Facebook

I hear people talking about how bad Facebook is and I doubt it's any worse than other modern inventions have ever been.

Once upon a time the telephone, radio, and television were the target of people who felt they distracted people from their jobs and being with other people. At least the telephone and Facebook are interactive.

In fact, I think it would have lengthened my father's life to have had a computer. He was bored to death in the elderly high rise and nursing home. A computer would have put a library on his desk and a way to communicate with his friends, not bimonthly, but daily.

Now I watch my sister's granddaughter on Facebook. Her best friend moved away and she has some learning problems, but she likes to put pictures on Facebook, so she is constantly on there with her baby showing it off. I think if she didn't have this, she might not be quite as enamored with an under one year old. She also might not have such easy access to parenting tips and ideas. It's a multigenerational way to share mothering skills for someone who doesn't drive and lives in a small town.

I like Facebook because it allows me to share my own pictures with friends and relatives across the country. In a world where my children live in three different states and coast to coast, that is a blessing.

There is no danger for me on Facebook. I simply don't put anything on there if I don't want the world to know it. Common sense goes a long way.