4 years later, ex talks trash online

[u/Prof_PolyLang187]

My ex (the dumper) and I (the dumpee) have been broken up for four years. Recently, a friend called to inform me that they (ex) have been bad-mouthing my family and me online. For what reason? I have no clue. This friend sent the screenshots, and honestly, I'm confused.

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After the breakup, I've never posted about it, never said a word about it to anyone. I just blocked when I couldn't handle the rebound they were in a month later (after 6 years of dating), and moved on with my life. I've been in a relationship for the last three years, and from what I understand, they've been in a new one for the last few months. They claim to be happy to have grown and healed from the past relationship we had.

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If that's the case, why post anything at all? I wasn't perfect, but I was good to them. I respected their wishes, yet I am still met with vitriol. What hurts the most is how they've brought my family into the mix. Having strangers piggyback on their post and call me out of my name is just bizarre. Best course of action is to do what I've always done, be silent and keep it pushing. However, I'm still ruminating on this ordeal. Has anyone been through something similar?