Posted by:
Breeze
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Date: April 22, 2015 03:56AM
Get off Facebook!
A study showed that Facebook depresses people.
It's strange that you should post the exact feelings I had last weekend, when I visited Facebook, after a 5-year absence. I even saw one of those baptism announcements. Yes it made my furious! Why do the Mormons write that the child has "CHOSEN" to be baptized? This is overcompensation. Everyone must know it isn't a choice at all, and also the child has no idea what he/she is getting into.
It was fun to see what old Mormon former friends were doing. These people have been shunning me, ever since I resigned 7 years ago. Still, I was happy for them.
I was tempted to join Facebook again. I could instantly post my Christmas letter, with the photographs, and a few updates, and invite all those Mormon friends and relatives. I could have a social life again! I would no longer be invisible. A "nothing." It was tempting!
There were TBM's who were bankrupt, bragging about their trip to France. Other TBM former neighbors bragged about their new house, and showed photos (wide angle and fish-eye) of it--but I know that they are only renting. You can be anyone you want to be on Facebook! Through selfies, photos, and photoshop, and words, you can live out the life of your dreams, in front of hundreds of people.
I logged out, and went on with my day, working at a pretty good job, cooking a normal dinner, playing with my sweet, funny grandchildren (only four of them, not 50, like the Mormons on Facebook), and everything was great--but, for some reason, I felt quite depressed. I hadn't felt depressed in a very long time, and the only explanation was--Facebook.
I can't stand even the thought of spending countless hours (I'm not good at it) photographing and posting and updating my page, plus reading everyone else's pages. Some update daily, and include pictures of what they had for dinner.
Why would I want to go out of my way to try to win the friendship of Mormons who will never be my friends again? Even if we worked things out, they have been rude and nasty. I'd rather hang out with my family, my non-Mormon friends, or even my pets (pets aren't critical and judgmental). I feel like I dodged a huge bullet by logging off of Facebook for good.
Line from "You've Got Mail", referring to online dating: "The internet is just another way to get rejected."