Something curious has been happening with my Facebook profile lately: I’ve been getting friend requests from lots of relatives. Some are cousins who are younger than I am. But, interestingly, several have come from my parents’ siblings. I’m now “friends” with a couple of my aunts who are in their ’70s (and if you’re reading this, Claudette and Charlene, I’m sorry I haven’t written more).
Then, of course, there are my parents. My dad, who is 60, has always been an early adopter when it comes to technology. He and my mom share a profile, and they got on Facebook shortly after I did.
Now, I’m a couple decades removed from my rebellious teen years (thankfully that phase didn’t last too long), so I didn’t think twice about being Facebook friends with my parents. And I always think it’s kinda cute when they write something on my wall (“Aww, mom sent me a Facebook message!”). Some younger folk, though, might not be so thrilled with the idea of their parents (or other older relatives) having access to their Facebook profiles and the goings-on there.
Which begs the question: Just how common is it for parents and their children to be Facebook friends?
Well, this being the information age and all, we can actually answer that question. The electronics shopping site Retrevo recently conducted a survey of parents’ online media habits and found that 48% of them are Facebook friends with their kids.
So what about you, dear reader? Are you Facebook friends with your parents or your children? And how has that experience been for you? Awkward? Awesome? Somewhere in between? We want to hear your stories.
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