Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Deceased Facebook accounts?
My dad recently friend requested me on facebook. Normally this wouldn`t be a big deal, but he died almost 6 years ago. It turned out my uncle created an account for him as an `in memory` thing. My uncle has not personally contacted me, or even asked me or the family about what we think about the whole thing. Personally, when I first saw my dad`s name pop up in a friend request I was shocked, horrified, sickened, and nearly burst into tears. This is not, NOT something I am ok with. I know its becoming more popular for family to have accounts for their deceased, but 6 years after the fact? For me its adding insult to injury. My uncle sent a mass email out to the family saying he did it because he thought it would be a great way for people who didn`t know him that well to get to know him. He said he wanted to share stories we all had of my dad. That`s all great, I guess. But why do it on facebook and not in person. Facebook, to me, belittles his memory, it trifles it, and why would someone want to get to know him better? He`s dead. There are people living who people should get to know. WE NEVER talk about his memory in person with the whole family. His death has never openly been addressed at family functions, so why do it now, 6 years later, on facebook. It really makes me sick. How do I respectfully give my thoughts to my uncle? I know I can`t ask him to take it down. And I can`t rudely tell him I want to vomit, but I do. My dad was not a facebook person, and I don`t think he would want this. I would have appreciated my uncle consulting me and the rest of the family first, but he didn`t and now I feel this big heavy weight inside my chest whenever I think about this. Advice, comments? No `get over it, everyone is doing it` please and thankyou.
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