tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post4604200951443295121..comments2023-12-18T03:16:30.455-07:00Comments on Merle's Secular Life: Merle Sneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228809667893921954noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-68944349959839156892009-02-19T12:29:00.000-07:002009-02-19T12:29:00.000-07:00Facebook friends ...eeech! creepy!Facebook friends ...eeech! creepy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-54303571059112140152009-02-19T11:19:00.000-07:002009-02-19T11:19:00.000-07:00I happen to love Facebook, but the great thing abo...I happen to love Facebook, but the great thing about it is that you don't have to be any more active than you want to be. You don't ever have to participate in that group again! It's certainly not a-holish to set a boundary, as Reya said. (Though I have to ask...did you tell the cousins who's in the photo?)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-38153851140113657552009-02-19T11:16:00.000-07:002009-02-19T11:16:00.000-07:00Hi Merle,I'm sorry to hear that you have relatives...Hi Merle,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to hear that you have relatives who are best avoided. I too got a messege from a nephew inviting me to view his Facebook page. I never did it because I disagree with Facebook's attempts to claim ownership of everything its members put up. As for my nephew, I love him, but e-mail works best for me. I agree with the consensus that you are not an a-hole, nor are you in the wrong for letting your long lost relatives that you are opting out.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-61785748408648883982009-02-19T10:50:00.000-07:002009-02-19T10:50:00.000-07:00I'm still trying to figure out why people keep ask...I'm still trying to figure out why people keep asking me to be their Facebook friends. I just don't get it!<BR/><BR/>You always get to choose your friends and acquaintances. Unfortunately (sometimes) you inherit your relatives.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-27884700605193789452009-02-19T07:33:00.000-07:002009-02-19T07:33:00.000-07:00Merle, I think that Reya is right. Having, and kn...Merle, I think that Reya is right. Having, and knowing, your boundaries does not make you an a-hole. Even though the folks running the Facebook group are your relatives, that doesn't mean that what is right for them is necessarily right for you. There would be no shame at all in withdrawing from the group and cancelling your Facebook account. Absolutely none. Good luck, my friend.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-676639240186172132009-02-18T20:46:00.000-07:002009-02-18T20:46:00.000-07:00My niece invited me to join. I signed up because I...My niece invited me to join. I signed up because I usually do as I'm told. I was a member for all of fifteen minutes before I canceled my account. It gave me the creeps.Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551543776509110496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-78522509298654354322009-02-18T17:59:00.000-07:002009-02-18T17:59:00.000-07:00See my post. Life is difficult enough without Face...See my post. Life is difficult enough without Facebook.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076973960956565537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-87991739324718426692009-02-18T17:16:00.000-07:002009-02-18T17:16:00.000-07:00I've found recently that relatives are best left t...I've found recently that relatives are best left to their own devices.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-9389222982187975222009-02-18T13:08:00.000-07:002009-02-18T13:08:00.000-07:00Were you the one who invited Kurt?Were you the one who invited Kurt?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-71343286015196432122009-02-18T12:41:00.000-07:002009-02-18T12:41:00.000-07:00I agree with reya you are not a-holish at all!!jus...I agree with reya you are not a-holish at all!!<BR/><BR/>just because you got signed up doesn't mean you have to do anything more....and hey, I bet there's a way to delete yourself if you really regret the decision.<BR/><BR/>okay, rosie, my cat who is sitting on my lap, just farted - it's bad I have to leave the room. <BR/> <BR/>hope you work it outmouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-10005378957264827852009-02-18T12:06:00.000-07:002009-02-18T12:06:00.000-07:00It's not a-holish to draw a boundary. You know you...It's not a-holish to draw a boundary. You know yourself so well, Merle. This is one of the best things about you. Must you be part of something even if it makes you miserable? I say NO.<BR/><BR/>Your brother was a doll. <BR/><BR/>Love to you.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-51600273099118429022009-02-18T11:04:00.000-07:002009-02-18T11:04:00.000-07:00Where is everybody?Where is everybody?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-63758053521070804252009-02-18T09:00:00.000-07:002009-02-18T09:00:00.000-07:00How awful to join the group and see them probing i...How awful to join the group and see them probing into your childhood -- is this the brother who used you as a BB gun target? I hope you didn't tell them about this blog. You're too nice.<BR/><BR/>Best to let sleeping cousins lie... when I met some long lost cousins They turned out to want to induct me into their religion. (They had joined the Mormons and wanted to save me from a certain hell.) They were relentless. I felt bad for them, esp. the elderly ones who had given most of their $$ & property away to the church, but I opted out.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459620834878853588noreply@blogger.com