Friended by Mom and Dad on Facebook. Oh Noez!
Could Facebook be in danger of losing its cool factor? In a startling turn of events, parents have begun swarming Facebook daily by the hundreds for the express purpose of monitoring their children's activities at the notorious site. Facebook has gained a reputation over the past few years as the place online where college kids come to make everlasting fools of themselves. This is typically achieved by posting pictures of oneself passed out in a pool of vomit or worse.
It's "creepy" being watched by older family members:
"It's really weird that nonstudents and parents use Facebook," said Emma Gaines, a Tufts University sophomore. "It makes me feel really uncomfortable that my older aunt has Facebook, because she says that she likes to check up on her teenage nieces and nephews and takes our pictures for her own use. That's creepy."
Facebookers are already mounting a counter-attack against mom, dad, and Auntie Bethany having access to the site.
This invasion does not bode well for Facebook.
Yay, snoopy Christian parents!
Posted by: Ben | January 04, 2009 at 10:27 AM
This is actually a good idea for all parents and not just Christian ones to follow. Our youth today need parental guidance and overview more than ever.
God bless.
Posted by: Lorraine | January 04, 2009 at 11:46 AM
This sums it it up: I do not know if this has happened to anybody, but this morning I log on to Facebook and I have a new friend request!" wrote 19-year-old Mike Yeamans, a sophomore at James Madison University, on one of several "No Parents on Facebook" groups that have popped up on the site. "I am excited to make a new friend so I click on the link. I could not believe what I saw. My father! This is an outrage!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/08/AR2008030801034.html
Posted by: Connor Shepard | January 04, 2009 at 01:16 PM