These are just a few things I've written. In this emotionally chaotic time, it helps to organize my thoughts. Thank you for sharing this life with me.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Dear FB: It's not you, it's me.
Huh....I just (on a total whim) deleted my Facebook account. No real solid reasons, just done with it and don't want some of the updates. Nothing personal to any of my FB friends. Peace out, Facebook!
FB is such a difficult thing to deal with as a BLM. I remember feeling pressure to join back in 2008 (just over the year mark after Liam) and did.... for 4 days. Within that brief time I had to endure several pregnancy announcements AND birth announcments with accompanying photos. It was awful. I quit and felt so much relief.
Fast forward a few years and I tried again ... this time with secure privacy settings and fake name. I only invite those people I want to get updates from and no one can search to find me. So far so good!
I think this is the right decision for you if it brings you peace. You have to take care of yourself and FB can really be painful and source of stress when trying to deal with the raw emotions of grief.
FB is such a difficult thing to deal with as a BLM. I remember feeling pressure to join back in 2008 (just over the year mark after Liam) and did.... for 4 days. Within that brief time I had to endure several pregnancy announcements AND birth announcments with accompanying photos. It was awful. I quit and felt so much relief.
ReplyDeleteFast forward a few years and I tried again ... this time with secure privacy settings and fake name. I only invite those people I want to get updates from and no one can search to find me. So far so good!
I think this is the right decision for you if it brings you peace. You have to take care of yourself and FB can really be painful and source of stress when trying to deal with the raw emotions of grief.
(((((hugs)))))