Facebook or no Facebook?

first of all who told you to deactivate your account? and what types of fights are these? does this happen outside of facebook too or just on facebook? if you are having such problems you can first try to resolve the problems/fights and talk to these people - ?

I think the word "friends' is too widely used on Facebook... I look at peoples accounts and i think "seriously? you have 856 FRIENDS????" I don't think so!!" so redefine your friends, go through your list and just delete anybody that you wouldn't want to know your daily life. I have my family mom brother dad step-mom, the aunts uncles and cousins that I like... and I have about 3 really good friends, then a group of about 10 people I talk to on a daily basis, some I know only through FB, but who I trust... then a few college friends and family friends I grew up with who I want to see my kids pictures and stuff... and then a couple of my moms friends who liek to see my mom's grandbabies and who I trust... I have 65 people on my Facebook.... my rule is... if i don't trust them to know I am havinga bad day or I just puked my guts up with the flu or any of the embarassing things that I might feel like telling my friends, then I don't need them on my FB.

.... actually as I was typing this I looked through my list and realized I had people on there I didn't know well or even talk to so I deleted about 5 people. it is hard to delete people... you end up with thes epeople you don't know, who you never talk to and then they get their feelinsg hurt... it's kind of silly...

anyway expect soem people to get upset about being deleted... but make up your mind who you want and who you don't and stick to it. there will be a lot less drama.

I think FB needs to have more than a "friends" category... I know they have that groups option, but that is too complicated... there are more peopel on my page that I DO want to know stuff then DON'T... they shoudl be ranked. even with how careful I am about chosing people.. there are certain peopel I HAVE to include... like my mother-in-laws best friend... who i have never spoken to... and she doe snot need to know some of the things about my life.

my mom told me to deactivate my facebook account right after a fight i had with my former best friend. not all of the fights that are on facebook happen in person, and it also just makes it awkward in person. and i know i should just delete the people i don't actually talk to, but ya know, im a kid, im one of those people that needs to have friends on facebook to look cool. thats just my problem, and i know i need to work it out. and i agree jessica, they should have friends ranked or something on facebook, or a different category for people on facebook.

well... I guess if your mom is TELLINg yu to clos eyour account then you shoudl probably do it... that's not our decision or even yours.... if she is just suggesting that you do then you should maybe think about my suggestion.... is having some REAL friends on FB is better than not even having an account?

yea i know the saying "mother is always right" probably comes into play right now. but i dont know, i actually need my facebook to keep up to date on marching band stuff that my band director didnt say in class or dates that he mentioned that i forgot. so, i honestly dont know if i should deactivate it or not. if i am, it will be in the future, not within the coming week though. thanks for your out look on this :)

i'm a mom of three little kids, not teenagers, but moms do know best! ;0)
i remember those days of feeling the way you do - you'll know who your true friends are (deep down inside). just stay away from those you have doubts about - hide or delete them on facebook and look at facebook as just that - FACEbook - superficial, face value stuff. or just take a break from it altogether - if you deactivate it you can reactivate later....for when you are ready to go back...if you ever want to. if it is disrupting your life and causing problems - get rid of it. do you really need that?
as for the marching band info - please! facebook should NOT be the only means of communication! your band director should be handing out flyers or sending emails - not everyone has facebook and what if the internet goes down? request that he give you the information in another way. that's absurd.

ohh my. its only my band directors 2nd year as a band director, so i give him a break about this. he doesnt have much experience so, theres my excuse :) haha but still i know he should do better with giving us information. i was completely lost last year because he never told us anything. its going better now, because he is actually telling us what is going on.
yea, facebook is just that website that has no legit value in life, and its currently screwing mine up. so, i might deactivate it for now, just as a starting point. and i will see how it goes from there, and i am happy that i have the option to reactivate if i want to. :)

i have to say if my child was getting into a bunch of drama on FB I would have him shut it down too... if you WOULD like to keep it... talk to your mom and ask her if you guys could compromise... tell her you will giveher your password and you will reduce the number of people you have as "friends" if you don't think she wil want to talk about it then do as she says. she''s making a decision as a mom that she thinks is good for you and she probably IS right.

my mom has my password already :) yea and i have decided if something else comes up by friday, im going to deactivate my facebook for a few days. i think that sounds reasonable. and some of my actual friends on facebook have deactivated their accounts for the same reason, and they are back online right now. so ya know, i think this might buff out :D

Sometimes electronic communication can be completely misunderstood, and be the unndecessary CAUSE of problems.