Facebook Drama

After 3 years on facebook I have found joy and entertainment in reconnecting with old friends and learning more about new ones. I had never had any problems or concerns until just last week when someone attacked my personal character publicly for all to see on my wall. My first thought was, "Oh my gosh, I just got cyberbullied!" This was ironic since my parenting tip of the month for my October e-newletter was about relational aggression a.k.a mean girls and I warned about how moms are the most guilty of it in modeling it for their children. I deleted her post on my wall so my mom wouldn't see it, my mother-in-law wouldn't see it, my former students wouldn't see it and my real friends wouldn't see so as to avoid a lot of mess on my wall in my defense. Her behavior quickly reminded me of the book, Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads.
Since this incident I have been convicted that facebook is not the healthiest thing for me. So, today I have decided to detox from facebook. This is going to be hard for me as I am a very social person, but I think it's the best for myself and my children if I disconnect from the social network for a while. Besides, I think facebook has given me the false sense of friendship and socializing where now I actually socialize face to face far less because I feel like I have already interacted with them on facebook. So in it's place I will now be blogging. You are welcome to follow me if you want and disagree with me if like, just don't publicly attack me. I am not a malicious person intentionally trying to insult anyone. I am extremely passionate about parenting issues hence becomeing a parent coach. I hope that passion does not come across as insulting or judging. That is never my intention. I hope that blogging will give me a larger platform to get parents and teachers thinking about things like, Am I really connecting with my kids? How can I relate to a child who has a different personality than me or one that is too much like me? Am I disciplining appropriately so as to bring about a change of heart or is it out of anger or revenge? Hopefully these questions will encourage change to happen in your home or classroom. If you find yourself feeling personally insulted by something I say then that might be God's way of touching your heart and opening your mind to trying something new.