Parents are not cyberfriends
I love my parents, but I draw the line at having them as internet buddies.
A few months back, my mother asked me what Facebook was and if she could join. I told her that the social networking website would be of little use to her because she doesn’t even own a computer. Then recently I was talking with my father on the phone and he asked me if I would accept his friend requests on Facebook and Myspace. My answer was a resounding no, which prompted a number of mixed responses when I wrote about my opinion on my Facebook page.
Obviously, I can’t speak for everyone since relationships vary by person, but I think there’s something strange about “friending” your parents. They’re not your friends. They’re the people in life who teach you right from wrong, the ones who raise you, etc. Yes you can restrict the access that people have on most sites to avoid showing them certain things, but it’s the principal of the issue for me. Shouldn’t this younger generation be able to have its own corner of the internet free from parental inquiry?
I did cut a deal with my dad though. I told him he could add me on Twitter.
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It’s all about the compromise, Glenn. Well done.
I hear you with this one. Isn’t it funny how, at thirty-plus years old, I do not want my parents seeing what is really going on on my Facebook page?