My teens have finally persuaded me and I have given in to their prods and almost-encouraging words and am now officially learning how to “do” the online social networking. With my first Facebook page up and running I am floundering around like an oldster in the dark…
I figured if my 80+ year-old grandmother can send me a steady supply of e-mails, I can get with it and learn how to do this fancy networking. My girls have been teasing me because it took me a month just to learn the name—I called it everything from “My Face” to “Space Age” to “Space Face.” Now the girls just call it “Space Age” and get a kick out of my attempts to catch up.
I will tell you that one of the GREATEST things about it is that now I am linked with my teens and I have some idea of what they are up to! Granted, my kids are old enough that they are settling down just a bit when it comes to their social lives and chosen activities, and they approve of my giving this a try, but the truth is that as I learn how to maneuver I am being kept more in the loop with their activities and friends than I was before learning how to do it.
Meanwhile, I learn how to upload photos and decide who I really want to be “friends” with and who I don’t. I’m getting with the modern program and taking my internet activities to a new level. The one part I cannot seem to grasp, however, is how to manage when a hundred things are popping up and going on at once! I do not have my children’s ability to chat with multiple people, manage activities and upload photos all at the same time. I do get a bit overwhelmed and have to get outside for a walk or sit down and read a book (where the pages don’t blink and change before my very eyes!)