I know it shouldn't be this big of a deal, but it is and I'm sad this morning. I'm leaving facebook. Because I've been told to quit through personal revelation and took it as take a week break. But I had a moment a few days ago where it became crystal clear that I had to leave. And in a moment of strength, I did. It's a sacrifice I have to make.
And it is a sacrifice. There are many "friends" that I won't have without that social network. Even a virtually friend is hard to give up. But it is a sacrifice of "friends" for relationships with my children, my neighbors, my husband and most of all my Heavenly Father. So as long as I keep my eternal glasses on (or even next year glasses) this is more than worth it. Wish me luck, those usually come flying off at the first break down from 2 or more kids.
Instead of trying to cancel my account, Chad said he would change my password for me. Which kind of feels like doing it half way. But there it is, I still have an account, but I can't get in. I wonder how long it will take to stop thinking in status updates. And I wonder where my thoughts will go if I'm not trying to think up something clever to put on a website. I also wonder how long it will take me to get good at writing letters and keeping this up to date. Guess I'll find out.
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Best wishes!
Cutting back has been great for me. I thought about dropping it all together, but decided to keep it for two reasons.
1. It's how I update lots of people about Jessica and my blog. 2. I've reconnected with some friends who are too far away to connect with in real life.
Staying true to my convictions and staying away was tough at first, but then I kind of forgot about it. If it weren't for Octoboween updates and Jessica updates, I could easily go a week without thinking about it.
I miss out on information about people's lives. But if it's important, I find out about it eventually. And it means more real conversation (which I thrive on) and less screen time counted as conversation.
So when are we going to do lunch?