A Sept. 20 article in the "Family and Relationship" blog on the website of the British newspaper The Globe and Mail provides one such example:
Erini Shields had a sneaking suspicion her single mom, Donna, had started dating when the 54-year-old mentioned going out for motorcycle rides with a male friend.
Her thoughts were confirmed last Tuesday when one of her mother's Facebook status updates caught her eye.The wise use of social networking sites can be a good thing for parents and children -- but as the Shields' story indicates, not all online communication is good online communication (a fact that all online social networkers would be wise to keep in mind).
What an awesome ride on the harley! Such a beautiful day. Even had time for some couch olympics....Erin, don't read that last part :)
The younger Ms. Shields, who lives in Chicago, expressed her horror through her blog and Twitter account moments later:
GROSS! GROSSGROSSGROSS!!! mom's talking about "couch olympics" with her new boyfriend on facebook!! EWEWEW EEEWWWWWW!!!!!
Labels: social-networking, parents, communication
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