Your Parents on Facebook: 6 Ways They Can Be Weird

Okay, so your parents joined Facebook. If you’re immature (like me), you stalled more than a few days before accepting their friend request.

Perhaps you feared it would be messy. What would Mom think about the beer pong party you just threw for your 30th birthday? (Aren’t you getting a bit old for that honey?) What would Dad have to say about those sexy pics you posted after your Sweet 16? (I didn’t know the skating rink was a nightclub. Is that root beer?) Whether you’re a teenager or a fully grown adult, parents and “the Facebook” can be a delicate matter.

Some might choose to put ol’ Mom and Dad on a limited profile, but I’m here to say: Why on earth would you want to? Sure, the parental units’ use of social media might result in some occasional awkward moments for you, but mostly…it’s just funny.

Check out the 6 Ways Your Parents Can Be Weird on Facebook.

1. The Facebook Stalker

This parent joined Facebook “just to see what you’re up to.”

That means they comment on every single thing you post.

Way to play it cool, Mom!

2. Little Ms. “No Content”

A close relative of the Facebook Stalker, Little Ms. “No Content” posts neither photos nor status updates. In fact, she doesn’t post anything at all on her page.

But she does dutifully comment on other people’s pages and “likes” every single item that appears in her feed.

3. The Empty Fielder

The Empty Fielder has no idea what differentiates a wall post, comment or status update. But if someone writes something on his page, he’s gonna respond…in pretty much any old empty field.

Result: Lots of status updates directed at just one person.

(It's kind of cute though, admit it.)

4. The Off-Topic Poster

A close relative of the Empty Fielder, the Off-Topic Poster enjoys responding to your latest status rant or rave with uh, unrelated remarks.

Well, Mom, I’m about to eat lunch

5. The Inadvertent Oversharer

This parent doesn’t realize that unless you fiddle with your privacy settings, everything you do on Facebook will be broadcast to all your Facebook friends.

Oh, Inadvertent Oversharer, this is going to go on your permanent record….

Image source: College Humor

6. The Sincere Commenter

And finally, let me say that sincerity certainly does have its place on Facebook. For example, it’s totally all right to comment on someone’s wedding photo and say “You look beautiful”–and mean it. It’s also very acceptable to say “Congratulations” if someone posts about some achievement like, I dunno, having a baby.

But very often, people like to make jokes on Facebook. Sometimes this takes the form of sarcasm and teasing. And the Sincere Commenter parent, for whatever reason, just can’t go with the flow. They just have to be a parent…on your Facebook page!

I’m sure in a few more years, everyone will have the hang of “this Facebook thing” and there will no longer be as many instances of “weird” parental Facebook usage for us to mock on the 6rounds blog.

Until then, however, it’s pretty entertaining.

Got any other good Parents on Facebook stories to share? Leave ‘em in the comments below!