I figured out why it doesn't bother me that my parents are on Facebook and FriendFeed (we are ignoring the fact that I hide this from them). It comes down to space. You see, unlike the majority of the people I hang out with, I didn't have to share space with my parents during this hateful teenage years. True, I have stayed in touch with a grand total of one person from my boarding school so I can't use my peers as reference... but I am going to go ahead and say since I've established my own space and life away from my parents, I don't feel invaded when our worlds intersect online.
In contrast, those who lived with their parents until they were 18 probably feel like their parents were always all up in their junk. For them, going online was one of the only areas they could escape their leering eye. For me, it's now becoming a forum for me to catch up with them.
I never really understood why people looked so horrified when I explained that my parents are online, until probably just 30 seconds ago when I envisioned how I would react if the teachers I lived with in High School, or even my high school peers, started following me on Twitter or commenting on stuff I do on FriendFeed. It's bad enough that they are on Facebook. So yeah, I get it.
So, folks, I have my declarative statement. Nobody wants to see their high school guardian online.
Damn. Doesn't carry that punch I was hoping for. Is there a way to incorporate "dead" or "death" or "finality" or something?
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