None of my aunts or uncles, nor my parents, have joined facebook (and I hope it stays that way! lol). But I am friends with almost all of my cousins that are on there, but that isn't weird because we're all within 3 years of each other. I did discover recently that my 13 year old cousin has a facebook, but I didn't friend her... Talking to her on AIM is weird enough for me.

No, I am not friends with family members on Facebook because I have not joined.

I'm friends with my sister and a few cousins. My parents are still clueless to the Facebook world.

No family members on facebook, but definitely on myspace. We are all cousins and we all are really close so it doesn't bug me.

I am friends with family members on my myspace, including my younger cousin and my boyfriends younger brother. It freaks me out sometimes. Especially since my cousin is 13 now, and she has posted some interesting pictures of herself, and then I yell at her and she takes them down, lol! Oh, and my friends mom is on my myspace also! I would never add my parents or aunts or anything though!

No family members on facebook, but definitely on myspace. We are all cousins and we all are really close so it doesn't bug me.

that's how i keep in touch with most of my family members. i get to see pics and videos of the kids that i never would if it weren't for facebook or other social networks. i just block my niece from seeing my going out fotos and assign groups to set restrictions on what is seen/read. but it works out pretty well for me.

I'm friends with my cousins and older sister. But my older family members aren't on facebook.

oops didn't mean to post that twice.

my bro and i are close, so we are friends on facebook. then in order to not offend anyone by rejecting my sis and cousins, i just blocked them and told them i 'deleted my facebook because i never use it.'

I'm friends with my sisters, none of my other family members are online

I'm friends with my nephew on facebook. I just keep him in the group of people who I don't want to see everything in my profile/pictures.

Yes and no. I'll friend anyone in my immediate family (my mom and youngest sister are friended), but I won't friend my Aunts and Uncles (who all seem to be on there). They're all a bit uptight, and I don't need them knowing what I'm up to.

I've added my brother and my cousins, but I won't add my parents or my aunts and uncles.

I DELETED my facebook because so many freaky in-laws came out of the woodwork (whom I've never met, who didn't come to our wedding) and decide to contact me and just be annoying. UGH.

I've tried not to add anyone outside of my generation anymore. I blocked others ever since I added my aunt and she ran to my mom about me having a boyfriend ... she immediately got blocked and I had to place my brother under limited in case my mom tried to find stuff out about me through him.

my sister, brother, and cousins yes
i'm somewhat weirded out by my little cousin who is about 14 and getting a little too skanky for my liking
and my aunt just got it so i was also somewhat weirded out by that
and then my bf's sister and mom too....so i do definitely try to keep everything PG now

My sister and cousin have been friends with me for a while. And now after the recent holidays, all of my husbands relatives have found me and added me as a friend. Definitely can't ignore those friend requests, since that would cause a mess with the family politics, so now about half my friends are in-laws. But considering there's been some sketchy-ness with one particular cousin-in-law's Facebook activities (involves the law and some local newspaper coverage), it does make me uncomfortable to be "friends" with relatives that I'm not that close to in real life.

My husband still has relatives in the Philippines and hasn't seen them in 20 years, so it's a good way to see what they look like & share pix of our families. Also, on my side of the family, some of the members like to keep track via computer, not by phone.

Yes... In-laws, even my Great-Aunt! (But I tend not to share much.)

Yes

I'm friends with family members who are peers on Facebook, but it would be weird to be friends with parents, aunts, uncles, etc.

ps- I'm friends with my mom on myspace, lol.

My dad requested me so I added him but only on the 'limited profile' setting so that I can have *some* privacy. My mom isn't quite computer literate and my 21 year old brother refuses to add me back...haha.

i was kind of thinking fb had jumped the shark when my mom sent me a friend request (and, honestly, i thought about it a while!).

my brother and cousins all keep in touch with fb and it's been great. i figured my mom only wanted on for the pictures and would rarely even log on. i was right, although her wall notes that start "dear tsp" crack me up (she just doesn't get "casual-speak"). now everyone seems to have an account--inlaws, aunts, etc--it would be weirder not to accept the requests...after all it is a GREAT way to keep in touch. It's not like i'm posting anything on there i would be embarrassed about.

My immediate family isn't very close with the extended family; I've friended my cousins because I don't see them often if at all, and they're not likely to tell their parents or my dad about what either of us have been doing.

However, I *refuse* to friend my brother on Facebook. Absolutely refuse!

I'm 6 years older than him [we're not emotionally close at all], and he's big on the traditional path my father has set. I've been out to clubs, had alcohol [legally, of course, I'm 22!], cursed, and said/done some things that I'd rather not my brother know about. I update my FB pretty often based on how I feel, and I'd have to explain to him in detail why I said what I said online. Also, he's liable to tell our father about everything just because.

He thinks I'm selfish and evil because I won't friend him, but I told him once he turns 21...MAYBE it's a possibility. MAYBE.

Just want to mention again.... Facebook has amazing privacy settings. Please take advantage of them. You can make yourself completely unsearchable. Select exactly which items of your profile your friends can see. And create groups if you have a slew of people who you want to be their fbook friend, but don't want them to know your phone number, etc.

I would feel sketchy doing that though, I dunno.

I was sort of forced into it. I ignored my husband's cousin's 4 requests and finally allowed her. And then my new SIL mentioned how she was talking to my other SIL on there and she should be my friend, so now I have two family members. LOL That's my limit.

@Tidalwave - I agree. I have 'groups' that I add work friends into so they don't see parts of my profile, etc. Makes life so much easier. And no uncomfortable "I must have ignored your request on accident." answers.

I don't have Facebook, I have Myspace (I barely use it though) and I have one of my cousins as a friend.

I feel bad when I get a request from a family member to connect on Facebook, I feel guilted into accepting the request. I'm ok with my sibling/cousins but I don't really want to relate to family members outside of my generation in that way. They don't really understand the things I'm posting, and I don't really *want* them to know me on that level. It's kind of like with people at work - you keep some personal things to yourself to set a boundary. Same for me with my parents, aunts, uncles, etc. Siblings & cousins are ok because they are more like peers/friends.

I am friends with my brother and cousins because they are on. The rest of my family is not interested or is afraid of computers

It's very easy to add all family members to a "family" friends list, and restrict what they can see from you, like pics, status updates, apps, etc.

im friends with my cousins and my brother, who are all close in age to me. im also friends with my moms friend, randomly enough?

I would never add family members to facebook, it's bad enough they have my cell phone number and address.

With the exception of my cousin who is also my friend.

i'm friends on fb with my nieces, nephew, one SIL and a distant cousin or two. i love keeping up with my nieces and nephew this way and i really didn't feel i could say no to my SIL's friend request. i may have to investigate the privacy setting for her, though.

Thinking about it more... I refuse to help my husband set up a FB account because I don't want to be his friend. LOL Since I work at home, FB is like my "work" friends.

I have family members who are adding me up the wazoo nowadays... I just change up my privacy settings and keep certain things hidden from them.

@TidalWave - yes, I use Facebook's privacy settings to their fullest extent. I'm not searchable, and my limited profile settings are picture & some basic info. I'm difficult to find

Even with the settings, I *still* don't feel safe right now friending my immediate family [mostly because I have to see them all day every day].

I have more family members as friends in Myspace and Facebook is more of my college friends site..but i do have a few family "friends" in facebook too but they are relatives that i don;t get to see very often since they live in the other side of the country so it is a nice way to keep in touch.

I like the idea of transparency seeping into every aspect of my life. It separates the cautious "oh, people will know" bunch from the genuine "I'm doing it because I enjoy it and don't care what you think" bunch.

Not that it's GOOD to be so open with family, but I think my point's clear.

The older members of my family write "dear blah," at the beginning of their wall posts, too. It's so cute!

i've got alot of relatives overseas and fb is our main form of contact other than the occassional skype or ym

my mum and brother have fb too. but my mum is fairly clueless about technology so i'm pretty safe. though i have a few uncles and aunts who are more savvy and they are on limited profiles and i have put them on a block list for the few photos i dont want them to find out about or notes.

im more wary of what i put on my status updates too

yay platinum :DD

I personally don't have much to hide. My family knows who I am and how I live my life so adding them to facebook isn't a problem. My mom, dad, sister, GRANDMOTHER, aunts, uncles- they all have facebook and can see all my pictures, relationships, etc.

What are they going to do? Disown me for playing flip cup? haha

I just use the privacy controls for keeping snoopers out of my fun times...like people I work with and certain relatives...seems to work for me...

I was with my brother until we stopped speaking and started to use my FB as a way to kee tabs on me. My sister isn't on there but if she was I would be her "friend." Ha.

Yes, I have my immediate, some extended, and even some distant family members linked to me on FB. It's a great way to keep up with everyone!

i am only friends with my sister in law who almost never checks her facebbook