THAT FAMILY BUTTON ON FACEBOOK

I took the gesture literally; my husband and I adopted a dog, and well, that was the option.  It wasn’t until later that I realized Mark Zuckerberg wanted Facebook members to tell him who their extended family was. 

And now everybody from the right is saying, “Oh, they don’t have children.  Hmmmm…” 

Weeks later, that button has received mixed reviews.

Some never use it.  I have a friend who told me, “I will be goddamned!!” 

Another friend, who, like many, widowed, unmarried with no children, is an only child, his parents are deceased, and in his 70s, spun into an deeply emotional depression, downward spiral that lasted days.

A gay friend quickly figured out how to add non-family members, as in his chosen family.

Another friend took it down when others started friending his family members and sending business solicitations via email.

Others, as in many, many others, have figured out that NOT all family members want to be associated with them and block them from being added. Therefore, who is missing is riddled with inuendo.

Another brilliant younger friend thinks this is mainly about Zuckerberg’s obsession with purity and Whiteness. “Racist White Supremacists are rooting out multi-cultural families.” 

Another brilliant younger friend thinks this is mainly about Zuckerberg helping Human Resources staff at companies find the RIGHT people, ~WINK WINK~, which is totally illegal UNLESS everyone is willing to comply. 

I think everyone is correct. 

My family: me, my husband, and our dog, Sheldon Buttercup.