Parents on facebook

I have facebook. I have facebook friends. I also have parents. And now I have my friends parents as friends on facebook. Facebook is very functional--the networking tool really is a fascinating little piece of technology. I won't lie... Many days, I find myself passing the time looking at my best friend's sister's neighbor's cousin's friend's page, who I am pretty sure is in my English class... but I want to check and see if it really is her before I start talking to her on Tuesday. 

 

It's not that facebook is anything too personal to share. I'm aware that all of my friends can see all of my wall posts addressed to the new boy in town, the photos of last Saturday's raging 80's dance party at Becky's house, or the bumper sticker with peace signs all over it that my roommate just gave me at 4 in the morning. 

It's just the idea of my parents reading it along with my friends that bothers me. Do I need to censor my comments? Spellcheck my wall posts five extra times before posting? Not mention that new friend I just met?

I've accepted some of my friends' parents on facebook. Perhaps it's just the novelty of the idea. There's a chance I'll just delete them in a month anyway. 

This article from the Christian Science Monitor talked about the same thing. I loved it. http://www.shanekrebs.com/jcom/fcbook.swf