So we are now living in a FB age. If you don't know what FB stand for then you have been living under a rock- nothing personal.
What makes FB great is that it allows you to keep up with people using minimal effort. There are, of course, good things and bad things about this but, overall, it works for me. No awkward phone calls to that relative you see every 5 years??? Yes!
It allows me to be nosy about people who I am just curious about- I usually just want to check out their pictures.
A while ago someone who I didn't really have a desire to be "friends" with (due to an unpleasant history- you know, all the high school drama) friend requested me. After two weeks I added her and decided to let bygones be bygones. Ignoring it seemed too mean and it was too far back to really hold a grudge.
So here is my question- what's your protocol when someone sends a friend request who you don't know, don't recognize their name, or worst of all, someone you don't really want to be friends with?
Achieved with tears, faith, hope, pure love, and a lot of medication.
This Is My Story
- Grad3
- I am 32 years old and a survivor of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL.) In 4 years we have lost a total of 7 pregnancies, 2 losses were after seeing a heartbeat. L and I were able to keep baby number 6 after I started IVIg treatments. We were able to add to our family in January 2010 after using Intralipid treatments. My current diagnosis is RPL, PCOS, Factor V, and Abnormal Leukocyte Antibodies.
Me and L During the Blissful Days of Ignorance
Fertility History
- Nov '05- Blighted Ovum Found At 10 Weeks (1st )
- Dec '05 to Jan '06- Pregnancy (2nd) and miscarried at 6 weeks
- Feb '06- Diagnosed With PCOS and Factor V
- March '06 to July '06- 1500mg of Metformin with Letrozole/ Clomid... No Response
- Aug '06- New RE... Injectable Cycle w/ Follistim and IUI
- Sept '06 to Oct '06- Pregnancy (3rd) Miscarriage, No Development After 6 Weeks, Chromosome Testing Came Back Normal
- Jan '07- New Insurance Means New RE
- Feb '07- Letrozole Cycle w/ Booster Injection and IUI... I responded!!
- March '07- Chemical Pregnancy (4th)
- April '07 to May '07 - Pregnancy (5th), Lost Heartbeat At 7w5d, Chromosome Testing Came Back Normal
- June '07- RE says Egg Donor... We Request Immune Testing, Refers Us To New RE
- July '07- New RE Requests Saline U/S and Immune Tests
- Aug '07- RE Finds Abnormal Leukocyte Antibodies
- Aug '07- Pregnancy (6th)
- Sept '07- Started IVIg Treatments
- May '08- Welcome to the World Lil' P!!
- Sept '08- Not Trying but Not Preventing
- Nov '08- Pregnancy (7th), Miscarriage at 7w
- Dec '08 to Jan '09- Pregnancy (8th), Lost Heartbeat At 7w3d
- May '09- Pregnancy (9th)
- May '09 to Sept '09- Intralipid Treatments with Predisone (20w)
- Jan '10- Welcome to the World Triumph!
Books, Novels, and Authors to Read
- Jen Lancaster (love her!)
- Philippa Gregory
- Savich and Sherlock: The FBI Series by Catherine Coulture
- The Enchanted Inc. Series by Shanna Swendson
- The Shopoholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
- The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD
- Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (duh!)
- Kay Scarpetta Novels by Patricia Corwell
Movies and TV Shows
- Sex In The City
- CSI: Las Vegas
- Dead Like Me (it was only two seasons)
- Legally Blonde
- Criminal Minds
- News Radio
- Emma
- Pride and Prejudice (A&E Version)
Other Things I Like
- The Sound of My Family Laughing
- Thunderstorms
- The Smell of a Camp Fire
- My Favorite Season is Fall
- A Grande Mocha from Starbucks
- Chocolate (what can't it fix beside my uterus?)
7 comments:
If it's someone random - like a friend of a friend take it or leave it type thing, I'll ignore them. BUT if it's someone who annoys me or I have a history with who I don't want to be friends with I do nothing, I just let it sit out there as a pending friend request - because they can only have one friend request to me at a time so I don't continually get new friend requests from the same person who can't take a freaking hint. :)
I agree with the other poster... press 'ignore' if it's someone that is too removed to really care about. Otherwise, I leave it as 'pending'. Weird world we live in, I know!!
How many weeks are you now?
I ignore it. I don't feel comfortable not knowing who is on my list. Now if it's another blogger that I know but don't know and they send me an email that's different, but I've gotten quite good at pressing that ignore button! ;)
If it's someone I'm sure I don't know who they are, I just hit ignore. There have been one or two people who I've sent a reply to and just flat out asked, "Hi, I'm so sorry I don't recognize your picture and I'm guessing your name has changed. Did we go to school together?" Of course, the name change comment works better for women than men. :-)
I've also had one old friend with an unpleasant high school drama history like you mentioned "friend" me. I did the same thing you did and eventually added her, and it's been fine.
Is it bad that I just leave it there til it disappears?! I don't know why I don't just ignore it, but I don't!
Hey! I nominated you for an award over on my blog. :) Stop by when you get a chance!
hey!!! long time. im on FB find me Torri beaudette landolfi. I want to be your friend :) Starting again...IVF underway, blogging again...memories!
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