Saturday, August 1, 2009

Vulnerable

I finally got on Facebook. I avoided it for a long time, only because it seemed like it could be a way to waste a lot of time and I don't have enough time as it is. Then in one week, I missed a friend's birth announcement and the fact that another friend had actually sold and moved out of her house (without a new house to move into) and had somebody ask me five days in a row if I was on Facebook yet. I gave in, got on, and kind of liked it. I posted random things I was doing, saw pictures of friends kids, friended a few people.

I decided I didn't need to friend everybody I ever knew who was on Facebook, but there were a couple of people from college who I hadn't talked to in years. I got into a little back and forth with one of them, and she asked about me and I gave a brief summary of the last 15-20 years, including that I had a baby who died. And then I waited.

And I haven't hear from her since. It's been four days.

First thoughts . . . maybe she didn't read it yet. Then . . . maybe she is thinking about how to respond. Now . . . guess that's that.

It makes me wary about telling people. I will keep telling people, but I'll always feel vulnerable once I write it or say it, waiting to see the response—or lack thereof.

5 comments:

  1. And this is precisely why I'm still not back on Facebook. I tried it back in January and it was all a bit of a disaster. I'll keep my distance for now.

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  2. I've read so many stories . . . but I thought I could do it now.

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  3. I have a complete and total love-hate relationship with Facebook. I got on it while I was still on 'medical leave' after Ezra died...I have no clue why...hardly the time to be connecting with old high school and college friends. I ended up writing a short note in my profile about Ezra so people would 'know' but that didn't stop the cheery 'what's up' messages. I try to treat FB as entertainment rather than truly an aspect of my social life. And now I'm going to go find you there...

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  4. I'm so sorry, Sara. My theory about facebook is that it's really only for happy things (and sometimes petty irritations), which means a lot of my life (and others' lives) doesn't seem to belong there.

    I hope this person writes back to you with compassion and interest, even though this particular hope may be a long shot.

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  5. Sara,

    I hope that person writes back too, and that they have just been offline and haven't gotten your message. I know I'm on Facebook practically 24-7 but I know other people aren't so I don't expect them to get back to me as fast as I might.

    You can friend me if you want! :)
    -Shannon DeAngelis

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