At years end, everyone and their brother (and their sister in non-Islamic countries) write some kind of top ten list. To maintain that tradition, I decided to write a year-end top ten list. Rather than counting down my top ten movies or top ten varieties of cheese, here is my list of ten things that really sucked this year.
Facebook has allowed people to reconnect with people with whom they have lost contact over the years. In some cases, it only takes a day or two to remember why we lost contact with them. While Facebook is a social networking tool with great potential, it also has a tremendous capacity to annoy. Here are some Facebook behaviors that your friends find annoying, even if they won't tell you. If you do these things, you're likely not a bad person, but you are unnecessarily annoying people.
It's Facebook, not YourKidBook. We realize that being a parent is something new and exciting for everyone. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being happy and proud of your children, in fact, it's great that you care so much about them. However, remember that you feel that way because they're your children. Do you find yourself thinking, "If only my friends would tell me all about their kids in every Facebook status" or "I wish I got daily pictures of other people's kids?" No. There's a reason you don't think that. Also, you're not the first person to be pregnant. All that stuff you complain about? It's happened to every pregnant person ever.
Look at MEEEEEEEEE!!!!. The whole vague status update gets old around the third time. "Jimmy Wellington can't believe it happened again…" Oh my God, Jimmy, what happened? Are you OK? Is everything all right? Your scheme to get people to pay attention to you is as transparent as it is annoying. If you don't want to be specific, maybe it's not a good idea to post your complaint in a public forum.
Making Fun of Other People's Facebook Habits When Yours Likely Annoy People as Well. Moving on...
Who are you again? This is when someone you almost never talk to sends you a message out of nowhere, acting like the two of you are best friends. I'm guessing this is the new version of the drunk dial.
Back tomorrow with Number 9.
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