Deleting My Facebook

Pros and Cons to deleting my Facebook account. 

Pro: I could be way more productive with my time.

Con: I would be a disconnected productive person.

Pro: I would no longer be able to see the random pages some of my friends like on Facebook.

Con: I can't laugh at the random pages some of my friends like on Facebook.

Pro: I will no longer get invites to parties of people I don't even know. 

Con:I might miss an actual invite to an event I do want to go to. People will then probably not bother to tell me because they'll assume I have a Facebook. Or forget about me because if you don't have a Facebook you don't exist. 

Pro: I will be awesome because I don't have a Facebook.

Con: I might not truly exist because I don't have a Facebook.

Pro: I don't have to see random complaining, encrypted messages, political craziness, game invites, insulting anti-Christian posts, etc...

Con:I can't let my family see up to date statuses about my little family here in Japan. I can't see up to date pics and statuses about my nephews, nieces, family in general, close friends. 

Pro: I won't be consumed with that little red number pinging up on the top of the screen to tell me I have a notification. 

Con: I miss my family and friends from other bases so much and I look forward to "talking" with them on here. But, I guess we could have more quality phone time...hmm!

Pro: I won't have to worry about security issues from the ever encroaching Facebook. 

Con: Yeah, nope, no con to this. 

Pro: I won't have to have jealousy creep up when I see I haven't been invited to something with mutual friends. Worry why my friend doesn't like or comment on my threads but everyone else's. (Which is ridiculous anyways) Something our mother's and mother's mother's wouldn't even have to worry about. 

Con: Miss everything else in between...or have additional jealousy because when I see these people in person they will all know about the same things and I will be left in the dark. 

Pro: I won't have to have people that don't really care about me read my posts.

Con: People that really do care for me and my family will not see day to day ramblings.

Pro: Not being discouraged 

Con: Not being able to encourage others. Not being able to receive that instant encouragement from others. 

Pro: Not have to type LOL EVER again! LOL ;)

Con: Not being able to laugh out loud at the unexpected randomness that comes across Facebook.

Pro: I would have time to read books I want to read. Study the Bible more. Get home-school stuff more organized.

Con: Again. No cons here. 

Pro: Did I mention how productive I would be?!

Con: Nonexistent productive. 

The reoccurring con here seams to be "disappearing". Would  I exist if I didn't have a Facebook. What is a 21st century person if they don't have a Facebook? What would I do with my time while I wait in parking lots? Hold my snoozing baby that won't let me put him down? Sitting at the dinner table because my husband works a night shift and the kids are in bed...and I am alone? Dare I say it's almost like a fear of the unknown? Crazy, huh! Crazy to think that so much thought has to be put into a decision like that as if you were buying a house. Regardless of what I choose I can honestly say Facebook has changed our society, our generation, business and how news is delivered overall. People have been saying for awhile what's next? Yahoo Chat, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Skype....what is the next big thing in social media? Will it be worth more time away from my family? More time away from productivity? I have a lot to ponder and pray about in the mean time.