Comments on: Dear Facebook Ex-Friend

By: bzzzzgrrrl

bzzzzgrrrl — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:58:57 +0000

Yes yes yes yes yes. Thank you for writing this.

Off to post it as a link on Facebook.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:35:29 +0000

Great essay on what is wrong in America.

However, I have to ask, what did people (you) expect from facebook? The whole concept is a welcome sign for trollers from your past and electronic stalkers. Here’s a newsflash, some of the trollers are women…

Anyway, when protecting all of my children from predators, I try to limit their vulnerability. FB is not something I endorse as it is just a a window of vulnerability. Why did you think it would be different for an adult?

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:29:38 +0000

I guess now might not be the best time to tell you I had a serious crush on you in college?

Seriously, great response to that jerk!

By: meredithwinn

meredithwinn — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:49:48 +0000

i think you can tell alot about a man by the response after confrontation. “Your response was the voice of a pissed-off boy, not getting what he wanted”

good for you, thank you for writing this post. sadly it seems that some men can’t see outside of themselves, even if only for their own damn children.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:52:55 +0000

I cannot believe this pathetic creep “gets what he wants” very often. He sends out such obvious signals women must run a mile. He certainly has the act down pat, though. If the horndog attitude doesn’t work, he tries to play on our social pressure to be compliant “good girls” who don’t make a fuss with “C’mon, it’s just a beer!”

Well-played, Jenny.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:36:14 +0000

Bravo, girl.

By: patois

patois — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:54:56 +0000

Please, please, please tell me that he has responded in some adult way.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:02:22 +0000

I had a similar interaction on FB…an old friend from HS, good to reconnect at first. then came the invitation to a “spanking” from the supposedly “happily married guy” and then his rude and defensive response when I called him out on the fact that he crossed a very real boundary. freaked me right the hell out. hope this guy reads your post and does some soul searching. You’re spot on to urge him to reflect on how he would want his daughters to be treated. Oy.

By: schmutzie

schmutzie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:38:43 +0000

Yeesh. Some people.

By: anonymom

anonymom — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:35:18 +0000

I sometimes wish I could walk through life in oblivion like so many men i know. But then again maybe not. Not if it makes you into an ass.