It’s taken me awhile to work up the courage to write this. I
know I should tell you this face to face, but I’ve always been better at
organizing my thoughts on paper. Plus, you have so many faces.
We’re through. I think you’re great and I mean that. You’ve connected me with old friends and let me share important parts of my life with them for the past four years. You’ve been valuable entertainment. But you’ve also allowed me to know too much about too many people. Superfluous information that is taking up space in my head. For every person you allow me to like more, you make me like two people less. Somehow you convinced me that reading other people’s old mail is an acceptable way to get to know them, and them me. I’d like to offer them a better chance than that. And I hope to be given a better chance.
But here’s the bigger problem: you’re a thief. A nice thief,
but still a thief. You steal my time. It’s never a lot at once, but over the
course of a day I can’t help but take peeks at you and find myself obsessing
over ridiculous things like who else comments on a picture of a sidewalk chalk
drawing. The number of Likes for a status update provides me with a healthy
dose of self-esteem, and that’s ridiculous. As if I’m so important that
everyone needs to know my every move and mood. I have this blog, and it gives
me a more controlled place to share my thoughts, while developing my writing
habit.
But I can’t blame you. You're just doing your job. In fact, it’s not you, it’s me. Some
people are able to balance you better. To not read the updates on that creepy
little ticker in the upper right hand corner or click on the little red dot
every time it shows up. Sometimes I feel controlled by you, which makes me
angry.
I think my life without being inundated by you will be
refreshing and freeing.
Let’s still be friends. You have your place, but I need to keep you there. You’re great for promoting my
writing, so I’ll keep on as a Page—nothing more. I won’t have the creepy ticker
or be able to read about what other people are eating for lunch. I’ll run into
you once in awhile and it will be a little awkward at first, but we’ll soon get
used to living side by side in a healthier relationship. Plus, I’ll have more
time for writing important letters like this. Srsly.
Fondly,
#Sortofoffthegrid
(I know it’s hypocritical, but “Like” W&S to still get
links to my blog posts) à
P.S. I hope no one takes this personally. I'm keeping track of email addresses and I will stay in touch that way in addition to the blog and the phone. I do value my friendships. Just want them to be more...real.
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