Life without Facebook! - Mouths of Mums

I am addicted to Facebook…There I said it!

I spend most of my time sitting on my iPhone and I have the twist and flicks so down pat, that I could get into Facebook on my phone blindfolded! I even find myself opening Facebook when I’m actually trying to check emails, scroll through photos etc.  I finally got to the stage where I knew, for my daughters sake and our relationships’ sake, that I had to quit facebook. It felt like a break up. I wrote a massive post to all my friends and family and let them know what I was doing, and let it sit for the day for most of them to see.

Come 4:00pm, it was crunch time- I couldn’t turn back now. I announced to the world that I was deleting facebook, I couldn’t just say ‘lol jokes’ (my husbands favourite saying). I go to deactivate and Facebook comes up with ‘Are you sure?’ “All these people will miss you” showing my family and a few close friends. All I could think was, ‘No damn it, I’m not sure, just don’t ask me these questions, and just do what I tell you to, and close!.’

From the moment I deactivated, I felt lighter, there was nothing to turn to in a moment of boredom, I had to use my brain to think of things to do rather than a flick and tap here or there.  2 weeks down, and I’ve started studying, I’ve joined a gym and I’m taking my daughter out to places that we hadn’t been before.  It worries me that I became so dependent on Facebook, yet so relieved that I CAN live without it! The best decision I’ve made.

Even if its for a short time, a week even, I challenge you to deactivate Facebook, and see how much more you can get done and how much more of the world you can see!

This Real Story is by CASE_GIRL, 23/11/2013

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140 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 08 Oct 2020
    7:41 pm
I have never been a FB fan. I use it for maybe ten minutes every couple of days to check for news from friends. That’s all.

- - mom81879 said
  - 11 Nov 2015
    2:01 pm
You don’t need to deactivate to stop using Facebook. Even if you deactivate, it’s too easy to reactivate, you just need to log in again.

- - smiles said
  - 30 Apr 2015
    4:58 pm
Apparently you can deactivate your facebook account but it will always be there? I had a few friends try and quit but it never lasted for long.

- - mom117219 said
  - 02 Feb 2015
    7:49 am
its difficult without Facebook nowadays to stay connected with people.

- - mom93821 said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    5:43 pm
Facebook is good for reaching out to people interstate and overseas.

- - mom93821 said
  - 26 Dec 2014
    2:00 pm
In moderation it is ok; I have set times.

- - mom57522 said
  - 27 Sep 2014
    11:12 am
I try to only use facebook in the evenings.

- - BellaB said
  - 25 Sep 2014
    7:55 pm
I’m not much of a Facebook person – I check maybe once a week for news from friends, and that’s about it.

- - mom56842 said
  - 24 Sep 2014
    11:21 pm
What I dislike most about Facebook are the idiot keyboard warriors.

- - dee lindsay said
  - 22 Sep 2014
    4:43 pm
I would be lost without facebook, I found my relatives on facebook. I have found very good close friends on facebook, I have pain support groups, I am stuck inside all the time with chronic pain, so without facebook I would lose so many friendships.

it is great to have a place where everyone can get together for a chat. i find that there are idiots which can ruin it for others, but the older people appreciate what we have in life xxx

- - hayley91 said
  - 29 Jul 2014
    8:06 pm
I need to give this ago

- - skbou said
  - 29 Jul 2014
    5:25 pm
I don’t like oversharing on FB, but I do find I’ll get on to check on the health of a friend, status of a pregnancy, etc, etc, etc, & even though I comment often enough I don’t tend to post status updates for myself.

- - june11 said
  - 20 Jun 2014
    12:33 am
I very rarely use facebook unless it is connected to a competition or research I attempt to do via goggle leads to me checking a Site facebook.

- - Emilyypamela said
  - 31 May 2014
    10:43 pm
Have deactivated before. I’m moving onto instagram more than Facebook.

- - kazh said
  - 30 May 2014
    7:57 pm
I think it’s bizarre how much (and often) some people share on Facebook

- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 21 May 2014
    9:48 am
While I liken Facebook to the children’s sandpit and the school playground I do have an account for one specific reason and it isn’t for playing games or posting selfies. There seems to be a lot of very young children and very immature adults lurking on Facebook.

When I first ventured onto Facebook I thought a woman I worked with had a real farm called Farmville until the penny dropped that it’s just a cyber farm, doh!

Picture: My send up of Farmville (see how mature I am lol!)

- - Gracelow said
  - 12 May 2014
    8:08 pm
I suppose I could do with a weekend without it… I suppose

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 11 May 2014
    6:25 pm
an interesting read, I couldn’t imagine life without facebook these days

- - catgrrl3 said
  - 06 May 2014
    11:14 am
what would we all do without facebook lol

- - thejodsta said
  - 01 May 2014
    4:13 pm
I can’t help it, I’m addicted and don’t mind admitting it and I don’t think I can bring myself to delete it.