Thanks Susan, I just know that it is not my season to be online so much. I am looking forward to reconnecting with my boys again without being a cyborg!! {*lights were on but no one was home*}

I’m sure that when my boys are teens (and they are on FB) it will be different. But for now, I know I have made the right decison. As soon as I made the decision I felt a weight lift from me and my boys rejoiced! (Shows how much it was effecting me.)

I know I’ll miss FB, but that is part of motherhood…making the hard choices. Yes, I agree, this is part of dying to myself.

Thanks again for your encouragement. xo

Oh Jo, What a brave and wise decision. And whilst it may be hard (despite some people telling you it will only take a few weeks to get over – it may not) I believe your family will one day rise and call you blessed because of it. As Christian women, we are called to die to self and for you, this might be part of that process. Bless you dear sister. I pray that the Lord will fill the FB void with an abundance of joy, peace, love, friendship and productivity. ♥•♥•♥•♥

I have just made the hard decision to delete my FB account entirely and just stick to blogging and twitter. I know, I know, it’s just a tool….but for me it is bad news.

*sniff* I’m going to miss you FB……I really loved your post Susan. xo

Oh Abba1, that is horrid. And I know it’s easy to blame FB but really… it is the height of rudeness on people’s behalf, isn’ it? Manners and etiquette seem to have flown out the door and are scoffed at. Yet even in schoolyard squabbles, so much could be avoided if manners and etiquette were used.

FB actually does allow for a lot of privacy BUT the fb default settings are fairly open. Once you learn how to shut down your settings, it can give a lot of privacy. I am very picky about photo’s to upload and even then I WILL NOT tag people. I think it is quite rude. However, I let people tag themselves in my photo’s if they wish. I also have a setting turned on that disallows anyone from tagging me. I don’t wish to be tagged for everyone to see, thank you.

And manners- how rude of people to share a photo of you baby!!! Sorry if you think I’m being forward here but I think that is rude. Your baby is YOUR story to tell and share- no one else’s unless they have your permission. Okay, I’ll get of my soapbox now. 🙂

Aside from that- you had a baby! ★·.·´¯`·.·★ Congratulations! ★·.·´¯`·.·★

I have reason to not want my photo connected to my name or my families names, I have an estranged mother and some more distant relatives, along with a past that I don’t want revisited because they ‘found’ me on facebook, but my photos are still up there on other peoples accounts. A couple of people I wish I didn’t know, and have broken contact with, know my brother in law completely independant of me. If they found out I am his sister in law… it makes me sick to think what might result. But I can’t do anything, they find my concerns silly.

This is just my situation, but it’s evidence that it can very much be used the wrong way.

Hi Bek, I agree and it’s not just struggling with conformity. I used to struggle with being emotionally absent from my home whilst being in it 24/7. Online forums totally took my heart. I was always thinking about or praying for a situation online… whilst my children would be off doing their own homeschooling thing.
http://susanpriolo.com/emotionally-absent-homeschool-mom-657.htm

Thank God He didn’t leave me in that place. 🙂

Hi Marisa, thanks for stopping by and taking time to comment. Oh I know what you’re saying. FB can be a place of dismal, depressing, angry, venting status updates- much like any mums group or any other group in real life. I’ve been to get together of non Christians (and even some Christian get togethers!) where the atmosphere of the group is awful. Well, I don’t want to add to that. I make a conscious decision to add positivity, brightness, information and general fellowship to my online time. Sometimes easier said than done.

Seeya on FB!