ACQUAINTANCES
Many of us post articles here, there and everywhere, and build up a few people who enjoy the silliness of what we write. Many of them send out "friend" requests. Well, I often oblige and except, but please don't confuse my accepting as a vow of friendship. We really don't know each other, and are more of an "online acquaintance" sort of relationship.ONLINE FRIENDS

So here I am, wandering around online. I see old friends, and new friends, the people I call my "online" family. Each one unique in their own way.
One of the pros, of having online friends, is they don't drop into your house, drink your beer, smoke your weed, or clean up the last of your pizza. They just drop into your page, and leave a note now and then...........no fuss, no mess. Pretty good when you think about it.The only problem with online friends, is you never know when they are going to be here, unless you've set up a meeting time, which can be hard, if your schedules don't mingle.Now another good thing about online friends, is if they are having problems, and they write a post about it, you can either ignore it, write a heartfelt comment, or actually try to help their situation. I usually try to help, because actually, the people I've made friends with online, I care for very much. I often wish I could replace/exchange them, for some of my offline friends, because some of them are just bat shit crazy.....I know, I know, I picked them......what the hell was I thinking?OFFLINE FRIENDS or the PHYSICAL KIND

FAMILY
Well... we all have those family members, that we just know should have been incubated a few more months in the womb, just to make sure all the parts were there and working. Of course their mothers may have objected carrying around that little bundle of "joy" for a couple years...........or more!SOCIAL MEDIA and FAMILY
One of the big problems, is having "distant" family as "friends" online. This happens with Social Media sites and can be great, or it can be a royal pain in the ass. Problems can be caused through Social Media, and usually when distant family post pics of newborns, graduations, weddings, or other family gatherings, not all family is "pretty" and do not always create Kodak Moments! They post pic after pic of these ugly kids, and expect us to say how beautiful they are. Well, actually they aren't.Some kids are just plain ugly, and unfortunately for them, stay that way.