I don't actually have a Facebook account; however, I
have borrowed Craigley's account on occasion to connect with friends who want
to share their pictures on Facebook. What I noticed right away was how
everything seems so wonderful on Facebook; almost every picture is eerily
perfect. But I digress from what I want to write about and focus on. I am most
fascinated by one feature of Facebook - The Unfriend feature. I
believe the idea is to remove a person from one's friends' group with the click
of a button! How easy is that?!
Let us contrast
that with real Life now…
I consider myself a friendly person; however, I have
only a few friends. So, it was rough on me to let go of a friendship that meant a lot. But I did; at least I gave it a sincere effort! I was trying to protect the children involved and I was trying to
perhaps protect myself as well?! Now, when I think about it, I am not sure what
or whom I was really trying to protect?!
However, I am glad to have all the wonderful voices of
reason in my life. Sir B is one such voice. His words stayed with me a long
time; they usually do. So, what was G's
fault?! Perhaps like me, he was concerned for his children and family as well?!
But I didn't feel it necessary to have a conversation with G and I made the
executive decision to click on the invisible "Unfriend" button in
real Life.
If a person could disappear by clicking on a button,
that would make Life easy. It could also be very sad if you clicked that button
by mistake and wanted the person back! Luckily, there are no such buttons in
real Life. We make those choices by the words we use or through our actions.
How do I truly "Unfriend" someone who shares
the same passion for contributing to his children's school like I do?! This is
our second year working on the Yearbook together. We worked on the School
Council together. We hosted a successful Movie Night together. We recently took
on the Fun Fair - The biggest event at school. We are 2 of the very few parents
who enjoy working at our children's school and not just that, we make an
awesome team. 2 like-minded people making a positive difference!
At the beginning, I kept declaring, "Dude, we are
not friends anymore; we are just parents working together!" Then, it
started feeling a little ridiculous. Who
am I kidding?! And who are these people who are trying to control my Life and
dictate who I can be friends with?!
Sir B, thank you! It took me a while, but I see the
light now.
G, I am so sorry! Thank you for not giving up on our
friendship!
Boys, Momley has been feeling a lot foolish lately.
However, it is never too late to say sorry to a friend and if you are lucky,
you still have your friendships in spite of any foolishness on your part.
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