“don’t look forward to having him at family gatherings”
If he had talked to my mom like that he wouldn’t be at any family gatherings. If he was you would be reading about the police being called to another Thanksgiving.
I was left in the dark about the whole thing. The post went up last Thursday and I responded then and didn't return to facebook until Mon. In that time he made his nasty response, my mom deleted it, and then blocked him on facebook. He came over for some BBQ to her house on the weekend (I was not there) and she gave him the cold shoulder.
On Monday my mom told me about it, but didn't explain his retort was against me as well. My wife didn't want me to know, worried I would go ballistic.
So this all came reluctantly to my attention and second hand, but you are right, I shouldn't have anything to do with this jerk.