10 Tips for Dealing With Family on Facebook

This article is offensive to me! I am a grandparent in my fifties and I am the one teaching my grandchildren about the "digital age". The writer makes it sound like grandparents and family members are so out of it that they don't have a clue! Get over yourself! There just might be times that an older person might be smarter than you take them for!

Good article it can be a very awkward situation .
Like maybe people from your Church, or your kids school, or work some you may not want to see all the stuff you have on your face book page.
You could always make two face book pages one that is strictly family , co workers, church , etc.
Then one that is just friends.
Seems like a good idea to me just don't get the two mixed up.

OMG, I have my mother, stepdad, grandma, and great-aunt, and multiple of their friends on facebook. I always complain to my mom that I can't post a single thing on there that would be remotely questionable or that I wouldnt want them to know! I used to use online blogs to complain aout them...so much for that now lol. Infact my stepdad almost yelled at me the other day cuz I commented on someone else's tattoo picture and he thought I got another tattoo!

Don't forget the people in unhappy relationships reaching out to women/men from their past and not caring who it hurts, even if their own children or other family member(s) can see it after marital problems themselves. Facebook is for kids. Adults abuse it like everything else....kids are more respectful and responsible. People with issues should not be allowed on Facebook.

These were probably the worst pieces of advice I've ever read. It's a damn networking sight. . . .first off, your parents shouldn't be on facebook anyway. . . .second off, you should be able to say whatever it is you want on your status. Those who disagree are just people who apparently live double lives or aren't themselves in front of everyone. I am myself, in front of my friends, my parents, my pets, and my stuffed animals. So none of those people should be surprised by anything I post or say on the internet. Everybody just relax, be yourself, be honest and move the eff on.

I have been on there since facebook started (when you needed a college email address to join)... Now that they let anyone join, why should I have to change, limit, and not write certain things because my mom feels it's time to catch up with the digital age? If they don't like my perverted, raunchy comments to my boyfriend or want to see the video of my dog humping the cat, then they can block or delete me. I don't live under their roof, nor did I ever disrespected them when I did live with them.

umm actually, "ngibsoncpc". Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg... who was born in 1984, therefore he is only 25 years old. he created fb when he was only 20 years old. (check him out on wiki)
i dont know about you, but i wouldnt peg him to be in the "older genderation" category.

with that said, I agree that it shouldnt matter how old you are. everyone is fully entitled to be part of the different social networking sites. you could do as was previously mentioned and create a seperate account for family members or you can set up privacy settings so that certain pictures and information is unavailable for certain people, such as mom and dad. There are lots of ways to go about it but saying someone who is not a teen can not be on fb is obsurd. honestly, if anything there should be a age limit on how old you are to be allowed to form an account. i cant stand seeing 16 yr old kids on those sites.

i remember when fb was only available for college students in the boston area. couldnt make an account without a college email address. you should feel so lucky to finally be included in the fb network.

Hey, now you can make a friend's list and decide who sees what picture.. My friends parents can not see the same pics that they can... I chose who see's the pics from that party and who doesn't :) Y'all probably already know that though just thought I would input

how many times does this have to be repeated? You NEVER POST ANYTHING
ON THE NET THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN BY ANYONE AND
EVERYONE. Why in the world would anyone with any sense at all or
any sense of decency take such idiotic quizzes as the "best body part" thing
or post anything at all about what is supposed to be a private activity- sex.
The last I heard sex wasn't a spectator sport but something to be enjoyed
in private by the two persons involved. Everyone needs to remember that
prospective and current employers can legally look at facebook and myspace
pages- your personal life may be just that- but to employers someone
who posts photos of themselves drunk and passed out, partically or
completely nude, discusses their sex lives in detail,etc may not look
like someone totally trustworthy or someone they want to have in their
employ. If you are going to post that kind of stuff, what might you post
in regard to your job or bosses? People who do this have no sense of
discrestion.

The first day I joined faceook I had to delete my son as a friend! I was embarrassed to have his pics on my page for my friends to see. So, it works both ways!

Cut the crap on "...god forbid your grandparents..." just remember we were young once too and many of us are as cool or cooler than you "youngsters" ...you sound like babies not grown ups...AND one day you'll be put in the position of being the
"god forbidden" grandparents and see how YOU like that discrimination!
Izzy

i have a facebook and have some family members, thankfully not my parents or grandparents. however, i do not put all of my life on my facebook i keep most of it to myself to avoid these situations

Ok, I don't get JISLORD. ?? I understand Jesus is Lord, but I don't get what else that could mean.

As a 50-something Mom who is a computer fiend, I do have a facebook account, which helps me keep in touch with a lot of people. However, I have never suggested that my 23 year old daughter and I be friends because that really would violate her personal space. My son (26) befriended me, but he is a very light user and I do not pore over his stuff anyway. I do not like the way this article assumes that all parents will insist on being facebook friends. Some of us have the good sense to maintain a little bit of distance. However, everyone should be careful what they say or put on facebook because potential employers, teachers, and people you may not know at all may find a way to get access. In my opinion, young people should keep it on the up and up at all times assuming that some one else's parents may be reading it if not your own.... This article is helpful for doing that.

Here's how I look at it. My daughter, nieces and nephews are all over 18. I knew when making a friend request to them that they may or may not invite me. As it turns out, each and everyone of them accepted my invite. I also know that they are all of legal age and what they enter on their facebook page is their choice. I will not judge them because I know they are good kids, but kids will be kids. I do not take offense to any of their posts nor will I ever comment to their face about any post(s) they have made. If once in a while they post something a little off color, I will not look down on them for that. Each and every one of them respect me and I in turn respect each and everyone of them. You have to be realistic. If your sole purpose is to use facebook to spy on your kid(s) or family members then I say you need to get a life. .

BEST ADVICE: STAY OFF OF FACEBOOK! THE NEGATIVES OF IT'S PLATFORM PURPOSE, FAR OUTWAY ANY POSITIVE. THE WORLD WAS BETTER OFF WITHOUT IT. USE EMAIL - MORE PERSONABLE. IT'S A HUGE INVASION OF PRIVACY.

If you can't say or do something in front of your parents, children or other family members, you should not be doing it period.

I think it's great that there's such an easy way to connect with family. Of course, with that ease, there have to be some concessions made on both sides. Parents - you need to understand that what you teach your kids may not always manifest in their lives the way you want it to. Trust that they're making the right decisions, even if they don't seem right to you. Kids - post only what you want seen. It's like gambling, never bet more than you're willing to lose. Not only because parents/grandparents whatever are going to see it, but so will employers, schools, and others who have the power to majorly influence your life.

These social networking sites are so lame. Anyone who is over the age of 25 or are in a realtionship already have no buisness being on this waste of a time site. Leave this to the younger generation that have nothing better to do than update their site 10 times a day. You are not that important that we need to be clued into every moment of your sad life. Turn of the computer (unless you are on monster.com looking for a job)and put the phones down with the text messaging and stop draining society.

When my mom signed up for facebook I told her flat out that if she sent me a friend request I was going to deny it. She sent one and I denied it. She sent another and I denied it. I ended up having to block her because she wouldn't take my feelings on the matter into account. I don't have anything to hide from her but I see/talk to her nearly every day. I would like a place where she can't have access to. I don't think that's too much to ask. She doesn't need to know what I am up to every moment of the day. Having her on my facebook is only helping her to live through me instead of having a life of her own.