Parents on Facebook=FAIL

Preemptive Note: The following post only applies to parents who have teens because they're own teens and twenty-somethings are gone. I believe no over 30 belongs on FB, especially if they are a parent of an FB member and they are just using to spy on their kid.

Parents of teenagers do not belong on Facebook. I suppose if your child sends you an invite to join Facebook and be their friend then it'd be okay, but really, why would someone do that? It's just ridiculous. You are not twenty-something (if you have a fifteen year-old there's no way your twenties were yesterday) anymore; however, if you do feel the need to revive your more youthful self, please stay away from Facebook and the truly youthful members...especially your kid. If you feel your child is not trustworthy and you must become their Facebook friend to keep tabs on them, put that little bastard on a leash and save yourself the trouble of setting up an account. Facebook is for social networking, not parental meddling. It would be fruitless anyway--they could just set up their photos and such so that you could only see what they want you to which causes you to know less than you did because you would probably be satisfied with what you see.

Bottom line: Parents of teens need to shut down their Facebook accounts and open up communication lines with their kids if their purpose is to be involved in their child's life. If it is any other reason (other than professional networking, as it has brought to my attention that some join for this purpose), parents of teenagers need to close their Facebook accounts and simply get a life.