Even those of us who talk the talk sometimes slip up when it comes to walking the walk - I recently ran and into an issue with my parents. They’re both on Facebook and I’ve allowed them full access to my profile; this is mainly because I’m not concerned about what they’ll see or read because I’m fairly conscious about what I say and do on The Tubes. But just recently I made a status update saying, “Virginia is having a bad day and feeling really home sick.” After reading this my mother because concerned and started phoning and then emailed asking if I was ok and wanted to know what was wrong. She meant well, and the fact that she lives half way across the country (I’m in Toronto, Ontario and both she and dad are in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador), it’s easy for her to jump to conclusions.

So it just goes to show that even if you’re careful, it doesn’t guarantee that you’re out of the woods. These online tools are great and allow us to stay connected with so many people 24/7, but sometimes I think we need to have some personal time, turn off and really go “offline” and off the radar. Do you really need to know that I had an English muffin with cream cheese for breakfast?

This is a great topic. Thanks for sharing!