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SnotBubbles

Jan 15, 2010 11:48 AM
My mom is my facebook friend. She's deleted me twice now because my posts have "offended her." She always comes crawling back though.... :)
Jan 15, 2010 11:48am
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WebFire

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Jan 15, 2010 12:02 PM
Ankle Breaker wrote: I see your point Dr. Jones but my kids are now 28 and 23. They are responsible and independent. In my situation, I don't feel a need to watch over them so far as Facebook is concerned. Perhaps it depends on how old your kids are?
If they are that old, friend away. What are they afraid of?
Jan 15, 2010 12:02pm
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Jan 15, 2010 12:17 PM
My parents are electronically inept, so they aren't on Facebook. I'm friends w/ my siblings, aunts, cousins, and my niece. I have nothing to hide, except maybe a blackout drunk ridiculous status every now and again! :D
Jan 15, 2010 12:17pm
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Upper90

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Jan 15, 2010 12:18 PM
I'm 26, have my dad on there. I definitely have nothing to hide. I mean, the extent of my craziness (at least that can be picked up on FB) is that I'll curse in a stuatus from time to time.
Jan 15, 2010 12:18pm
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mallymal614

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Jan 15, 2010 12:18 PM
derek bomar wrote: you dont wanna be friends with your kids on fbook...just way too much bad would come from it
Agree! You may find them tagged in a album somewhere they don't need to be or acting a way you never imagine they would.
Jan 15, 2010 12:18pm
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Jan 15, 2010 12:39 PM
Upper90 wrote:I'm 26, have my dad on there. I definitely have nothing to hide. I mean, the extent of my craziness (at least that can be picked up on FB) is that I'll curse in a stuatus from time to time.
Your cursing does offend me from time to time!! :) I'm still waiting for you to post "Natalie Portman"!
Jan 15, 2010 12:39pm
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Jan 15, 2010 12:49 PM
se-alum wrote:
Upper90 wrote:I'm 26, have my dad on there. I definitely have nothing to hide. I mean, the extent of my craziness (at least that can be picked up on FB) is that I'll curse in a stuatus from time to time.
Your cursing does offend me from time to time!! :) I'm still waiting for you to post "Natalie Portman"!
I'd like to hear it too, please. Get on that Upper.
Jan 15, 2010 12:49pm
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Jan 15, 2010 12:50 PM
my parents dont have facebook, but some of my friends parents do and im friends with them on facebook, along with my girlfriends mom
Jan 15, 2010 12:50pm
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Jan 15, 2010 12:52 PM
replying to Webfire: [/quote]If they are that old, friend away. What are they afraid of?
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Don't know. They aren't party animals or anything so I guess they just see me as an old fogey. They're probably right.lol It doesn't bother me because I trust them a lot.
Jan 15, 2010 12:52pm
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Upper90

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Jan 15, 2010 12:55 PM
I'll message the poem to you guys, ideally before the weekend is out. I think Jtownclassics wanted to read it as well.
Jan 15, 2010 12:55pm
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Jan 15, 2010 1:43 PM
You are correct my friend
Jan 15, 2010 1:43pm
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Jan 15, 2010 1:43 PM
I'm friends with my mom(dad doesn't have one and mom doesn't really check it), both my older sisters, all my moms siblings, cousins, etc, etc. I get goofy comments from them time to time.

Honestly, nothing on my facebook is really THAT bad and my family in general know I'm not much of a saint. However, my young young cousins have started adding me, so I've cleaned it up for their sake. I do get to monitor their facebook for creepers. :)
Jan 15, 2010 1:43pm
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fan_from_texas

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Jan 15, 2010 1:53 PM
queencitybuckeye wrote:
fan_from_texas wrote: I'm friends with my mom, who has a FB account. Of course, I'm also 26 and married, so it's unlikely that there'd be anything too offensive on my page.
Naw, if they've accepted your being a lawyer... ;)
Heh. The whole "no longer med school, but law school" conversation was an interesting one.
Jan 15, 2010 1:53pm
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ZeroCool

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Jan 15, 2010 2:19 PM
heck yeah. i am friends with my kid and alot of his/her friends just to keep an eye on the gossip. its amazing what you can learn. facebook is a pg site anyways. myspace is more r rated.
Jan 15, 2010 2:19pm
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Jan 15, 2010 3:16 PM
ZeroCool wrote: heck yeah. i am friends with my kid and alot of his/her friends just to keep an eye on the gossip. its amazing what you can learn. facebook is a pg site anyways. myspace is more r rated.
Ain't that the truth! LOL
Jan 15, 2010 3:16pm
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Jan 15, 2010 3:30 PM
I am friends with pretty much my whole family. it made it easier to stay in touch when i was deployed so they could keep in contact with me. for the most part they keep the comments and stuff to a minimum so it doesnt bother me. your kids seem old enough they should be able to deal with it. haha unless you are the type who will be commenting on every status and picture they have. then i can see why they might not want you as a friend.
Jan 15, 2010 3:30pm
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mtrulz

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Jan 15, 2010 3:34 PM
Nope, they don't have a MySpace.
Jan 15, 2010 3:34pm
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Jan 15, 2010 5:03 PM
It's tough to be yourself when your parents are on Facebook too.

They like to embarrass you too any chance they get.
Jan 15, 2010 5:03pm
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Salmom

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Jan 15, 2010 5:32 PM
My daughter lives in AZ so we are friends on FB. It's a nice way to stay in touch with her and to see how her life is going. She calls me to see if I've read her FB comments! She's 29 and the youngest is 25. It's fun and yes, if I can crack them up I will! :)
Jan 15, 2010 5:32pm
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Upper90

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Jan 15, 2010 5:49 PM
Yeah, I mean, my dad rarely comments on my stuff, but when he does, it's hilarious. I can count on something ridiculous from him once a month or so.
Jan 15, 2010 5:49pm
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ZeroCool

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Jan 15, 2010 5:51 PM
it has been a somewhat funny transition from myspace(early teens) to facebook(later teens).
Jan 15, 2010 5:51pm
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Jan 15, 2010 8:38 PM
don't have my parents but have an ex-g/f's mom and my uncle... my uncle is cool as hell though
Jan 15, 2010 8:38pm
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Jan 15, 2010 9:32 PM
I have all three of my kids as friends on facebook. My daughter is 24 married and has a child -- so, even tho she's only 20 minutes away, it's gramma heaven! sharing pictures, etc. The boys are 17 and 18 -- one lives with his sister and the older one is away at College, so facebook lets us keep in touch easily. The youngest one "defriends" me occassionally for being too nosy or for making comments -- like "get off facebook and do your homework!" But so far he has always added me again after a few days. I have been able to see some of his "conversations" with new friends/teammates. These reassure me that he really is turning into a fine young man and not an idiot teenager. The one in college... well, sometimes, I just have to staple my typing fingers to the floor (keep my mouth shut). He's in college... he's supposed to be doing that stuff. And he knows not to post any horrible pictures or comments because his mother is watching.
Jan 15, 2010 9:32pm
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hizzmuther

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Jan 15, 2010 10:00 PM
And what really cracks me up is how many of my son's friends have sent me a friend request and how many of their parents I have friended. How odd. But its great. All the boys post their personal sports results, so I know how they're doing without have to search for results. I also get to know their families better than I would have otherwise. Facebook... it's been fun for me so far.
Jan 15, 2010 10:00pm
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Jan 15, 2010 11:30 PM
My dad is my Facebook buddy. He also follows my Twitter (which I haven't updated since like August).

My mom doesn't have it or it'd be the same story with her. We're all pretty open books.
Jan 15, 2010 11:30pm