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Two of my friends posted on facebook when they went into labor this year. One friend, who was in labor for a long time, brought her laptop to the hospital and was posting up until an hour before she gave birth.
Then, she downloaded pix of the baby about two hours after delivering her. She's very much a type-A person. I didn't post anything until about two weeks after I got home from the hospital when I had my baby earlier this year.
That's why I can't stomach these "social networking" sites, especially Twitter! Why do people feel they are so freaking important that they must "tweet" every time they're going to a store, looking at a movie, or taking a crap????? Absurd.
As for the person posting "having contractions" on Facebook.... ridiculous
Why do people feel they are so freaking important that they must "tweet" every time they're going to a store, looking at a movie, or taking a crap????? Absurd.
Exactly.
And in the hands of *some* teenagers, it is even worse.
Who has 4,000 friends?
I know someone whose daughter was bullied via FB....the offenders said they were going to go by this girl's house and kill her.
The parents took it to the police and the posters were arrested and are being charged. (I forget exactly with what).
Two of my friends posted on facebook when they went into labor this year. One friend, who was in labor for a long time, brought her laptop to the hospital and was posting up until an hour before she gave birth.
Then, she downloaded pix of the baby about two hours after delivering her. She's very much a type-A person. I didn't post anything until about two weeks after I got home from the hospital when I had my baby earlier this year.
This friend who wrote the "having contractions" comment isn't type A at all, in fact she's rather shy...I suppose that's what surprised me. That, and the fact that it wasn't like she'd been posting regularly about her pregnancy. She hadn't been on facebook for several months (I didn't even know she was pregnant) and all of a sudden I see that status in my news feed, I was like, okay...wow.
And in the hands of *some* teenagers, it is even worse.
Who has 4,000 friends?
I know someone whose daughter was bullied via FB....the offenders said they were going to go by this girl's house and kill her.
The parents took it to the police and the posters were arrested and are being charged. (I forget exactly with what).
It's so dumb!! People have all these "friends" who they've never even met, seen, or spoken to. I admit to having a MySpace, a Facebook, a Twitter, and a LinkedIn but I've barely even used them. They are all set to "private" and I've never even "tweeted" (about what???). On my MySpace, I have less than 10 friends and they are all people that I actually know.
I won't allow my 12 year old to have any "social" page. She gets made but tough luck! I'm not going to have some bully harass her via the internet or some pedophile somehow find her on the internet. I told her she can have one when she's 18.
Well, I was one who was on Facebook during labor. I had to be induced and was sitting in the hospital pretty bored hooked up to pitocin. Nothing happened for a long time since I was starting out from zero. My husband and I watched some DVDs, my mom read aloud to me, I was on my laptop... Baby wasn't born for 29 hours! We had a LOT of time to kill. So, I kept updating on Facebook what was going on, sure. And yes, I posted a picture within hours too. And hey, I was also here on City-Data with you all!
I wasn't on Facebook during labor, but my husband posted on my behalf when things started looking bad for my VBAC (vaginal birth after ceasarian), asking for prayers. My family live abroad, and many of my facebook friends are mamas I met during my pregnancy, looking for ways to have a VBAC, so I feel it was appropriate (baby was born VBAC after 30 hours of active labor)
I also did post photos within a few hours of the birth, mostly because I was so elated and couldn't sleep! And of course like every parent, though my baby was the cutest.
I am guessing the folks posting about what "people" do on fb, and how "all these people" post every little thing aren't actually on facebook.
I've found fb to be a wonderful way to stay in touch with friends all over the country, and family in other states. I love the connection we share - I can see pictures of my nieces and nephews that I wouldn't normally see, and I can read that a friend was featured in a newspaper article all the way on the other coast...
If you hate facebook, don't participate! If you don't want to read twitter, don't read it!
I have people who care about me, too, who love to see what we're up to. It's about connection, not narcissism.
Don't paint "people" with one huge brushstroke. I would love to read that a friend was in labor - it's an opportunity to offer good thoughts and prayers, and keep her lovingly in mind.
And, yeah, for most women, there's plenty of time during early labor to post, make phone calls, etc. Labor & delivery are nothing like they show on TV, i.e., "I'm having a contraction! Here comes the baby!" LOL
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