Cranky Bee

There is no way around it. I am cranky. I try not let it out all at once to one person. I try to spread it around. So why am I cranky today? Facebook. I visit it everyday. I enjoy reading about what everyone is doing. I like looking at the pictures. I like seeing how the children are growing, what the new house looks like and that the dog is getting along. But there are some things that make me cranky when I am on Facebook and it is all avoidable!

Cranky Bee's Rules for using Facebook:
1. Don't air your family fights in public. Besides not caring why you are mad at your sister, it makes you look really silly to fight about it in public. You are supposedly grown ups. Acting like it would be nice. Some things are best kept private!
2. Don't sell me things on Facebook. I am glad that it really worked well for you. But I am bombarded by ads everywhere I look. I do not need them in my newsfeed.
3. I do not care what your political or religious point of view is. I am glad you have one. You are my friend in spite of it. I am not so happy about you sharing it in every one of your posts. Surely there is something else going on in your life that you can write about! If not, make it up! Make it good, it is really boring here!
4. Do not bash other people's beliefs, religious or political, with negative comments. Very uncool!
5. You know those posts that sort of dare other people to copy and post the same comment to prove that they care about what ever cause you got the post from. Those posts are the virtual form of the chain mail. They are annoying. Feel free to share your own ideas in your own words in a positive manner.

I know that this post will not change a thing, but it makes me feel better for having written it. I will return to Facebook and continue with my current strategy for avoiding those posts: Don't read them!