Q:  Dear Laurens, What is to come of fb now that seniors are flooding the site?? First, they think they are so ‘all that’ just cause they know how to type fast and can find the time (duh, they are not WORKING!!), and heaven help this, once their kids swear not to show them how to attach a picture, they suddenly becoming very savvy and can post their own. That is where the trouble comes in; they are embarrassing us! There is nothing attractive about aging skin cavorting in the surf (in speedos), or dancing at renaissance fairs….who cares? I do because they have ‘friended’ every single person on the sites of their kids…now all of them can see the lunacy that spawned us, but worse, they can now see all the debauchery our friends are up to!! (and they comment on it). Signed, Suffering Sibs. A:  Dear Suffering Sibs, Times have changed. Gone are the days when you could keep a secret from your parents. You could hang out on school nights with the Sharks, sip Zima, and talk about your new dial-up connection and your senior citizen parents would be in bed dreaming of sugarplums all the while. Sigh. With Facebook, your parents can now follow these actions on a live feed, and if you and your friends accept their requests, who’s to stop these old peeps from posting their every thought? At any rate, haven’t your friends already seen the “lunacy that spawned you”? Like when they come over for milk and cookies, or partake in debaucheries in your mom and pop’s rec room? Hell, your parents were probably smokin’ doobs while you poked holes in your Lite Brite and you turned out okay. At the end of the day, no one’s parents are crazier than your own, and I don’t mean yours specifically, S.S. Reboot your attitude and welcome your parents into the revealing world of Facebook. I’m sure they’ve seen much worse in their own bedroom, am I right?  Yikes! Love, Lauren

Q:  Dear Laurens, What is to come of fb now that seniors are flooding the site?? First, they think they are so ‘all that’ just cause they know how to type fast and can find the time (duh, they are not WORKING!!), and heaven help this, once their kids swear not to show them how to attach a picture, they suddenly becoming very savvy and can post their own. That is where the trouble comes in; they are embarrassing us! There is nothing attractive about aging skin cavorting in the surf (in speedos), or dancing at renaissance fairs….who cares? I do because they have ‘friended’ every single person on the sites of their kids…now all of them can see the lunacy that spawned us, but worse, they can now see all the debauchery our friends are up to!! (and they comment on it). Signed, Suffering Sibs.

A:  Dear Suffering Sibs,

Times have changed. Gone are the days when you could keep a secret from your parents. You could hang out on school nights with the Sharks, sip Zima, and talk about your new dial-up connection and your senior citizen parents would be in bed dreaming of sugarplums all the while. Sigh. With Facebook, your parents can now follow these actions on a live feed, and if you and your friends accept their requests, who’s to stop these old peeps from posting their every thought? At any rate, haven’t your friends already seen the “lunacy that spawned you”? Like when they come over for milk and cookies, or partake in debaucheries in your mom and pop’s rec room? Hell, your parents were probably smokin’ doobs while you poked holes in your Lite Brite and you turned out okay. At the end of the day, no one’s parents are crazier than your own, and I don’t mean yours specifically, S.S.

Reboot your attitude and welcome your parents into the revealing world of Facebook. I’m sure they’ve seen much worse in their own bedroom, am I right?  Yikes!

Love,

Lauren