tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post7600399726198367848..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: Friending My Mother, and the Need-To-Know Basis: Tomatillo StewJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-65475262402654038012012-09-20T18:39:36.870-04:002012-09-20T18:39:36.870-04:00i've blocked my mother on facebook, which tell...i've blocked my mother on facebook, which tells you more about my relationship (or lack thereof) with my mother than my feelings about facebook friendships. sighrachael {imagine gnats}https://www.blogger.com/profile/05500334460633089758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-73473093939212582732012-09-04T21:05:19.892-04:002012-09-04T21:05:19.892-04:00Honestly, my mom is on FB, and we are friends. She...Honestly, my mom is on FB, and we are friends. She could care less about my life - all she wants to see are pictures of her grandkids. She told me everything else on my page is "noise" :) Danahttp://www.masteringmommybrain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-84023948920594384712012-09-04T16:19:51.932-04:002012-09-04T16:19:51.932-04:00Interesting. I had a minor panic attack when my p...Interesting. I had a minor panic attack when my parents first found my blog. I didn't have anything embarrassing on it...it's just that it felt weird. As for Facebook, it's not really an issue for me. I've only posted status updates about 4 or 5 times in the 7 years that I've been a member, and I don't have any photos uploaded. But I do think that awkwardness can ensue when worlds collide.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907007953414472111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-49676592111392482492012-09-04T14:19:13.421-04:002012-09-04T14:19:13.421-04:00I can't stop laughing at this: "Google is...I can't stop laughing at this: "Google isn't exactly a verb for her."<br /><br />I like your analogy of the private room in the house. But I don't have any insight into what you might do with her request. <br /><br />I am aware of a double standard I have with my children and their new iPods. I tell them I reserve the right to check their messages and activities, should I have reason to. I also expect that they leave MY phone alone and respect MY privacy because that's how you treat elders. Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-49090553452044690842012-09-04T09:46:51.783-04:002012-09-04T09:46:51.783-04:00I accepted my mother's FB friend request, even...I accepted my mother's FB friend request, even though I had the same reaction you did. My sister's point - that I was friends with my aunt - meant that I couldn't exclude my mother. So I didn't.<br /><br />I'm mostly okay with it - she uses Facebook as a game, not really to make connections, though it does kind of ruin the times I want to call her with news, since she's already heard it on Facebook.<br /><br />Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765237663006604157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-26814446804399173832012-09-04T04:46:15.138-04:002012-09-04T04:46:15.138-04:00My Mom's not on facebook and while my Dad is h...My Mom's not on facebook and while my Dad is he hardly ever checks it. I actually wish they were both on and a bit more active so that we could keep in touch that way. There are other people though that I am facebook friends with and sometimes I wonder if they are regretting their decision to send me a friend request. People that might not get the way my close friends and I interact and people who I am friends with (but not really close friends with) who would only know from facebook that we have completely different world views.<br /><br />BTW - we are trying out your cinnamon bun recipe today - the dough is sitting in the sun right now. Can't wait to taste them.Mud Hut Mamahttp://www.mudhutmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-66779260654381186582012-09-04T00:06:52.521-04:002012-09-04T00:06:52.521-04:00My mom sent me a friend request. I ignored it. I...My mom sent me a friend request. I ignored it. I have a rule - No "elders" (i.e. moms, mom-in-law, aunts, uncles, etc...). Like you, there's really nothing to worry about, I just share information with them differently than I do with my friends. I think she never really used her account, and she never said anything. Then again, communication is not my family's strong suit, so for all I know it's eating her up inside and she won't say anything. blech.Geochickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060602689692876499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-47685051770437168072012-09-03T23:49:25.557-04:002012-09-03T23:49:25.557-04:00Oy. Let's just say I wish my mom wasn't o...Oy. Let's just say I wish my mom wasn't on facebook, or my dad for that matter. I just, well, I don't know if your mom is like mine but NOT friending my mom would have been more drama than friending her has been, so I just post things and leave her out of them (custom posting) if I have to. Mostly I just don't post anything that I'm not ok with her consuming. I have private groups for that.khttp://loveandchaosreign.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-29822454979110863882012-09-03T22:48:11.513-04:002012-09-03T22:48:11.513-04:00Oh, mothers. I can't even begin to think about...Oh, mothers. I can't even begin to think about articulating my relationship with mine. On the other hand, I will be trying my hand at this recipe. Or something close to it, as I find my cooking rarely follows instructions well. I do love me some tomatillos though!Jill Dorsey || Made with Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204152189461802631noreply@blogger.com