I agree with Lila – it’s the same situation for me. I typically feel like a hamster on a wheel most of the time. My closest friends are out of state, and the majority of local friends have disappeared now that we have a child. What can I say? I’m lonely. I do, however, feel guilty about facebook use and wish I had never signed up for the damn thing.
Totally addicted over here. Anyway, I think my kids benefit from a little benign neglect from time to time. My mom didn’t have FB, but I’m sure she found other means of distraction (like gabbing on the phone while sucking on Benson & Hedges.)
S0 sad that this article speaks to me. FB borders on addiction b/c it does connect me to friends. However my 3 month old daughter seems to sense when I’m wasting time. If I get immersed, she starts fussing and brings me back to the present, real world.
Wait a minute, I thought it was *good* for kids to ignore them a little bit so that they could learn to amuse themselves. Are we supposed to be feeling guilty now even when we’re home with the kids unless we’re concentrating solely on them for every second of the day?
I agree with Lila – it’s the same situation for me. I typically feel like a hamster on a wheel most of the time. My closest friends are out of state, and the majority of local friends have disappeared now that we have a child. What can I say? I’m lonely. I do, however, feel guilty about facebook use and wish I had never signed up for the damn thing.
Totally addicted over here. Anyway, I think my kids benefit from a little benign neglect from time to time. My mom didn’t have FB, but I’m sure she found other means of distraction (like gabbing on the phone while sucking on Benson & Hedges.)
S0 sad that this article speaks to me. FB borders on addiction b/c it does connect me to friends. However my 3 month old daughter seems to sense when I’m wasting time. If I get immersed, she starts fussing and brings me back to the present, real world.
Wait a minute, I thought it was *good* for kids to ignore them a little bit so that they could learn to amuse themselves. Are we supposed to be feeling guilty now even when we’re home with the kids unless we’re concentrating solely on them for every second of the day?
No, Facebook does not make me a bad parent.
Blogging makes me a bad parent.