My Space . . . NOT!

My oldest daughter got her first My Space account about 5 years ago. It sounded cool and after she'd been posting on there for about a year I decided to check it out. After looking over her main page, I decided I didn't ever want to check out the My Space of anyone else I knew. There are just some thing you do not want to know about your family and friends.

Over the years, many of my relatives and friends have ended up with their own My Space. They tell me about it and it sounds like fun. I've even gone out twice in the last 4 years and set me up an account. But I get bored to death before I ever get finished setting up the profile and loading photos.

It's not that I'm computer- or technology-illeterate. For my age, I consider myself pretty savy. I designed and setup my own website, with HTML and scripts (no package deal). I design my own patterns using digital software. I promote my patterns in tons of places on line and have 5 different store options (ebay, etsy, ioffer, etc.).

I also consider myself a relatively smart woman. I teach classes for UTs informal classes, offer online assistance to people who purchase my products, design new patterns, handle all the finacial stuff for my business and my home, I've even written a few novels -- never published, and appeared on a talk-show dedicated to non-custodial mothers. I may not be one "hot" momma, but I am one "smart" momma. (Excluding the spelling thing . . . it's always been an issue.) :)

Really, it can't even be an age thing. My Aunt Cindy, who is only a few years older than me, is MAJORLY into her MySpace. In fact, one of the people she talks to often is my brother-in-law, Dave. Dave is also older than I am. I have considered the fact that they are both still kids at heart. My aunt is the fun HS nurse everyone loves and wants to be friends with . And Dave? Well, he's fun to be around too. Me, I'm kind of boring. Oh, don't get me wrong. I like myself and who I am. But I can definately see where most teenagers would not choose to spend their days hanging out with me.

But after much debate, and years thinking about it, I've come to just one conclusion. It's just NOT my space.