There are lots of bad things that can be said about all the social networking websites that can be found on the world wide web. Our teenagers lack person to person conversation skills. They talk in TXT. OMG, LOL, ROFL….. etc…… The up and coming generation can’t spell because spell check does it for you. I can go on and on about all the reasons we shouldn’t rely on technology to get us through the day.
But that is not what this post is about. I want to point out a benefit to social networking websites.
On Tuesday, I saw a lady I graduated high school with. We were both getting coffee at the same coffee shop. I haven’t seen her in at least 2 or 3 years if not long. I asked her about recently getting married. How did I know she got married? Because we are friends on Facebook.
On Wednesday, I saw a lady that I went to church and the same school ( a few grades below me) with during my childhood. I haven’t seen her in at least 5 years. We talked about her new baby girl and how she was enjoying motherhood. How did I know she had recently had a baby? Because we are friends on Facebook.
I read blogs that are written by people I know but haven’t seen in years. I look forward to the day we run into each other. I can ask about their children by name. It doesn’t feel like years of absence but weeks.
Connected,
The Milk Maid
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