Asking Eric: Newlywed son’s vague comment about social media leads to hard feelings

Dear Eric: Our son and his girlfriend of 24 years got married by a judge. It was a civil ceremony necessary to get him on her health insurance.

He approached my wife and me and said, “we’re not into social media.” I did not glean from this that he meant we should post nothing at all.

To share the good news with my friends, I did post one photo. Late the next night he texted us to take it down, saying “we asked you directly not to do this.” I replied, I’m sorry, I didn’t understand that I was not to post anything at all.

I feel bad because my son seems to feel he can forbid me from sharing this news with my friends. Many are longtime friends from church who have known my son for decades. It seems to me a little pushy for him to forbid me to share with my friends what I feel is good news.