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Pendrench

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135. Hi pnwmom - I agree...Facebook has also allowed me to connect with friends and family

Sun Feb 18, 2018, 02:01 PM

Feb 2018

that I had lost touch with.

As far as connecting with my daughter's family, in addition to asking current friends to share my post, I also joined several adoption groups that spread the word, as well as contacting a few Latvian pages. It took a few months, be we were lucky to find a young lady from Latvia (I think she was only 20 or so) who took it upon herself to do some additional research, and put us in touch with our daughter's birth-mother. And then a few months later we connect with her birth-sister.

Two summers ago, she met her sister for the first time - long story short, our daughter was in Spain on a school sponsored trip and her sister also happened to be in Spain at the same time.

Good luck to you and the young woman you are assisting!

Tim

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If you still use Facebook, you are part of the problem. nt [View all] William769 Feb 2018 OP

Absolutely agree! democratisphere Feb 2018 #1

Anytime. William769 Feb 2018 #2

NEVER HAVE and now never will be and this applies to my BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #48

+10000000 nt jrthin Feb 2018 #3

Possibly, but I keep track of family on it... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #4

Can you use email and texting instead? PJMcK Feb 2018 #87

My daughter is a millennial... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #89

My son is a millennial, too! PJMcK Feb 2018 #92

If you and the rest of your family refused to use Facebook, she would not use it to communicate Squinch Feb 2018 #102

It's not the same at all. I have FaceTime on my iPhone and it's nothing like Facebook. pnwmom Feb 2018 #120

Respectfully, I know exactly what Facebook is PJMcK Feb 2018 #136

Another point PJMcK Feb 2018 #138

Same here PatSeg Feb 2018 #128

What working class social media platform do you prefer? leftstreet Feb 2018 #5

One that doesn't lie as much as trump About russian involement in our presidential election. William769 Feb 2018 #7

Do you mean Twitter? leftstreet Feb 2018 #21

Reread the article. William769 Feb 2018 #24

LOL of COURSE the vp of Facebook ads would say that! leftstreet Feb 2018 #28

I use FB a lot for professional and personal contact around the world. pangaia Feb 2018 #29

Same here. Dulcinea Feb 2018 #39

that's a good example of how facebook polarizes us. uncle ray Feb 2018 #100

That started long before Facebook mythology Feb 2018 #113

You're criticizing Facebook for tugging us more to the left? You're saying that while you're on DU. pnwmom Feb 2018 #122

sorry i was clear as mud. i was talking about trolls and their division tactics. uncle ray Feb 2018 #163

LOLOLOL !!!!!!! pangaia Feb 2018 #129

In my experience, DU is a lot more polarizing than facebook. Ms. Toad Feb 2018 #148

May I please use this comment in another thread, on why we need to destroy Facebook.. Stuart G Feb 2018 #155

sure, if you think it's helpful. uncle ray Feb 2018 #164

. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #6

I still stand by my original statement. William769 Feb 2018 #8

. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #12

And? William769 Feb 2018 #14

So private citizens who haven't "learned" are exempt? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #20

anything to say or just screen shots? George II Feb 2018 #47

Huh? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #50

Perhaps DU is part of the problem? GusBob Feb 2018 #101

So? What is your point? Squinch Feb 2018 #103

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Sometimes you can't express a sane, rational or reasonable opinion. democratisphere Feb 2018 #30

Agreed. William769 Feb 2018 #32

You can't post an opinion at all. You have to very carefully suggest things in a smilie way. kcr Feb 2018 #70

Well then happy face and happy dance it is! democratisphere Feb 2018 #75

Ridiculous. kcr Feb 2018 #67

I havent been on since 2012/13 Clarity2 Feb 2018 #11

... William769 Feb 2018 #16

TY : ) nt Clarity2 Feb 2018 #93

Last time I was on FB was 31 MARCH 2012 GWC58 Feb 2018 #53

my 32nd birthday crazycatlady Feb 2018 #94

Damn! GWC58 Feb 2018 #97

Imagine (gasp)... Communicating directly by email or text... Blue Owl Feb 2018 #13

or by letter. William769 Feb 2018 #17

I use smoke signals and pigeons mostly Major Nikon Feb 2018 #43

But what do you do on really windy days? democratisphere Feb 2018 #76

Or by actually seeing each other or speaking every now and then! Squinch Feb 2018 #104

I take great pleasure in hiding ads and BS trending items every time I log in. tanyev Feb 2018 #15

Pretty broad brush stroke - some small businesses use it - authors need to use NRaleighLiberal Feb 2018 #18

If all theres people like the fake russian ads William769 Feb 2018 #23

Well Bill - I don't look at ads. I create a few private areas where I can discuss my NRaleighLiberal Feb 2018 #25

I didn't trash anyone, I just stated a fact. William769 Feb 2018 #27

You didn't state a fact, you stated an opinion. mnhtnbb Feb 2018 #114

If you went on I doubt if you'd ever see those ads. pnwmom Feb 2018 #119

I agree PatSeg Feb 2018 #131

Meh. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #19

I still use Facebook mcar Feb 2018 #22

Facebook just let a friend who I lost touch with 15 years ago to find me. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2018 #26

That is what FB has been great for. Connecting with long lost friends. kcr Feb 2018 #72

No. SharonClark Feb 2018 #31

Facebook is the problem. They just lied for Trump rockfordfile Feb 2018 #33

People don't understand by using facebook even though they don't see the ads. William769 Feb 2018 #34

During my region's recent major disaster and recovery, FB pages by private citizens were invaluable Hekate Feb 2018 #35

I remember seeing that, too, in another disaster. I saw people, in real time, pnwmom Feb 2018 #38

Our neighborhood in Ventura was lucky; afaict we were saved by water-dropping helicopters... Hekate Feb 2018 #61

I saw some photos. Two years seems like a short time frame to get back to "normal." pnwmom Feb 2018 #62

I am on FB but carefully marlakay Feb 2018 #36

I disagree. I post the same kind of stuff there that I post here. And I've had some worthwhile pnwmom Feb 2018 #37

I agree with you. There are ways of using any online or in person meetings for positive or negative uppityperson Feb 2018 #41

Right. And we can look at JPR and realize that a couple years ago pnwmom Feb 2018 #44

Right. And the administrators stepped in and took some measures that Squinch Feb 2018 #140

He has already taken some measures and is working on more. You're not paying attention. nt pnwmom Feb 2018 #145

No. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author mnhtnbb Feb 2018 #112

How am I part of the problem? I am willing to listen and try to understand what this brief phrase uppityperson Feb 2018 #42

Quite simply enabling facebook to continue to make money by having subscribers William769 Feb 2018 #45

. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #46

So "you're either with us or against us" Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2018 #55

How about if Im a sanctimonious jerk? johnp3907 Feb 2018 #49

Absolutely!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #51

RATHER an overstatement. elleng Feb 2018 #52

I thought we wanted to win elections.. concede Facebook concede a lot of independent voters dembotoz Feb 2018 #54

Exactly. Someone has to counter the Russian bots. It might as well be us. nt pnwmom Feb 2018 #63

going high worked so well for us..... dembotoz Feb 2018 #98

How is countering their disinformation with correct information "going high"? n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #111

I counter... It's the we r too good for Facebook crowd who see themselves as going high dembotoz Feb 2018 #157

Even though they're diving right down into pnwmom Feb 2018 #158

We fight. Or at least I do dembotoz Feb 2018 #166

Said the GOP who didn't want to face new facebook measures or democrats applegrove Feb 2018 #56

Couldn't disagree with you more. chwaliszewski Feb 2018 #57

Although I left Facebook, I know lots of people who won't leave it. BadgerMom Feb 2018 #58

What is the point of dropping FB but not the other platforms Russia used? pnwmom Feb 2018 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author BadgerMom Feb 2018 #69

Part of what "problem"? The_jackalope Feb 2018 #59

Facebook has 2.2 billion active users BeyondGeography Feb 2018 #60

I use it- I've re-united with many friends & classmates. My Eastern-European daughter-in-law NBachers Feb 2018 #65

What you said. The_jackalope Feb 2018 #68

Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #66

DU was full of trolls before the great purge. But you, like the rest of us, stayed here. pnwmom Feb 2018 #73

Where is the great purge of Facebook? I'm not seeing them doing anything to prevent the Squinch Feb 2018 #141

They have made public the ads that were purchased by Russians pnwmom Feb 2018 #143

Pantsuit Nation Arazi Feb 2018 #71

And a host of other activist groups. nt pnwmom Feb 2018 #74

I use FB to keep in touch... chillfactor Feb 2018 #77

Betcha JackInGreen Feb 2018 #78

Cause that's Twittlers primary platform! Cosmocat Feb 2018 #79

I'm on facebook... Mike Nelson Feb 2018 #80

i post anti trump stuff and dog stuff but i never go on to read... samnsara Feb 2018 #81

I still use it MountCleaners Feb 2018 #82

Facebook spreads lies- but Rustynaerduwell Feb 2018 #83

If people boycott it, Zuckerberg will figure out a way to keep Russians from ruining our Democracy. Squinch Feb 2018 #105

I use Facebook, and I'm not part of the problem. Captain Stern Feb 2018 #84

I had to sign up for Facebook to post on another site, but I've never created a page. Vinca Feb 2018 #85

Not that you will ever read this or give an inch to agree at all.... usedtobedemgurl Feb 2018 #86

Meanwhile, it is an incontrovertible fact that Facebook is helping to ruin our Democracy. Squinch Feb 2018 #107

Yes, used to be.... usedtobedemgurl Feb 2018 #160

Why did you feel the need to respond to my post with a description of your rape? Squinch Feb 2018 #161

I felt the need to do that because I was trying to prove who I was. usedtobedemgurl Feb 2018 #162

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2018 #117

Are you a vegan? LuvLoogie Feb 2018 #88

??? milestogo Feb 2018 #91

I have never used Facebook. milestogo Feb 2018 #90

I have been out of that since 2015 IluvPitties Feb 2018 #95

I lulz'd KG Feb 2018 #96

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Hi William769 - I respectfully disagree with your statement. Pendrench Feb 2018 #106

That is wonderful, Tim. pnwmom Feb 2018 #115

Hi pnwmom - I agree...Facebook has also allowed me to connect with friends and family Pendrench Feb 2018 #135

Unfortunately, the information given by the agency pnwmom Feb 2018 #146

We also used Ancestry early in our search - we actually found a few of our daughter's cousins Pendrench Feb 2018 #156

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You are right. A boycott is the only thing that will stop Zuckerberg from taking the millions that Squinch Feb 2018 #109

Not so. Baitball Blogger Feb 2018 #110

Exactly. I have had a few reach out to me, as they make the journey away from DT. pnwmom Feb 2018 #118

To me it's an oversimplification to say that people who use facebook mnhtnbb Feb 2018 #116

Big swing and miss with this one. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #121

Deleted Joediss Feb 2018 #123

Lol nope. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #124

Why stop there? bluedigger Feb 2018 #125

Why stop at the internet? Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #132

I don't like facebook, but you are not going to change anyones mind Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #126

So all the organizers and participants of such things as the Woman's March Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #127

I sometimes wish I could leave it, but I would lose touch with my family. Chemisse Feb 2018 #130

the only use FB has for me is to keep track of musicians/artists on tour; and event planning. Terminally_Chill Feb 2018 #133

Disagree. CrispyQ Feb 2018 #134

How about customerserviceguy Feb 2018 #137

I don't know where all these fake news and fake ads are. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #139

I don't either. I get clothing ads, mostly. Ads for things I've gone shopping for. pnwmom Feb 2018 #144

Way to generalize sakabatou Feb 2018 #142

Wow -- it looks like you hit a nerve here. Blecht Feb 2018 #147

Bullshit n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2018 #149

I don't use it much, but I observe what my kids do on it. Ilsa Feb 2018 #150

I don't swim in dirty water. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2018 #151

I have 19 grandchildren snowybirdie Feb 2018 #152

But that is like saying if you breathe, you are part of the problem. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #153

If you still use Google, you are part of the problem. pnwmom Feb 2018 #154

Not really since I only read stuff and post stuff for friends and family. McCamy Taylor Feb 2018 #159

You realize a lot of people here take articles, cartoons, videos from DU to post on Facebook right? mahina Feb 2018 #165

I disagree somewhat Sunsky Feb 2018 #167