A dear friend of mine from high school teaches third grade right here in my backyard. We had found each other on the almighty Facebook but we had not physically seen each other since high school graduation (I could tell you how long ago that was but I want bore you with dinosaur history) That is sad. Facebook can connect us to people far and wide but we lose that physical connection to those closest to us.
My very sweet friend reached out via Facebook and asked her friends and family to adopt her third grade class and supply each child with a book and a note of encouragement for that first day of school and prayers throughout the year. I was thrilled to sign up for that since bringing snacks and surprises for the kids is frowned upon for the Sophomore year of high school.
We decided to schedule a lunch date so that we could catch up and I could bring her some goodies for the class. It was great to see my friend and find out how she wound up here and to tell her how I wound up here, funny thing was, they were very similar love stories.
We laughed and cried telling each other our terrific love stories. We have vowed to keep in touch personally and not just with Facebook.
So back to my title of this post. Is Facebook a help or a hindrance? I think it is a hindrance, we like a post and comment here and there and you think you are keeping up with your relationship with that friend. I think Facebook is driving a wedge between friends and family with all of the political nonsense and all the hate that is publicized that before Facebook we would not have heard about. I do not delete people for their posts but I might hide a post or two if it is offensive to me. I have been deleted before and I am not really sure why this person deleted me, I am not political and I do not argue with anyone on Facebook because that is useless. Arguing with someone on Facebook is like arguing with my Basil, there is no point.
So what do you think about Facebook, help or hindrance?
Stay tuned, prepping this week for taking Sprat to school. . . .
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