My mom got a facebook...

Uh oh! We're really open, so I'm not afraid of her seeing any of my pictures or anything, but it's still kinda weird...

Do you have nekkid pitcures or something on your facebook???  If so, will you be my friend?

Do what my DD did  - don't friend your mom then there will be things she can't see.

dude, my 83 year old grandpa made himself a facebook

times, they are a changin' :p

my mom finds facebook "creepy".  she is, however, on CC.  and i talk about far too much on here.  thankfully, she doesn't use the forums.

(if she does... hi mom!)

Welcome to adulthood.

My mother in law joined.. now I need to be really careful about bitching about her precious little boy ....

This is weird becauseI'm writing this in a "chat" so it may be a bit contradictory.  I personally believe that Facebook, Twitter, chat logs and text messaging are going to make us an introverted world that someday doesn't even require us to leave our own home.  I've always viewed these chat logs and dating sights as something that kids and "yes" predators use.  Sure, they are a great way to contact people but what happens when you have to meet someone face-to-face..where there is no "undo" button, no ability to research a subject on Google to make yourself "sound" intelligent, no copy and paste, no "retouching" a picture to make yourself look better?  Maybe I am "old school" but eye contact, a hand shake, a hug, posture...they all play a huge role in my life and the way I view people.  Did you ever wonder what's really on "the other end"?  Is it some guy, sitting there in his underwear with an erection because in the real world, he wouldn't have the guts or the intelligence to say those things to your face.  I fear for my children.  I don't think that violence in video games and on tv and music is going to ruin our kids...it's my job to make sure of that.  I fear that technology is going to make the lose their real identity.  I hate the thoughts of getting my kids a cell phone so they can text all day long.  I'm not afraid of pornography...I'm afraid of them missing out on so much of t he world because they have their head buried in a cell phone.  I have several friends that communicate through text messages almost exclusively.  One or two word answers that most of the time need more explanation.  I don't play the game.  I call them.  It's so easy to lie to someone through a message where there is no voice.  If that's what makes it so appealing to people, then I feel sorry for them.

This is "addicting"...there is no doubt.  The virtual hugs and the virtual kisses are cute....awww...but wtf are we going to turn into here?  So if mom or dad is on facebook, more power to them.  If you, as a mom or dad is on facebook, more power to you BUT if you sit in front of your computer all night waiting for someone to IM you while your child sits in front of his computer or xbox, or Wii...your missing out on the world!  There is nothing wrong with staying in touch with your friends that you don't see often or a long distance phone call would cost you $100 but to rely on that stuff as your sole form of communication is slightly pathetic.

I know that I'm going to catch some slack for this being that this is a "chat sight" but this is something that I see as I'm riding down the highway, as I sit at a grade school play, as I walk by others computers at work, as I see children riding their bikes...and I think it's to the point of crippling us a "social beings"

Oh, btw, I just went back, corrected my spelling errors, checked for grammatical errors...so I could "sound" intelligent.

Original Post by ucantseeme:

This is weird becauseI'm writing this in a "chat" so it may be a bit contradictory.  I personally believe that Facebook, Twitter, chat logs and text messaging are going to make us an introverted world that someday doesn't even require us to leave our own home.  I've always viewed these chat logs and dating sights as something that kids and "yes" predators use.  Sure, they are a great way to contact people but what happens when you have to meet someone face-to-face..where there is no "undo" button, no ability to research a subject on Google to make yourself "sound" intelligent, no copy and paste, no "retouching" a picture to make yourself look better?  Maybe I am "old school" but eye contact, a hand shake, a hug, posture...they all play a huge role in my life and the way I view people.  Did you ever wonder what's really on "the other end"?  Is it some guy, sitting there in his underwear with an erection because in the real world, he wouldn't have the guts or the intelligence to say those things to your face.  I fear for my children.  I don't think that violence in video games and on tv and music is going to ruin our kids...it's my job to make sure of that.  I fear that technology is going to make the lose their real identity.  I hate the thoughts of getting my kids a cell phone so they can text all day long.  I'm not afraid of pornography...I'm afraid of them missing out on so much of t he world because they have their head buried in a cell phone.  I have several friends that communicate through text messages almost exclusively.  One or two word answers that most of the time need more explanation.  I don't play the game.  I call them.  It's so easy to lie to someone through a message where there is no voice.  If that's what makes it so appealing to people, then I feel sorry for them.

This is "addicting"...there is no doubt.  The virtual hugs and the virtual kisses are cute....awww...but wtf are we going to turn into here?  So if mom or dad is on facebook, more power to them.  If you, as a mom or dad is on facebook, more power to you BUT if you sit in front of your computer all night waiting for someone to IM you while your child sits in front of his computer or xbox, or Wii...your missing out on the world!  There is nothing wrong with staying in touch with your friends that you don't see often or a long distance phone call would cost you $100 but to rely on that stuff as your sole form of communication is slightly pathetic.

I know that I'm going to catch some slack for this being that this is a "chat sight" but this is something that I see as I'm riding down the highway, as I sit at a grade school play, as I walk by others computers at work, as I see children riding their bikes...and I think it's to the point of crippling us a "social beings"

Oh, btw, I just went back, corrected my spelling errors, checked for grammatical errors...so I could "sound" intelligent.

 I really don't see how this is helpful or at least bit pertinent to the discussion...Wow.  And I thought I was random.

Yeah I hear ya OP.  Some of my co-workers want to add me and I am like NO NO NO NO!  I am not buddy buddy with all my co workers..so the thought of one of the "non buddy" ones commenting about anything on my FB grosses me out.  I am glad my parent's arent computer savvy.  If she did have one I would would feel bad not adding her BUT I would only allow her to see my limited profile.  I don't feel like censoring my FB...she'd prolly want to know what the hell is wrong with me after reading some of the silly things my friends and I say to one another.  I can see the phone call now

Mom: Hey Faye...um your status message says you are twerking at you desk.  What is twerking and should you be doing that at work?

Me: Oh lordie...

Long story short you can always limited profile her...or not add her at all.

Agreed that it's not on topic at all.  However, I kinda feel like I should stand up for technology a bit.  While some people do use the internet in place of real world connections with people, there are plenty of people who use it to stay in contact with people they really know and sometimes make new friends.  We're not all psychos and sickos as you know because YOU'RE on the internet.  There are plenty of "normal" people out there.  Incidentally, the guy you meet in a class who asks you out for coffee could be a psycho too.  It's not all that hard to act "normal" for a couple of conversations, even in person.  People should always be careful when meeting others, but there's a point where it's not being careful, it's paranoia.  You can't be scared of everybody, that's no way to go through life.

There have always been people who will prophesize doom based on everything from technology to fast food, but when it comes right down to it, it's the user, not the thing itself that causes issues.  When used properly, technology should enrich your experience of the world not take away from it.  If you feel so strongly about that, teach your kids to use it properly, don't cut them off from it.  Teach them to be careful about who they connect with and what they do online, and teach them that it shouldn't be a substitute for meaningful real-life relationships and friendships.

I'm that mom at 40 with a 20 year old son. Though honestly I'm more technically savvy than he is. I know what a /b/tard is (and he used to be one), I run an LJ RP, I IM on my sidekick while I'm walking down the street.

My son and I keep our online lives completely separate out of respect for each other.

I email my dad on a regular basis. He used to sell antiques on ebay. Maybe I just come from a techie family.

Facebook, Myspace, Youtube and Twitter are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, not pestilence, war, famine and death as was once thought.  I convinced!

this literally made me LOL...

Original Post by pvstks:

Facebook, Myspace, Youtube and Twitter are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, not pestilence, war, famine and death as was once thought.  I convinced!

I'd cry if I lost all those cool "How to:" youtube videos.

I'm 23.  My mom just got a facebook and made me delete all my friends' comments that contained any profanity.  I kind of don't use facebook anymore.  I don't have anything to hide, but for heaven's sake!  Can't something just be mine?  Does everyone really have to be in all my business?  Meh. 

You're 23 and your mom made you delete comments!? That's ridiculous.

Limit her so she can't see your wall posts or whatever else you would be uncomfortable with her seeing.

I block any family on facebook...so they cant search for me or see my things.

Family and personal life are two very different things for me haha. I dont want them to mix....

Personally, I'm not that devoted to it.  I only check it once in a blue moon; I figure the people I want to talk to know how to find me.  I wish I had started blocking family, but now I've got brother and cousins on there, too, so it's way too late for me, lol.

none of my family or people who know me here would find me my name is different and my e-mail is different too and they don't know it. I like to keep things apart 

HAHAHA

That happened to me too, only it was my Dad.  I tried the technique of not friending him, but then he called me and asked me why I wasn't friending him.

Total guilt trip . . .

Long and short of it, he is now my Facebook friend.