Today on MSN there was video about whether or not you should "friend" your parent on facebook. It showed the story of a man who regretted befreinding his father on facebook because he felt like he was being spied on and eventually had to remove hims as a friend.
Personally I sort of have mixed feelings about this, I think that it really should depend on the relationship that you have with your parents. I get along great with my dad, he and his boss are friends on mine on facebook. We have yet to have any arguments about what I'm posting on this social media website because I am careful with what I post and he respects my privacy. On the flip side though I will not befriend my mother because she (like boy's father) would use it as a way to spy.
I think that it is very important for the parent and child to have a trusting relationship and even us facebook as a way of communicating - especially if the two are separated. I know that I am going to Scotland this summer and facebook will be one of the few ways that I will be able to keep everyone here update on what is going on there.
It is also very important to be cautious about what I or anyone is posting on the web because it will come back to haunt you. The posts and pictures that I put up are ones that I am proud to show off and ones that I don't mind anyone showing. Because its on the web (even if it is moderately blocked) authorities will tell you to smart about your choices. Granted not everyone does this and thus they are more likely to feel threatened when someone goes snooping.
On the flip side some parents just don't know when to set limits. As I said there is nothing on my facebook that I am ashamed of but I don't want my mother questioning why I had a bad day and who all my friends are and what I did with them Saturday night. She needs to check out Facebook for Parents and then maybe she would understand things better.
I guess the whole point behind seeing the clip and thinking about the topic is that both the parent and the student should be able to find a happy medium without stepping on each others privacy. The "kids" should be cautious about what they are posting because it can be dangerous/ incriminating and the parents should avoid spying and understand that their kids need space too.
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You are right about the relationship aspect when it comes to facebooking your parents even your own family. Unfortunately you would like to say there is freedom of speech when it comes to the WWW, but rarely do you ever get to exercise that right. We have to be careful what we say, what we post, and anything that might be displayed on facebook. People are looking and sometimes they are the most seemingly insignificant friends or the ones closest to you. Bottom line: be careful what you write/post on facebook because you never know when it will come and bite you in the butt.
ReplyDeleteI also agree. You have to be careful what you post, and not only just because of what your parents might say, but for the fact that anyone can see this information. One mistake could turn really bad fast. I even know someone who lost their job because of something they posted. Just be smart with what you post. Don't abuse this network.
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