The Downs of Facebook

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had a front row seat at what I’ll call, “My Life Sucks and I Want You. ALL OF YOU, To Know It”. Specifically, I’m referencing my Facebook “friends” Facebook statuses.  Every morning I wake up to statuses that reference everything from “I’m gonna punch you in the face when I see you” to “My baby daddy ain’t sh*t”, so I thought I’d take the liberty of paraphrasing a few of the statuses that I’ve seen. Check me out"

1. "My baby daddy ain't sh!t. He don't do nothin' for my child." - You know what? You're so right. But guess what? You had a baby with him when all the flags were bleeding crimson. And for that, you failed. Miserably. Ya'll baby is pretty tho. *shrug*
2. "OMG I'm feeling some type of way today! But it's all good. Never forget who was there for you when you had nobody." - Really? #sitDOWNservant You feel some type of way EVERYDAY, just like the rest of us. I know that Facebook is a general place for you to voice your feelings, fears and concerns, exciting news and such, but if it's that deep, pick up a Bible and start reading!
3. "I don't care if you like me or not, I don't need you to be my friend." - Are you sure? Because if you really don't care, then you wouldn't waste your breath. Go read a book!
4. "I'm a real woman. I know how to take care of home. Don't be mad because I got what you want." - *blank stare* GIRL BYE! You just made that decision yesterday. #ontothenextone
5. "I can't wait until my man gets home. I miss him so much! I just love him down to his socks!" - I'll admit it. I'm hatin' right here. I don't have a boyfriend, so I don't want to know that you love your man down to his funky a$$ socks!!
6. "I think it's funny that you have all this stuff to say but you won't say it to my face. Bitch I dare you to step to me." - We all have these moments, so I'm not even mad at you for making the statement clear. But what bugs me is when these all out "Facebook: War of the Words" start. Why do you feel that you have to have the last word? Why can't you just shut up and let the other person look like an ass? And why are you arguing with your family over Facebook!?
7. "Bitches ain't sh!t. My homeboy called up his ex-girl, who has a serious boyfriend, and asked her could he hit. She said yeah! Bitches ain't sh!t!!!!" - Let's pause for a moment. *pause* I see what you're saying; I totally understand where you're coming from. But why is your homeboy going back to what he already had? He should be looking for something exciting and new. However, they obviously want to screw each other, so why are you so mad? Did you want to hit that?

I'll stop here... 

My point is: Maybe if you write something positive, it'll come back to you. No, everyday isn't joyous, but everyday is a day that you are given a new chance to make some changes in your life. I'm sure folks get annoyed with my positive Facebook statuses, but I'd rather be positive than angry. And despite the general consensus, I'm not all that damn angry anyway! =)