We’re on the same page, Mary. The good still outweighs the bad for me, too, so I’m keeping my social media for now. Who knows how long Facebook will be around anyway? It’s hard to imagine how we kept in touch without it, but somehow we did. 🙂 Have a great 4th!

Sounds like you have really good boundaries in place for social media use, Lori. Good for you! You’re right that IF we really wanted to, we could still do away with it all. When our electricity goes out, and batteries discharge, we learn that we CAN still live without it. 🙂

As a family, there is no phone (my husband is the only one who has one) or other technology being used during meals, in the evening before bed, and before and after church.

This is quite thought provoking, Lisa. Our generation needs to wake up and see the effects social media is having our their children. Thanks for sharing with Thankful Thursdays.

Maybe we’re past the age to care about how many ‘likes’ we get. ha. I didn’t relate to all those reasons either (or maybe I’m just too stubborn to be pushed into posting everything on FB!). But I often feel overwhelmed by tragedies and sad things that are shared there, and it can suck away too much of my time. Balance.

I see families do that too—everyone on their phones instead of being with each other. 🙁 We all have much to learn still.

I’m so thankful, too, that I didn’t have this temptation when my children were young. It’s hard enough now! ha. Yes, keeping the boundaries is definitely more difficult than setting them. 🙁

It definitely is an easy time-killer to just flit over to FB for “a minute” and then end up staying much longer. 🙁 It’s easier if I just don’t go at all except at more designated times. “Careful moderated use” definitely sounds like the way to go for me, too. Thanks, Jennifer.

Thanks for the invite, Sue. I’ll check it out. I’ve found that groups can be a very encouraging way to use Facebook! They’re usually more personal and focused. I don’t like reading lots of rants either. 🙁

I’m with you, Jerralea, on both spending time in the blogging world and staying connected with extended family on Facebook. I don’t keep much else in my newsfeed; I don’t want to spend too much time there and I know I’m tempted to if there’s stuff to read. 🙂 Yay for authenticity! I’m with you there, too.