A twitter addiction? Confessions and talk of loss.

Posted on Dec 19 in Featured, parenting, parenting advice, personal stories, societyby TalinaPrint

I have a confession. I am fairly certain twitter is killing my creativity!

I’ve been having issues with blog content since Everly’s birth. Sure I am a busy mom who is working part time in addition to caring for a new baby. Yeah, computer time is limited these days…

The thing is it’s not the time that is my issue. It’s the focus. When I have time I am usually juggling like a million things all at once. Got my gmail up, my hootsuite for twitter, my facebook, my various other emails, my blog… and that is just the computer distractions.

I’ve got oodles of real life distractions too like the TV, phone, Everly’s needs, the vomiting/ pissing pets that run a muck, my own personal needs and the mounting to-do list running in my head.

Honestly though, Twitter is the issue. I mean I’ve already checked it twice since sitting down to write this! It drains my focus and creativity. It’s a distraction!

All sorts of debate is going on these days about the appropriateness and place of social networking in real life situations. Some companies are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon while some employers ban tweeting on the job.

Right now there is a HUGE controversy revolving around Twitter user Shellie Ross (aka Military_Mom) who recently tweeted the loss of her son soon after his death. Some people are attacking her and blaming Twitter for her son’s drowning, others are trying to rally and support her in her grief.

While I don’t think announcing the death of a child or asking for prayers in time of crisis is out of line I do think tweeting can go way overboard and we all need to really take a look at how it’s shaping our lives.

I won’t let tweeting (or blogging, texting, email etc.) take precedence over caring for my family or myself. That said, I did tweet portions of my daughters birth. I am sure some would find that outraging but it worked for me.

It’s a fine line you see and it’s each adults responsibility to determine what works and what doesn’t.

Who are we to criticize and determine what is or isn’t appropriate for others? Our energies are better spent determining how we will do things for ourselves and our families.

For me, having twitter up and running while I work on certain things is totally a distraction for me, I’ve learned this. When I sit down to blog or pay bills or whatever I wont be on twitter. I now know that I need to get better at managing my twitter time while on the computer.

My point is that twitter is addicing and it CAN be a hindrance in real life if we let it. Rather than judging I was able to hear the story of Shellie Ross (@Military_Mom) and take something positive from it. I wish others would do the same.

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One Comment

• Donna B. says:

  December 19, 2009 at 8:21 pm

  The best invention this century IMHO was the answering machine and it’s lovely companion, caller ID. I say this because it freed me from the tyranny of the telephone. I no longer HAD to answer to find out who it was, and they could tell me what they wanted without input from me.

  Cellphones took back a bit of that freedom because now everyone expects your phone to be nearby… but just to keep people from getting used to the idea that I’m always available, I don’t always answer.

  For the same reason — expectation of my availability — I’ve hated any form of instant messaging from the very beginning also. Note that I’ve been “online” since the mid-80s. Twitter’s only saving grace is that apparently no one expects immediate response, but that doesn’t take away the annoying distraction of being “intruded upon” incessantly by another’s need to communicate.

  I tried Tweetdeck for a few days, and simply couldn’t handle it and I was only following a few people.

  But, pay no attention to me – I am aware I am a grumpy old lady most of the time!

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