leebee
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 14, 1999
I have facebook and check it frequently. We live fairly remotely from most of our family, and as I don't have a cell phone, I find FB/Messenger a convenient way to stay in touch with my friends/family, see photos of peoples' kids and grandkids, etc. However, I've been very selective about whom I "friend;" they are all folks I know in real life, people who are really my friends and family. I think I probably have about 40 "friends." I think my page is private, I don't get much advertising or crap (except Tasty and Delish... not sure how they got there or how to get rid of them). I am a member of 3 groups; two are family-related (both set up during medical crises) and the third is from my 40th high school reunion- we had a blast and have stayed in touch. (Hmmm... do the people who are parts of a group increase your friend count? If so, I guess I have more friends than I thought...)
As in real life, I have a short fuse for "crap" on facebook and never hesitate to say "don't show me this anymore!" I have gotten "in trouble" over FB (still don't know which is more acceptable- unfriending or blocking) but refuse to get sucked into the drama. Life is too short. I use FB for what I need, and most of my daily friends don't use it much, so the "I read on FB" syndrome doesn't effect me.
As in real life, I have a short fuse for "crap" on facebook and never hesitate to say "don't show me this anymore!" I have gotten "in trouble" over FB (still don't know which is more acceptable- unfriending or blocking) but refuse to get sucked into the drama. Life is too short. I use FB for what I need, and most of my daily friends don't use it much, so the "I read on FB" syndrome doesn't effect me.