REAL Backstabbery!

Remember one of my previous posts where I talked about backstabbers and how I gave an example that was really not a textbook definition? Well, I'm heading back to those shaky grounds and provide a textbook example in today's post.

And did I mention that it has something to do with Facebook???

So when I opened up a Facebook account about a year ago, a lot of people I knew added me as a friend. That's the natural thing to do right??? Now I've come to enjoy using Facebook. What's fun about is that there are fan pages, groups that can be created, photo albums you can create, etc. It's mainly a social network and you can talk to friends whenever they're online as well.

I got 'friend invites' from my classmates, current and former, from family members and relatives, and even some of my old friends back in the D.C. area. Now for those of you that don't me, I have some rules if one wanted to be my friend on Facebook:

1.) Don't tag me in photos that I am clearly not in.
2.) Don't send me stupid game application requests such as Farmville, Mafia Wars, etc.
3.) Don't tag me in pictures or illustrations that clearly come from a Facebook application.
4.) If you're gonna remove me as friend, at least give me reason because it's rude to just randomly remove people as friends.

I felt like I was connected with everybody I ever knew. Well, almost everybody...

There were some people that WERE once my friends only to remove me as a friend later on... People that I THOUGHT I knew pretty well...

Now I just find that pretty rude. You know there's a group on Facebook called 'I hate rude people'. And you can bet your college trust fund that I joined that group. Now you know what the sad thing is with some of the people I knew? They're people of the same faith; people that go to the same church (or church organization) as I do.

So now what? Well I ask the following:

Is there something wrong you see in me?
Do you just hate me?

Well, I think the people that de-friended me did so for a few reasons:

1.) I have a short temper.
2.) I am too serious.
3.) I've said some mean or pessimistic things.
4.) I am a jerk.

Well in response, I'd say:

1.) I'll admit that I can be short tempered a lot of times. But I have my reasons.
2.) Too many people haven't been serious around me. Well I don't know about you, but I'm interested in getting things done and rather not goof off while doing it. Remember my previous post??? I'll goof off when the time is appropriate. There is a time and place for everything. Just read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 if you're looking for guidance from a religious point of view.
3.) I know I've said things, and I didn't mean it. But if you've known me for the last 3 years or so, you should understand that things haven't been easy for. If you want details, go and read this post. You just don't know me well...
4.) Fine. I'll say it myself. I WAS a jerk. I wish I could change the past, but I can't. I can only mold a better future. But I have changed (I know! I sound like a movie character!). And again, you don't know me as well as you should have...

But if I'm still not good enough for them fine. The least thing they can do is tell me what they have a problem with. The can at least tell me what they hate about me... Otherwise it was nice knowing you (I guess...) and good-bye forever. Despite all this, I'm willing to move on and leave them with the fact that whatever WAS our friendship is certainly gone. If people hate me, fine! In the end, two or three people really don't make a difference. I've got other friends that still care. But in the ultimate end, I say it's really their loss... So ha!

Thanks for reading! You wanna another blog post? You wanna spill a question(s) or comment(s)?? You wanna spam me with hate mail or something (because I KNOW you do!)??? Well drop me a line. And I'm not baiting you! So please hurry! Don't fillet (delay)! Give me some ideas here! Much appreciated!