Let me be

I recently had a TERRIBLE experience with my Facebook account. I posted a note about my thoughts on the tv show Big Love. Several people joined the discussion, and I was happy to have their input.

And then it happened. One of my Friend's Husbands took it to a Personal Attack. He turned a friendly discussion into bickering. He wasn't even really addressing the topic. Just insulting people. It is MY account, My "blog" and I asked him to stop. More attacks. So, I blocked him from being able to view or participate. He bipassed that by using his Wife's account and again attacked people... namely Me.

I felt so violated.

And THEN his Wife got involved, and SHE started commenting on the note. Not about the topic.... about the injustices done to her Husband. I ultimately deleted the thread. It sucked because it is like any other "blog" to me. It is where I go to document my thoughts and feelings. I welcome input. However it remains MY little bubble of space to do with as I please as long as I stay within the apropriate boundries in the terms of use. When I deleted that thread, in a small way it was like deleted a part of who I am. It was like saying "I am only the parts of me that people want to see." That made me very angry.

His Wife went so far as to suggest that I use THIS blog for discussions, entries that people may disagree with, etc. EXCUSE ME! I certainly do NOT think so. Why keep that account if I have to be someone else? I came REALLY close to deleting my account, but I have Friends on there that I wouldn't be able to keep in touch with well without it. They don't use Blogger, or Myspace.

So, I will keep it, however, I reserve my right to be free to express who I am on it... and if someone can't respect that, then THEY can go away. Not Me.