time to grow up

Did you really enjoy middle school?  Did you absolutely adore  all that drama?  Do you miss waking up every morning knowing there's going to be more excitement and angst in your day?  Do you wish you could still change best friends every day, like you change your underwear?   Well, do I have a deal for you!

Merely join the enormous group of people I seem to be fortunate enough (!) to be in contact with on FaceBook.  

There are many who I respect and admire, people who refuse to involve themselves in drama and 'creative truths'.  These people I am happy to call friends.  Unfortunately, there are also many for whom the entire purpose of FB appears to be one 'OMG!' after another.

I will admit that, every now and then, I can get sucked into the beginning of one of those - when you read a post by someone whom you normally respect, there's a tendency to assume they know what they're talking about.  Unfortunately, that's not always the case.
I have lessened my FB time dramatically, as it seems to have devolved into gossip, lies and drama.  I am saddened by this - and perhaps it's not as widespread as I think - but I used to enjoy staying in touch with everyone and became accustomed to regularly checking in.
Now, I have to steel myself to read through the posts, because there's usually something going on that is either unnecessary, hurtful, or totally untrue.
I don't want to unfriend or block people - I actually LIKE people, (as long as they stay out of my personal space and I can control the amount of contact I have with 'em), and I don't want to miss the great announcements like someone's new grandbaby or something exciting like one of my best friends being accepted to Columbia!  But I am  so sick of the juvenile behaviour and hurt feelings and dishonesty.
Most of us began our foray into social networking with MySpace, and then that turned into something primarily for very young teens....so we all moved to FaceBook because that's where the grown-ups were.  Now FB seems to be headed down the same path - and it's not the fault of the site managers, it's the actions of the participants that's making this happen.


PLEASE, can we all just put on our big girl panties and get on with it?  Can we at least TRY to be grown ups?  Most of my FB friends are at least in their 40s, many older - middle school was a very long time ago (and, personally, I hated it then,  too), and unless you're in your dotage and returning to your youth we really don't need to act like 13-year-olds.


Thank you.


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