On Facebook

Written by Sherri Hicks:

I’m all about being online but Facebook is starting to take over my life. For example, when I meet a new person and they tell me they’re not on Facebook I instantly decide we can’t be friends – what’s up with that? I don’t know when and where it became so important to me that all my friends are available all the time to social network but you know, at the end of the day I think it’s great I’m able to detach myself when I need to. I have clear internet so I’m able to get online from my laptop probably more often than I should but it’s important to me to know what’s going on in my friends’ lives on a day to day basis and that’s all there is to it. I wish I wasn’t so interested in their new baby pictures or what vacation they just went on but at the end of the day that’s what social networking is all about, right? Knowing what your friends are up to?

Technology Loving Son

Posted by Virgil Burks:

My son is a huge technology lover. At first I thought it was a phase, but now it is starting to become a problem. He wants to be on the computer all the time. I finally went to get.wildblue.com/ and got internet, but I am starting to regret it. I was thinking it would be a good source of information. I was hopeful my son would be able to use it for school. I even thought it would be a good way for him to make friends. Instead, he uses the internet to research new technology updates or read technology chat boards. I have started limiting his computer use and making him go outside to play. When he was little he loved the outdoors, I would have never thought ten years later I would be forcing him to go outside. I was so excited about what the internet could bring to our household, but I am starting to wonder if it was a good decision. I am hoping this is another phase and he will eventually love going outside again.