Gasp! I did it, I deactivated my facebook account. I have had facebook since 2006, after a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. That was a time when one needed to be invited in, or have a college email address. Now 6 years later, I am severing ties. It's been a slow process, I've deactivated it before and I have always returned to it. But this time, I am hoping and praying that it is for good.
As odd as it sounds, seeing my kids makes me realize that I don't want the facebook connection anymore. While my children are not allowed to have facebook because they are not yet 13, I realize that I shouldn't either. While I can not return the world to a pre-internet time, I can be the example that I want my kids to be.
I kind of like the idea of being secretive. Facebook took away my privacy. I suppose that I allowed that to happen though. I logged on, I updated my status, I added pictures. I sent friend requests and confirmed request of me. Yes, I facebook stalked also.
As I was reading people's updates today I thought to myself, this is really it. I am tired of people's updates and honestly I don't care! This is a new year, it's a new me, let's screw up one more aspect of my life! So out went facebook!
Out went facebook and here I am... writing about it. Sad but true. But at least I am writing. Tomorrow is going to be a snowy mess up this way, so the kids and I are going to paper mache, watch Big Bang Theory and have a fire in the fireplace. Who knows, maybe I'll write about that too!
