What is Private? What is Sacred?

These are questions I have pondered lately. We live in a world dominated by the Internet, Gossip Columns, Facebook, and Twitter. I am guilty as well of using these tools to network, but how far are we going as a society when we post our most private lives for all the world to see?

Everyday it seems I am reading news of someone's recent biopsy or Doctor's visit on facebook/twitter. They go as far as to describe their diagnosis and treatment plan. We share our sonogram pictures of our unborn children, our wedding and dare you even, our honeymoon photos. This is for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE and take part in. I don't understand it. Don't get me wrong, I like to see an engagement photo or two and maybe even a baby picture, but I don't want to see the entire birth. I saw the "Miracle of Life" in high school and don't care to see it again until it happens to me, if then even!

It seems like we are so ready to place our most sacred of happenings and memories on display. I feel like it's only a popularity contest. Who's life is better than yours? Everyone wants their fair share of the ooey gooey goodness.

On another note. I can't help but cringe every time I receive a personal invitation to a wedding shower, personal shower or baby shower, on Facebook. What ever happened to the good old fashioned paper invitation? Why is it so hard to do that anymore? I enjoy opening an envelope to find a beautiful invitation waiting inside. It shows you care. Is it bad that I refuse to attend such an event? If you don't care enough, to take the time to pick out an invitation and send it to me, I don't care to come.

I will reiterate the popularity contest. People only create events like this so that they can feel good about themselves and see how many people will respond. And then they want the people that didn't get invited to see it and wonder why they weren't invited. I can't stand it.

This has made me want to boycott Facebook and all it entails. I am sick of the baby bump status updates. I don't care that you have heartburn today or that you lost your mucous plug. I also don't want to hear about how fabulous your husband is, how he is such a dream, you never fight and will be together forever. Get over yourself and your fake life.

Somethings are just better left unshared.

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2/5/09 11:20 pm

Just checking out Facebook and noticed a friend of mine updated her status to include details of her UTI. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? This could possibly be the last straw. I honestly just don't understand people. Why would you ever want to put something like that on a social networking site?! There really are no words left.