Facebook and I definitely have a love/hate relationship. There are times when I'm missing friends or family, and it's nice to be able to connect with them even though they are hundreds or thousands of miles away. It's comforting to log on and see new pictures posted by a friend, and those miles don't seem very long. Almost as quickly as you can view a picture, you feel like you are there with them.
Unfortunately, lately those friendly images have been overtaken by annoyances. For the past week, every time I have logged in I have found an abundance of potent negativity that is running rampant. Like an unstoppable force it's overwhelming my news feed. If it's not someone complaining about something, or purposely trying to start drama, it's just general negativity. The kind that makes me want to just delete my account.
But.... that tiny bit of sparkle makes me ride it out. It's the sparkle, those close friends and family, that help me see the silver lining of a negative world, as well. So, I can tough it out for them on Facebook.
And a Facebook account on the brink of deletion lives on to see another day.
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2,230 to be exact ;) miss ya girl and i totally feel your pain w/ the negativity. i have one friend who is always stirring the pot and getting people going because i think she likes all of the traffic on her page. so immature and i can't stand it!!! the thing is she is one of my good frineds and i can't just block her or hide her because i do love her, just dont love the behavior :(
The thing about Facebook is that some people don't know where the line is drawn on what they share. I have had people ask for opinions only to shoot all of them down instantly. To me, that only shows desperation for attention that they are most likely not getting elsewhere. Then there are people like you and I, who have normal, healthy relationships outside of Facebook. We are the people who get annoyed at catty "online forum" behavior. The kind of behavior that would not even exist in normal life. Or the real world. Can you honestly imagine what life would be like if people really spoke like that or asked controversial topics to a group of people whom they barely knew? That's what facebook is. Just know that there are lots of us who feel the same way, in the same boat, so to speak. We love you and your updates so keep them coming, and ignore all of that junk on your feed.
The two things you can learn from people " What you want to be like & what you do not" I love your photo's .
just wanted to start off by saying how much i love that fairy picture, gorgeous!
anyhow....
i have quite a few friends that have turned up on my hide list because i do not have the energy to put in a negative direction (argument instigating posts, etc..)
i'm glad that you are sticking around on facebook, needless to say. there are very few sane and normal people on facebook as it is!
oops wasn't signed in..... that was me up there in case you didn't already know ;) lol
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