Why would I want to give up FB?

Cold Turkey

The red light is blinking on my Blackberry suggesting another facebook alert, the 15th one today. My kids demanding my attention first, what do they want now? I can't keep up with their needs, and don't feel like dealing with them. What fun is getting another snack from the cabinet or another toy from the craft closet? So I check my phone instead. Cool. Someone responded to the post I responded to. Clear icon set the phone down. Kids whining, ugh, what NOW? Isn't there an alert on my phone I can use as an excuse to ignore my children already? What? No response to my last post? It's been 12 minutes,come on that's plenty of time for at least ONE response! Ok kids, here is a sippie, ya good for now? Check phone again still no response....finally a response! Oh FB you are sucking the life right out of me but I can't quit you, you are always there calling to me and I go to escape the boring reality of being a stay at home mom. Don't get me wrong I love my children but I am so distracted by what is OUT THERE. I admit, I am missing much of my children as they grow up so fast and I am skipping this opportunity to teach them the fundamentals they should be learning now...what do i do to fix this?


Up until today She has been afraid that if she gave up her blackberry and ignored her FB account or email for more than a day she would stop breathing, keel over and die. She was afraid of being left out of "the loop". Today is the day she gives it all up because she is anxious to see what life has to offer outside the world of FB that she have been sucked into.

She is so sick of this addiction she has with FB. This artificial concern you have for one another. She misses that genuine connection she used to have with you. When you used an address book, a collection of phone numbers (human voice) and addresses (physical location). After a few years of using FB in place of real human contact she has recently come to the conclusion, she is just not happy with the replacement you called social networking. Where quantity is greater than quality, where you are less fragile with your words because you are not face to face with one another.

She likes the connection she has with you on FB that she might not have had without it, but she seeks an enriched connection with you. A connection bridged by an anticipated phone call, letter in the mail, or even greater, a hug from you. You are going to miss those letters from Grandma and phone calls from Mom when they leave here, and all you will be left with is the cold world of FB. Has FB totally replaced this real connection? No, but you are in a speedy downward spiral and she wants to get off that ride. She is ready to change back, are you? Today is the day She gave up the social networking sites and started living life again and she hopes you join her.