Facebook & I have a LOVE/HATE relationship....I'll be the first to admit, I check it a billion times a day. And if I can't check it during the day? I sit on the computer for 20 minutes going through the News Feed so I can be sure I don't miss anything. I have 522 "friends". Really? Are these really friends? Most are more like acquaintances. I love seeing people from my past to see how they are doing & also checking out pics of them or their kiddos. I love the connection you feel to everyone on facebook.
I'm one of those that posts ALL the time & adds 8 million pics and videos. Then I think, is this really a way for friends to keep in contact? Or is it a place to loose yourself in other people's lives? Where you can dwindle in others problems and not worry about yours. I also worry about what is happening to communication. If I saw one of these so called "friends" on the street, would I smile & say hi? Or would we stand there and talk? Well chances are they already know everything about my life because of my obsession on posting everything going on in my life. So what is there to talk about? Not a whole lot. I also wonder, "Really? Does my 4th grade Asian classmate (who is now gay...like we didn't know :) really cares about whether my son is constipated or if I only had to spend $15 on a package of diapers...I'm pretty sure he doesn't care :)
So, this is why I have decided to blog. If your far away & we're not able to talk often, then you can see what's going on. But now my 522 "friends" don't have to know EVERYTHING about me :) Enjoy!
I'm just learning the logistics of this whole blogging thing, so hang in there with me!
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