The Unthinkable

[primsong]

I've done it.

I've joined that encroaching monstrous blob called Facebook... only wanting to keep up with what's happening with my daughter could have ever made me do it.

It not being quite voluntary, I used my Nom-de-Librivox which is close enough to my real one - still, I can't tell you how nice it was to come scurrying back to the warm friendliness of LJ afterwards. It feels like the difference between sitting in the middle of a busy cafeteria in a mall with people surging around, advertisements blinking and announcements coming over the speakers all the time - and just curling up on a cozy sofa at home to talk to a few friends.

Ah. LJ flist, I wuv you!

Comments

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

Please don't add me...I don't take kindly to being called pathetic.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Sorry - I meant it in jest... my family teases one another with that and it never occurred to me that it would cause offense. :-(

I tried finding you but your name seems to be a common one - if you can email me a link or something I can try again.

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

Thank you...I have just really had it with some comments and behavior thrown my way recently....I wanted you on my FB but just really bristled at being called pathetic. Remember that comments like this can come off really different online than in person...and your family members know you better than I do of course, and know when you are kidding. I've just had too many people patronize me recently and I've had enough.

But I accept your apology and when you say it was in jest...thank you :) I guess that combined with the "hynocircles" comment a few months back just really had me going.

But I think, given this kind of miscomm that can easily happen online, maybe you were right in the first place about not being on each other's FB. Its easier to straighten things out like this on LJ than on FB. And I know you mainly want to use it to keep in touch with your daughter, and I totally understand that. I'll just see you here ;)