FACEBOOK ADDICTION

Some people use Facebook as a way to communicate with distant relatives and long lost friends. And some use it to broadcast their everyday lives to the public and creep around stalking others. Which are you?!
I am a stay at home mother. I use Facebook to talk to my family, friends, and classmates. For example, my class is holding a five year class reunion. I am not "best friends" with everyone I graduated with, so Facebook is a great way to communicate and make plans. I have lots of family members that live far away, so I use Facebook to see how they are doing and let them see pictures of my children. I DO check my Facebook page every day. I do NOT post something every single day.
In my opinion there is a do's and don't list some people should follow.


DON'T THROW PITY PARTIES
There are certain people in my life that use Facebook to throw themselves pity parties with the "Oh, I'm having a very bad day. I need someone to talk to. Message or text me PLZZ!!" status way too often. If you are having that bad of a day don't post it on Facebook. Grab your phone and call a close friend or relative. Unless I talk to you almost every day, I don't really care how your day is going. Not to be rude....I just don't care. If you feel like you are going to jump off a bridge, don't post it on Facebook. To your surprise, there might be someone that comments on your status saying "jump!" Not everyone will care about your bad day.

DON'T POST INTIMATE TOPICS
If your husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend writes you a romantic poem, DO NOT post it on Facebook. Do you think they would appreciate their intimate thoughts being broadcast to the general public just so you can have something to brag about?! Don't think so. I for one would be PISSED if my husband posted something I had written for his eyes only. If you want to write something sweet and romantic on their Facebook wall, go for it. But please be careful what you write. Leave it short and sweet. Please no details such as how your lips tingle when you touch or writhing loins....that's just gross. Song lyrics are ok, simple poems and love quotes are even acceptable. Just no details or personal notes. I don't like to log in to Facebook and see how you love to kiss your husband's mole!

DON'T HATE RELIGIOUS VIEWS
I don't care who you are or what your beliefs are, I just don't want to read someone harassing others' beliefs. If you post something saying "I believe in God, therefore, I am going to Heaven. The sinners shall burn in Hell for not believing in our Lord and savior" you are GOING TO GET COMMENTS FROM SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE. That's a fact. Unless you have only friends with the same beliefs as you, will you not have a non believer commenting. Same thing for you Atheists out there. If you say "I can't stand when people start posting bible scriptures expecting me to change my opinions" you will have a Christian commenting on your post. WHO CARES?! If you believe or if you don't you will not be able to change someone's opinion based on a Facebook post. It will only cause posts with 40+ comments of arguing. If you want to post scriptures or bible verses, go ahead. But don't hate on the non-believers. If you don't believe, don't hate on the believers. It's disrespectful to both parties. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

DON'T POST YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS
It is the same concept as the religious views. You will always have someone from the opposite side commenting on your status. Leave it to yourself. If you support a certain side, post it, who cares. Just don't bash the opposing side. IT IS DISRESPECTFUL!

DON'T MAKE A FACEBOOK PAGE FOR YOUR INFANT/TODDLER/PET
I can not tell you how many babies have sent me a friend request. If you make your child a page so their picture will show up under relatives (AND THAT IS ALL YOU USE IT FOR) I guess it is acceptable. But don't make a page for your child, then comment on other people's Facebook pages as the child. It's creepy to see "Daddy, I love you and I can't wait for you to come home and play with me." or "I am just lying around, learning how to crawl," coming from a babies Facebook page. STOP IT!! If your child wants a Facebook page, they can have one when they learn how to read, write, and use a computer. Until that time, don't worry about it!! Same thing for all you animal lovers out there. I do NOT want to get a friend request from a cat or dog! Your animal can not speak. Your animal can not write. Hell, your animal can not ever read. DO NOT make a Facebook page for an animal and comment on stuff through the animal's page. CREEPY!! I have only seen one person do this correctly. She ran an animal shelter and made a home page for the company. She then made a page for each animal at the shelter with pictures and information about the animal. The only person who was friends with the animal was the company page. She did not post status updates on the animal's walls, or comment on things pretending to be the animal. If you are not making a page for this purpose, stop what you are doing and go GET A LIFE!

DON'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO SAY "THANK YOU" WHEN YOU "LIKE" A PHOTO/STATUS
I have had people "Like" every single photo in one of my albums and then get mad at me for not saying thank you. I am not the only person in the world that does this. If someone only "likes" something, I do not just type in "thank you." It's a little ridiculous in my opinion. If someone takes the time to "like" every single status and every single photo I post, they have WAY too much time on their hands.

DON'T POST STUPID PICTURES
There are a lot of people that post STUPID pictures of themselves. I am sick and tired of seeing teenage girls with their tongues hanging out. If you take a picture of yourself in the mirror please make sure that no one is in the bathroom with you. Make sure no feet can be seen in the stall behind you. Make sure your toilet is flushed. Don't take a million pictures of yourself trying to find the "perfect" picture and then post every single one of them! Seriously! I have seen pictures with grown women lying on the floor in their bathroom. Grown men flexing their muscles with their shirts off. Women wearing extremely low cut shirts and making kissing faces. And these are seriously ADULTS....who are married....with children. Stop taking pictures of yourself! If you are a kid/teenager it is a teensy bit different. But do not do it if you are an adult. I am only 22 years old, still young, but I would NEVER post pictures of myself doing those things.

Don't POST HATE AGAINST A SPOUSE OR LOVED ONE
If your relationship is not going very well, the entire world does not want to read about it. That's what blogs are for. Those things should be kept private. What good can come from posting "My husband is so lazy. All he does is talk on the phone. I want to punch him in the face." Nothing...that is what will come from it. All you will do is cause your spouse/significant other to get mad and start a huge fight. Keep your relationship to yourself. If it is so bad, you are resorting to posting it on Facebook then get a divorce and leave us all alone.

GROW UP PEOPLE! GET OFF THE COMPUTER. GO OUTSIDE. HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF FACEBOOK! WHO YOU ARE AS A PERSON IS NOT DETERMINED BY YOUR NUMBER OF FACEBOOK FRIENDS!!