Everyone loves Facebook. It is like crack to crack addict. There is a cultural and societal phenomenon that has occurred in America and that is the instant status update. The one thing alone has transformed instantly the way America communicates. Due to this incessant merging of time spent on Facebook and our life we have somehow lost the value of decency and knowing in good judgement what or what not should be posted.
Who ever thought that the average mundane life of people could be so interesting? It is like Jerry Springer 24/7 on your own personal home page. From life troubles to very deep and personal updates that flay open the gory details of your failing relationship, I say it has to stop somewhere.
Its not that we do not care about your marriage or what you are feeling but its like going out to eat with the "couple that fights everywhere." I will have to admit I was once took part in a relationship in which we fought everywhere. I hated doing it but perhaps I hated being in that state of relationship more than I thought. What this did though is make everyone feel awkward and made us look incredibly stupid and immature. And the tipping point came when my friends and I all went on a trip and no one wanted to ride with us. A light bulb went off...hmmmm maybe I make people feel awkward and they really don't want hear us fight. Thank God for mental growth.
Likewise with the personal and sometimes very very personal updates. Keep in house stuff IN HOUSE! I don't want to know every detail of your relationship. I don't want to know if today is a good day and then tomorrow that you did something wrong and you are hanging by a fingernail before the dread D word...divorce comes up.
So this blog is a wake up call. Ask yourself before you post something: Is this decent? Will this offend my wife/husband/significant other? Will I look like a fool? or make someone else look foolish?
And maybe those questions don't cover every question but you get the jist. I have grown tired of seeing people post dumb and asinine updates for all of the Facebook world to see, digest, and forever make snap judgements of who you are and the level of your maturity.
Save yourself and your family and most of all your possessions (plates, cups, and cupboard) from being thrown at you by your significant other by not posting personal and dumb posts!
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I agree -- although now I'm thinking back to see if I've put up personal updates. I'm pretty sure I haven't -- I usually am good about keeping personal things, personal, but a lot of people aren't. This post just reminds you that even though everyone is doing the social networking thing, it's still your life being seen by tons of people.
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