I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook!
Love - connecting with friends who I haven't seen in more than 30 years and finding out that they are living their dreams.
Hate -always checking what friends are doing. It just sucks me in.The ramblin' "hate" portion:
Why? Is it is the need to be connnected with what is going on in other people's lives? To see if they are having a more exciting day than I am? What friends I may get when other people friend someone? See photos of children's first day at school, vacations, surgeries? WHY?
I've tried not to log on for days at a time, even took a "vacation" for one month (only lasted five days). Just missed the "action", even if it is friends using their fingers sitting at home on their computers, at Starbucks with the smart phones. That is what I call action!
What to do? Make a phone call at 6:30 in the morning to say Happy Birthday to someone I had no actual conversation since high school graduation? Why not? I will probably tick them off waking them up, especially living in a different time zone.
I currently have 203 friends. I had 204 the other day, and was wondering who knocked me off their friends list. What did I do? Did I not answer their post? Not "like" something? Had enough of Facebook and just dropped out?
The ramblin' "love" portion:
Why not? Is it is the need to be connnected with what is going on in other people's lives? There sure is! Friends who have moved on to live their dreams, on the mission field, praying for them when times are hard and hearing their praise when times are great. To see if they are having a more exciting day than I am? Sure! Maybe their day is not as exciting as mine! What friends I may get when other people friend someone? Sure! It could be a friend I have been trying to reconnect with. See photos of children's first day at school, vacations, surgeries? Sure! I love it when photos and videos are posted of their babies, children, dogs, cats, vacation, surgeries. WHY NOT?
I've tried not to log on for days at a time, even took a "vacation" for one month (only lasted five days). Just missed the action!
What to do? I will definitely not make a phone call at 6:30 in the morning to say Happy Birthday to someone I had no actual conversation since high school graduation. Getting a birthday greeting on Facebook from someone you have had no connection with in over 30 years is such a blessing, that they actually took time out of their day to wish you a happy birthday.
I currently have 203 friends. I had 204 the other day, and was wondering who knocked me off their friends list. It is not the number that counts, but the friendships you have a connection. Old friends, current friends, future friends.
See you on Facebook.
