Facebook is wonderful. I get that. I like connecting with people during the day. It's fun to see what people are up to. Etc., etc.
However, Facebook is also many things to many people, and that's okay. Or should be.
If someone wants to keep their Facebook account for their friends, for people their age, that should be okay. It's rude, in my opinion, to call them out on it and demand accountability.
If, all of a sudden you notice you can't comment on someone's page anymore and if this someone is a person that you really don't know very well (and in their opinion does not know you really at all), don't take it personally. Move on.
It's normal for high school kids to not want to share their pages with people older than their peers. Really. Healthy too. Not personal, just establishing boundaries. Don't make something more of it. Don't act all put out about it. Don't have pity parties. Just move on.
Just sayin'.
I have 1 husband and 4 kids, 28, 20, 11 and 9...I'll be doing the mom thing forever, hence 4evermom.
9 comments:
You're so right! My middle son won't friend me, but the other 2 have! I think it's hilarious that he won't friend me!
And here I was wondering why my 14 year old daughter's friends want to 'add' me too!!
so THAT's why I can't comment on your page anymore! ;-) jk. Once when I accepted a friend request, there was a woman on his list of friends and I had the option of sending her a friend request. The thing was, I already was her friend so now I have to wonder, what the heck? I was dropped like a rotten potato and didn't even know it. FB could really trigger some latent high school self esteem issues.
I got all stressed out that I lost a friend a few weeks ago, and I finally figured out who it was. And then I figured out that she doesn't even have a Facebook account anymore. I agree with imbeingheldhostage in that Facebook can take a hit on your self esteem. LOL!
i am friends with my kids, but i've moved them all to the second tier fo facebook friendship. they cannot see or comment on my wall. i prefer it that way.
I am so over Facebook. It is getting a little out of hand in my opinion. It is like the never ending high school reunion or something. It is exhausting.
Me and my sister (yes i know it should be my sister and i right lol) have a joke when one of us say or does something over the top. when the action is done we say, "OMG i can so not beleive you did/said that! I am so defriending you on FB!"
We reliazed one day how serious people take that and just made it our own personal inside joke.
It is a computer and a screen and if someone defriends you...laugh it up and move on.
Wow... people get really sensitive when it comes to FB... Let it go people, let it go!
I've been narrowing my friends down on FB here and there for several months now... I figure that if people don't bother staying in touch on it, why should I give them access to my personal info.
hear hear!! I sort of get facebook - but not so much! I'm very picky about who are my friends on my IRL facebook acct
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