Oh Crap! My Parents Joined Facebook

One of my favorite commercials right now is the Verizon commercial where the kids are trying to get their parents to take it easy on their Facebook updates and twittering. It’s funny because our family can relate, and yes, many people would say I’m that dad on twitter.

My wife and I are both on Facebook (she’s probably more active on it than I am) and I’m on twitter quite a bit. We have two kids and our oldest is always looking over our shoulder to see what we’re saying. Both sets of our parents are also on Facebook as well and sometimes it’s kind of a challenge to remember that and think about what you’re posting. It’s not that there’s anything we’re trying to hide, most of the time it’s just trying to avoid the trouble of explaining something.

Now there’s a website where you can share your own challenges of having your parents and other family members on Facebook reading your updates.

Visit Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook to see how sometimes your updates are read and interpreted the wrong way and then let the discussion and explanation begin.

Many of the stories are funny because they probably hit a little too close to home for most of us. Yet there are others where I read them and I’m very thankful my parents aren’t as bad as that person’s.

Are your parents on Facebook? Have a story to share? Visit Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook and let’s share in each other’s misery and family dysfunctionality.

And if you haven’t seen it, here’s the Verizon commercial.