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
We all have our own off line lives, that often throw us twists, turns, and curves we weren't expecting, many of our off line friends pop in unexpected.You know the scenario......Hey man, just dropped in, wanted to know how you are. ......well you could have called dumbass, you have my number, now excuse me while I get out of bed and get dressed, oh, and sorry about the old woman's snoring........she does that when she's sleeping at 6am!See, if you have a friend offline, that has a problem, they either call, (this is where caller id actually is great) or they come over to your house. It's hard to pretend you aren't home, if one of your grand children is running around your yard. If not, you have to turn off all your appliances, and hide out of window viewing! Or, buckle down, and face the music. Once again, I usually do............but sometimes, just sometimes, I feel like moving and not leaving a forwarding address.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.
It's kinda like that old saying, what's that white speck in the chicken shit...........well, that's chicken shit too!Does us, saying your kid is good looking make them good looking? NO! Look, if you have an ugly kid, and you have to tie a pork chop around it's neck, just so your dog will play with it, then you should know, your kid is ugly. Don't be posting pics, expecting us to say how cute your kid is. If you don't get any comments, you should realize, you got an ugly kid!Also, posting wedding pics of your daughter and her bridesmaids dressed in purple, and saying oh, how beautiful... when in fact they all look like Barney the dinosaur.You all heard that beauty is in the eye of the beholder............ it's bullshit. We all know ugly when we see it. Just because you got knocked up, was in labor for 36 hours straight, don't make us feel the pain too, by posting pics of an ugly kid!Friends, or acquaintances, online or off, we can pick them...Family, we're stuck with them,we are born into them! BB84CBJNBGNM
