). It was a video including photos of her daughter from baby to present. I had to rewatch the video because I was like “no, that can’t be.” BM included a photo of her daughter, SD, and my DH in it from before DH filed for divorce and knew BM’s daughter wasn’t his. Isn’t that super weird? For those who do not know BM pretended that her daughter was biologically his for 3 years before my DH filed for divorce, then removed his legal rights through dna testing to her daughter during the divorce and custody battle. Why on earth would you put that photo on there? Super weird.
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I guess if she really "needed" to go down that "birth to present day" road, it would make sense to have a photo of her daughter at that age--the odd thing, yes, is this is the only photo she has of her daughter at that age? Unless she has a hint that you're looking at her page and wants to irk you.
For what it's worth, my years of checking my skids' social media pages to find out what was really going on only resulted in frustration. Yes, "we" found out info, including how money was being spent when BM was whining about having none, but looking back, I honestly don't feel it was worth my time or upset (and in hindsight, it was really DH's "job" to spy if we felt the need to spy). I totally get the urge, though.
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One of the best sources of intelligence information is loose lips. Loose lips, do sink ships. To borrow a reference from history.
Just because people publish anything and everything to the interwebs does not make their lack of cognizance regarding the value of doing themselves a favor and to STFU does not make their "look at meeeeee" needs any less valuable to the good side..
If the opposition is going to publish their stuff, take advantage of it.
I occasionally do some clicks to see what pops up on my XW, XILs, the Spermidiot, and the SpermClan. Forewarned is forearmed. Stuff that the toxic side publishes, can drive drama in the kids, create any number of forewarned issues. So, let them flap their proverbial "gums" and be observant.
Our major CO years were pre social media. So intelligence was gathered the old fashioned way. Local small-town scuttlebutt, calls from DW's friends and family plugged into the small-town grapevine, DW's ties into the PD and county Sherrif's departments, legal records requests, etc....
No need to spend countless hours on it these days. Just a quick check up and follow the threads if any show up.
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Trying to see the logic in a crazy person’s behavior will drive you crazy. She’s nuts, that’s why.
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BM posted that because she's hoping that either DH or someone relevant to him, will see the post or hear about it. She might even be narcissistic enough to assume that DH checks her FB, etc. Posting that pic with your DH in it is a tactic to remind anyone and everyone that she's still relevant. Been there, done that with my DH's ex.