My Facebook has no room for drama

So it's been a couple of weeks since I've posted- firstly because every time I DID try to post, this website would screw up and not load right. Secondly, I try very hard to remain drama free, so when drama comes knocking, it's best for me to keep my mouth shut so I don't get sucked in.

There is a huge benefit and drawback to the internet, and that's making long distance friendships. Many of them are honest, heartfelt, and close because the woman on the other end of the internet is just as lonely, secluded, and longing for female companionship as I am. She has children and maybe a husband, and finds it hard to meet other women locally, just like me. Or maybe she has met other women locally, but none of them have similar interests or parenting styles, which makes it hard to connect. The amazing world of the internet has made it possible for women who DO have similar interests and parenting styles to connect and befriend one another. We laugh together, we cry together, we vent to one another, we praise one another.

And we hurt one another.

There's an old saying- 'you can't please everyone', and unfortunately, that rings true in the world of the internet. No matter how hard you try to be nice to everyone, to be neutral in a time of drama, or to just get along with everyone whether you really like them or not, sometimes you just can't please everyone. Someone is going to be mad that you said this or did that or are friends with that person. And in those times, those people will make choices that ultimately affect your friendship and possibly determine the future thereof.

Sometimes you try to tell yourself that 'it's just the internet, it's not that serious', or 'it should be easy to move on from this since we've never even met in person'- but it isn't always the case. When you've spent the last X amount of months or even years interacting with people on almost a daily basis, you tend to get to know them. You recognize their face in pictures, know the names of their children and husbands, understand what's going on in their lives, and support them in good times and bad.

So when the time comes that an internet friendship comes to an end, for whatever reason, it's OK for it to hurt. It's OK for it to make you upset, or even angry. And it's OK to seek a shoulder from other friends.

Just keep the drama off my Facebook.