Facebook

*Disclaimer:
If you are reading my blog, you must know ahead of time that I realize I am not perfect and that is beside the point. So, it won't help to point that out to me if you choose to comment.

This is post number one. I decided to do a blog after reading so many others and realizing that it could be a good way for me to just let out the things that are bugging me.

I am choosing Facebook for my topic today because it is probably the uppermost on my mind right now. You could say this is a somewhat hypocritical post, but once again, read the disclaimer.

Facebook needs to be renamed to something like Bragbook or MakeYourLifeSoundPerfectbook. When I joined months back, it was because someone invited me on an email. I thought, "Why not?". Since then I have gotten up to about 30 "friends".

Before I complain too much, I should say that there is a flipside of my bitching. I have enjoyed seeing pictures of friends' kids, vacations, families, animals, and such. I have even loved saying hello to old high school friends and acquaintences who I never thought I'd see again. So, in that sense, I have enjoyed Facebook.

Here comes the complaint. Obviously there must be some jealousy involved in my post because why else would this bother me? It seems like sometimes people post only to make their lives sound perfect. I can't name anything concrete because if I do, that person might know that I mean them and be totally offended. An example may include that a person just rode their bike 30 miles, went to their child's endless sports events like a good mommy or daddy on a daily basis, mentioned how their spouse is taking them to such and such a place and that they are going to have "special time" later, etc, etc, etc,. Sometimes my eyes roll back so far, I wonder if they will stick that way forever. I usually run these comments by my husband who like smart man agrees with me as to how annoying that sounds. Then I start thinking about why isn't my life as perfect as everyone else's? Why can't I put some sappy crap on Facebook that will just make others probably roll their eyes? I don't know the real answer to that. Maybe a good thing about blogging is it will make me try to understand myself better. Whatever.

Okay, well I am not sure if I feel better or not, but time will tell. Meanwhile, I am going to go look on Facebook to see what's going on with everyone.