I don’t necessarily think it’s childish to vent in a private place. I think you should limit the number of people to whom you’re complaining buuuut I think sometimes venting is necessary and it shouldn’t be done in public. We’ve been members of many forums that felt close-knit.. Facebook obviously is not that.

I’d like to think of I got divorced we’d be civilized because we could really ruin each others lives if we wanted. I understand needing to vent about frustrations that come with dealing with another person, but doing so publicly isn’t the way to go. Don’t bring other people into your problems for short-term validation.