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<p>Excellent advice, intparent. I have ‘unfriended’ several people for this reason. It’s really not the place to give voice to your own political views - especially over and over again. Not everyone will agree with you and you will just tick off some of your friends. Find an active political forum somewhere and rant to strangers. :)</p>
<p>^^^you can also “hide” certain peoples statuses (or Farmville posts, etc.) If you hover your pointer icon over the status there is an X button that shows up on the right; click on that and it will give you hiding options.</p>
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<p>I have one friend in the former category - like this person a lot but posts way too much. And one in the both the former & latter category (multiple posts every day, many of them political and/or uber religious - “thank the lord my son is a child of god” etc etc).</p>
<p>Love that “hide” button.</p>
<p>Well, thanks for all the ideas-I will give it a go !!</p>
<p>I created a facebook only because my cousin suggested it. She is someone I miss dearly, but because of our busy lives, phone calls aren’t always convenient (she lives in a different time zone), and neither of us writes old fashioned letters (even though I REALLY miss those).Well, wouldn’t ya know, I signed up, but she never contacted me! But because of this, I wound up reconnecting with a friend from grade school who lives about a mile away from me. We wound up getting together with another friend for regular dinners, and this has really enriched my life. An old college friend and childhood friends have also friended me, and I have enjoyed catching up. I’ve looked for other friends, but have yet to find them. </p>
<p>I enjoy that people post about mundane things. During the last “Snowmageddon” We all had so much fun comparing notes on the status of our plows. One gentleman made a stop-action video of the storm, which has gone viral and has shown up on national television. It only eats up your time if you let it, and you can stay in touch with long lost friends without having to schedule a phone call. And I am more than capable of ignoring obnoxious political or religious posts. I usually love the poster for other reasons, so I can tolerate that.</p>
<p>My dilemma is that DD is a musician, and I have met many friends from going to her shows. I have accepted some of her friends (all older musicians), but I haven’t friended her, and I don’t feel comfortable accepting some of her fans as friends. She has a ridiculous number of friends, and her page is so much fun to read (when she shows me),but we both feel that we need some boundaries. I’m friends with my 16 year old DS.He’s allowed to post on mine, but I would never embarrass him by posting on his.</p>
<p>I have been on FB for a little over a year. Just for the record, I have never been friend-requested by a stranger. (don’t want non-FB’ers to think that random friend requests happen to everyone…)</p>
<p>I do have 3 friend requests out there that I am trying to figure out if I know them and if so, where from. They don’t look familiar to me at all though. But I am really really bad with names and faces. I’m assuming friends of friends, but I don’t know. I had one faux pas - my stepdaughter (not a child but a woman in her 40s), who I am not close with at all and who does not like me, friended me. That was awkward as I don’t really want her seeing my business. Not that I have anything to hide. I clicked “not now” thinking that meant I could think about it go back and decide later. Turned out that meant i rejected her. Oops. Awkward.</p>
<p>I’ve been on Facebook for 3 years or so. I’m in a job where my “colleagues” are spread all over the anglophone world so many of my professional friends and former students aren’t people I see often. I’ve moved often, and it’s also lovely to reconnect with people from earlier phases of my life.</p>
<p>One unexpected benefit, I’ve found, is that although it’s possible to create separate “communities” of different kinds of friends, most people don’t bother. That means I see baby pictures from some guy I met at a professional conference, or find out about a former student’s modelling career, or learn that somebody I know from dog agility or church has published a book or is in a band. The young woman who babysat for my S when he was little sent me a friend request (she now has several children of her own); she was quiet and shy in person, but she writes hilariously witty status updates about life as a suburban working mom. So even people I think I know, I’ve often gotten to know better, or in a different light.</p>
<p>Do protect yourself by setting your privacy settings restrictively. It’s very quick and easy to do. It’s also easy to “hide” any friends who make themselves boring or irritating; they are still your friends, so they are none the wiser.</p>
<p>I have been a member for a couple of years and really enjoy it. with the exception of my one brother in law. everyone over the age of 13 in my family is on FB. My friend list consists of family , high school friends , former co-workers, friends of my daughters, business acquaintances and so on…no one I don’t actually know. I love to see the pictures that people post of their children, grandchildren, vacations, parties. Some of them go to some lovely places that I would never imagine would be so interesting to see.</p>
<p>I had a few weird friend requests, but I changed my security settings and no issues since. Even my 80 yr old mother enjoys it , and she can hardly read her emails !</p>
<p>I love FB. have been on for 2-3 years and it is a great way to keep in touch with family and friends who do not live near. I love seeing there pictures and their status changes. It started with my HS starting a group and now I have reconnected with many of them. I do not play any of the games nor do I accept smiles and hearts or any of that stuff. I do really love it. I can keep up with my daughter as well. She has friended me, but restricts what I can see on her wall. I love the check in application and I also started a business
page for my business. I find it is fun!</p>
<p>I’m a FB fan. Like intparent, I don’t live where I grew up and have moved several times. It’s fun to re-connect in a casual way with old friends, new friends and relatives all in one place. It’s fun when those worlds collide and you find a HS friend and an old neighbor commenting on a post. Just make sure you do the privacy settings right away so that people can’t just google your name and find all of your private pictures.</p>
<p>FB is just as much for grownups as it is for anyone else. It’s a great way to stay in touch with far-flung relatives, on my own time schedule. Have also reconnected with friends from hs and college, as well as using to to communicate with local, current friends.</p>
<p>I have my privacy set pretty tight. Anyone can find me on a search and see my education info. But only friends can see my wall, likes, photos, etc.</p>
<p>My college S won’t friend me, my college D friended me but limits what I can see - I can only see what she writes on her wall, not what other people write. I’m ok with it, they have both shown me things on their FB when they’re home. They just want to have a life that’s somewhat private from me. Until my S friends me he can’t see my profile either, so it’s fair! In the mean time, D and I have an ongoing FB Scrabble game. That’s a nice little way to feel connected.</p>
<p>To prevent any confusion when re-acquainting myself with old friends from hs and college, my profile picture always contains both me and my husband. Sometimes it’s a photo of my whole family, at others its just me and him. But I will never have a profile picture without him in it. Makes it clear - I’m happily married.</p>
<p>I have a super limited profile which I assign to any one I am not sure of, like old HS friends who I simply cannot recall. This lets me friend them, see their profile, try to remember them and not hurt their feelings without giving them access to every single thing. I do include most photo albums, especially ones i have from the old days!</p>
<p>I have connected with a couple of people who were very good friends in HS and when I happened to be in my home town, I made the effort to do lunch or coffee with three of them; it was a blast.</p>
<p>I don’t think FB is the right venue for politics or religion, though I have some friends who obviously do. I am not offended, but somewhat bemused, whether they agree or disagree with my beliefs.</p>
<p>Many of my good friends and family members are not on 
But many local friends are on FB and it has allowed me to stay more in touch and even get more involved with some crowds, given than they and I travel, it is helpful to keep each other top of mind.</p>
<p>I am friends with all my kids, but per our agreement I am on their limited profile for the express purpose of making sure everything posted is appropriate to be seen by coaches, profs, work people, etc who they friend. My kids are careful about what they post, but you just never know what others might post on your wall, so I am their double check person.</p>
<p>I love Facebook. Odessagirl is not a phone talker, so I can see how she is doing at college by her status.</p>
<p>I have also reconnected with high school friends and we have met in December for lunch for three years now. </p>
<p>I find it’s useful for women to use their maiden and married name (both). Jane Smith Jones. That way old friends who don’t know your married name can find you.</p>
<p>It’s super fun. I don’t play any games. Am in touch with nieces that I would have never been in touch with if it wasn’t for Facebook.</p>
<p>Another middle aged mom here. Been on FB about a year, found many friends from my past that I wouldn’t be in touch with otherwise. It’s lots of fun, and if anyone gets political or into annoying games I just hide those posts/posters.</p>
<p>My kids are on it, and I can see photos of them and the grandchild too! :)</p>
<p>My posts range from the important to the mundane, and I find it satisfying when people “like” my posts/comments. We all like that positive feedback! LOL</p>
<p>I live on facebook and love it. We do have a CC Parents group on facebook which we use mainly to see who we might want to add as “friends” and get to know beyond their CC posts. It is limited to parents.</p>
<p>Oh, one great thing about FB with my college kids- turns out one of mine, who rarely calls and seldom texts, is very, very open to the FB IM chatting. She’s very forthcoming, too, when we IM. For me, that’s a real plus.</p>
<p>Oh, wow, my mom’s on facebook, and I’m 33, so you can just guess her age. ;~) Probably the most posts on my page are from people over the age of 54! I’m far from family so facebook is how we can all keep up on each other with pictures and links to articles we liked and so on. I love it when my sister is on at the same time and we can chat.</p>
<p>I think my fb friends range in age from 13 (she just turned 13 so mom and dad let her have an account, I am also friends with her parents) to 90. So you will find lots to enjoy, if you like people.</p>
<p>I like facebook on a limited basis. I don’t post updates ever- I doubt anyone really cares what I am doing or thinking at any given moment. I only accept as friends people I know and want to stay in touch with. I use it mostly for pictures. One of my D’s is across country at school and it is a good way to keep up with pictures. It definitely has it’s benefits.</p>